Travel Writing About Destinations Near and Far
by Rose Muenker

	WILDLIFE PAST AND PRESENT: CANADA'S GASPÉ: PENINSULA FEATURES BIRDS, FISH AND CARIBOU The call of the wild lures travelers to the Gaspé Peninsula. Starting northeast of Montreal, Quebec, the land mass stretches into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Villages hug its extensive shoreline, leaving most of the forests and mountains as protected wilderness.
	MAGNIFICENT MICHIGAN: FROM COPPER TO FUDGE, THE UPPER PENINSULA DELIGHTS VISITORS In the northern reaches of the Midwest, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan stretches 300 miles from Wisconsin to Ontario. Three of the Great Lakes — Superior, Huron and Michigan — lap its extensive, 1,700-mile shoreline. Lush pine and deciduous forests carpet the landscape. Hundreds of waterfalls cascade. Scores of light stations guide freighters around rugged reefs and cliffs.
	CAPTIVATING CAPE TOWN: LOFTY VIEWS, STREET PERFORMANCES AND MUSEUMS REVEAL ITS CHARACTER Near the southern tip of Africa, a dark jagged mountain range soars 3,500 feet above the Atlantic Ocean as it stretches along Cape Peninsula. Cape Town hugs a harbor near the rugged spine's most prominent feature, Table Mountain. The landmark regularly snags clouds, covering itself with what locals call its "tablecloth."
	TRAIL RIDGE ROAD: COLORADO SCENIC AND HISTORIC BYWAY TRAVERSES THE ROOF OF THE ROCKIES In an alpine meadow carpeted with lush grasses, newborn white–spotted elk frolic under the watchful eyes of their mothers. Travelers edge their cars onto the shoulder of Trail Ridge Road, opening their windows to gaze at the endearing wildlife "nursery." Around another bend, snow–mantled Never Summer Range scrapes the sky.