Category: Nature Photography
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Waterfalls and a Giant Nickel
21 July 2023 — Friday East along the trans-Canada highway to Sudbury with a detour to find some pretty waterfalls. 0835 57, 672 62°F Leave the Clayton Farm Harvest Host in Webbwood, ON 0950 57,729 65° Onaping Falls We detoured north onto Highway 144 to find waterfalls. We highly recommend stopping here! A.Y. Jackson Lookout…
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Gaylord Elk and Fire Bosses
17 July 2023 – Saturday Today we had lunch with some Elk and checked out firefighting airplanes in Gaylord, Michigan. 1115 57,284 64° Headed into town to run errands Our coolest day, so far, in Gaylord 1140 57,294 66° Gaylord Elk’s Club Gaylord’s little secret is that the Elk’s Club has real Elks. If you’re…
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Shay Days in Harbor Springs
15 July 2023 – Saturday Ephraim Shay was an inventor and businessman who moved to Harbor Springs in 1888 at the age of 49. The town celebrates “Shay Days” every summer to remember his legacy. We spent the day learning about Shay and enjoying the beauty of Harbor Springs, MI. 1055 57,180 72° Leave Gaylord,…
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Green Bay Trains and Gardens
07 July 2023 – Friday 0830 56,763 62°F Leave Wine A Lot, an excellent Harvest Host spot. 0900 Green Bay, Wisconsin Beth dropped me off at the National Railroad Museum, before she headed to the Botanical Garden. The museum has three exhibits I really wanted to see. The engine and two cars used by General…
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Iowa Isn’t Flat
27 June 2023 — Tuesday Well, it isn’t all flat. Sharyn Jackson, in the Dubuque Register, wrote that Iowa “ranks as the 18th flattest state.” Here’s a link to the full article: Iowa Isn’t as Flat as You Think. Can you guess what the flattest US state is? The answer is at the end of this…
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Reidsville Camping, Trails, and Trains
24 May 2023 1415 54,860 Leave Home 1541 54,931 Reidsville, NC Lake Reidsville City Park We’re here for an overnight stay and will wander home tomorrow. The park office and store offer a simple place to check-in and get supplies. The forty-six sites here are priced at $28 for water and electric or $30 for…
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