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aoraki/ »
mount cook
national park
NEW ZEALAND
All but one of New Zealand’s loftiest
peaks can be found in this awe-inspiring
alpine park, including Aoraki, or Mount
Cook (12,316 ft/3,754 m), the country’s
highest point. Trails to suit all abilities
ofer a window onto a spectacular world
of ice and snow.
A climber admires the dawn view over
the cloud-covered Mueller Glacier high in
the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
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autumn in
new england
CENTRAL VERMONT
A region that is already prettier than
a picture—all village greens, russet-
red barns, and steepled churches—
becomes prettier still as the leaves
start to turn in the fall. Countless
festivals celebrate this transforma-
tion, which is one of the greatest free
shows on Earth.Autumn wraps New England’s towns
and countryside in a blaze of dazzling
seasonal color.«
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the highlands
SCOTLAND
Sun-dappled moorland, jewel-like
lochs, romantic heather-covered
mountains, and deep, glacier-cut
glens, or valleys—many steeped in
the history of clan warfare and
bloody battles—make up the
Highlands, the highest, wildest,
and most haunting landscape in
the British Isles.Winter settles over Glencoe at the
heart of the Scottish Highlands.«