Bucket List of Travel Destinations

By Graci Selva

Mankind is known for making beautiful sculptures and art with bare hands, but nothing can compare to the exquisit wonders carefully designed by Mother Nature herself. From the tallest mountain to the deepest ocean, the world has not disappointed us with any of its creations.

Many of you probably are yearning to travel to more unique places, so here are 4, one of a kind places you must visit if you love nature, untouched by mankind.

Hubbard Glacier in Wrangell Alaska measures to be 75 miles long and 7 miles wide serving as North America’s largest tidewater glacier. It flows into the Disenchantment Bay which then travels into the Northern Pacific Ocean. You can view Hubbard Glacier by boat or plane.

After speaking with an MHS alumni, Maggie Selva, I asked her which of these intrigues her the most. “Hubbard Glacier because it won’t be around forever since glaciers melt. Even though that is in the far future, it would still be awesome to see the beauty of something that one day will disappear.” Hubbard Glacier is already being shrunk due to global warming.

Multnomah Falls is located in the Columbia River Gorge of Corbett Oregon. It is a 611 foot tall roaring waterfall. Once you hike to the bridge, standing in the center of the two-tiered waterfall, you are 69 feet off the ground looking up at 542 feet of icy water crashing down into the calm pool of water below. “It’s truly spectacular,'' says Joanne Rogovoy, Oregon tour guide “When people come to Oregon, that is the first thing I tell them to go visit.”

Caddo Lake on the border of Texas and Louisiana has tons of fun adventures to take part in. From being able to fish from the 70+ species located in the lake (watch out for alligators!) to camping and hiking. The bald cypress trees with spanish moss draped over them gives this lake that one of a kind, must see, look.

The Napali Coast in Kauai Hawaii is a magical 17 mile range of sea cliffs covered in lush native vegetation, towering over the crystal blue waters. These beautiful ranges have also been used as a backdrop in the classic movie “Jurassic Park”.

I was able to speak to Mikey Michalec, another MHS alumni who loves to travel. I asked him why he loved to travel so much and he replied with “to see things you don’t see in Ohio. It's cool to see what else is out there.” I think this perfectly sums up why traveling is so important to our culture. Don’t keep yourself in a bubble, go see the world while you can, and embrace mother nature in her greatest moments.