Recently, Barbara, Ellie, and I were staying on the shore of the Columbia River and visited the nearby Stonehenge Memorial. This monument was the first in the nation dedicated to those who lost their lives in World War I. It was created to the same size and configuration as the famous Stonehenge in the UnitedContinue reading “Stonehenge”
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Black Canyon Reservoir
This morning, our good friends Linda and Dale took Barbara and I sight-seeing east of Fruitland, Idaho to Black Canyon Reservoir. Idaho received 110% of normal precipitation this year and with the spring temperatures rising, the snow is melting and the Payette River is running high over the spillway at Black Canyon Dam. After observingContinue reading “Black Canyon Reservoir”
Recent Travels
Lake TawakoniAt the end of January, we were staying at an RV park, approximately 50 miles east of Dallas Texas, called Lake Tawakoni. One night while we were there it rained all night and when we woke, the small creek behind our trailer had turned into a raging stream. There was a Great Blue HeronContinue reading “Recent Travels”
Dealey Plaza
When we were in Texas last year, we visited Dealey Plaza, the place where President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. As I walked the plaza and visited the nearby book depository, where Lee Harvey Oswald took his shots, I thought a lot about what happened on that day. The Warren Commission indicated that Oswald actedContinue reading “Dealey Plaza”
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
Recently, Barbara, Ellie, and I stayed at the F.D. Roosevelt State Park, in west Georgia, for a week. We stayed here once before a few years ago. It’s has nice RV sites with a wonderful view of Lake Delanor. The park also has numerous hiking trails, which I explored the last time we were here.Continue reading “F.D. Roosevelt State Park”
Ocmulgee Mounds
Ocmulgee Mounds is a place near Macon Georgia where tribal people, of the time, lived for over 17,000 years. This means these people survived in the area during the last ice age. The glaciers that covered a good portion of North America, at the time, didn’t advance as far south as Georgia, but as mostContinue reading “Ocmulgee Mounds”
Beaver Moon
Yesterday, I got out my telescope, and last evening, I took photos of the last super moon of the year, the Beaver Moon. Now, this was the first time I have been able to take photos using my telescope. I started out with the moon as it is easy to find and track in theContinue reading “Beaver Moon”
McIntosh Lake
We arrived at this RV park yesterday and after setting up, Ellie and I took a short hike to look around. This RV park only has 22 RV spaces, but it has all of the amenities you would want. It also has a lake, a wonderful view, and some critters who would actually allow meContinue reading “McIntosh Lake”
Caledon State Park
Fall is settling in here in northeast Virginia. The leaves are turning and the temperatures are dipping down into the 40’s at night. It’s perfect hiking weather. So yesterday Barbara, Ellie and I visited the nearby Caledon State Park. Caledon State Park is located along the shore of the Potomac River, just up stream fromContinue reading “Caledon State Park”
Mackinac Island
On June 27th, Barbara, Ellie and I along with our friends Glen and Kathy took a ferry from Mackinac City to Mackinac Island. I don’t believe Ellie liked the ferry ride over to the island, but seemed to enjoy the rest of our adventure that day. She spent most of the day looking out ofContinue reading “Mackinac Island”
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