Almost Heaven, West Virginia As I have traveled throughout America, I have discovered much that is wonderful and special about our country that we can all be proud of. It is always my hope that you will be inspired to explore and experience the places…
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Photo Opp ~ While exploring Central Florida, Al and I decided to visit another freshwater spring and one of Florida’s oldest roadside attractions. Weeki Wachee State Park contains, of course, Weeki Wachee spring. Named by the Seminole Indians and roughly translating to “little spring.” The…
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If you are looking for an enjoyable self-guided day in nature while in the area of Central Florida, you have to check out Silver Springs State Park near Ocala, Florida. Florida’s first tourist attraction created back in the 1870s, Silver Springs went through many hands…
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While I was staying in the Durango, Colorado area I made a visit to Mesa Verde National Park which was about an hour to the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center near the park’s entrance station. Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage…
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While I was in western Wyoming enjoying Yellowstone National Park I thought it was a two-for-one treat to be able to also explore the Grand Teton National Park. After leaving Yellowstone National Park’s South Entrance is a short drive of only ten miles along the…
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It was fitting that my first national park ever visited would be Yellowstone as it the first national park in the United States and in the world. My adventure getting to Yellowstone was part of a cross-country road trip that I was on the inbound…
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This excursion was an opportunity to explore a National Park close to home with my eldest daughter Allysen and her best friend Rachel. A relaxing road trip along the Maine coast to visit some old family haunts along the seacoast and share favorite family memories…
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My trip to Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park began with about a 6-hour road trip from my brief stopover in San Francisco and Oakland California. I chose to take the scenic route heading east through Merced and Mariposa, California along long stretches of highway…
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Mountain vistas among the subalpine forest, temperate rainforest and the rugged Pacific coastline are geographic delights that await you at Olympic National Park. Olympic National Park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula with over 900,000 acres. Established by President Theodore Roosevelt…
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Photo Opp ~ The culmination of a harrowing nighttime drive in a monsoon to be greeted at sunrise by majestic pinnacles of stone. This excursion began at the Grand Canyon in a fit of frustration as I was to spend a few days exploring around…
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Photo Opp ~ Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks located in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region. It was opened to the public in 1863. The park’s lower…
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