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Nov 15, 2008

French Alps - One of the Beautiful Areas in the Europe

The French Alps ,dramatic soaring alpine mountains, deep twisting river valleys and lakes - the personification of outstanding mountain scenery. The Alps covers a vast area from Annecy in the west to the Swiss and Italian borders in the east and from Geneva in the north whilst reaching almost to the Mediterranean in the south. The alpine heights are magnificent and include Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, reaching as far as 4810m at its summit. Whilst Mont Blanc is inhospitable and in-surmountable without specialist equipment even in the peak summer months, there are many other heights and valley passes that are delightful walking country in the summer and the playground of skiing enthusiasts in the winter. The deep alpine valleys offer great water based sports and enchanting villages.

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Mammoth Cave - Longest Cave System in the World

Mammoth Cave is one of the oldest tourist attractions in North America. It is best known for its 358 miles of caves -- the world's longest cave system, with more miles being "discovered" and mapped every year. I have taken a number of the cave tours and the sights they display are wondrous. However, above the caves is a forest of 52,000 acres with over 73 miles of trails which wend and wind over hills, along rivers and streams, atop bluffs and ridges and around sinkholes.

Predominantly wooded with hickory, tulip poplar, sugar maple, beech, and white and black oats, most of the forest is second growth, although remnants of relatively undisturbed old growth remain. White tailed deer, flocks of wild turkeys, wood ducks, turtles, kingfishers, great blue herons, squirrels, chipmunks, and raccoons are the most commonly seen animals. The Green River is home to 82 species of fish and 50 species of freshwater mussels.The 52,830-acre park receives approximately 1.7 million visitors per year.