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  • Leaving Natural Tunnel State Park, we back-tracked to photograph a railroad trestle we had passed yesterday. The Copper Creek Trestle is one of two here. The visible trestle is 167 feet tall. A lower trestle, built in 1890, is hidden by the trees. Constructed in 1908, the high trestle still services 18 coal trains per…

    Must Stop for Crafts
  • With Noah landing a cool paid internship this summer, we didn’t have to worry about who would be taking care of the house or his cat. After getting him through his driver’s license exam and driving to work with him for a week, we felt comfortable enough to head out on a month-long adventure. Well,…

    Lover’s Leap
  • Snuck out of the condo early enough to see the sun rise over a calm Atlantic Ocean here in Juno. It was a perfect morning to walk on the beach. The water was warm and the air temp was still under ninety. Connecting the sunrise and sea to land, I counted thirty-three sets of turtle…

    Turtles Ashore
  • 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…

    Florida Botanical Garden
  •  After learning that there was no room for Temptation in Georgia, Earl decided to move to a face dock in Vero and leave the boat here for a while. The mooring field is relatively empty here in June. During the spring and fall migration, boats are rafted three to a mooring. Perching above the Captain’s…

    Vero Beach or Fort Pierce?