Category: States
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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…
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Ohiopyle State Park
Monday, June 18, 2018 Getting an early start, we hiked the Ferncliff Trail around Ferncliff Peninsula. This follows a big loop in the river going through a gorge. There were a few side trails down to the river. On one, we were lucky to be there when a group of rafters came through. This is…
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Tybee Beach, Georgia
May 15, 2018 We drove over the beautiful Moon River, for which Johnny Mercer wrote the song for the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in 1961. Mercer grew up here. We drove over to Tybee Island to explore. A nice lady at the Visitor’s Center told us where to go to look at pretty beach homes.…
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Savannah Trolly Tour
May 14, 2018 As we were driving out, a Barred owl flew across the road and landed in a tree. We managed to get a few pictures before it took off again. Taking the OldTown Trolly tour of the historic district of Savannah, we agreed to stay on the tour if we had a good…
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Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
May 13, 2018 Martha went for a kayak trip on the Skidaway River for about an hour and a half. She had two porpoises swim beside her for a bit. We then went to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. It was a hot day at 91 degrees at its peak. The sun was very intense,…
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Skidaway Island State Park
May 12, 2018 We rode our bikes to the watchtower that overlooks the Skidaway River and the Isle of Hope. There are the remains of a still from the 1930’s and mounds where the South tried to defend Savannah in the Civil War. After a quick shower, we went to Driftaway Cafe for a great…
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Hunting Island Day 3
At low tide I took my camera up the beach for some pictures. This is such a cool beach Where wildlife manages to survive among humans. We then took a bike ride on Magnolia Trail and Lagoon Trail, then back on Maritime Trail. I went for a swim in the ocean to cool off after…
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Hunting Island Day 1
Monday, May 7, 2018 It’s always fun arriving at a new place, anxious to explore and see what is here. We walked out the long boardwalk into a huge marsh. It was low tide and they haven’t had rain for 12 days, so the only water was in the creeks. I was disappointed not to…
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Brookgreen Gardens
After walking out the concrete drive from Atalaya Castle, viewing the wildlife, we hiked the trail to the north end of the beach, then walked back in the surf. We saw our nice neighbors, Jim and Karen, at a wildlife overlook. They come to Huntington Beach State Park often, and always had great recommendations of…
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Huntington Beach State Park
May 5, 2018 We walked down to the beach with a nice lady from Chapel Hill, exchanged good ideas for travel. She said we would love Hunting Island. Her father was a Navy pilot for 20 years, but Jimmy Keith’s name didn’t ring a bell. We walked this beautiful beach for 40 minutes. Met Jim to…