Category: Architecture
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US Air Force Academy
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 It was a beautiful morning at Cheyenne Mountain State park as the sun rose over Colorado Springs. Cheyenne Mountain has quite a story. Deep within the granite is a NORAD site built during the cold war. The Broadmoor has a resort up there and a zoo. An antenna farm sits on…
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Flagler College
We have toured beautiful St. Augustine before, but have wanted to see the Tiffany stained glass windows in Flagler College, so we signed up for a tour. It was pouring down rain as we found a parking place for my big truck with two kayaks on top, then walked a few blocks to the college.…
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St. Augustine’s Varied and Amazing Architecture
I went into town at 7:30 to get some pictures before the crowds came. It was fun walking the streets while they were quiet. I’m not a city person, but I do like this one. There is such a variety of beautiful and sometimes amazing architecture. From: https://www.visitstaugustine.com/article/instagram-worthy-architecture-st-augustine we learn the types of architecture in…
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Lightner Museum, St. Augustine
Wednesday afternoon, February 24, 2021 Martha wanted to go see the Lightner Museum. It was once the Flagler Alcazar Hotel with a spa, ballroom and giant pool. Otto Lightner, a Chicago publisher, bought it and furnished it with his elaborate collections from around the world. He donated all to the city of St. Augustine to…
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Natchez Trace – Mount Locust
“Of the 50 or so primitive hostelries established before 1820 along the Trace, only Mount Locust remains. It is one of the oldest buildings in Mississippi, dating to 1780. In 1956 it was restored to its form as a frontier hime of the 1820’s, which was the peak era of the Trace’s foot and horse…
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Houses of Natchez
I spent the afternoon driving, but mostly walking around Natchez. One neighborhood along the cliff overlooking the Mississippi was most impressive. It’s only a guess, but I suspect the city codes for historic homes might stop some people from buying. Next door to some incredibly beautiful homes are once-beautiful homes that are in disrepair. There…
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Hike Kentuck Trail/Visit Kentuck Knob
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 We hiked Kentuck Trail in Ohiopyle State Park – about 4.5 miles after the rains stopped. It was cool, but very humid, and we were the first ones on the trail, so we got all the spider webs. The river is the main attraction of the park, but there are 20,500…
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Fallingwater – Frank Lloyd Wright
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 We went to visit Falling Waters, a summer house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Kaufmann family, owners of Kaufmann’s Department Store in Pittsburgh. The property on Bear Run was once a country club. Then Kaufmann bought it for his employees to use in the summer, who paid $1/night to…