aug. – sep. 2023

2023 Cross County Trip

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13. august 2023
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Dag 2
mandag 14. august 2023 07:09
☀️ 66 °F
Høyde: 2 057 ft
Forente stater Shelley Lake 47.644409, -117.1922347°38’40” N 117°11’32” W
It begins ❤️❤️
14. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Packed and car gassed up. Ready for our USA Cross County Trip. We only had to return back home twice before we got to Sprague Ave. Once for my purse (kind of important), and a second time for my Chacos sandals. Off we go on our Great Adventure.Les mer
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Dag 2
mandag 14. august 2023 17:44
☀️ 88 °F
Høyde: 4 718 ft
Forente stater South Fork Willow Creek 43.497314, -112.04378543°29’50” N 112°2’38” W
Hotel right on the Snake River
14. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Idaho Falls, ID is a nice stop off before we hit Yellowstone and the Tetons. The falls are a powerful turbine and an architectural display that gives power to the city. Dinner and a walk to stretch our legs and backs.Les mer
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ReisendeBeautiful view!
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Dag 3
tirsdag 15. august 2023 11:11
☀️ 66 °F
Høyde: 7 119 ft
Forente stater Inspiration Point 43.766514, -110.74886343°45’59” N 110°44’56” W
Yellowstone, Jenny Lake & Tetons
15. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Short drive from Idaho Falls to the splendor of The Tetons. The spiked granite peaks among the flat valleys of Yellowstone are breath taking. We took a boat across Jenny Lake to hike to an overlook of the Jenny Lake, The Tetons, and Yellowstone. What a view of natural beauty. We drove all around the Grand Tetons enjoying the views and dined on a packed lunch along the river.Les mer
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ReisendeAmazing!!
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ReisendeBeautiful....GOD'S creation !!
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ReisendeSo pretty!
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ReisendeI love the Tetons. Nothing like it! So pretty.
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Dag 4
onsdag 16. august 2023
☀️ 81 °F
Høyde: 7 247 ft
Forente stater Grand Prismatic Spring 44.526524, -110.83866944°31’35” N 110°50’19” W
Old Faithful Geyser and more…
16. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Today we plan to a Yellowstone and Geysers day trip. We waited patiently for Old Faithful Geyser to give its display which gave us an opportunity to chat with a Korean couple who were sitting next to us. It turns out that the Korean man was a Nazarene Higher ED professor in Korea. It's a small world. It’s hard to capture the beauty of the Grand Prismatic Springs. Yellowstone is unlike any country or place we have visited. Very beautiful but long day. On the road from 7-4pm exploring the park.Les mer
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Love pictures and posts !! [Carol]
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Dag 5
torsdag 17. august 2023 17:08
☀️ 81 °F
Høyde: 6 076 ft
Forente stater Thunderhead Mountain 43.833705, -103.6218543°50’1” N 103°37’19” W
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse
17. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore are amazing sights of a sculpture's vision from the past that is coming to fruition. We arrived later in the day at Mount Rushmore so we had the place to ourselves. The Crazy Horse monument will not be finished in our lifetime and continues to be a work in progress.Les mer
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ReisendeAmazing !!!
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ReisendeIsn’t it weird how small mt Rushmore is? I haven’t seen crazy horse yet. That’s super cool.
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Dag 6
fredag 18. august 2023 11:03
☀️ 95 °F
Høyde: 2 736 ft
Forente stater Dillon Pass 43.851653, -102.21654543°51’6” N 102°12’60” W
Rapid City to Sioux Falls via Badlands
18. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 95 °F
Breathtaking Badlands. It's really hard to wrap your mind around this natural beauty. It is a different kind of beauty that we are simply not accustom to seeing. A quick drive through the area but definitely a must see. As usual pictures don’t do it justice.Les mer
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ReisendeBeauty in the middle of nowhere
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ReisendeLOVE following you !! Thanks !
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ReisendeI’m glad you liked the badlands. Remember I said to skip them because I didn’t like them. I’m glad it was worth it
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Dag 7
lørdag 19. august 2023 09:24
⛅ 68 °F
Høyde: 974 ft
Forente stater Grace Episcopal Church 43.073833, -89.38546243°4’26” N 89°23’8” W
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Middle of nowhere
19. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Another long road trip today. We will be stopping for the night in Madison, WI to break up the drive on our way to Chicago. Chicago will be our first big city. Lots of corn fields on our drive!!! Madison is the beautiful capital of Wisconsin and a college town and we were glad we stopped here. Dinner at a wonderful burger place named Blue Moon Pub which thankfully included no driving just a short walk from the hotel.Les mer
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Reisende Yummy
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Reisende That looks delicious
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ReisendeThat’s a big burger!
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Dag 8
søndag 20. august 2023 15:47
☀️ 82 °F
Høyde: 650 ft
Forente stater Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist 41.886483, -87.6262541°53’11” N 87°37’35” W
Chicago day 1
20. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We walked all over the beautiful downtown Chicago. We saw some interesting things including a military air show on a fluke and an outdoor opera practice we were able to stop and listen to. Lots of people, and famous Chicago stuffed pizza..Les mer
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Dag 9
mandag 21. august 2023 08:43
⛅ 70 °F
Høyde: 571 ft
Forente stater Lincoln Park 41.947094, -87.63748941°56’50” N 87°38’15” W
Chicago and Mariner’s game
21. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Second day started with a required 5000 mile car service at the Toyota dealership in Chicago on our new Highlander. Spent the day discovering North Chicago including Historic Wrigley Field, Lake Michigan and then finally taking the metro to a Mariners and White Socks game. Chicago is a bustling city full of friendly people willing to help stupid west coasters figure out how to simply ride a train to a baseball game. Chicago was scheduled to be 3 days but we cut it short and headed out after two days to Sandusky, Ohio.Les mer
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ReisendeChicago looks really fun.
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ReisendeHow fun! You look like you got to sit really close to the game! Who won?
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ReisendeWe did have good seat
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Dag 10
tirsdag 22. august 2023 16:04
⛅ 72 °F
Høyde: 545 ft
Forente stater Dock Channel 41.461353, -82.70885541°27’41” N 82°42’32” W
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Sandusky,OH
22. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Sandusky is a pretty tourist town on Lake Erie similar to Couer' d Alene, Idaho with cool hanging art in the downtown area and a huge amusement park that we did NOT visit. A nice stop over between our trip from Chicago to Erie, PA on our way to Niagara Falls, NY.Les mer
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Reisende What………….
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Reisende I know crazy. Hanging art. I wish I would have taken more pictures
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ReisendeThat art looks scary. The sunset is really pretty.
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Dag 11
onsdag 23. august 2023 09:36
🌩️ 72 °F
Høyde: 679 ft
Forente stater Collision Bend 41.492638, -81.68592841°29’33” N 81°41’9” W
Erie,PA
23. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ 🌩️ 72 °F
Sandusky, OH to Erie,PA
Pretty green country. Had we come a month later we would have been able to see all the fall colors but we must be home in time for EWU football season . 😜 We had dinner at Presque Isle Downs & Casino and saw a horse race. Otherwise it was a rainy day perfect for afternoon nap.Les mer
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ReisendeA horse race and a nap sounds lovely!
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Dag 12
torsdag 24. august 2023 12:00
☁️ 72 °F
Høyde: 459 ft
Forente stater Prospect Point 43.086722, -79.06848943°5’12” N 79°4’7” W
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Niagara Falls, NY
24. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Niagara Falls is amazingly powerful and beautiful. So glad we took the time to add it to our trip. Although we didn’t take a boat ride to the bottom of the falls, or walk down the stairs next the falls to get soaking wet, we enjoyed natures beauty from above. It was interesting to see Canada from across the river capitalizing on the falls beauty. Canada has a tourist tram ride that crosses the river to the halfway point which is the U.S. - Canadian border. The U.S. side is a National park so it is not so commercialized but instead capitalizes on the falls natural beauty.Les mer
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Reisende Beautiful.
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ReisendeBeautiful, Amazing. GOD'S wonderful creation !!
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ReisendeFor sure
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Dag 13
fredag 25. august 2023 08:22
🌧 66 °F
Høyde: 207 ft
Forente stater Fuller Brook 42.161322, -72.53679742°9’41” N 72°32’12” W
Niagara Falls to Boston
25. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Long drive along I-90 with heavy traffic the entire way. If you think we have traffic in Spokane you haven't been to the East Coast. Speed limited is posted at 60 mph but that's merely a suggestion. Traffic moves at 80 mph or faster. Its very similar to being in a Nascar Race. Pretty rolling green deciduous treed hills. In this part of the country they put West Coast rest stops to shame with huge mega - stops with gas, bathrooms, and multiple food options including Starbucks along all the highways. Very nice. One of the pics shows a rest stop. The building is the view from our hotel in Chicago. More on that tomorrow.Les mer
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ReisendeLove, LOVE all the info you provide while following you !
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ReisendeWow!
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lørdag 26. august 2023 10:20
☁️ 75 °F
Høyde: 79 ft
Forente stater Fenway Park 42.345017, -71.10043342°20’42” N 71°6’2” W
Boston and Fenway
26. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
I think we may be getting the hang of this Subway system thing. We only had to ask 3 people this time for directions. We had lunch at the famous Wahlburgers prior to going to the baseball stadium. It was super good and very iconic. We had a nice chat at lunch with a teacher from Indiana and huge Notre Dame fan. Fenway Park was amazing!!! One place to see on Dave's bucket lists and which were able to check off. The fans were so passionate about the Red Sox!! It is hard to put it into words how amazing it was to see a Major League Baseball in such an historical setting. It was so much fun and a great memory..Les mer
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ReisendeLooks like you two are having a great time.
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ReisendeSuch fun, so happy for both of you ! Praying for your safety.
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ReisendeWe appreciate the prayers.
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ReisendeHarley wants to know what the subway is like???
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Dag 15
søndag 27. august 2023 08:19
☁️ 68 °F
Høyde: 82 ft
Forente stater Boston Public Library 42.349541, -71.0776942°20’58” N 71°4’40” W
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Freedom trail in Boston
27. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Full day of exploring historic Boston on a hop on hop off guided Old Town Trolley of the Freedom Trail. Using the hop on hop off trolly to site see we still ended up walking 5 1/2 miles. We had lunch at the “Cheers” bar, toured the USS Constitution, Boston Commons, Bunker Hill, Old North Church, and the Boston Public Library (which was amazing) to name a few. On to New York tomorrow.Les mer
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Reisende LOVE all the pictures !
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ReisendeBeautiful paintings and buildings!
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mandag 28. august 2023 10:50
☁️ 73 °F
Høyde: 180 ft
Forente stater Duffy Square 40.760117, -73.9845540°45’36” N 73°59’4” W
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Day 1 New York, NY
28. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
A couple hour drive from Boston to New York in heavy traffic all the way. In NY we walked from our hotel, which was pretty much in the middle of everything. We visited Times Square, St Patrick’s Cathedral (breathtakingly beautiful), Grand Central Station, and last but not least the M&M store. Of course there was much more to see but that’s the highlights.Les mer
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Reisende 👍😍💖
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Reisende Beautiful !,
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Reisende Fantastic !
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Dag 17
tirsdag 29. august 2023 18:44
☁️ 77 °F
Høyde: 180 ft
Forente stater Helen Hayes Theater 40.757008, -73.98761240°45’25” N 73°59’15” W
Day 2 New York, NY
29. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
We spent the day exploring New York. Riding the subway, walking all over Central Park, visiting the NY Public Library and the buildings
architecture features and history then lunch at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville.Les mer
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onsdag 30. august 2023 14:30
☀️ 84 °F
Høyde: 36 ft
Forente stater Freedom Tower 40.712654, -74.01216940°42’46” N 74°0’44” W
Day 3 New York
30. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Spent the day visiting the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and One World Trade Center and the monument. What an amazing tribute to our country’s history. How we have built and rebuilt as a nation. Very emotional day especially at the monument for the twin towers. Hard to wrap our minds around how something like this could happen and the amount of lives lost. All of the things we viewed reminded us how strong our country is and how we persevere as a nation. Proud to be an American.Les mer
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torsdag 31. august 2023 16:10
☀️ 81 °F
Høyde: 151 ft
Forente stater Lieutenant General George Washington Statue 38.90453, -77.04766138°54’16” N 77°2’52” W
New York to Washington, DC
31. august 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We got an early start out of New York but still a lot of traffic. The Doubletree by Hilton in NY, where we stayed was very small but they had some very nice staff that we appreciated. Our new DC digs are very nice and roomy and close to all the monuments. What a difference in the cleanliness around the city of DC verses NY. The restaurant we went to for dinner on our first night unbeknownst to us was Jewish. Very good but Dave was missing his Kippah (small Jewish head covering) and the cheese for his burger. We plan to get an early start tomorrow sightseeing.Les mer
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Dag 20
fredag 1. september 2023 14:36
☀️ 81 °F
Høyde: 46 ft
Forente stater Washington Library (historical)38.894749, -77.0278738°53’41” N 77°1’40” W
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Day 1 Washington DC
1. september 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Started the morning with a private train shuttle from the senators offices to the Senate chambers via their underground tunnel to a private tour of the Senate gallery. We had a senate staffer giving us an informational talk about the Senate chambers and she talked about what it was like being there when the insurrection mob stormed the building on Jan 6th, 2021. It brought tears to our eyes listening to what our elected officials and staff went through on that day. Then we toured the Capital building, the Library of Congress and finally we toured the National Museum of Natural History. 7 1/2 miles of walking today!!! The feet are tired but it’s worth it all. Good thing we have three more days here.Les mer
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Reisende Wonderful pictures !
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Dag 21
lørdag 2. september 2023 09:16
☀️ 68 °F
Høyde: 52 ft
Forente stater Thomas Jefferson Memorial 38.88153, -77.03654538°52’54” N 77°2’12” W
Day 2 Washington DC
2. september 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Today we visited the Washington, Lincoln, MLK, FDR, Jefferson, and Korean War Monuments. We experienced the Smithsonian Museum, and American Natural History Museum. We had a chance to talk to a capital security guard by the Smithsonian Museum and we had tears in our eyes again as he shared with us his incredible experience that he went through during the storming of the capital building by the insurrection mob of Trump supporters which included the Proud Boys and extremists groups to protest the Presidential election. That mob did 30 million dollars of damage to our Capitol building and its artifacts what a sad blemish on our country.Les mer
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Dag 22
søndag 3. september 2023 09:00
☀️ 75 °F
Høyde: 121 ft
Forente stater Arlington House National Memorial 38.881572, -77.07147238°52’54” N 77°4’17” W
Day 3 Washington DC
3. september 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Another full day of viewing Museums, Memorials and Monuments which included: The Holocaust, Vietnam, Arlington Cemetery, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and the changing of the guard, the grave of JFK and of course The White House. 7.5 miles of walking, more on the Metro train and bus lines. We took time to experience the changing of the guard of the Unknown Soldiers at Arlington Cemetery. They have steps for the spectators to sit on and watch in silent reverence a tribute to all our fallen soldiers who remain unknown. It's a very moving experience. What a full day of American history.Les mer
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mandag 4. september 2023 09:00
☁️ 79 °F
Høyde: 26 ft
Forente stater Foggy Bottom 38.901297, -77.06018938°54’5” N 77°3’37” W
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Day 4 Washinton DC
4. september 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Took a drive around DC. Ended up in Georgetown on the Potomac river for a walk about. Reminded us of downtown Coeur d Alene. Ended with our valet smashing our passenger side mirror. 🧐 Now trying to figure out how to get it fixed while continue our road trip. Washington DC has been wonderful to visit but on to Gatlinberg, TN tomorrow.Les mer
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ReisendeThat’s a real bummer
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ReisendeSorry about your car .
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ReisendeNoo!!!!
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Reisende Dratt !!
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Dag 24
tirsdag 5. september 2023 07:35
☀️ 66 °F
Høyde: 1 348 ft
Forente stater Roaring Fork 35.717087, -83.51136235°43’2” N 83°30’41” W
Washington DC to Gatlingburg, TN
5. september 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Long drive from Washington DC to Gatlinburg, TN. 8+ hours of driving. 😳 Gatlinburg is tourist town full of adventure on the edge of the Smoky Mountain National Park. It also is just down the road from Dollywood theme park that unfortunately we couldn't take in (just kidding, we have no desire to see). We plan to explore some of Gatlinburg tomorrow. Beautiful country that is in our son in law, Maverick’s, neck of the woods. The second picture is of a suspension bridge we choose to view from afar.Les mer
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ReisendeAlost looks like a mining town.
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Dag 25
onsdag 6. september 2023 08:11
☁️ 73 °F
Høyde: 463 ft
Forente stater Metro Riverfront Park 36.16055, -86.77746736°9’38” N 86°46’39” W
Gatlinburg to Nashville, TN
6. september 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Took a quick drive through The Smoky Mountains National Park on the Roaring Fork Nature Trail where we saw a bear cub walking on the road before heading to Nashville. Beautiful!!! Spent the afternoon and evening in downtown Nashville. Such fun listening to up and coming bands.Les mer
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