Mary Roberson, The Living Forest, Oil on canvas, 78 x 48 inches.
The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole is now holding its Western Visions event.
Until September 26, 2010, the museum will showcase 1,000+ works on display and for sale.
Some 150 top artists will contribute sculpture, painting, prints, photography, jewelry, sketches, and textiles for the museum fundraiser.
“The Wildest Dream”
Mountain film festivals educate and inspire us. One of the most popular mountain film festivals in the world is Mountainfilm in Telluride, coming up May 28-31, 2010.
With the motto “Celebrating Indomitable Spirit”, the 2010 festival promises to be the biggest ever with more venues, special guests and programming.
“We are particularly excited about the festival this year,” says David Holbrooke, festival director.
“We have a very strong and varied lineup of films, speakers, and artists. We have accomplished mountaineers like Ed Viesturs and Conrad Anker but we also have artists like Maya Lin and Chris Jordan. We have environmental activists like Dave Foreman and Tim DeChristopher but we also have civil rights activists with two Freedom Riders coming to town.”
Here are more photos from festival films:
Thinking about trekking the mountains of Corsica? Walks Worldwide calls the GR20 walking route through the mountains of Corsica “the toughest trek to be found this side of the Himalaya.”
The company’s 15-day Corsica trips depart in June, August and September and include flights, all transportation, 14 nights’ accommodation, most meals, baggage transfers and guide.
Says Mike Wynne, managing director, Walks Worldwide:
“We are very careful who we take on our GR20 trips because if you do not have a very high level of fitness, and have tough-trek experience, quite simply, you won’t make it. The trail traverses the island diagonally following the high granite barrier of mountains that form the natural boundary across the country.”
The Tirol Tourist Board is searching for Britain’s Yodel Idol. That’s right, the Board is trying to get Brits to “cast off their reservations” and get yodelling.
Brits are invited to participate in the yodel-off by submitting their entry at www.yodeloff.co.uk for a chance to win a holiday to an Alpine mountain hut for themselves and five friends in August.
Yodelling originated as a way of communicating between the mountain valleys and developed into music and entertainment in Alpine regions across Austria and Switzerland.
Says Eckard Speckbacher, Tirol Tourist Board:
“We decided to celebrate yodelling and use it as a fun way to picture the beauty of our region. If you observe a yodeller’s voiceprint, you can compare it to the mountainous topography of the Tirol’s landscape as it gravitates from peak to peak.”
For more info, check out Visit Tirol.
Image courtesy of the Tirol Tourist Board
Photography holidays are an exciting, emerging trend in mountain travel.
In Europe, Tatra Photography now offers photography workshops including a three-day photography holiday in Germany’s Bavarian National Park and a landscape course in the surroundings of the Tatra Mountains. An additional week- long break will feature the mountains’ peaks and valleys.
While in Slovakia, the company will offer three-day photography breaks in the Tatra Mountains focusing on the lakes and waterfalls and week long breaks in the peaks and valleys of the mountains. These packages will include staying in remote mountain lodges and lake locations for reflection and sunrise shots.
Are you interested in green travel? Jet Airways has developed a new series of East Himalayan Eco-Adventures.
The packages feature “volunteerism coupled with sightseeing in a stunning landscape of majestic mountains, gorgeous lakes, quaint villages and serene monasteries.”
Local eco-tourism experts have planned the 9- to14-day packages focused on the natural and cultural heritage of the North East of India in a responsible manner.
Trip highlights include:
