{"id":13546,"date":"2014-06-04T00:08:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T16:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=13546"},"modified":"2014-06-04T00:08:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T16:08:22","slug":"extreme-adventure-means-walking-the-globe-for-storm-thunder-and-lightning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/04\/extreme-adventure-means-walking-the-globe-for-storm-thunder-and-lightning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme adventure means walking the globe for storm, thunder and lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling the world for storm, thunder, lightning and all the \u201cextreme\u201d nature obsessions?\u00a0 Lonely Planet says Canada (and its Northern Lights) is not the only place in the world to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent Spectacle at Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No more reason to wonder if there is a place on earth where the world\u2019s longest and most consistent lightning display can be found.<\/p>\n<p>Catatumbo National Park in Venezuela offers the wildest lightning show with their skies electrified with bolts that strike 40 times in a minute and lasts for up to nine hours.<\/p>\n<p>What is definitely creepy in the view is to hear not a sound as the associated thunder is inaudible in every strike.<\/p>\n<p>Catatumbo is no doubt, the best place to watch the skies\u2019 fury in a spectacle of silence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13548\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Catatumbo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13548\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Catatumbo.jpg\" alt=\"Catatumbo Lightning, Venezuela \/ Adventure Journal (adventurejournal.com)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Catatumbo.jpg 660w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Catatumbo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catatumbo Lightning, Venezuela \/ Adventure Journal (adventurejournal.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rainbow Falls at Moonbow,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/zambia\/southwestern-zambia\/livingstone-and-victoria-falls\"><strong>Victoria Falls<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Zambia\/Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The picture of rainbows arching over a roaring falls caused by a considerable spray reflected by sunlight is surely, not your ordinary rainbow view.<\/p>\n<p>At night, the same spectacle becomes a lot more fun with the full moon and a cloud-free sky painted into the picture.<\/p>\n<p>The view is best seen when water levels are at its peak creating just enough spray to colour a tourist\u2019s April to July mornings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13550\" style=\"width: 2731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/moonbow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13550\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/moonbow.jpg\" alt=\"Moonbow,\u00a0Victoria Falls, Zambia\/Zimbabwe \/ Wikipedia Photo\" width=\"2731\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/moonbow.jpg 2731w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/moonbow-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/moonbow-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2731px) 100vw, 2731px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moonbow,\u00a0Victoria Falls, Zambia\/Zimbabwe \/ Wikipedia Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glorious Morning at Gulf of Carpentaria Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best weather prediction one gets is to wake-up at the brisk of a sea breeze frozen with frosted ridges stepping out of bed into a \u201cmorning glory.\u201d The Gulf of Carpentaria offers huge cloud rolls ranging up to 1000km in length and 1km to 2km height.<\/p>\n<p>But what adds more adventure to view is the feel of a \u201creachable\u201d sky as the roll of clouds hover just a hundred meters above the ground seen travelling up to 60km\/hour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13553\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/morning-glory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13553\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/morning-glory.jpg\" alt=\"Gulf of Carpentaria Australia \/ Pixdaus Photo (pixdaus.com)\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/morning-glory.jpg 620w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/morning-glory-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gulf of Carpentaria Australia \/ Pixdaus Photo (pixdaus.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freezing Point in Antartica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A dessert of white continent frozen and named as the earth\u2019s coldest place is without a doubt, the best place to do some freezing adventure!<\/p>\n<p>To feel the world\u2019s harshest extremes there is no other place to go but to Antarctica\u2019s coldest and darkest areas in a freezing place where rain never dares to stop for long.<\/p>\n<p>The summer\u2019s heat is surely best spent at the tip of the iceberg with Antartica\u2019s 0\u00b0C temperature.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13555\" style=\"width: 1820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/antartica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13555\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/antartica.jpg\" alt=\"Antartica \/ Wikipedia Photo\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/antartica.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/antartica-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/antartica-1024x672.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antartica \/ Wikipedia Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whirlwind Whip, Midwest USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American Midwest states\u2014Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and the Dakotas\u2014offers a wild west view of whirlwinds whipping with a specific oomph and frequency.<\/p>\n<p>But the twist in the picture is that this cannot be one\u2019s ordinary whirlwind as the cold and rocky mountain air hits moist breezes from the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City and Denver is the best cities for such a view in the months of May to June.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13557\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oklahoma-whrilwind.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13557\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oklahoma-whrilwind.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma \/ Wikipedia Photo\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oklahoma-whrilwind.jpg 800w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/oklahoma-whrilwind-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oklahoma \/ Wikipedia Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aurora Borealis, Abisko,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/sweden\">Sweden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year has been predicted by NASA as the best year to see a 50-year peak in auroral activity. And surely, night time at Abisko, Sweden is the best time and place to catch the most marvellous of all celestial spectacles.<\/p>\n<p>A dance of the skies blending in colourful shimmers of green, yellow and red performing at high latitudes all over the northern hemisphere is best viewed in the Abisko, 100km west of Kiruna.<\/p>\n<p>Aurora-viewing is best viewed from December to March.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13558\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/aurora.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13558\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/aurora.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora Borealis, National Geographic Photo\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Borealis, National Geographic Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Home of the Clouds, Meghalay<\/strong><strong>a,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/india\">India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the rain pours, it pours even harder in Meghalaya, which translate to \u201cHome of the Clouds\u201d in Hindi. Mawsynram is a village in India which receives an annual average of 11,872mm of rain, more like a waterfall in a large area.<\/p>\n<p>Cherrapunjee however also claims itself to be the \u201cdampest\u201d spot in all areas visited by travellers enjoying a view of the rubber-tree roots unmoved by the rain.<\/p>\n<p>Rainfalls occur mostly during the summer monsoon at the third week of May to October.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pacific Fury at Vancouver Island, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While bad weather may keep tourist away, a wild view of nature\u2019s wrath in an island which prides itself with a majestic 8m-high-wave-poundings and storms blowing its coast, is surely a breathtaking adventure one wouldn&#8217;t want to miss out.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Island is known worldwide for its famous winter storm watching best viewed south of Tofino Pacific Rim National Park, in a cliff overlooking the rugged Pacific coastline. What is more exciting than setting up a fireplace in a private deck and gazing as 50 ft. waves do the pounding in Vancouver Island\u2019s rugged rocky coastline?<\/p>\n<p>After the storm, beachcombing along the coast is the best way to unveil nature\u2019s treasures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling the world for storm, thunder, lightning and all the \u201cextreme\u201d nature obsessions?\u00a0 Lonely Planet says Canada (and its Northern &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":13550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,79],"tags":[4604,4378],"class_list":["post-13546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-travel","tag-extreme-adventure","tag-meteorological-sites","mauthors-lei-fontamillas","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}