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Acadia National Park

Thursday, 3 Sep 2009 | Views [454]

Acadia National Park surrounds the town of Bar Harbor.  The mansions are mostly gone, destroyed by fire in the late 40s.  Bikers peddle the famous carriage roads, once ridden by the oh-so-rich - the land was donated by the Rockefellers - while hikers ... Read more >


Gallery: New England

Sunday, 30 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Down East

Sunday, 30 Aug 2009 | Views [372]

We crossed back to Nova Scotia on Saturday, as expected three hours late. But again the crossing was calm - the newest storm, Denny or Danny, wouldn't arrive until later that night.  Stupid us, we camped instead of finding a motel.  The rain began ... Read more >


Birds

Monday, 3 Aug 2009 | Views [440]

Connie is a birder.  Though she tries to deny it the truth is plain. She seldom goes outdoors without binoculars.  Our library is filled with bird guidebooks from around the world, dog-eared and duck-taped from wear, each page marked with dates and ... Read more >


Gallery: Birds

Saturday, 1 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery

Some of the birds we have seen along the way
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Gallery: Lake Superior

Friday, 31 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Lake Superior

Thursday, 30 Jul 2009 | Views [450]

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they call Gitchegumie. Lake Superior holds 10% of the world’s surface water.   It is bordered by three states; Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan and we are visiting national ... Read more >


North Dakota #50

Friday, 24 Jul 2009 | Views [503]

Some places surprise you – the Black Hills of SD, Nevada’s Great Basin and the canyon country of Utah.    But North Dakota was pretty much as expected; miles and miles of miles and miles.   My reason for visiting was simple, it's the only state I ... Read more >


Shaking the Family Tree

Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009 | Views [854]

Genealogy is quite the rage and Connie’s brother Ron has caught the bug.   He has traced the Lintz (aka Linz, Lins, Linss) family back 700 years to Alsace Lorraine.   Ron, the consummate story-teller, wasn’t satisfied; he has fictionalized ... Read more >


Gallery: The Dakotas

Sunday, 19 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Wildflowers

Friday, 17 Jul 2009 | Views [336]

The unseasonal cool and wet weather of May paid off in July with one of the most spectacular riots of color we have seen in Colorado.  We were a little early with our trip to Missouri Lakes near Vail.  It was nice to be camping again and the hike up ... Read more >


Gallery: Around home

Monday, 13 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Independence Day

Saturday, 4 Jul 2009 | Views [241]

July Fourth is best celebrated with family in a small town.  We chose Buena Vista, Colorado (pop. 2500) and substited friends for family.  Actually Jim and Cathy are nearly family and we had the use of their kids, grandkids and dogs, too.  Add a very ... Read more >


Zapata Ranch

Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Views [816]

Like many other not-for-profit organizations, The Nature Conservancy has been forced by the poor economy to scale back some of its operations and cut staff.  So when TNC-Colorado needed experienced, hard-working volunteers they called us. The Nature ... Read more >


Actually, Toto, This Is Kansas!

Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Views [321]

People in Colorado usually see Kansas only as something to cross when driving eastward.  Birds on the other hand, especially migrating shore birds, see the area near Great Bend as a great spring resting place on their way north. And that's why we were ... Read more >


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