Day 26: Abstract iPhone Photography
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Every once in a while we see things patterns, shapes, light, designs in just normal every day stuff. I really like seeing the abstract in every day life. These images are from the light coming throughWeiterlesen
Day 26: Shenandoah National Park, VI
15. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 25 °F
We got up early, had breakfast at Jack’s Shop Kitchen, in Ruckersville, VI. The servings were huge - the food was a delight. This is not a Denny’s breakfast. We have all had an okay normalWeiterlesen
Day 25: Thurmond, WV - New River Gorge
14. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °F
This was a thriving city back in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s - twenty trains would stop here each and every day. Now Amtrak goes through Thurmond, WV three times a week.
This city with aWeiterlesen
Day 25: New River Gorge National Park
14. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °F
Here are some pictures of our stop at a couple of places within New River Gorge National Park. Also, our swearing in ceremony as Junior Ranger’s of New River Gorge National Park. There is a separateWeiterlesen
Day 24: Great Smoky Mountains & MiniGolf
13. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
After finishing our ride through the Tail of the Dragon, we headed directly to The Great Smoky Mountains. Honestly, this was our least favorite experience at a National Park. We have never had to payWeiterlesen
Day 24: Tail of the Dragon, NC & TN
13. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
My father-in-law use to talk about the Tail of the Dragon a bunch. This is where I first learned about the tail. Since it was an easy thing to do to add to our itinerary, we took the 2025 Mazda CX-70Weiterlesen
Day 23: Mini-golf at Frankie’s SC
12. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Continuing our mission to mini-golf in every state; we found Frankie’s in Columbia, SC as we were traveling to our next park. I am not sure who won this round - need to find the scoreWeiterlesen
Day 23: Congaree National Park SC
12. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 39 °F
This National Park really surprised us. As we were driving towards the park, we were thinking this is just woods - no big deal. Congaree does an excellent job with a lovely easy to walk boardwalk,Weiterlesen
Day 22: Mini Golf Brunswick, GA
11. Januar in den USA ⋅ 🌙 36 °F
We left Key West, Florida early in the morning. Got MacDonald’s for breakfast and headed north. It was about 600 miles to Brunswick, GA where we found an indoor Black Light Mini Golf place and DonnaWeiterlesen
Day 21: Dinner “Bobahus” Big Coppitt Key
10. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Wanting to NOT l with parking and traffic in Key West proper, we opted to take the highway out of Key West in search of a place to eat. We found this nice little place with just the right characterWeiterlesen
Day 21: Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas 2:2
10. Januar in den USA ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
More uses of Dry Totugas and our plane ride back to Key West.
Day 21: Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas 1:2
10. Januar in den USA ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
There are three ways to get to Dry Tortugas - Boat/Ferry (can’t be a private boat), Sea Plane (can’t be private plane), or swim (just to far). We opted for the plane ride. The ferry is muchWeiterlesen
Day 20: Ernest Hemingway’s Home Key West
9. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Truly Ernest Hemingway was a renaissance man.
Our tour guide did an amazing job telling us about his homes, wives, cats, and life. The house is wonderful. These are the most photographed cats in theWeiterlesen
Day 20: Key West, Florida
9. Januar in den USA ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
Today’s goal was to get to Key West Florida. It was about a three hour drive, 130 miles from Florida City to Key West. It’s a pretty drive for a while then got boring. We checked into our hotelWeiterlesen
Day 19: Hotel Day, Florida City, FL
8. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Yesterday, we left the Hollywood Tower Beach Hotel, headed just 90 minutes south to Florida City, Hilton Home 2. We have a couple of days before we need to get to Key West - a little under 4 hourWeiterlesen
Day 18: Everglades National Park (2:2)
7. Januar in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Here are some more pictures from the Everglades. It was worth the extra drive to Flamingo point to see the manatees. Also, had some fun with pictures of the trees.
Day 18: Everglades National Park (1:2)
7. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We checked out of the Hollywood Beach Tower and did MacDonalds for breakfast then headed to the Everglades National Park.
Since the Junior Ranger booklets were combined with other parks we went toWeiterlesen
Day 17: Big Cypress National Preserve
6. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Big Cypress National Preserve is not one of the 63 major National Parks. It is a very important piece of the ecosystem in southern Florida. It was under a 90 min car ride from our hotel. Also, from aWeiterlesen
Day 17: Low key day at Hollywood Beach
6. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Good morning. Not much will be happening today. It’s 7:30 AM I am up and trying to get caught up on my FindPenguins posts. Also promised I would let Donna sleep in. We also have laundry to wash, andWeiterlesen
Day 16: Park #5 Biscayne National Park
5. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Today is a busy day -
First we had to get up early to find breakfast down the boardwalk. A short walk we found “Mamacitas” right there on the boardwalk with a nice view and a decentWeiterlesen
Day 15: Catching up with friends Part 2
4. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Continuing on the theme of great friends I met while Working at Yale.
Once we left Rod & Bob’s, around noontime. We had a bit over three hour drive from Orlando, FL to our Hotel in Hollywood, FL.Weiterlesen
Day 15: Catching up with friends Part 1
4. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Back when I had to work for a living at Yale, I developed some great friendships over the years which still stick to this day. Rod & Bob are one of those couples which we will always remain friends.Weiterlesen
Day 14: Low Key Day in Orlando, FL
3. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
We are about halfway through our four week adventure. We have travelled through 12 states and visited four out of the planned ten National Parks for this trip. We have landed at a Home2 Hilton Suites,Weiterlesen
Day 13: Catching up with family
2. Januar in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The night before, the goal was to make it through Georgia and get a hotel once we crossed the state line into Florida. Then the next morning we would head towards Orlando.
On the way to Orlando, weWeiterlesen
Day 12: Quality Inn, White Springs FL
1. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Our goal was to get through Georgia and find a hotel once we crossed the line into Florida. By the end of the day we were getting tired and saw this Quality Inn, White Springs FL. - Not soWeiterlesen
Day 12: Georgia - Doggies & Birthplace
1. Januar in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Last night we made it into Georgia. Stayed at an Avid Hotel in Ringgold, GA. Rooms are small, but everything is up-to-date, modern and clean. This is a travel through hotel. We a had decent typicalWeiterlesen



















































































































































































































































































































