Encounters with Nature

Gianni Morelli is the author of novels, short stories, nonfiction, textbooks, and film synopses. He has supervised several publications for White Star Publishers, including the volume The 100 Photographs that Changed the World.

• INTRODUCTION6ITALY - FRANCE- On the Roof of the Alps10FINLAND- In the Forest of the Snow Elves16SWEDEN- Trees Sleeping20NORWAY- Swimming With Orcas in the North Sea24NORWAY- Face to Face With the Polar Bear28ICELAND- From the Incandescent World34ICELAND- In the Heart of the Glaciers38GREENLAND- Where Icebergs Are Born44ETHIOPIA- Bewitching and Inhospitable Dankalia48RWANDA- Meeting Mountain Gorillaspage54ZAMBIA- Victoria Falls: on the Edge of the Abyss60NAMIBIA- The Roaring Dunes of the Skeleton Coast64NAMIBIA- The Milky Way Above the Void70BOTSWANA- On the Great River Embraced by the Desert74MADAGASCAR- At the Foot of the Karst Cathedral82RUSSIA- On Lake Baikal, Where the Ice Is Bluer86RUSSIA- Kamchatka: Land, Fire and Ice92MONGOLIA- In the Footsteps of Genghis Khan98CHINA- Danxia, the Rainbow Mountains104NEPAL- The Lost Kingdom of Mustang108INDIA- The Living Bridges of Meghalaya114MALDIVES- The Sea Lights up118THAILAND- Sailing Among Lotus Flowers122VIET NAM- A Journey Through Time126MALAYSIAN BORNEO - In the Kingdom of Biodiversity130JAPAN- On the Paths of the Cherry Blossom136JAPAN- The Poetry of the Fireflies140JAPAN- Dip Into the Forest144CANADA- Fantastic Lights in the North148CANADA- Encounter With the Narwhal in Baffin Bay154CANADA– Walking on the Bubbles of Abraham Lake158USA - Strolling Among Cypresses in the Swamp162USA - The Little Fire-Red Canyon in Arizona166USA - Winter in the Grand Canyon170USA - The Havasu Falls: a World in Miniature174USA - The Canyon of the Trees in Bloom178MEXICO - Diving Into History182MEXICO- The Butterflies That Color the Woods of the Sierra188COLOMBIA- The Liquid Rainbow192BRAZIL- Setting Sail for Amazonia196BRAZIL- The Natural Pools of Lençóis202ECUADOR - Galápagos, the Enchanted Archipelago206BOLIVIA - The Mirage of Salt214CHILE- Atacama, the Most Arid World218CHILE- The Mirage of the Marble Caves222ARGENTINA - Adventures on the Glacier at the End of the World226HAWAII- Big Island: Fire and Garlands of Flowers232HAWAII- Walking in the Painted Forest238POLYNESIA- Sailing to the Marquesas Islands242TONGA- Swimming With Whales246AUSTRALIA- Ribbon Reef, the Divers’ Paradise250NEW ZEALAND- Waitomo Caves, the Underground Starlit Sky256ANTARCTICA- Voyage to the End of the Ocean to Meet the Penguins260The Authors 268

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