Category: Gardens

Photos from visits to Gardens as we travel around the US and Canada

  • Duluth and Lake Superior

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    8/12/2019 After an overnight at Banning State Park, it was only an hour and forty minute drive to Duluth. Despite the Tall Ships Festival going on, we found free parking at Canal Park where kids were having fun running through the fish shaped fountains. C.O.E. campgrounds are some of our favorites, but here the Corps…

  • Catching up with Friends in Minneapolis

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    8/11/2019 Last night we were camped in front of Clyde and Julie Erickson’s new house in Bayport, MN. They took us out to dinner at a nice place overlooking the St Croix River. Afterwards they let us do a load of laundry at their house while we caught up on what had been going on…

  • Alberta Botanical Gardens and West Canal Camping

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    7/25/2019 After a night of driveway camping at Rhonda and Dan’s we took advantage of being in Edmonton to get the tires aired up, wheel lugs torqued, van washed, groceries stocked, and the air pump exchanged (just before the 1 year warranty ran out).  The plan is to meet them later in the day at…

  • Florida Botanical Garden

    Visiting mom in Florida we took advantage of a cool morning to visit The Florida Botanical Gardens. We had only been here in the winter so, closer to the summer solstice, completely different plants are in bloom.  This is one of those free spots in Florida that can be a nice break from visiting commercial…