A sign warning against iguana feeding at Sugar Bay

Strolling around the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Thomas, the iguana is the most common creature you’ll spot scampering across roads and fences. These scaly lizards range in shades of  green, gray and black and can grow up to six feet long.  Iguanas are legally protected in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it’s against the law to kill them, which is why you’ll often see them slithering across cafe tables and chairs.  At the Sugar Bay Resort on the east end of St. Thomas, you can grab and up close and personal wild iguana encounter at the resort’s daily iguana feedings. Read More »

Foster Falls in Marion County, Tennessee is all about showing off. Obviously. The beautiful fall colors and the actual fall pair nicely. Kind of like pumpkin pie and another piece of pumpkin pie.

This post is a Wordless Wednesday entry. I wrote it on Tuesday, and words snuck in.

Photo: somegeekintn via Flickr

Tropical flowering plants

There’s nothing like a tropical paradise to make you appreciate nature’s beauty but St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands provides a showcase for it’s natural bounty with St. Peter Greathouse and Botanical Gardens.  I reveled in the native flora located on 11 lush acres along volcanic peaks, 1,000 feet above sea level, overlooking the capitol city of Charlotte Amalie. Read More »

The shore of Hassel Island

Just outside of St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, sits Hassel Island, a historic slip of 135 acres that was originally a peninsula that formed the busiest port in the Caribbean.  Now a part of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park, Hassel Island boasts four historical structures as well as the oldest surviving example of a steam-powered marine railway.  I grabbed an up close view of these sights when I joined the Virgin Islands Ecotours volunteer excursion to Hassel Island. I  developed a totally different perspective of St.Thomas as I kayaked, hiked, and helped clean the island’s shores. Read More »