tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35552763368109307042024-03-05T23:31:32.688-06:00Life in the Slow Lane (The Pearl)The cruising adventures of Stan & Susie on their Monk 36 and 49' Hatteras. We started out doing the Great Loop...exploring every wonderful little port along the way has slowed us down. We now are in love with the east coast and have made it our summer home...so many places to see and explore.Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1512125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-58980146955932106872024-02-25T16:10:00.004-06:002024-02-25T22:09:30.729-06:00The Move<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.” –Author Unknown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We made the decision to move our dirt domicile to Lewisburg, PA last fall, but knew we wouldn't move our things there until after Christmas. Weather kept us patiently waiting in January, but while we enjoyed our morning coffee on February 2 we decided it was time. The forecast for the coming week looked perfect...sunny and warmer weather in Pennsylvania. Stan had already spoken to the U-Haul place in Rockport about renting a truck so after breakfast he went and picked up a 26' truck. <span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our climate controlled storage unit was in Victoria so the rest of our day was spent driving to and from Victoria and loading everything we own into the truck. We're proud to say we loaded everything by ourselves. Not too bad for a couple of old people. On our way back to Rockport we picked up a car carrier. By dark we were loaded and ready to head north. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaswxk2vO0g7Od-MLDu47MIaIDLkVLPstA8dxlgrqqb0cRdEc8cnOd7TQGtx0uaEbgXfGoPkp4Cv26JwqtrzlE_kMwYf_NWScElMtCYtfBYmJeqGOOy-Cvh-VkSrqixT0M7_8o-Y24MFAVjJlGi2m93aaT-Zu7Alqx-uOb0rc1HJA7dbg12dcmEl0qwCFW/s1200/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaswxk2vO0g7Od-MLDu47MIaIDLkVLPstA8dxlgrqqb0cRdEc8cnOd7TQGtx0uaEbgXfGoPkp4Cv26JwqtrzlE_kMwYf_NWScElMtCYtfBYmJeqGOOy-Cvh-VkSrqixT0M7_8o-Y24MFAVjJlGi2m93aaT-Zu7Alqx-uOb0rc1HJA7dbg12dcmEl0qwCFW/w640-h428/1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The empty U-Haul</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNIXkfhvdeRgSPRriIgQCPmnwWu0EfkzMPJicVozVIVMsIi3Q8Zh4tdv8SKDaezzJwlI6LDTMr5xVsBZB6smELN7-0Q7vGnQnkFfeCx2GaXvVg31bMOp2tXo_6faTa_qTTI-AdRnmWXwsFqDbbEGIoBy-ntk7_pwvlJk2o6ulgxaKsGMQcRikR34LQtCs/w640-h480/3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Part way to a full U-Haul</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLgw9T3DsiqshGZMmp2Q_3WmFihlWiLWZ_ATTMqzIChX0zo8xYCC9q3lfaF3yo6YbbZ_j6ndo0XshomDu8hionUP6riwva37TvJD-yV-sA7WYPDu_nV1SnxKsFtTHrH2FItRtp2TRvjN78s-NPuSWqIfjIg9Vz8GDRp8zG3zLI2ocVJ0Ci2NapcfvBKEx/s1200/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLgw9T3DsiqshGZMmp2Q_3WmFihlWiLWZ_ATTMqzIChX0zo8xYCC9q3lfaF3yo6YbbZ_j6ndo0XshomDu8hionUP6riwva37TvJD-yV-sA7WYPDu_nV1SnxKsFtTHrH2FItRtp2TRvjN78s-NPuSWqIfjIg9Vz8GDRp8zG3zLI2ocVJ0Ci2NapcfvBKEx/w640-h480/4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taking a break</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2H-MvmeF5pz7kCgplMThorozQRO1D5F3rQXRabF84g4RfroGU3C1WiH1ZrfYj9g85sE257hOnq61MgGh0RZe4BUibWNaONr_EJdy-4B1ny2hS6Zc5YSWTnBPDOFwLePKj0ROs2h6FobSl5S7FWSm0piNMBJnpQEMQHDCRkso0H8wr_RQP4U6qUtlfi7Q/s1200/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2H-MvmeF5pz7kCgplMThorozQRO1D5F3rQXRabF84g4RfroGU3C1WiH1ZrfYj9g85sE257hOnq61MgGh0RZe4BUibWNaONr_EJdy-4B1ny2hS6Zc5YSWTnBPDOFwLePKj0ROs2h6FobSl5S7FWSm0piNMBJnpQEMQHDCRkso0H8wr_RQP4U6qUtlfi7Q/w640-h480/5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All loaded</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi685brYOIqr-UlMjgyRFAaJNuUU1MsvEsBcutvwZlqIsH02ADz8IChjiDBBDk0Q2huI82W3wiwcatdbVs7MoXQ7DLWpCWk_fz7-Dy5CSRMNsKJABFrcrbeBiWhEB0L_7ekY5obMFA_swTQbVpOvVe6BAKgxLEO4WAseANrk8rX1Eb7dW_y7yapDCodzSE7/s1200/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi685brYOIqr-UlMjgyRFAaJNuUU1MsvEsBcutvwZlqIsH02ADz8IChjiDBBDk0Q2huI82W3wiwcatdbVs7MoXQ7DLWpCWk_fz7-Dy5CSRMNsKJABFrcrbeBiWhEB0L_7ekY5obMFA_swTQbVpOvVe6BAKgxLEO4WAseANrk8rX1Eb7dW_y7yapDCodzSE7/w640-h480/6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our empty unit...so happy to have our stuff back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrCKH8isJSAfWFx92lkfzAu3xsNuHaLLre5eVX6xMJCRvyxzK9Yb1yglwyj9LAlxDGB4_l5OTRdeIK0Vfyhcp5Md9kcihK2IHMe4YZD9AsZQHq7qh0EOrTbExP-RXg5_31aYJmrTUkKobWSr4aUx1QLV3A6XmmZ2iySGvVsbrQjrym3pbbpW-qNwbTow9/s1200/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrCKH8isJSAfWFx92lkfzAu3xsNuHaLLre5eVX6xMJCRvyxzK9Yb1yglwyj9LAlxDGB4_l5OTRdeIK0Vfyhcp5Md9kcihK2IHMe4YZD9AsZQHq7qh0EOrTbExP-RXg5_31aYJmrTUkKobWSr4aUx1QLV3A6XmmZ2iySGvVsbrQjrym3pbbpW-qNwbTow9/w640-h480/7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Loaded and ready to go</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7313E6SbDSlJqMqrNUpiKS_2aW0vAQowgl-jAL0ACzHG6cMhmrNVO-mbCblxjTwilwdnKcxZwf0p-WSIEvluuARCmbMCAz2xUoRLnfe5ZwFyK9ynP-mBsWu5hGky85A9GMFZRhL9dM8so8ez_eOuoeOZeosRds6JjHuPBABSteKfDjxVWAl-Sj_ZEIiU/s1200/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7313E6SbDSlJqMqrNUpiKS_2aW0vAQowgl-jAL0ACzHG6cMhmrNVO-mbCblxjTwilwdnKcxZwf0p-WSIEvluuARCmbMCAz2xUoRLnfe5ZwFyK9ynP-mBsWu5hGky85A9GMFZRhL9dM8so8ez_eOuoeOZeosRds6JjHuPBABSteKfDjxVWAl-Sj_ZEIiU/w640-h426/8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We waited for the cold front to move through our area and get past Houston before we headed out. The U-Haul was pretty comfortable although it was a little bumpy. We left on Saturday and arrived at our house early in the afternoon on Monday. It was nice to park the U-Haul and be able to use our car again. We spent our first two nights with our family in Bloomsburg. It felt wonderful being back. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On our way</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWRIAT6prVmCi38IKfeot1oJR7_cv0_8tlFosvqWzK1cg5lhX4vlqp21fR9OZ1RuAg2IIITZon2b2TOEJ8MxWMJl8iuwvMMP1YOPw9EFT_NsgCfokIaLSztNEuH4HFgagfVikMSqPQAWwLtlwIbw6vqWlOauKsnO9Vc7gxuV7YwFwgQkrQ3gF_jaY7aFh/s1200/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWRIAT6prVmCi38IKfeot1oJR7_cv0_8tlFosvqWzK1cg5lhX4vlqp21fR9OZ1RuAg2IIITZon2b2TOEJ8MxWMJl8iuwvMMP1YOPw9EFT_NsgCfokIaLSztNEuH4HFgagfVikMSqPQAWwLtlwIbw6vqWlOauKsnO9Vc7gxuV7YwFwgQkrQ3gF_jaY7aFh/w640-h428/9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEkju0KISy-cn_030kaVDjR_7q-8gL5sF04Zh_O-9P-nv8DSDVaYgNSHQYElDGtz1KMmEBUOkEWIbhZbcSJv2w9jO9oBjsMpJG1cX-kYcYbHVu6Zz7UPqMkz41TOJmL6C_WsealRZSa9LJKWs0qkGfQt4yaaXxwnL1IuGIA6bgfCovc4174Q2bkHC9JGh/s1200/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEkju0KISy-cn_030kaVDjR_7q-8gL5sF04Zh_O-9P-nv8DSDVaYgNSHQYElDGtz1KMmEBUOkEWIbhZbcSJv2w9jO9oBjsMpJG1cX-kYcYbHVu6Zz7UPqMkz41TOJmL6C_WsealRZSa9LJKWs0qkGfQt4yaaXxwnL1IuGIA6bgfCovc4174Q2bkHC9JGh/w640-h426/10.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unloading the truck was a bigger job since we had to carry things further and some of the larger items had to go up stairs. I was grateful that Kyle had the morning off and helped us. I know we couldn't have done it without him. By February 7 we were sleeping in our new home and by Friday we were mostly unpacked. Hanging pictures took a little longer. We still have work to do and things we need to buy to truly make it feel like home, but we'll enjoy that process later in the spring. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first week in Pennsylvania was warm and beautiful. The second week we had snow...lots of snow. It really made everything look pretty. We were so glad we were there to see it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRcdbcv7q81pHpWLU9tVP7ARSMpYfjijeCqgZxjLjyaiWMf_kRJA1G90_nEPJ5qqzEw4DletCWWdTN8fB8yvNeOvKB6IKxgXEbwwvoca2Wz9c562ktvtGZah8bKbikloA0WD_y-9oPbIg1c_Ap8JU3v2HU0wowa2FAzo2MeEKQzuWBVVGf0381j11zmAg/s1200/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRcdbcv7q81pHpWLU9tVP7ARSMpYfjijeCqgZxjLjyaiWMf_kRJA1G90_nEPJ5qqzEw4DletCWWdTN8fB8yvNeOvKB6IKxgXEbwwvoca2Wz9c562ktvtGZah8bKbikloA0WD_y-9oPbIg1c_Ap8JU3v2HU0wowa2FAzo2MeEKQzuWBVVGf0381j11zmAg/w640-h426/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j0aXny5_RGzlC-aIvWilBfwCJH60PPufjMfLjWIKB0xgYXU0QCYAsvDKo8QaH_Uee4RoBHCjnpNezYW9mzsL2DdcJsl_CDRLnLZtCD15YvX-KQkAJsq1ycICXFvBfXXwHr5WCWVMmP_FLjxBbxB8Oz6VNEf9t0afMq8lk9uOQPEgmID2QeQf-F1ZqO5v/s1200/12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j0aXny5_RGzlC-aIvWilBfwCJH60PPufjMfLjWIKB0xgYXU0QCYAsvDKo8QaH_Uee4RoBHCjnpNezYW9mzsL2DdcJsl_CDRLnLZtCD15YvX-KQkAJsq1ycICXFvBfXXwHr5WCWVMmP_FLjxBbxB8Oz6VNEf9t0afMq8lk9uOQPEgmID2QeQf-F1ZqO5v/w640-h512/12.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyvdhc0gSPPJH_KPAgPCDuh60l57CwT-aETvzyDMo7vivJRD_yt6SReNDuPP8w3d8ZF10hN8FLphu94jx77l2J9yyId7LPoKKbyH66JM3MbRZMPAqaPvDtT3oLreF_fceBUQDDLZPQTbAI8uacKuJDoujr9vN3K8wpJ8adetZSHwV1TBqtV45zj_sNHVC/s1200/13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyvdhc0gSPPJH_KPAgPCDuh60l57CwT-aETvzyDMo7vivJRD_yt6SReNDuPP8w3d8ZF10hN8FLphu94jx77l2J9yyId7LPoKKbyH66JM3MbRZMPAqaPvDtT3oLreF_fceBUQDDLZPQTbAI8uacKuJDoujr9vN3K8wpJ8adetZSHwV1TBqtV45zj_sNHVC/w640-h426/13.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlceAdUDLy8Q17sgFz11zyHQyRPMB7fHvNctHfFiH9hPgZdF6gq4LD0FHL1mACJUokeUzRRyK7nDwpOSXkfVSwy86ZpUurTphFHK2686rw9tyYWEvqc9TSFGqC2C43yVlelYl-ceeoJAn5QR2WvF7DzG47Q-C3_qjWBP3KKiu9B1L9cVhyw6f7ytvQEFGS/s1200/14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlceAdUDLy8Q17sgFz11zyHQyRPMB7fHvNctHfFiH9hPgZdF6gq4LD0FHL1mACJUokeUzRRyK7nDwpOSXkfVSwy86ZpUurTphFHK2686rw9tyYWEvqc9TSFGqC2C43yVlelYl-ceeoJAn5QR2WvF7DzG47Q-C3_qjWBP3KKiu9B1L9cVhyw6f7ytvQEFGS/w640-h426/14.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvvaPl9QZCNGhlW27VHdHmJQaze76-GN-LJmWaBYB_yRXIKHYgZTEYKEHoh7jjig2L6U7k6Z_wa5L1jTjLL7T8INCCxjBxcMTuBvnc7PIfPzpTEGNhOl_bc7jBbpPiLWhUFF1X0lxM1J3aLvvEbQ2XXNdAkDna9ibiHUDgq2fLOAaDL_c9ro33XUjuRWq/s1200/15.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvvaPl9QZCNGhlW27VHdHmJQaze76-GN-LJmWaBYB_yRXIKHYgZTEYKEHoh7jjig2L6U7k6Z_wa5L1jTjLL7T8INCCxjBxcMTuBvnc7PIfPzpTEGNhOl_bc7jBbpPiLWhUFF1X0lxM1J3aLvvEbQ2XXNdAkDna9ibiHUDgq2fLOAaDL_c9ro33XUjuRWq/w640-h426/15.png" width="640" /></a></div>We had lots of these little snowdrops and crocuses along our carport. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp6QUCviej12OU7HHvMl837pAHlIg-hni4guD-FioIT5GAT26te_NB-qUXITaBSZwt1yh0t-cSBfYIu8euwd_ch2qkrj0T2xJMchGz4NTW2naKDd0ulV9N9FbVtqxmzSoQ5_Fy5ACuehdnzNpqWS6YR1Cl2usUWZlAKjdb76636kRf3W1rGL8BeBDL8q3/s1200/15b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp6QUCviej12OU7HHvMl837pAHlIg-hni4guD-FioIT5GAT26te_NB-qUXITaBSZwt1yh0t-cSBfYIu8euwd_ch2qkrj0T2xJMchGz4NTW2naKDd0ulV9N9FbVtqxmzSoQ5_Fy5ACuehdnzNpqWS6YR1Cl2usUWZlAKjdb76636kRf3W1rGL8BeBDL8q3/w640-h426/15b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>One of my favorite things to have back are my mid century martini glasses. I call these snowtinis....a martini with a snowball.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DsHtlNaqSfVzVNqY3u1rciObJgWlhClpnCQsjCb9EEsj9l_vhMldW-f8LOocC_rpOZ6Xaq0XFxcFkcJVjjiUqnse5QCAAnoy1ipRCcDKBYxjgTT7qGUh597utab04BYdjjMeQXjMrjv2DHA8-pg1cfr4kenehcu96JSn2OG0jHsOPAF7Ig2HcCA8rcz2/s1200/15c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DsHtlNaqSfVzVNqY3u1rciObJgWlhClpnCQsjCb9EEsj9l_vhMldW-f8LOocC_rpOZ6Xaq0XFxcFkcJVjjiUqnse5QCAAnoy1ipRCcDKBYxjgTT7qGUh597utab04BYdjjMeQXjMrjv2DHA8-pg1cfr4kenehcu96JSn2OG0jHsOPAF7Ig2HcCA8rcz2/w640-h480/15c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Lewisburg Farmers Market is just a few blocks from our house. They offer wonderful things for sale every Wednesday year round. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzaAkkVW7BGvXtop2VEwjTMtSVyhYJspkY8N4sv_PTNp3FfpbhSL617W6O9qa9GY6P6HrEam8mEn7QFkSmr0yWUfwOENJ6zU9AsJkF_A7QFcuiok2giwHIkEgR_3TLjxL6kGjPcdmFP6yFsYe1pu1XaR_cbqRsWEmvvCUmHwKEgkpkkS534jPGiifXxu2/s1200/16.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzaAkkVW7BGvXtop2VEwjTMtSVyhYJspkY8N4sv_PTNp3FfpbhSL617W6O9qa9GY6P6HrEam8mEn7QFkSmr0yWUfwOENJ6zU9AsJkF_A7QFcuiok2giwHIkEgR_3TLjxL6kGjPcdmFP6yFsYe1pu1XaR_cbqRsWEmvvCUmHwKEgkpkkS534jPGiifXxu2/w640-h640/16.png" width="640" /></a></div>We celebrated Valentine's Day at a little restaurant downtown called Elizabeth's. Great food and atmosphere. It even started snowing while we were there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsgfk-pXljkLZnAh_efWZmJbyT_ZpFkToR__R7-xy3xy2DJIInTyuBVRliIIL23yUqTGUdCouUkxackKfN2ynwDfE3mVp-xa0OC6atXKyzWGdxr3UK7N0taUM4p31SfVnl52JyTwkow83w_9XvhC081O1uD0LXtFPeKvCCxYOrsPy2t1-DXyIblaRQGfq/s1200/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsgfk-pXljkLZnAh_efWZmJbyT_ZpFkToR__R7-xy3xy2DJIInTyuBVRliIIL23yUqTGUdCouUkxackKfN2ynwDfE3mVp-xa0OC6atXKyzWGdxr3UK7N0taUM4p31SfVnl52JyTwkow83w_9XvhC081O1uD0LXtFPeKvCCxYOrsPy2t1-DXyIblaRQGfq/w480-h640/17.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm3opI2VkHmaAVnBu6lPwCyi8CminCgeK6T_0qGhSojjfMf_3qeLugHdnnYcHat-ENiMvKGpNyUy2K5do365wV8xW-ifkCFPBTl3_bhjksn8jyu48bCJ1tKct3pbjY7O3mqX8lE4vKI6wGXXIKCKKdsXFKH1zmeeRHmlnTgMQXxFYIApNLv3DIi3bLcel/s1200/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm3opI2VkHmaAVnBu6lPwCyi8CminCgeK6T_0qGhSojjfMf_3qeLugHdnnYcHat-ENiMvKGpNyUy2K5do365wV8xW-ifkCFPBTl3_bhjksn8jyu48bCJ1tKct3pbjY7O3mqX8lE4vKI6wGXXIKCKKdsXFKH1zmeeRHmlnTgMQXxFYIApNLv3DIi3bLcel/w640-h426/18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNng15BJymlwU8sTln2DvhYZIn53_d5MCx0jdio-nG_NsnwoJnZyfoP3Wz9gUBA5wxytUApRiNs0lnNVp35-1H-6CAmDmOvDqHK9u4gT607gUsaGn5JjbG0y4Hq-1hSjH7q1Y4YdBK6FhWsSviIKGnmfF3JihZXvUh-w5csim55_KPoXPy28iq5Uh9OIp/s1200/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNng15BJymlwU8sTln2DvhYZIn53_d5MCx0jdio-nG_NsnwoJnZyfoP3Wz9gUBA5wxytUApRiNs0lnNVp35-1H-6CAmDmOvDqHK9u4gT607gUsaGn5JjbG0y4Hq-1hSjH7q1Y4YdBK6FhWsSviIKGnmfF3JihZXvUh-w5csim55_KPoXPy28iq5Uh9OIp/w640-h426/19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stan had the grilled spring cress trout and I had the Bistro Cavatelli. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzs9t3D9sfpmcVsfRgvbVa0O3h-vFHSqcg93MyaWRqFiKJ8oODLRtzaA3LzvweNwdbGa7mEO6EcqrirkYrVzk_86vq3OR7XXrNtZIW0VUmaHLoX0h7f1mo6Fq2FT9_aaRUKjJCNr8EjpG-SlDSUnly6faKB4eHYN7btyL1W4jfNPmvJ2Llg4ZVLQco5jf/s1200/Untitled%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzs9t3D9sfpmcVsfRgvbVa0O3h-vFHSqcg93MyaWRqFiKJ8oODLRtzaA3LzvweNwdbGa7mEO6EcqrirkYrVzk_86vq3OR7XXrNtZIW0VUmaHLoX0h7f1mo6Fq2FT9_aaRUKjJCNr8EjpG-SlDSUnly6faKB4eHYN7btyL1W4jfNPmvJ2Llg4ZVLQco5jf/w640-h512/Untitled%203.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Saturday we went to the Rusty Rail Brewing Co for lunch. We lucked out and enjoyed a craft show they were holding on the second floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxqwd2Is9WBgMSUGAjtpZ6HfgqsSJFk3q9aKl50QL6Z4Z1PS5MuNBSihj8lE4wETlsN6VulcvCEfQc3jWoj8ue879sPCzMt6DZYi_-hJUabzyjJxxtTjx0EjOKGXv7T7_SS7uXfq4uNHem_IS72g1XKcDaW53i1HEdoXgBJm-HvwtZDtRbyPSMNYXweOE/s1200/21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxqwd2Is9WBgMSUGAjtpZ6HfgqsSJFk3q9aKl50QL6Z4Z1PS5MuNBSihj8lE4wETlsN6VulcvCEfQc3jWoj8ue879sPCzMt6DZYi_-hJUabzyjJxxtTjx0EjOKGXv7T7_SS7uXfq4uNHem_IS72g1XKcDaW53i1HEdoXgBJm-HvwtZDtRbyPSMNYXweOE/w640-h428/21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHDOluseCfhUXy-kwbIpBWGLMIAzUJvpzlASuqInnWzprt9vgZyzPQ8CftffpWLF_tn6WjzxvQN8EUaloGe8KA2dFQDOJ_kxO4iKHR7Fa0ZqhD7QG5QSmNlJZswSZ3yAsd_ZeZNHuvX-Y6J90KfjgOUtUjpuL-UwWiY7RsFEjFtveNGwQCeZKfQkSYn6p/s1200/22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHDOluseCfhUXy-kwbIpBWGLMIAzUJvpzlASuqInnWzprt9vgZyzPQ8CftffpWLF_tn6WjzxvQN8EUaloGe8KA2dFQDOJ_kxO4iKHR7Fa0ZqhD7QG5QSmNlJZswSZ3yAsd_ZeZNHuvX-Y6J90KfjgOUtUjpuL-UwWiY7RsFEjFtveNGwQCeZKfQkSYn6p/w640-h480/22.png" width="640" /></a></div>The grands are already enjoying our new home. It's going to be fun being so close to them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQuIyg8MJLlO4UzbePlyAFlrnzgiLZPss4BSooMuPBi0jNom6vuFZAFJ9DhWXXrdH6bIawLWnGPZ9CEonwoAcMnGR2YeCYP5roP5AMLedASSarEvzuQJw2LxqNH2USpFABGsFARYufwIry8CfGcCGX6xvZO-QvgYrYsNlk-W_ohWAUgTZ6V7iLqfPaQKA/s1200/23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQuIyg8MJLlO4UzbePlyAFlrnzgiLZPss4BSooMuPBi0jNom6vuFZAFJ9DhWXXrdH6bIawLWnGPZ9CEonwoAcMnGR2YeCYP5roP5AMLedASSarEvzuQJw2LxqNH2USpFABGsFARYufwIry8CfGcCGX6xvZO-QvgYrYsNlk-W_ohWAUgTZ6V7iLqfPaQKA/w640-h426/23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Lewisburg, PA40.9645293 -76.884410112.654295463821157 -112.0406601 69.274763136178848 -41.7281601tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-30374046852107940022024-02-09T13:36:00.004-06:002024-02-11T05:52:38.476-06:00 New Adventures Ahead<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>“I don't know where my road is going, but I know that I walk better when I hold your hand.” </i>–Alfred de Musset</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gVPZTjZkj1akFePW00s_imtdRaoYRFe1D4y5AWKh7ug3MuLu46RdS-MRVqjoOTG47WiAFIlDJXEn-TsfFocskXIWJGKq1zUfVUFjm_61wbtDDU2UoLAg2W0KGgfWhtYaYnPAxWktdAMabcZxjvdBrZvziAWmwAI1HU1x6pu821g1YGF96wzIt_2LSIBT/s1200/Lewisburg%20House%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gVPZTjZkj1akFePW00s_imtdRaoYRFe1D4y5AWKh7ug3MuLu46RdS-MRVqjoOTG47WiAFIlDJXEn-TsfFocskXIWJGKq1zUfVUFjm_61wbtDDU2UoLAg2W0KGgfWhtYaYnPAxWktdAMabcZxjvdBrZvziAWmwAI1HU1x6pu821g1YGF96wzIt_2LSIBT/w640-h426/Lewisburg%20House%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Home is where the heart is or in our case where the boat is docked, but we knew when we sold our home that we wanted to find somewhere to put roots down again. We've spent the last three years trying to figure out exactly where that would be. I've always felt that when it was the right time and we were in the right place we would know. Things do seem to fall into place when they are supposed to. <span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Our oldest son graduated from high school in 2004 starting a series of changes in our lives. His leaving for college was our first major change, every 6 1/2 to 7 years has brought new chapters to our story. Bringing us new adventures. Our next big change came when we left South Texas on <i>The Pearl</i> in 2011. We spent seven seasons cruising the ICW, the Bahamas, New England, Maine, Canada and the Erie Canal. It was a wonderful nomadic life, but when part of our family moved to Pennsylvania we decided to find a seasonal slip for <i>The Pearl</i>. That brought us to Ithaca and the beautiful Finger Lakes. We have truly loved being in this area. We've been there for seven summers...time to add a new twist to our lives. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The last two falls we’ve spent time in central Pennsylvania. We had many reasons for doing this...one was to wait for the weather to cool off in Texas, another to hike in the area and the third was to see if you would like to live here. Finding a place we liked in the area would put us close to our family in Bloomsburg. Last fall we found the perfect place to set down roots. It doesn’t mean we’ll leave Rockport or give up living on <i>The Pearl</i>, but it gives us a more permanent place and a place to keep our things. Our new community is Lewisburg, PA.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Borough of Lewisburg is a historic community located on the banks of the beautiful Susquehanna River in Union County Pennsylvania with a population of just over 5,000. It was founded in 1785 and has been the primary commercial center of the county from its earliest days. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">With the influence of Bucknell University and its well-preserved architectural housing styles, the community is vibrant, as well as charming. The downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places and is known as "Pennsylvania Town" among historians due to its distinct city layout developed in colonial Pennsylvania. The buildings that still exist along the streets of this historic town represent nearly every historic style. Cast-iron, three-globe lamp posts line the streets, producing a soft glow that adds to its charm in the evenings. This amazing little town is considered to be one of the best preserved 19th century communities in the nation. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s an agricultural area and there are many stores and farmer markets that sell fresh food...fruit, vegetables, dairy and meats year round. Rolling hills, beautiful farms, covered bridges and amazing places to ride bikes and hike.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The back of the house.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYqyOkx8MkVFzth3tcMV6DnRbOb_BiQFMqade2BS4LwlO7YXXF7mQq-vNaohSCK_9fA72_HEYN3vLo-zqCsbOC8dHQpE87HXJTi9JJkB76tbDgm2v5Lr9giP0lEw5YIDip96ho8qzO7atOyvhaSeCPsTrb-gQiSJfwYiIey0EEn6uToHVJZoxywZdgjdB/s900/Lewisburg%20House%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYqyOkx8MkVFzth3tcMV6DnRbOb_BiQFMqade2BS4LwlO7YXXF7mQq-vNaohSCK_9fA72_HEYN3vLo-zqCsbOC8dHQpE87HXJTi9JJkB76tbDgm2v5Lr9giP0lEw5YIDip96ho8qzO7atOyvhaSeCPsTrb-gQiSJfwYiIey0EEn6uToHVJZoxywZdgjdB/w640-h426/Lewisburg%20House%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few pictures of Lewisburg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumjkg6CI-Dc0NJK0GN2dXzPM5mI4iyeMFwMGjjRQx9hHUz7I8LeTrJTezp3Qb76Y71S9L8XLZpH1evuXcsh4fmxMP8v2hQU-oACkhE-ChjNcFYJ-BOy8i5gaIRxjjRjiaMvH1HcbGQCAUqLDEcZUVfTe7IKdNOWDc9WbICDJjNldtlTJDdRe_5o6u39ih/s640/1IMG_1221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="640" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumjkg6CI-Dc0NJK0GN2dXzPM5mI4iyeMFwMGjjRQx9hHUz7I8LeTrJTezp3Qb76Y71S9L8XLZpH1evuXcsh4fmxMP8v2hQU-oACkhE-ChjNcFYJ-BOy8i5gaIRxjjRjiaMvH1HcbGQCAUqLDEcZUVfTe7IKdNOWDc9WbICDJjNldtlTJDdRe_5o6u39ih/w640-h330/1IMG_1221.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sPeF62u_xewE3D7PtgWdKL_ZKE_5Ey_3AqZQSy0zd_HLMyqO413wIafZ7-kQo5Bjktpgnk0Je-Q-PIoHSCQrNdyzVoGFZA6iUFWhEP_7DbZbTEsJaDtbRlrTFemQHqGXsVVmXpG7e4LzOQUDEub02rTq3uzJ2zG-NEmOwozXv4lIWuHEXplW-TpzzufH/s1200/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sPeF62u_xewE3D7PtgWdKL_ZKE_5Ey_3AqZQSy0zd_HLMyqO413wIafZ7-kQo5Bjktpgnk0Je-Q-PIoHSCQrNdyzVoGFZA6iUFWhEP_7DbZbTEsJaDtbRlrTFemQHqGXsVVmXpG7e4LzOQUDEub02rTq3uzJ2zG-NEmOwozXv4lIWuHEXplW-TpzzufH/w640-h426/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPymbwkNivkQLRmJjSJ6fzAtb89_YYWD8tT0N-xaNCB051tk9m2XMkRKXREGN_FqvOkoCf6Ky9RHXQHhyx1XJBP5n6xaNVfUkg71GLjuzQG5NsQpH-cY-AfAkQSrE0p6A5edkWrbe_1ANxiKBP_eFL-tyhs0bpaPCDIaCpHVRNp3ktFKV4hR-VleL1cq3/s1200/4Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPymbwkNivkQLRmJjSJ6fzAtb89_YYWD8tT0N-xaNCB051tk9m2XMkRKXREGN_FqvOkoCf6Ky9RHXQHhyx1XJBP5n6xaNVfUkg71GLjuzQG5NsQpH-cY-AfAkQSrE0p6A5edkWrbe_1ANxiKBP_eFL-tyhs0bpaPCDIaCpHVRNp3ktFKV4hR-VleL1cq3/w640-h640/4Untitled.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This short video gives you a look at Lewisburg.</div></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/2PF6MSnL-3Q?si=kdHS1V7uCudDLF5P" width="480"></iframe></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Lewisburg, PA 40.9645293 -76.884410112.654295463821157 -112.0406601 69.274763136178848 -41.7281601tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-50567504198782983672024-01-01T08:16:00.000-06:002024-01-01T08:16:52.619-06:00Happy New Year 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."</i> -Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1WL2NCSuO-1ZHp4aqI_DIkLvwH3kopMAGYGrziMjfmlhRwOourrGLXkUYkEL6nKp7QKc3PjUoi5H5qAv-mha4hcihzOO7Sl0qkUaIqSCUeLrAe_M9DwvTxblzi-HmFhCHV3OXgCqqeEPMOzlt4t6uQHwV_d8uM3TDoqYGHfN4p-ZdMzLO1VNTeeNBCqX/s1200/IMG_0411%202024b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1200" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1WL2NCSuO-1ZHp4aqI_DIkLvwH3kopMAGYGrziMjfmlhRwOourrGLXkUYkEL6nKp7QKc3PjUoi5H5qAv-mha4hcihzOO7Sl0qkUaIqSCUeLrAe_M9DwvTxblzi-HmFhCHV3OXgCqqeEPMOzlt4t6uQHwV_d8uM3TDoqYGHfN4p-ZdMzLO1VNTeeNBCqX/w640-h618/IMG_0411%202024b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Happy New Year from the crew of <i>The Pearl</i>. As another new year begins we take time to reflect on our past years of adventures. We've been blessed to make wonderful memories, spend time with family and explore amazing places. We look forward to the coming year and the new things it will bring. </span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-60859101664605901872023-12-30T07:51:00.001-06:002023-12-30T11:04:28.984-06:00Looking Back at 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”</i> - Michael Altshuler</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/01/" target="_blank">January</a> was a month filled with family and friends. It seems tough to get together when we first get back to Texas, because of the holiday. We found lots of time to catch up with old and new friends in January, plus we took a trip to South Padre Island.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mSoC4qh3fsQsxnqQ17gf-01OMJEGnk2MB7rC8-HvAhlWat7E-JwmjdXrg0DjQqT4gGP2x37fvMdFr3-Q255l4oOjDAMQBWNVhla20NmNJE6bOInBidX24dW2mAxAO4mno_YgPGzNNvcNw6XPKBVyFfc0MCae6yEXin8NS6-cwbVEwym0_xEfym-t0noP/s1200/1-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mSoC4qh3fsQsxnqQ17gf-01OMJEGnk2MB7rC8-HvAhlWat7E-JwmjdXrg0DjQqT4gGP2x37fvMdFr3-Q255l4oOjDAMQBWNVhla20NmNJE6bOInBidX24dW2mAxAO4mno_YgPGzNNvcNw6XPKBVyFfc0MCae6yEXin8NS6-cwbVEwym0_xEfym-t0noP/w640-h480/1-23.jpg" width="640" /></span><span></span></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/02/" target="_blank">February</a> we took our first trip since Covid...we went back to Puerto Rico. We spent two weeks in the sun exploring new places and a few favorites.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4THvwz8gmLPpxnAEB82YOK6swW8VttIjjJoMZMEeX05Zmuti9tfsn0m4L80ffRsv_zoWt_rAZSG3-te2gRyUSkISsUkOTJtfy04KLD0fcJpv3iqt4DFxZN41VO7OqfVlHhosMOzpa9f_BeXExQMc7GiS4MlOOb9xoDWqVfYAQCEkNdc9XEDEYfUC_rwyu/s1200/2-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4THvwz8gmLPpxnAEB82YOK6swW8VttIjjJoMZMEeX05Zmuti9tfsn0m4L80ffRsv_zoWt_rAZSG3-te2gRyUSkISsUkOTJtfy04KLD0fcJpv3iqt4DFxZN41VO7OqfVlHhosMOzpa9f_BeXExQMc7GiS4MlOOb9xoDWqVfYAQCEkNdc9XEDEYfUC_rwyu/w640-h480/2-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">March was windy...as usual but I had fun catching up with girl friends. Some from over forty years ago.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMeUFEF4t4f2tb8kVBxqvIppgsiD1_R4FIQy6Q4xXP-_a3utZBKoVeoL45HgPj0zSHHNGsqzMhzQGmOCrVpmf0ph4OCx6inYV-SJHCel_gFcR3498g3Anwd5bMBmBMgbeUraR99pnOL8WVrat7TneWZVrhI4n1tHb_z5XP3K_qy-WuPV4WLtoWeyNp7Lq/s1200/3-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMeUFEF4t4f2tb8kVBxqvIppgsiD1_R4FIQy6Q4xXP-_a3utZBKoVeoL45HgPj0zSHHNGsqzMhzQGmOCrVpmf0ph4OCx6inYV-SJHCel_gFcR3498g3Anwd5bMBmBMgbeUraR99pnOL8WVrat7TneWZVrhI4n1tHb_z5XP3K_qy-WuPV4WLtoWeyNp7Lq/w640-h480/3-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/04/" target="_blank">April</a> we started our migration north. We took a different route this year. Our first stop was in Iowa to see a rock painting friend at her beautiful Cabinland. Then we spent three days in Chicago.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6FxcC0jycJlYYdOJDG1rK8l3W2XKVGAry_8a-RhgjhxSFlrmZlOl2ljSUJtSWZOGRDQFHx8fSWIwHLzVWWir3FOongT00Z7E3rI48nWeHR2ir8QGH-cVvdvfR2nUfKv-R4hpRj76Z_EE4x7taOU_3UtmpdP0YGcoLtjzeMBqVopfK_Sz6I4XRG4ohJg7/s1200/4-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6FxcC0jycJlYYdOJDG1rK8l3W2XKVGAry_8a-RhgjhxSFlrmZlOl2ljSUJtSWZOGRDQFHx8fSWIwHLzVWWir3FOongT00Z7E3rI48nWeHR2ir8QGH-cVvdvfR2nUfKv-R4hpRj76Z_EE4x7taOU_3UtmpdP0YGcoLtjzeMBqVopfK_Sz6I4XRG4ohJg7/w640-h480/4-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/05/" target="_blank">May</a> we launched <i>The Pearl</i> and caught up with Kyle and his family. It felt nice to be back in New York.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZqte005UEFTwgc54tLb2T_d88Y25zRmrrIszbtxU1o2_kpOiMnHSCob7dret3cjzK5eF5iDJJ8ORgm4X7apXoZkkwLeEidevt0DhyphenhyphenzknAyjxmGiqhW595hAwOlTirr1taxaDCJTLCqnmzN6GSZ7J0UKQYPS237iJ2G8wDoT9nULE3ttU3Ik8xOXsmCvI/s1200/5-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZqte005UEFTwgc54tLb2T_d88Y25zRmrrIszbtxU1o2_kpOiMnHSCob7dret3cjzK5eF5iDJJ8ORgm4X7apXoZkkwLeEidevt0DhyphenhyphenzknAyjxmGiqhW595hAwOlTirr1taxaDCJTLCqnmzN6GSZ7J0UKQYPS237iJ2G8wDoT9nULE3ttU3Ik8xOXsmCvI/w640-h480/5-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/06/" target="_blank">June</a> we were back in full swing on the lake. We rented a nice home with Kyle, we played on the little runabout and we picnicked at wineries.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoQAAh-lFMvMhszGIMf4JS7Ifc9I22Ybdz3AWZVlTsXH8qH08K1hFw5aHlG2HImFaCZvQhc8aw_O3E1sU0IqDGiq59OZ31eRm7sbkk4FNoaiV2jURu4PxyZNsJSc9JYJSB5LAzY0LpG5f3_kSHxCu-TJ2OWucJEsM4_EdwLYwhBR4euuvPENuBhKX8OLn/s1200/6-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoQAAh-lFMvMhszGIMf4JS7Ifc9I22Ybdz3AWZVlTsXH8qH08K1hFw5aHlG2HImFaCZvQhc8aw_O3E1sU0IqDGiq59OZ31eRm7sbkk4FNoaiV2jURu4PxyZNsJSc9JYJSB5LAzY0LpG5f3_kSHxCu-TJ2OWucJEsM4_EdwLYwhBR4euuvPENuBhKX8OLn/w640-h480/6-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/07/" target="_blank">July</a> we celebrated our anniversary in Lake George and enjoyed visiting Clayton again. We love the 1000 Islands area. We also did a little hiking and waterfall chasing.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHUnUue5oGnDGbs3oKgHmM5KjqOmD-GGJhu48Ia4q4ifSQuevnuwISYoz-12QZppYrdl744TQNBx7x7PuI7EtF8AUov_vTyKqVmgxgH1w3b7tnrTyiINJxR8x1iJMJZL0JCxfOaRX-7-KpjtNblbU57ul-1ZW-Whp4OM0EQM9GKM8GZwXcHMjsipA2R_h/s1200/7-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHUnUue5oGnDGbs3oKgHmM5KjqOmD-GGJhu48Ia4q4ifSQuevnuwISYoz-12QZppYrdl744TQNBx7x7PuI7EtF8AUov_vTyKqVmgxgH1w3b7tnrTyiINJxR8x1iJMJZL0JCxfOaRX-7-KpjtNblbU57ul-1ZW-Whp4OM0EQM9GKM8GZwXcHMjsipA2R_h/w640-h480/7-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/08/" target="_blank">August</a> brought another long weekend with Kyle's family, more hiking, more wineries and boating.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ecQqYJ8T3BzYN371q9cQJomKps1G5hXYKz2mnMZeN2wZY84fhwfSv3OsnO1rPA2z-NSGKbwc_FFpi8FwL_M6vm5Gyig2kNSkTH9iBDwDbt_u8nb3yCERREV2MGCqhXLlU8koM2Eutgr9dzkwN_x4M_bqBURJ50JTKbDrz7yhrs-mLXuYgK27N3ngFtaa/s1200/8-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ecQqYJ8T3BzYN371q9cQJomKps1G5hXYKz2mnMZeN2wZY84fhwfSv3OsnO1rPA2z-NSGKbwc_FFpi8FwL_M6vm5Gyig2kNSkTH9iBDwDbt_u8nb3yCERREV2MGCqhXLlU8koM2Eutgr9dzkwN_x4M_bqBURJ50JTKbDrz7yhrs-mLXuYgK27N3ngFtaa/w640-h480/8-23%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The highlight of our summer is having each of our PA grands come one at a time for a visit. Those visits are filled with laughter, boating, crafting and lots of their favorite foods.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIai7U-VNOh9QxvGxypxw9xRR7bnH57Ult4YHPMQimAxuT4BsJ_kdNIMyDQqt6zG1Aik2ykTE0hdM4_mFVZ-mV-YmQXPVxGnPy-FwkWv9VZbKavTfWS9l06329zJ6ZYFfzDG3LhYmD4DYzrXD-QQUefjkkEiwQN54SFyKY3mch15e8N2pZup1BOGMnquyi/s1200/8-23%20kids.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIai7U-VNOh9QxvGxypxw9xRR7bnH57Ult4YHPMQimAxuT4BsJ_kdNIMyDQqt6zG1Aik2ykTE0hdM4_mFVZ-mV-YmQXPVxGnPy-FwkWv9VZbKavTfWS9l06329zJ6ZYFfzDG3LhYmD4DYzrXD-QQUefjkkEiwQN54SFyKY3mch15e8N2pZup1BOGMnquyi/w640-h480/8-23%20kids.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/09/" target="_blank">September</a> we took a little getaway for Stan's birthday and explored a few things around our area we hadn't seen. Then we spent a week in Washington DC with family. We had a great time seeing the museums and monuments through the eyes of the kids.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYC0mNZVN2b4SldENZ1e8Rn6S2hiZvPWPYLNc8w3CWVirdPRJwA46g8ErQ-0iHa5Cm8up11Vel_U7EU5oHapuYDtW-9zLvt4KHau994ozc7gS4apSrEsYJEX4iRQv7ulNKGE5DptqgWxCjncLfVWEJcxrQUHMNx5QlG6UCtraqsn7vHFtZOq8SitDhBOu/s1200/9-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYC0mNZVN2b4SldENZ1e8Rn6S2hiZvPWPYLNc8w3CWVirdPRJwA46g8ErQ-0iHa5Cm8up11Vel_U7EU5oHapuYDtW-9zLvt4KHau994ozc7gS4apSrEsYJEX4iRQv7ulNKGE5DptqgWxCjncLfVWEJcxrQUHMNx5QlG6UCtraqsn7vHFtZOq8SitDhBOu/w640-h480/9-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Summer may have been over, but in <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/10/" target="_blank">October</a> we were very busy exploring western New York and Central Pennsylvania...and taking in the beautiful changing of seasons.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41uAP2aRjwopYwheiYKPcHsH0lz3HpvKdLAOgNTpOiFs7AzR1kOA1ij2wr-PuZ9VSWN5Upf1le1x_6BLtHcGOXKlJQUrBHzr2ieImDt6zNaMbV7Y1UIsjjpT3xB5HQEYd7G8s4QOmw7SFfOmlgHk9SMMhtLx3tmmTWVdTFj1-qaEKsb6zMRmIXemlKo8U/s1200/10-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41uAP2aRjwopYwheiYKPcHsH0lz3HpvKdLAOgNTpOiFs7AzR1kOA1ij2wr-PuZ9VSWN5Upf1le1x_6BLtHcGOXKlJQUrBHzr2ieImDt6zNaMbV7Y1UIsjjpT3xB5HQEYd7G8s4QOmw7SFfOmlgHk9SMMhtLx3tmmTWVdTFj1-qaEKsb6zMRmIXemlKo8U/w640-h480/10-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2023/11/" target="_blank">November </a>we started our way south to enjoy time with family in Texas.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJyameFOmTmpNYpSAk5S8bADknig3h6Cx16YBUNfRYLKP98OWWppx5LJhKbZMRAkhyphenhyphenRxnecZlJ0QjzJU8BJUNCMSfrJ9PByIh-9FaW5mxR9K7p4Mss-5mlFJ_cfkQwK03yegfkgQ3jGuTMC1dYcyHzpyOZCa_18T3KxAJzZwfc_4JTAw6ZVfRJaj3G_Ir/s1200/11-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJyameFOmTmpNYpSAk5S8bADknig3h6Cx16YBUNfRYLKP98OWWppx5LJhKbZMRAkhyphenhyphenRxnecZlJ0QjzJU8BJUNCMSfrJ9PByIh-9FaW5mxR9K7p4Mss-5mlFJ_cfkQwK03yegfkgQ3jGuTMC1dYcyHzpyOZCa_18T3KxAJzZwfc_4JTAw6ZVfRJaj3G_Ir/w640-h480/11-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">December was a pretty month in Texas. We had great weather and lots of family festivities to enjoy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiu-lUClL-ls2zDdhHEaQjVcZMEONRXHRD_oewDOuwTG53e7R6HMNfss4mqPKgbUbnp-5MytN5fKoFgaoGtD9c6ArAf2R_Nz28kqbsTMAjRqjW0tbsV1Foavm8pm0t5i8qOOtJ7fyHG1X2P4oE5maHM7GrLhvS3Krz-UlwAmuxPdMCbw6Hgqy9lOZAWuA/s1920/12-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiu-lUClL-ls2zDdhHEaQjVcZMEONRXHRD_oewDOuwTG53e7R6HMNfss4mqPKgbUbnp-5MytN5fKoFgaoGtD9c6ArAf2R_Nz28kqbsTMAjRqjW0tbsV1Foavm8pm0t5i8qOOtJ7fyHG1X2P4oE5maHM7GrLhvS3Krz-UlwAmuxPdMCbw6Hgqy9lOZAWuA/w640-h480/12-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-46035223267545317692023-12-12T09:33:00.002-06:002023-12-12T10:23:10.042-06:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Take a moment to reflect and look back - but only a moment because new possibilities are just over the horizon.”</i> -Author Unknown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our family and friends. We spent another wonderful year dividing our time between Rockport, TX and Ithaca in upstate New York. We took a trip to Puerto Rico and quite a few smaller trips this year...we seemed to find somewhere special to go almost every month. But our favorite thing to do is spend time with our family.<span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our kids are doing well and our grandchildren are growing up way too fast. We don’t have any small ones left. It’s fun watching them grow and their unique personalities emerge. 2023 has been another good year and we are ready for new adventures to come our way in 2024.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_kIlSwP5gmwZjbgrlgeh6mgijLq_2fPUlFVd3eBOLnqHDvJC80FB9Ww7xSwYdGNSLqJmvINyt3dtH_MaR8-DVu4rbtEZuS39MEj_jTBzbtARHROQRL7bl4MSeQh9emhk1mHBxTYkTEEc3IHwMbFZVBwXmfADjSob0FThxbVtRMYyuJ_fNXho9aQcEc6P/s1979/Christmas%20Card%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1979" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_kIlSwP5gmwZjbgrlgeh6mgijLq_2fPUlFVd3eBOLnqHDvJC80FB9Ww7xSwYdGNSLqJmvINyt3dtH_MaR8-DVu4rbtEZuS39MEj_jTBzbtARHROQRL7bl4MSeQh9emhk1mHBxTYkTEEc3IHwMbFZVBwXmfADjSob0FThxbVtRMYyuJ_fNXho9aQcEc6P/w640-h458/Christmas%20Card%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-58309749795962846762023-11-20T14:02:00.004-06:002023-12-12T12:27:56.605-06:00Finger Lake Facts<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Make your heart like a lake with a calm, still surface and great depths of kindness.” </i>-Lao Tzu</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIeR5ePXoT7ySlL1U4tubur48VYYts8Zye96gPkeA79cUpk-fEJGM7nVssfIoPmt8V_j46_vVe71z2nqm9dDz_cmyx_W-3Z7sQwubyU5FL2U1BFQm6u_B5a6L7TUy7abd7_03qxhZnPW1ptyUn4VDFzeg4cQPne9n22aTeWmeWaG6rPIO7M-vluz0yTW7/s1186/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-19%20at%204.38.33%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="1186" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIeR5ePXoT7ySlL1U4tubur48VYYts8Zye96gPkeA79cUpk-fEJGM7nVssfIoPmt8V_j46_vVe71z2nqm9dDz_cmyx_W-3Z7sQwubyU5FL2U1BFQm6u_B5a6L7TUy7abd7_03qxhZnPW1ptyUn4VDFzeg4cQPne9n22aTeWmeWaG6rPIO7M-vluz0yTW7/w640-h274/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-19%20at%204.38.33%20PM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKc-37o7JR04ecZbdM1yZbIe0ABRz3EjPQgTl0m4NW32amH7PcXx6SSUX13hiG-3dFWznudKmkozK2eZMlLhMKNf5IyV6-9f5E4vM-vGz-Bd47NAnzDejiteEVIuRW4ExyoRhAfn5hzKXonrVYN5L1fFNaAxXI3jNj3SXF5G5835x2pDI-xXK9bWh4xWy/s1200/Finger%20Lakes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKc-37o7JR04ecZbdM1yZbIe0ABRz3EjPQgTl0m4NW32amH7PcXx6SSUX13hiG-3dFWznudKmkozK2eZMlLhMKNf5IyV6-9f5E4vM-vGz-Bd47NAnzDejiteEVIuRW4ExyoRhAfn5hzKXonrVYN5L1fFNaAxXI3jNj3SXF5G5835x2pDI-xXK9bWh4xWy/w640-h430/Finger%20Lakes.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This photo compares the lakes size and elevation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5HXb5dhB998bxSWy3T7GK45Pic9DdHWmXIrZTt10PT_iB83GD9WoyxYSs9LWn8EqKsUnBWZ4KO08C5R8MICr_XifkfZtklXwZElRgr7AQr91eL3S_0BDglIdguNPnJQGiwCeGK2ncCPSwkAz3Kd55uQDujEizDGyRcKjZLhEawV_f7hWLwurE5i9auNE/s1894/lake%20elevations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="1894" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5HXb5dhB998bxSWy3T7GK45Pic9DdHWmXIrZTt10PT_iB83GD9WoyxYSs9LWn8EqKsUnBWZ4KO08C5R8MICr_XifkfZtklXwZElRgr7AQr91eL3S_0BDglIdguNPnJQGiwCeGK2ncCPSwkAz3Kd55uQDujEizDGyRcKjZLhEawV_f7hWLwurE5i9auNE/w640-h154/lake%20elevations.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Finger Lakes Region of New York is a 9,000-square-mile area, roughly the size of New Jersey. Contrary to what some may believe, the Finger Lakes are not just five lakes like fingers on a hand. The area is made up of 11 lakes. Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca and Cayuga are the four largest or major lakes and Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye and Otisco are considered the minor lakes. Between 1905 and 1918, the Seneca River Canal was created to connect the northern tips of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes. This canal connects to the Erie Canal system, creating a navigable water route to the Great Lakes, New York City and the Atlantic Ocean. Here are a few facts about each lake, starting in the west and going east. Pronunciation of each lake is in the first parentheses. Learn more about how the lakes originated at this <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/05/may-26-ithaca-ny.html">link</a>.<span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Conesus Lake</b> (ka NEE shuss) ("Always Beautiful)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 8 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 1 mile</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maximum Depth: 66 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Seneca Native Americans named the lake “Ga-ne-a-sos” meaning “always beautiful” or “berry place.” The lake almost always freezes over in winter, making it ideal for ice fishing, skating, or snowmobiling. Beautifully mysterious turtle-like stones, or Conesus stones as they are known in many parts of the world, can also be found on the lake. These stones were formed in the ice age when glacial debris 10,000 feet thick created dams that built the Finger Lakes, and they’ve even been found as far as Siberia and Iceland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC853r-w2bj31nXPi3F5GaUoRhU7nGXoLu6ewLu-mUjygv2z_C8-bjQbcwSmYie5ap1Q8DU5gZlyKGI2-jAGsjqwRgO4j4sPsDsm8miiaNzQ-0S381K3sIcGBb2QzPdYzJR5xvyYsqBcPoM7ZDW6IRXA2pTH4gqFlk3AHRkH7ge7wuFXzfuQFJCz8hySgN/s1200/11%20Conesus%20Lake%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC853r-w2bj31nXPi3F5GaUoRhU7nGXoLu6ewLu-mUjygv2z_C8-bjQbcwSmYie5ap1Q8DU5gZlyKGI2-jAGsjqwRgO4j4sPsDsm8miiaNzQ-0S381K3sIcGBb2QzPdYzJR5xvyYsqBcPoM7ZDW6IRXA2pTH4gqFlk3AHRkH7ge7wuFXzfuQFJCz8hySgN/w640-h426/11%20Conesus%20Lake%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Hemlock Lake</b> (HEM lock) (The Working Man's Lake)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 7 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: .5 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Max Depth: 91 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The only lake without a Native American inspired name. It was named for the hemlock trees that grow around it. Hemlock is one of the only Finger Lakes whose shoreline is undeveloped, and it will remain that way as it is the main source of drinking water for Rochester. Restrictions have been put in place to keep the lake clean. In addition to restricting shoreline development, boats are limited to 17 feet and 10 horsepower and swimming is not permitted. The forests surrounding the southern end of the lake are classified as "old growth" forests. This means that they were not cut down by settlers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-AXZE4n7BNV66ssJeFV1K2k4pRWmlnWdelCMqySunD1vRqB5ySuCfopqlVsXNE0L-0TAapE21CyNY7lBfCX4g-1hBZERqkNm5CG2TvOU2XC0GZePtDx-GdymAGGd6CVGZDbPek-qbbTktIzQgDt0vTbq8CRqWa-UIWJETxikkIDoGwKaYSl_Ihf5lIeG/s1200/10%20hemlock_lake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-AXZE4n7BNV66ssJeFV1K2k4pRWmlnWdelCMqySunD1vRqB5ySuCfopqlVsXNE0L-0TAapE21CyNY7lBfCX4g-1hBZERqkNm5CG2TvOU2XC0GZePtDx-GdymAGGd6CVGZDbPek-qbbTktIzQgDt0vTbq8CRqWa-UIWJETxikkIDoGwKaYSl_Ihf5lIeG/w640-h366/10%20hemlock_lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Canadice Lake</b> (CAN a dice) (Long Lake)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 3 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: .3 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maximum Depth: 95 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Elevation of 1096 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Canadice is the highest (1096 ft) and smallest of the Finger Lakes. Ironically, the Native American name, “ska-ne-a-dice,” translates to “long lake”. It may be the smallest of the Finger Lakes, but it’s rich in the wonder and mystery of its historical, untouched wilderness. The area is quite remote and similar to the wilderness of regions like the Adirondacks. Like Hemlock Lake, it has served Rochester with a source of public drinking water since 1876. Because of the elevation the water pressure builds naturally and no pumps are needed to transport the water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH6MBDzcSsZ8rUVcOEnpJclWKKp27VfboD30tgrGUNYS0BHWReTDaXsx1E6j8ryCbh2_ta8t14j6kshTnDhHkoB71xU7siB2nS1A9pZrTT566xbaBe-6yYaEqL2oi5tFoXFEseqp9aaS9jolCqOXKRF0vBkKWbSspnFjQOmIghtZ1Ovn6Uef8tE7ZyuHE/s1200/9%20Canadice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH6MBDzcSsZ8rUVcOEnpJclWKKp27VfboD30tgrGUNYS0BHWReTDaXsx1E6j8ryCbh2_ta8t14j6kshTnDhHkoB71xU7siB2nS1A9pZrTT566xbaBe-6yYaEqL2oi5tFoXFEseqp9aaS9jolCqOXKRF0vBkKWbSspnFjQOmIghtZ1Ovn6Uef8tE7ZyuHE/w640-h428/9%20Canadice.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Honeoye Lake</b> (HON ee oy) (Lying Finger or The Working Man's Lake) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 5 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: .8 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maximum Depth: 30 ft. - the shallowest lake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Its name is said to have come from the Iroquois Native American word “ha-ne-a-yeh,” or “lying lake,” because it lies north to south, though other legends say it is named so for a man whose finger was bitten by a rattlesnake and had to be chopped off. One would think that, as the shallowest of the Finger Lakes, Honeoye Lake has little to hide. Yet tucked into its peaceful, recreational cottage culture, surprises like river otters pop out to remind visitors how much the Finger Lakes have to offer. It has the shortest water retention rate. Water enters the inlet and exits into Honeoye Creek in 10 months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQruWoonnjskdQkfH1b0hSc_JXUnrwu_XAM_8kEOt7P-_5ZKwj6dDKj1vECU7uOcmQkTZkFctsxCkE0qxeMu2bBVk8IO43s26THUyOeYOJ8Kf3rJTW5AOgEayBTUZm9CM5kQJA0J14nmQlx7h8v5uYCwAW64l4Wzzf8jFrrO0-LugpZN75Rk9qyrfRIC1/s1200/8%20honeoye.png.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQruWoonnjskdQkfH1b0hSc_JXUnrwu_XAM_8kEOt7P-_5ZKwj6dDKj1vECU7uOcmQkTZkFctsxCkE0qxeMu2bBVk8IO43s26THUyOeYOJ8Kf3rJTW5AOgEayBTUZm9CM5kQJA0J14nmQlx7h8v5uYCwAW64l4Wzzf8jFrrO0-LugpZN75Rk9qyrfRIC1/w640-h426/8%20honeoye.png.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Canandaigua Lake</b> (can an DAY gwa) (The Chosen Spot)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 16 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 1 mile</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Max Depth: 276 feet</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Seneca Native Americans called this lake “kanandague,” or “the chosen spot.” The tribe’s founders are said to have emerged from this place. It retains such awe today that it is home to some of the most expensive lakefront property in New York State. Skenoh Island, one of two islands in the Finger Lakes, is located near the town of Canandaigua. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Steamboats carried passengers and goods across the lake to the City of Canandaigua until the last steamboat, the Onanda, was moved to the Hudson River in 1924. Humphrey Bogart spent his summers vacationing on Canandaigua Lake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5HVncmUYlIry-v-qbYhoDwBW_oQPRU9EBtutvPjvWhd_v36-VIb5YnqHVtGjYWK-3cuUVDKyxqrzApEGvkdEXGOCTw1Rded8g6SL_Ji8KPmNeappTjmMgEF-Uu7CNL49F6kcZU1JBNzvbat-GywpGrTQfXZhUl2Q61k5S7_Xyoh3zDF5XbjcxRlB9x2R/s1200/7%20canandaigua_lake%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1200" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5HVncmUYlIry-v-qbYhoDwBW_oQPRU9EBtutvPjvWhd_v36-VIb5YnqHVtGjYWK-3cuUVDKyxqrzApEGvkdEXGOCTw1Rded8g6SL_Ji8KPmNeappTjmMgEF-Uu7CNL49F6kcZU1JBNzvbat-GywpGrTQfXZhUl2Q61k5S7_Xyoh3zDF5XbjcxRlB9x2R/w640-h278/7%20canandaigua_lake%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Keuka Lake</b> (Q ka) (Canoe Landing or Crooked Lake)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 22 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: between .5 and 2 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Max Depth: 187 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unlike the rest of the Finger Lakes, Keuka Lake is in a "Y"shape. Keuka's beauty stand out in so many ways that it also nicknamed “Lady of the Lakes.” The name “Keuka” comes from the Native American phrase meaning “Canoe Landing.” It’s the third largest Finger Lake in area, length, and width. In addition to its distinct shape, this lake is also the only one that flows both north and south. At the south end of the lake, in 1829, the winemaking industry of the Finger Lakes was born. The Finger Lakes Region has blossomed into one of the most popular winemaking areas in the eastern United States. Keuka is considered to have the best fishing in the region, and is the only Finger Lake that flows into another one (Seneca Lake).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQFROejBr0CZfMFW_j9zy99T0YyG7qVTafui9MFTN-a6rgtm4BHh5G_Y9O0gn3sev1OiMgCkDwfLvACrSd-H6R7QHREPaMaiaDMSJKPeeDFKl8CtglbpIuugI1l5ImgO_BO7FrEjti5c-GybZqrrnzPhNfPH4oTD3Ob1r4tdxx8z6wxKKDU6TmzLBnH46/s1200/6%20Keuka%20Lake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQFROejBr0CZfMFW_j9zy99T0YyG7qVTafui9MFTN-a6rgtm4BHh5G_Y9O0gn3sev1OiMgCkDwfLvACrSd-H6R7QHREPaMaiaDMSJKPeeDFKl8CtglbpIuugI1l5ImgO_BO7FrEjti5c-GybZqrrnzPhNfPH4oTD3Ob1r4tdxx8z6wxKKDU6TmzLBnH46/w640-h360/6%20Keuka%20Lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Seneca Lake</b> (SEN a ca) (A Place of Stone)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 35 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 3 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Max Depth: 630' - the deepest lake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The boss of the Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake occupies center stage and takes its name directly from the Seneca Native Americans, likely because they revered it so much – for its size, mystery, and grandeur. Native American word “assiniki,” which means “stony place,” possibly referring to the steep, stony southern shoreline or to the many rocky streams, gorges, and waterfalls that feed into the lake. It’s so deep that the Native Americans are said to have believed it was bottomless. It holds over half the water of the entire Finger Lakes Region. Because of its size, it rarely freezes over completely; the last time was in 1912. The lake’s size moderates the surrounding temperature, making it ideal for the many vineyards sprouting up around it. The lake floor extends 200 feet below sea level and has been used as testing sites for submarines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOVJkocXpGYRADkQe9IwmlxZPNOhvGSjyyaSMw_pHEk-v0I-0FHGQr0P1Pt5gFteu5nTH9YaHj0CVw63eOBzlOt5P9Tkepl58GXNxES7ErmVN65S6rfjVnRODS5ITHXvLLig9BV8TaQs0VcDAyNWuJs40zFDUiIEgFQDFGUkFse6wjviLq0c7vbzLrL0a/s1200/5%20seneca%20lake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOVJkocXpGYRADkQe9IwmlxZPNOhvGSjyyaSMw_pHEk-v0I-0FHGQr0P1Pt5gFteu5nTH9YaHj0CVw63eOBzlOt5P9Tkepl58GXNxES7ErmVN65S6rfjVnRODS5ITHXvLLig9BV8TaQs0VcDAyNWuJs40zFDUiIEgFQDFGUkFse6wjviLq0c7vbzLrL0a/w640-h428/5%20seneca%20lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Cayuga Lake</b> (k'YOO ga) (Boat Landing)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 40 miles – the longest lake </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 3.5 miles at the widest point, 1.7 miles average</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maximum Depth: 435 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cayuga Lake was named for the Cayuga tribe. The Native Americans alternatively called it “boat landing” or “tiohero,” which means “clear water.” From 1800 to 1857, a mile-long bridge stretched across the lake as a more efficient transportation route for goods and people. The Cayuga Long Bridge was at one point in time the longest bridge in the western hemisphere and it was three-wagon-widths wide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Shale palisades, a kind of steep cliff, can be found along Bolton Point on the southeastern end of the lake. These are rare outside the British Isles. The lake also lays on top of the deepest rock-salt mine in North America. Three operational lighthouses decorate the lake in various spots and Frontenac Island is one of only two small islands in the Finger Lakes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFszbO2g9WYzsHtKphF0y9gqV2x5QtmynWwyR0cn2mPXWA0nq1aLCW23lMNhBEhmaSPTQ_HWsFZkCqRec_0iiXoHawOcd-KPA_SCLVc19XdxKR9M2FLr_7bs-TZ4Qbnopk-agZlZkXEEyJfdt6cp_2dKKpKobozObnVs-bL4jw1dSzmLpcDGmPlwovdw3/s1200/4%20Cayuga%20Lake.png.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1200" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFszbO2g9WYzsHtKphF0y9gqV2x5QtmynWwyR0cn2mPXWA0nq1aLCW23lMNhBEhmaSPTQ_HWsFZkCqRec_0iiXoHawOcd-KPA_SCLVc19XdxKR9M2FLr_7bs-TZ4Qbnopk-agZlZkXEEyJfdt6cp_2dKKpKobozObnVs-bL4jw1dSzmLpcDGmPlwovdw3/w640-h358/4%20Cayuga%20Lake.png.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Owasco Lake</b> (o WASS co) (The Crossing Place or Floating Bridge)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 11 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 1 mile</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maximum Depth: 177 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Its name comes from the Native American word “osco,” which means “the crossing place,” or “wasco,” which means “floating bridge”. The town of Moravia lies at the southern end of the lake. It's the birthplace of President Millard Fillmore and was the childhood home of John D. Rockefeller. The town of Auburn is at the north end of the lake and was home to Harriet Tubman and William Seward, Secretary of State to President Lincoln and Johnson. Harriet Tubman’s house is now a museum and national historical park, open to the public.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the early half of the 19th century, Owasco Lake was known for its resorts and casinos, which catered to the upper class and social elite. The Syracuse Railway ran down the west side of the lake, and passenger steamboats were used to transport vacationers from one high-profile destination to another. Today, the profile of the lake has changed with lovely private homes and quaint cottages dotting much of the shoreline.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yRRwA4Hm_lYHwIUG85hQZKwEJCz1t30Qn0UCWXYhpd_mluPNGZRfaxNdz1mceLWCoNfG93TpeP2VncS7mrEiyxClNzhcoaYRV3SiAL07T_zUI2jhFBW_me1f3rDgtBI1p4MbacqZ4F6yy1jXmnL5Jpwix2tKCpOl3mBFvED5KalQz5sj1gdWL6X074pV/s1200/3%20Owasco%20Lake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1200" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yRRwA4Hm_lYHwIUG85hQZKwEJCz1t30Qn0UCWXYhpd_mluPNGZRfaxNdz1mceLWCoNfG93TpeP2VncS7mrEiyxClNzhcoaYRV3SiAL07T_zUI2jhFBW_me1f3rDgtBI1p4MbacqZ4F6yy1jXmnL5Jpwix2tKCpOl3mBFvED5KalQz5sj1gdWL6X074pV/w640-h354/3%20Owasco%20Lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Skaneateles Lake</b> (skinny AT less) (The Long Waters)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 16 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 1 mile</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Max depth: 300 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's one of the highest Finger Lakes, sitting 863 ft. above sea level. Native American legends say that the sky spirits would admire themselves in the reflective clarity of Skaneateles Lake. When the lake spirit fell in love with them, it absorbed the fine, deep blue color of their robes. It has some of the cleanest and clearest water out of all the lakes, because it’s not burdened by industrial and agricultural waste. The lake has been used as a water supply for both the surrounding town of Skaneateles and many Syracuse residents since the 1890s. It's one of only six unfiltered water sources in the country. Steamboats were active during the 1800s and smaller boats took over in the 20th century to deliver mail to boxes on lake-bound cottage docks. Several stops on the Underground Railroad were located around the lake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcg9pnJBshrVpJzS4cuMnrNc7prD6x5KD2mBThMMTNI5w9yuvyFILcMirI7mMtM9Nsx1r-EE3F2M0pdg8YNXz-Gz8nNLRGUTIaSsQlpRx7lN7zokg0M52E56ileY_a-RGEjzPYxmQ5QWs_jal90uwHDyLfkJzlcTuET7rC1c12lPw2uXL41kIdaE9qyWI/s1200/2%20skaneateles-no-text%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1200" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcg9pnJBshrVpJzS4cuMnrNc7prD6x5KD2mBThMMTNI5w9yuvyFILcMirI7mMtM9Nsx1r-EE3F2M0pdg8YNXz-Gz8nNLRGUTIaSsQlpRx7lN7zokg0M52E56ileY_a-RGEjzPYxmQ5QWs_jal90uwHDyLfkJzlcTuET7rC1c12lPw2uXL41kIdaE9qyWI/w640-h304/2%20skaneateles-no-text%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Otisco Lake</b> (o TISS co) (Waters Dried Away)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Length: 6 miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Width: 1 mile</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Max Depth: 68 ft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Its name comes from the Native American word “Otisco” which means “waters dried away”. It used to be marshland, but has since grown out of that name thanks to several efforts to set up dams. A dam was constructed in 1869 to both raise the water level of the lake and provide a storage place for water used in the Erie Canal. The lake was dammed again in 1908 to raise the water level so it could be used as a water supply for Syracuse. Together, the dams raised the water to a total of 13 feet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A causeway that runs across the lake at the southern end used to be a wagon road. It divides the lake into two distinct basins. The southern section is smaller, shallower and quite murky, but the remaining lake is relatively clear. Because of its shallow depth and warm temperatures this lake is ideal for swimming and boating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFPg96mcxlDDF3_BgPFwsdLoZkyz_XKkSeG_b0VR46v0SmBgq-ZaK1JaVZiNGFJ4x3VYxMfRpBSEfC57AaT1-aRWBYanJcTHvODDUvkLYwD5qmK-ZJ-rDSvAgPNIa9J2jYmJ8A4unoRSMrXBmGxuDZ7c9nLTQYn3e9gLMV8BXT5EPy7NM80spVSJ7Wtg1/s1200/1%20otisco_lake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1200" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFPg96mcxlDDF3_BgPFwsdLoZkyz_XKkSeG_b0VR46v0SmBgq-ZaK1JaVZiNGFJ4x3VYxMfRpBSEfC57AaT1-aRWBYanJcTHvODDUvkLYwD5qmK-ZJ-rDSvAgPNIa9J2jYmJ8A4unoRSMrXBmGxuDZ7c9nLTQYn3e9gLMV8BXT5EPy7NM80spVSJ7Wtg1/w640-h278/1%20otisco_lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-30036359654307226182023-11-07T12:14:00.006-06:002023-11-08T06:42:07.449-06:00Finger Lakes Wineries (Part XII)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.” </i>-Joan Collins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have our favorite wineries we love to visit, but we do make an effort to try a few new ones each year. Here are the ones we made it to in 2023. Some were better than others and a few we might even visit again.<span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span></span><a href="https://www.cayugaridgewinery.com/" target="_blank">Cayuga Ridge Estate</a> - As one of the oldest wineries in the Finger Lakes Cayuga Ridge invites you to tour and taste their bounty. Through the practice of sustainable vineyard cultivation they attain consistent grape quality and optimal fruit production. The wines of Cayuga Ridge Estate are straightforward and honest in their presentation.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs9_W3dev0hkhpwaC95E4dzXgse5TzUuorKPppGe-7czn1uhefXy-Lfq-bQhmc7rZMYCFB44L_H2lsWMlBEsKbxpjia28mp6w4J89d9ca1Nn5kvIPhgnML8ZAAm0Qb8cSrx_cNTBt9lHWfNjkuWQI3jGY3UALfW6r9fDTu8j4E10DQ2OQZZBRZNXXpv0Q/s900/1Cayuga%20Ridge%201a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAs9_W3dev0hkhpwaC95E4dzXgse5TzUuorKPppGe-7czn1uhefXy-Lfq-bQhmc7rZMYCFB44L_H2lsWMlBEsKbxpjia28mp6w4J89d9ca1Nn5kvIPhgnML8ZAAm0Qb8cSrx_cNTBt9lHWfNjkuWQI3jGY3UALfW6r9fDTu8j4E10DQ2OQZZBRZNXXpv0Q/w640-h640/1Cayuga%20Ridge%201a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa2ntAVRpu8UzIMzicNFYj5M-kng_4r56orWHUuVy8lVOrd1gl03UjgVQnQn-OSbkPreHoFeTTzbImcmUH2wBvnvdrnvZcgBDQd_HyL29Qri8B22qyT90aRQjrCFgwjn-xCkOhrl7-JpNMovKOlyxPFi8MfEejn6a8EhOwSc18Bnoz2ssLiySWJ2cU6YC/s900/2Cayuga%20Ridge%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa2ntAVRpu8UzIMzicNFYj5M-kng_4r56orWHUuVy8lVOrd1gl03UjgVQnQn-OSbkPreHoFeTTzbImcmUH2wBvnvdrnvZcgBDQd_HyL29Qri8B22qyT90aRQjrCFgwjn-xCkOhrl7-JpNMovKOlyxPFi8MfEejn6a8EhOwSc18Bnoz2ssLiySWJ2cU6YC/w640-h480/2Cayuga%20Ridge%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our picnic didn't come with a lake view, but the wine and the food was very good. We had their 2020 Dry Riesling. It was a summer Riesling, light and zippy, comparable to a sauvignon blanc.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghpt8R4x2bXWs6eMOZdn39yINMhc-MTRtoROMf_rK-U4XD1ngR5g9e6mCeJpRnB2m7iNO5jeiDUaukPm2ModyuDA4-rhzOEkZcv5NCms_nRC6KmWk6xGhUbiXqh2Fpkgj0RDadTaCjmmKKCK6YIPnPsyzyFfY9gKWLQGRpXkV3poHDuvqt8BDe6Ka7h_T/s900/3Cayuga%20Ridge%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghpt8R4x2bXWs6eMOZdn39yINMhc-MTRtoROMf_rK-U4XD1ngR5g9e6mCeJpRnB2m7iNO5jeiDUaukPm2ModyuDA4-rhzOEkZcv5NCms_nRC6KmWk6xGhUbiXqh2Fpkgj0RDadTaCjmmKKCK6YIPnPsyzyFfY9gKWLQGRpXkV3poHDuvqt8BDe6Ka7h_T/w480-h640/3Cayuga%20Ridge%208.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.wiemer.com/" target="_blank">Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard</a> – the vineyard is a pioneer of viticulture and winemaking in the Finger Lakes. It was founded in 1979 by German-born winemaker Hermann J. Wiemer, the estate has gained national and international attention for the quality of its wines and the soundness of its growing practices. Located on the western slope of Seneca Lake and housed in a 19th century scissor-truss barn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLf2iLu4-nO0AXjUD-B3rzUbKk00hgc1WLQ-w2RFsKVBLBRKjzSL8gPQxkYxZMx0pBQXpZWi8io4VKClN0Ll-W9bHbLprLod5-tvkt0pT5CsFq2fdeATmkX8Eo0GYy8RGw1_YOjzqRdED1XEPUW-mjKUH-q3fcgeAJHv7ZZ_rsiq9dq8vL-xw5tIoTcvc/s900/4Hermann%20Wiemer%201a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLf2iLu4-nO0AXjUD-B3rzUbKk00hgc1WLQ-w2RFsKVBLBRKjzSL8gPQxkYxZMx0pBQXpZWi8io4VKClN0Ll-W9bHbLprLod5-tvkt0pT5CsFq2fdeATmkX8Eo0GYy8RGw1_YOjzqRdED1XEPUW-mjKUH-q3fcgeAJHv7ZZ_rsiq9dq8vL-xw5tIoTcvc/w640-h480/4Hermann%20Wiemer%201a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zE9UWlZPxBRIlwnHvguVPn7lwhz7nAiXkIPyYPTS88xLRNAV-YBD9CU-AShgaMRdyu7MelmQviLoOVF-eV6oRsQwd9c6TGrU-orcNeLi05KTnPwLbxGG3CztwgZF1D0roLQbeFXDfAARm6f7R6FEIq6gsiwHHrBMu_uVxIvPtXuXNs7pcDZh7oGj8DG_/s900/5Hermann%20Wiemer%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zE9UWlZPxBRIlwnHvguVPn7lwhz7nAiXkIPyYPTS88xLRNAV-YBD9CU-AShgaMRdyu7MelmQviLoOVF-eV6oRsQwd9c6TGrU-orcNeLi05KTnPwLbxGG3CztwgZF1D0roLQbeFXDfAARm6f7R6FEIq6gsiwHHrBMu_uVxIvPtXuXNs7pcDZh7oGj8DG_/w640-h428/5Hermann%20Wiemer%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We celebrated the Captain's birthday at the vineyard and enjoyed their Riesling Dry. It's their signature wine. Sourced from each of their three distinct vineyard sites It has layers of citrus, stone, and tropical fruit with a clean mineral finish.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ4LaK10Q30jIquLBNmHJmC2i-yaIHJHNJ_OgGJhZoPwRJUKuETAqaVRJGjcyv6A2bQpahd-Cg5t8jwpCNCo6z_dGxQEWYSSixPP8tfTcR-f8JI-eDM4aECqYxquCxu-kiHWfUn5pchL59a9rItJilye_IAaFxB9V_KW7Cd08xl2ovrbx8-t5gyZjSDsJ/s900/6Hermann%20Wiemer%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ4LaK10Q30jIquLBNmHJmC2i-yaIHJHNJ_OgGJhZoPwRJUKuETAqaVRJGjcyv6A2bQpahd-Cg5t8jwpCNCo6z_dGxQEWYSSixPP8tfTcR-f8JI-eDM4aECqYxquCxu-kiHWfUn5pchL59a9rItJilye_IAaFxB9V_KW7Cd08xl2ovrbx8-t5gyZjSDsJ/w640-h480/6Hermann%20Wiemer%203.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://mileswinecellars.com/about-2/haunted-history/" target="_blank">Miles Wine Cellars</a> - the winery is located in a Greek revival mansion that overlooks Seneca Lake, the home was originally built in 1802, and has a haunting history. Strange happenings such as slamming doors, footsteps, and unexplained sounds have manifested on the property for years. The first grapes were planted in the spring of 1979. When the grapes began producing, the grapes were sold to neighboring wineries. Their first vintage was in 1997 and it was bottled in 1998.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4nPuajET6MSsW60x-kDG-6oPAgzW2OQFb6ucLQq_iTmp9iY3sKbHLJqjmh3lI7zp-rd9TNeWlCijNNMyExfGGW53bc7lJYOETH5VwkY7ohd5gcTZ7DXx79Eotb0uObzb5WaZwZnc3NoLNaVbMOTfiPCZo2SCmmEZHNv4ueUGgEy_7yYqLDNGYFkUOaii/s1176/7miles%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1176" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4nPuajET6MSsW60x-kDG-6oPAgzW2OQFb6ucLQq_iTmp9iY3sKbHLJqjmh3lI7zp-rd9TNeWlCijNNMyExfGGW53bc7lJYOETH5VwkY7ohd5gcTZ7DXx79Eotb0uObzb5WaZwZnc3NoLNaVbMOTfiPCZo2SCmmEZHNv4ueUGgEy_7yYqLDNGYFkUOaii/w640-h588/7miles%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was actually our second visit to this Miles Wine Cellars. Our first visit was back in 2012. This time we took our runabout up the lake from our rental and enjoyed a beautiful picnic on their lawn. It was extra special because we were joined by our family. We enjoyed a bottle of their Dry Riesling that was loaded with lemon and lime zest with finishes of fresh pear and apple. Our second bottle Ghost a light, semi-dry Chardonnay blend that was light, crisp and refreshing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TTcvnbYi7s-rJhJKM5EwFek_tQFwvaJegXxD-WNN_xL_S3C4ZT9K2CY6b1qr-_Rt2tY4jkmJCltYZAeWssLVEIcWdWRcCnTGqo0j6uhpVucKf6SOmwJ35Pg5SsFxe3uS7-csIcrC2xoYw8wOWjuKjigQ0V5ka_3eYP8k-9L88_VMLCrgaXwD70IHFhEZ/s900/9miles%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TTcvnbYi7s-rJhJKM5EwFek_tQFwvaJegXxD-WNN_xL_S3C4ZT9K2CY6b1qr-_Rt2tY4jkmJCltYZAeWssLVEIcWdWRcCnTGqo0j6uhpVucKf6SOmwJ35Pg5SsFxe3uS7-csIcrC2xoYw8wOWjuKjigQ0V5ka_3eYP8k-9L88_VMLCrgaXwD70IHFhEZ/w640-h480/9miles%204.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our view of the lake from the lawn of Miles Wine Cellars.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTi-2pPgLINJzeLLFq91Dr8af5d42N0UfGq0Go3llD0Sg2JDwWNYU707NgNVKHx8GN6nHkOWA_oFOM-Iew7jg6IqxMyYsVQsiUQXEyVeKsjh7IAVCtHsDQCmqLScPw6VP_0QzHOLkpetCEugpUij_FurXZt7JIm3QhMhJIjwhtJ-LjCZ4wPqbhI65ODuZ/s900/10miles%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTi-2pPgLINJzeLLFq91Dr8af5d42N0UfGq0Go3llD0Sg2JDwWNYU707NgNVKHx8GN6nHkOWA_oFOM-Iew7jg6IqxMyYsVQsiUQXEyVeKsjh7IAVCtHsDQCmqLScPw6VP_0QzHOLkpetCEugpUij_FurXZt7JIm3QhMhJIjwhtJ-LjCZ4wPqbhI65ODuZ/w640-h426/10miles%205.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2022/05/20/hillick-hobbs-finger-lakes-estate-open-doors-june" target="_blank">Hillick & Hobbs</a> - After years of searching around the Finger Lakes to fulfill the dream of creating site-specific estate riesling, Paul Hobbs concentrated his efforts on Seneca Lake and found a property with similar attributes to those found in the famed Mosel region in Germany. This winery is situated on the southeastern banks of the lake. They only produce a dry riesling each year and we could choose between three years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAsXwXEBl6YwwVeoW__AjkKv7XTaT95guWuTDVtVmtsK-V_Ro9Pk3p1UgjXAu8_SIaBMZv-D6t54Jmgpwmmw2_dW6iLd996Jv164qiORAf0oD5BCLz9RTpJ1E8Pd_-FEdNFIQcyII93vesRZd-mAiZ400g_uxL5gwweAQw5cta1WGb2Tdesnfy7yHdtVE/s900/11Hillick%20&%20Hobbs%201b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="900" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAsXwXEBl6YwwVeoW__AjkKv7XTaT95guWuTDVtVmtsK-V_Ro9Pk3p1UgjXAu8_SIaBMZv-D6t54Jmgpwmmw2_dW6iLd996Jv164qiORAf0oD5BCLz9RTpJ1E8Pd_-FEdNFIQcyII93vesRZd-mAiZ400g_uxL5gwweAQw5cta1WGb2Tdesnfy7yHdtVE/w640-h512/11Hillick%20&%20Hobbs%201b.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed a bottle of their 2020 Dry Riesling. That season was warm and dry; however, cool lake breezes contribute to the estate's ability to slowly ripen the fruit. The result was a Riesling with early spring bloom aromas and lush stone fruit flavors.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicm2PAlAnpfpB9OBppnTu_2ndEIP8I3t12R5sTgGu80OK3bDZfctq3hIIevIw8qKzX2ps8Q4RpkSbcQ5Naek3j_nWdaD-8oWaFw9hKECoi8G98gXzjdVq-1H4zXoGt9EyrsqtWVP1-qJg5OI_-ManKZFDxUms0LZdUrk_RFdBdIgpYPNjsvftt7SeDXgNP/s900/12Hillick%20&%20Hobbs%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicm2PAlAnpfpB9OBppnTu_2ndEIP8I3t12R5sTgGu80OK3bDZfctq3hIIevIw8qKzX2ps8Q4RpkSbcQ5Naek3j_nWdaD-8oWaFw9hKECoi8G98gXzjdVq-1H4zXoGt9EyrsqtWVP1-qJg5OI_-ManKZFDxUms0LZdUrk_RFdBdIgpYPNjsvftt7SeDXgNP/w480-h640/12Hillick%20&%20Hobbs%202.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://silverspringswinery.com/home/" target="_blank">Silver Springs Winery</a> - Following a 700-year history of traditional winemaking, the Zuccarino family opened its winery’s doors in June 2004. Silver Springs Winery is a deeply rooted winery, maintaining a rich history for full-bodied, handcrafted reds and refreshingly fruity, rich aromatic white wines. They are located on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake. It was our least favorite winery of the year. They seemed overpriced and we were not impressed with the wine we tried.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvxflQphEQ5_L8q_qqy-i-9RJxj6EciakgKcF5lM80y2mBDohho5si-ObWxyIjjvEWCFdRZfbL6gFpnMlJ2ez16lsl8iVsJ4vGv3ZrgbwieuTi6reBdEJ9x-PisibMZWf3kMF9HyJ5c1SD3drt6Ngm3-DDXqemCjIWElYk5g8JTFWVIQqCtcsgyDxQVqe/s900/13Silver%20Springs%20Winery%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvxflQphEQ5_L8q_qqy-i-9RJxj6EciakgKcF5lM80y2mBDohho5si-ObWxyIjjvEWCFdRZfbL6gFpnMlJ2ez16lsl8iVsJ4vGv3ZrgbwieuTi6reBdEJ9x-PisibMZWf3kMF9HyJ5c1SD3drt6Ngm3-DDXqemCjIWElYk5g8JTFWVIQqCtcsgyDxQVqe/w640-h640/13Silver%20Springs%20Winery%201.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We tried their Dry Riesling "Pink Stripe. It's a complex wine with a nose of apricot, honeydew, honeysuckle, hints of white peach, and finishes with a citrus tangerine and grapefruit crisp snappy twang. Definitely nice but not our favorite.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtVElS2tRbYbMHNWn_dFx-tJEEPwPONo8b5ZbrmjmACoPPfpDk3S_9Lp8-Jxes-Uno6Kqyf0pEj3GXXbPFYT-dXv7dNdRvg8K5XF-jmeXOokGpe_ascOZ7tsTh_H60E5eKg8bj3YSkqwLx5WBUNJwqzc8h2Q8RduCRHniXSPZBFc_DhALWtzarKahQW3m/s900/14Silver%20Springs%20Winery%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtVElS2tRbYbMHNWn_dFx-tJEEPwPONo8b5ZbrmjmACoPPfpDk3S_9Lp8-Jxes-Uno6Kqyf0pEj3GXXbPFYT-dXv7dNdRvg8K5XF-jmeXOokGpe_ascOZ7tsTh_H60E5eKg8bj3YSkqwLx5WBUNJwqzc8h2Q8RduCRHniXSPZBFc_DhALWtzarKahQW3m/w480-h640/14Silver%20Springs%20Winery%202.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can read about other wineries we've visited in the Finger Lake area at the following links.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2022/09/finger-lake-wineries-part-xi.html" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none; text-size-adjust: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Finger Lakes Wineries (Part XI)</span></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2021/08/finger-lake-breweries-and-cideries-part.html#more" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Breweries and Cideries (Part X)</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2021/07/finger-lake-breweries-part-ix.html#more" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Breweries (Part IX)</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2021/06/finger-lake-wineries-part-viii.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Finger Lakes Wineries (Part VIII)</span></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2020/09/finger-lake-wineries-breweries-part-vii.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Finger Lakes Wineries & Breweries (Part VII)</span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2019/09/finger-lake-wineries-part-vi.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Wineries (VI)</a></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2019/06/finger-lake-wineries-part-v.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Wineries (Part V)</a></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2018/10/finger-lake-wineries-breweries-part-iv.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Wineries & Breweries (Part IV)</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/09/finger-lake-wineries-part-iii.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Wineries (Part III)</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/08/finger-lakes-wineries-and-breweries.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Wineries & Breweries (Part II)</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(80, 131, 191); color: #5083bf; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/07/finger-lake-wineries-breweries.html" style="color: #d36c1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Finger Lakes Wineries & Breweries (Part I)</a></span></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-7117811431098586832023-10-31T09:04:00.002-05:002023-11-05T18:36:14.292-06:00October Updates <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"Autumn teaches us the beauty of letting go. Growth requires release...it's what the trees do." </i>-Ka'ala</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5z_Cc0hDJz1nnM-Qj0sG3hVvokxORmRFUX1IY6Y-yYdzPr2fHatJmZU0ej_WK-DFwDlk_14ATk9_mNmCBX_ptBCDRa_crjly651w3zoXLH25vO6Km3p84KRc6vw4yzzIKF8nNrD4gK2UybaxhQnFbe7kUp73azjvreYKS0cSnOgJn0Sqr1PyqKHDU4xVn/s1200/10-3-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5z_Cc0hDJz1nnM-Qj0sG3hVvokxORmRFUX1IY6Y-yYdzPr2fHatJmZU0ej_WK-DFwDlk_14ATk9_mNmCBX_ptBCDRa_crjly651w3zoXLH25vO6Km3p84KRc6vw4yzzIKF8nNrD4gK2UybaxhQnFbe7kUp73azjvreYKS0cSnOgJn0Sqr1PyqKHDU4xVn/w640-h426/10-3-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We've had a busy October and I've done a lot of posts, but as usual there are memories I wanted to document. This blog has become less about cruising and boats and more of a journal of our lives. A way to remember where and what we've done each year.<span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">October started off by saying good-bye to Ithaca and <i>The Pearl</i>. We decided to move the boat up the lake to Cayuga to her winter home at Beacon Bay a week early since the weather was going to deteriorate quickly. We enjoyed our adventures in Lakewood and truly loved being close to Kyle and his family in Lewisburg. We're beginning to like this area of the country...at least most of the year. The countryside is beautiful, there are tons of places to explore, the fall colors are amazing and best of all there is family close by.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a beautiful warm day when we left our slip at Alan Treman State Marina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pOw_pVA9qXa-az7TtxhiDdxXzkfXdumEku6gYeKqovHk0Qt0pFo7xpLH5adCb-ZJcuPU1d03YF3lrZoRVSBKUrnsN79kV0Wr6cJhC7TKCqng9kBagXjV_E6KxbWP7Dkj9IAn0yz6FH9LImWutigGxVgxJTQA_DVn-bGz12FA24vzwJsf9TRTEXK_MppN/s1200/10-4-23%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pOw_pVA9qXa-az7TtxhiDdxXzkfXdumEku6gYeKqovHk0Qt0pFo7xpLH5adCb-ZJcuPU1d03YF3lrZoRVSBKUrnsN79kV0Wr6cJhC7TKCqng9kBagXjV_E6KxbWP7Dkj9IAn0yz6FH9LImWutigGxVgxJTQA_DVn-bGz12FA24vzwJsf9TRTEXK_MppN/w640-h426/10-4-23%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita00K35N2Ao_HlFWFqfPQIg1PhItvqUkCIOVAF1Y1544fCmIubIAUaRo8YnXEDYnEPuMbuYdWtYuCZXyto1dqmNyfR8y1oHw23pN0FuVwfXky0L_n8witGi0OW2DZURJdYkzXikBkpQpwa9UIruK6tvgQBLU_JqMXQ1yULx00Md2Q9UiHLyug77oLgMsj/s1200/10-4-23%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita00K35N2Ao_HlFWFqfPQIg1PhItvqUkCIOVAF1Y1544fCmIubIAUaRo8YnXEDYnEPuMbuYdWtYuCZXyto1dqmNyfR8y1oHw23pN0FuVwfXky0L_n8witGi0OW2DZURJdYkzXikBkpQpwa9UIruK6tvgQBLU_JqMXQ1yULx00Md2Q9UiHLyug77oLgMsj/w640-h426/10-4-23%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunset at Beacon Bay Marina.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeRHORcHrYh7rKaXrKUJGpvrD0bxIqwGn5eabvvldcnjF-CmrrwQX0-gBWcRD8M3VA5tiF6Wc5gjtA9dBc-38LYIwkp3_aiSHioHQydyykjOz0Hl-Ugkvg514KCtfEUnvStkjnxTsrp8c-B5pr5FLr1HxcYhhs6neYs3xDnxd4rCwsSaF27QmWK8NGfir/s1200/10-4-23%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeRHORcHrYh7rKaXrKUJGpvrD0bxIqwGn5eabvvldcnjF-CmrrwQX0-gBWcRD8M3VA5tiF6Wc5gjtA9dBc-38LYIwkp3_aiSHioHQydyykjOz0Hl-Ugkvg514KCtfEUnvStkjnxTsrp8c-B5pr5FLr1HxcYhhs6neYs3xDnxd4rCwsSaF27QmWK8NGfir/w640-h426/10-4-23%208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">By the time we hauled out...fall had arrived.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx4WgxxFlnEmRDyDLZSCqXZf0a0D5o4fM8N__ThjjlsyWubArGPA3RjRWc_w_8N6vJmLjJaG1XQ0UvCfHMoNYH6grOhPAMQy69GwMYmG_zHA25vo9BCgKUNO1ywz-K-nrjtqQIm5AeZ5aR6gHXGFf-so92ekZo-0NPpVi386kOTkICcxjF5_nHCpv5LyA/s1200/10-6-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx4WgxxFlnEmRDyDLZSCqXZf0a0D5o4fM8N__ThjjlsyWubArGPA3RjRWc_w_8N6vJmLjJaG1XQ0UvCfHMoNYH6grOhPAMQy69GwMYmG_zHA25vo9BCgKUNO1ywz-K-nrjtqQIm5AeZ5aR6gHXGFf-so92ekZo-0NPpVi386kOTkICcxjF5_nHCpv5LyA/w640-h426/10-6-23%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">First she gets a bath and then she is set up in her winter home.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpu6mbZycMYNHxzqlH_EP9lQyxAEhcccohotf_1QWVEbcIcknU2HFe-i53EQAutaMwcXLPYqjZ621dhSvVfUaaS-fb7yBT9Tn33BRV53Py6bwR8wgg2aGF5wsEGIZN3RWUKWy46RwhlKQbm0CY12EBpA6_reo0ctlteuVHP5N2bQfHtmspPZyd9Rmsd5Q/s1200/10-6-23%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpu6mbZycMYNHxzqlH_EP9lQyxAEhcccohotf_1QWVEbcIcknU2HFe-i53EQAutaMwcXLPYqjZ621dhSvVfUaaS-fb7yBT9Tn33BRV53Py6bwR8wgg2aGF5wsEGIZN3RWUKWy46RwhlKQbm0CY12EBpA6_reo0ctlteuVHP5N2bQfHtmspPZyd9Rmsd5Q/w640-h480/10-6-23%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Soon she will be shrink wrapped to keep out the cold wind and snow.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi515gmLiBxz7aTAum_Z_h0qTzWtrePnwIlyYoL4BOhD53t3MwN_zp8KseVrrohjoYPc3Ry77fcq0bp84R0UASHA0k0st1WtriZFYW7hsinQGW_EyRE1iS7JMWw83dWew-x-PuISmBCiAU3Bf16yWEaHkVUp6JTZGvTql_B3amxCRIrtHqreKxc1olN75C1/s1200/10-6-23%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi515gmLiBxz7aTAum_Z_h0qTzWtrePnwIlyYoL4BOhD53t3MwN_zp8KseVrrohjoYPc3Ry77fcq0bp84R0UASHA0k0st1WtriZFYW7hsinQGW_EyRE1iS7JMWw83dWew-x-PuISmBCiAU3Bf16yWEaHkVUp6JTZGvTql_B3amxCRIrtHqreKxc1olN75C1/w640-h480/10-6-23%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Fall looks amazing here.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOdDnR9NXdW2pY-854eAT1jPxZcwmLip9N_XxBmkJ_X5ABrzndNxyb603lb8F7Jy4U0y-EAX8TvwCM3OfbhWIeKiJ17fWUgLxr8LdGHuiBkz91R1WVWO1squCpHtG98SLjMlP7kQHIPd8bLCKwPl7fNb-m3Ttx5CyT4QYlnDnD-HitFKinSVPAmbFGyos/s1200/10-12-23%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the fun activities we got to watch the grands take part in this fall. Graham is enjoying his karate class.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPC_M4ug3qnTxJ9qdT4GAbq3QdF6POqnyNQEKwihlK6bw-6yWIDGR_a7Q2wMAGfhUGM5VGkvGtmNIThpQkw-mnqrWBJk_SOQKLnwGcxt1RXr5-rYy3-1VHhBzAv9Hnmvmjz4ZygTffH9yvLIupfz1yL5tbihq30lL3UxowNbVF16Wo8gOu_NQdqoebzD7/s1200/10aUntitled%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPC_M4ug3qnTxJ9qdT4GAbq3QdF6POqnyNQEKwihlK6bw-6yWIDGR_a7Q2wMAGfhUGM5VGkvGtmNIThpQkw-mnqrWBJk_SOQKLnwGcxt1RXr5-rYy3-1VHhBzAv9Hnmvmjz4ZygTffH9yvLIupfz1yL5tbihq30lL3UxowNbVF16Wo8gOu_NQdqoebzD7/w548-h640/10aUntitled%203.png" width="548" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Cora loves her dance class, but we didn't get a chance to watch her. We did get a lot of time to play and we even went to a trunk or treat at their school.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihcPT3tUM2X7YXl56O4bbTqKfFNXemKBbGn7_LxCs0b5DI7F2p0cIskvoAJorI69IRRTsx9xjiAHEs-dbdxNh9m4NghmzS82tpMD2HyHpqrm3Sjjm6Da8YqL-J9De2Sm-gAdxHUsuZ1VuJxGMyOc4r8h7b25pPdw6GuXKZNmC6LrajAyTFFmEI3joGeIT/s1200/10bUntitled%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihcPT3tUM2X7YXl56O4bbTqKfFNXemKBbGn7_LxCs0b5DI7F2p0cIskvoAJorI69IRRTsx9xjiAHEs-dbdxNh9m4NghmzS82tpMD2HyHpqrm3Sjjm6Da8YqL-J9De2Sm-gAdxHUsuZ1VuJxGMyOc4r8h7b25pPdw6GuXKZNmC6LrajAyTFFmEI3joGeIT/w640-h480/10bUntitled%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hattie loves to run and she belongs to a running club. She also is enjoying her first year in dance. I was very impressed with her talent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFk4nBic94-qbYsBJvbAQ69FfS5JEFAKZQ2kQUwvjDPiwZE6rz8CJ3cnKUXrxGrMV-0SMcfWuK0Mg0RM2X5hoYpmyWSRc3djJlkFJae2vESnUdBy_CYn7BjNioOyM2t4QkSKo8pxfPR-FYtDjRytgBUPIAut_la8g28E4NH8PBtlvJksQBfLM1zKsSewF/s1200/10cUntitled%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFk4nBic94-qbYsBJvbAQ69FfS5JEFAKZQ2kQUwvjDPiwZE6rz8CJ3cnKUXrxGrMV-0SMcfWuK0Mg0RM2X5hoYpmyWSRc3djJlkFJae2vESnUdBy_CYn7BjNioOyM2t4QkSKo8pxfPR-FYtDjRytgBUPIAut_la8g28E4NH8PBtlvJksQBfLM1zKsSewF/w640-h512/10cUntitled%201.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Halloween is celebrated in a big way in Pennsylvania and it's fun being a part of it.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkhOqQY0XSjipDuQiWhvk_P627poGnVOnlcj-FRSKC7tR3ex8K7gihWcB46qdBuHp1mPRKIMLi1VXsSRlpoB6EK1qQJr-J0soeBnAgYq2V35X0zSKYjGTm_4QFnxUNoMGMu-5IlGPg39wX1-KR1w_biMgIbdc2ZpX6SKZ_1dvWlIgLza5506Nj1XcG7Kj/s1200/10d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="958" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkhOqQY0XSjipDuQiWhvk_P627poGnVOnlcj-FRSKC7tR3ex8K7gihWcB46qdBuHp1mPRKIMLi1VXsSRlpoB6EK1qQJr-J0soeBnAgYq2V35X0zSKYjGTm_4QFnxUNoMGMu-5IlGPg39wX1-KR1w_biMgIbdc2ZpX6SKZ_1dvWlIgLza5506Nj1XcG7Kj/w510-h640/10d.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj2L3Oe_8-zudehbm4ZGPI37KBFKC4n4NEf-AIAaiYYNGCjPquhDQCzi-15jeS3jG5OSh5PFj8WMI56CZpL38NymAaq8pW3DlSc7CkZhG-8T5IXXt5SCj_5ZADpN-0qeWhdZLTEc7K2vIGJVfh8efc93lBPhnZwmM9dig7uzNxVGYl02Ehyfpx9uHH0Cp/s1200/10e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj2L3Oe_8-zudehbm4ZGPI37KBFKC4n4NEf-AIAaiYYNGCjPquhDQCzi-15jeS3jG5OSh5PFj8WMI56CZpL38NymAaq8pW3DlSc7CkZhG-8T5IXXt5SCj_5ZADpN-0qeWhdZLTEc7K2vIGJVfh8efc93lBPhnZwmM9dig7uzNxVGYl02Ehyfpx9uHH0Cp/w640-h458/10e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh32QuJcZ-iSJquP3FZPz6ZrkNlT-VQfVWDHInlc_x7QhSilV7-A-5S4pwovqr4p8U9POzrLiJEG1tfghsfmuROAmeDupZDo9Nj3-XbzpWcottkmOqak2Zq-M82ZqFFjXPPEhSzzG5GsvTgwXDWBwyuCX_pHqNJeO3ysCYet6M9ds-pdO4ieuM0EwRZOT/s1200/10f.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh32QuJcZ-iSJquP3FZPz6ZrkNlT-VQfVWDHInlc_x7QhSilV7-A-5S4pwovqr4p8U9POzrLiJEG1tfghsfmuROAmeDupZDo9Nj3-XbzpWcottkmOqak2Zq-M82ZqFFjXPPEhSzzG5GsvTgwXDWBwyuCX_pHqNJeO3ysCYet6M9ds-pdO4ieuM0EwRZOT/w640-h480/10f.png" width="640" /></a></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-15020476793918541572023-10-30T13:58:00.010-05:002023-10-30T21:02:06.474-05:00Oct. 27 - Pine Creek Rail Trail<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”</i> – Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB97olO5JyaCE2oG0bDvhsEExO3smXPzINi7GM8XvAiVa8pBxl_wgZFOtw-1cc7BkppCtR_5rz6laF53-RH1DFWbJ7CNe90GLezROsoXr1jR9VlsZN0SLek2KZu7ekb5wKuM2Vxt_Unh5wM-whPOfbjc-DsMiAmqtdLUWmXp4dw5lh5vqBHuokjNhqvVuR/s1200/0IMG_9866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB97olO5JyaCE2oG0bDvhsEExO3smXPzINi7GM8XvAiVa8pBxl_wgZFOtw-1cc7BkppCtR_5rz6laF53-RH1DFWbJ7CNe90GLezROsoXr1jR9VlsZN0SLek2KZu7ekb5wKuM2Vxt_Unh5wM-whPOfbjc-DsMiAmqtdLUWmXp4dw5lh5vqBHuokjNhqvVuR/w640-h426/0IMG_9866.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We spent the day riding along the <a href="https://www.visitpottertioga.com/attractions/pine-creek-rail-trail" target="_blank">Pine Creek Rail Trail</a>. The trail is 62 miles long, extending from the Wellsboro, PA area to the Jersey Shore, PA area. Since we only had one day to explore the trail we did the northern 19 miles through the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. There are more than 2,000 miles of rail trails in Pennsylvania, but none are more beautiful than the Pine Creek Rail Trail. It's one of Pennsylvania’s most scenic treasures.<span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We started our adventure at the Big Meadows access point just north of Ansonia. We made arrangements with the <a href="https://www.pinecrk.com/" target="_blank">Pine Creek Outfitters</a> to move our car from here to the Rattlesnake Rock access while we were on the trail. This way we would have our car waiting for us when we arrived. A mile past where we started is the Darling Run access from this point to Blackwell there are no intersecting roads. This 16 mile section is the most secluded and pristine part of the Pine Creek Gorge; this area is also known as the <a href="https://pawilds.com/landscape/pine-creek-valley-pa-grand-canyon/#!directory/map/ord=rnd" target="_blank">Pennsylvania Grand Canyon</a>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The canyon</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> stretches for over 45 miles with depths of nearly 1500 feet. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Pine Creek Rail Trail follows the path of the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway that opened in 1883. It later became a part of the New York Central Railroad and operated until 1988. The first section of the rail trail was opened in 1996. USA Today cites the Pine Creek Rail Trail as one of the 10 great places to take a bike tour in the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">About an hour into our ride we took a break from our bikes to hike up <a href="https://pabucketlist.com/exploring-the-turkey-path-at-leonard-harrison-state-park/" target="_blank">Turkey Path</a>. The first half of the trail is a series of stairs and boardwalks that pass by three beautiful waterfalls. The trail continues its climbs to the rim of the canyon. A total of 800' in 1.1 miles. The bike ride was a piece of cake compared to this trail, but the rewards were worth the effort...the views from the top were amazing.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The confluence of Marsh Creek and Pine Creek just past where we started the trail.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FKXDCB3jnYWpq9zgK2iaHaqGfCbhcuiYZdyYjbubatHTcYC6ltXardrVCRnGLIXDRPF2lzJCEQPcq7G4DEYpus9_w4Tbdf_jCjBup94ltDIAdHE0mCb5h4xvZl4lIfHS21MdSZR0wshZzkze-ZpdknBMQufjxzTUBmSIWeXEDrO9zFEFY6qqYYWY4FGU/s1200/2IMG_9828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FKXDCB3jnYWpq9zgK2iaHaqGfCbhcuiYZdyYjbubatHTcYC6ltXardrVCRnGLIXDRPF2lzJCEQPcq7G4DEYpus9_w4Tbdf_jCjBup94ltDIAdHE0mCb5h4xvZl4lIfHS21MdSZR0wshZzkze-ZpdknBMQufjxzTUBmSIWeXEDrO9zFEFY6qqYYWY4FGU/w640-h428/2IMG_9828.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Darling Run Access to the Pine Creek Rail Trail.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOOggADK1TTDy5mIEzeCHC8yDmA77WukSJrDOgYl3kT2_yE98BzE5Xvid9RXUT5FchdfSTXlgxeRWWdw1in0Nx7OALdlh6SPGUz1wWVy_qOk4wNDgcMZs8u0JCwU0iCLIIFdZuZhuHhTiKf2aVaMhwA-BXzAeoZfk7T1yUMQoSPMy1CR3JTQCmxbOBl1K/s1200/3IMG_9830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOOggADK1TTDy5mIEzeCHC8yDmA77WukSJrDOgYl3kT2_yE98BzE5Xvid9RXUT5FchdfSTXlgxeRWWdw1in0Nx7OALdlh6SPGUz1wWVy_qOk4wNDgcMZs8u0JCwU0iCLIIFdZuZhuHhTiKf2aVaMhwA-BXzAeoZfk7T1yUMQoSPMy1CR3JTQCmxbOBl1K/w640-h426/3IMG_9830.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Views along the trail.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHQoNWSkRHERIzA1Dusc4i_3GxnfT-wfNcf753XWJxHmdXE3-W90Vy9JeyOCgk7kcSchm40OFdnkmEKQk_kqrcZO7Wlys6VB3kQfXo0w8Gkv8bnpJlmeuL27kOpT8RhQWSogDdH9Ld_-X4xQjfzA81Nj_vRBbir1sZveSqTKCejxK8XgqOxGh0N95J66M/s1200/4IMG_9834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHQoNWSkRHERIzA1Dusc4i_3GxnfT-wfNcf753XWJxHmdXE3-W90Vy9JeyOCgk7kcSchm40OFdnkmEKQk_kqrcZO7Wlys6VB3kQfXo0w8Gkv8bnpJlmeuL27kOpT8RhQWSogDdH9Ld_-X4xQjfzA81Nj_vRBbir1sZveSqTKCejxK8XgqOxGh0N95J66M/w640-h426/4IMG_9834.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We saw three eagles while we rode along the trail. There is an eagle in the tree to the left. Just as I was taking this picture he flew right past me. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3j_vlQj9vX0RIb3hvx9YGNqhr4zpFVbbHwAxIMdOtRRX-EI1THgEN7lbwvnFO3QTTMexsM7GjTzJmoMxqA5nfJ8hLckMNRYvRi2HdWriTvg99td88ixH3x_8k06Qy_AiupoD0OeJ6yuz8lW83uhrgecL_JlpKhhx9H79k9UGTzYQy7xsgNOZ0-o4cki1/s1200/5IMG_9842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3j_vlQj9vX0RIb3hvx9YGNqhr4zpFVbbHwAxIMdOtRRX-EI1THgEN7lbwvnFO3QTTMexsM7GjTzJmoMxqA5nfJ8hLckMNRYvRi2HdWriTvg99td88ixH3x_8k06Qy_AiupoD0OeJ6yuz8lW83uhrgecL_JlpKhhx9H79k9UGTzYQy7xsgNOZ0-o4cki1/w640-h426/5IMG_9842.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDkl-CQSNcMfu8b-ZKor0I_kEdrLlJstwkKcBPu1Gaz_A9xsa8pVBXzHYryY0sU5A5uT-E_SAtj_cfTIT0Xg4pTPAtl5UcCAKUAGim3tkgd3Xh728p6B83ufDtURpux_6gyiSHr6WikVVuddqCHjbX-UprUYwIXA5Ygbeug9ntwQt0TVrGPf4TdP4nEzg/s1200/6IMG_9847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">Cabins and swing bridge along Pine Creek.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBXOkTgUw48ip4GP_v5GVym86sUZepq0PfmqWiPjLJiE0OxyQdfXFshOC-ZHFZTFA1AubOnIA4lTYwtmJGfIPfsyHZBbxzc-MrOvR8tlpWlyfCtYrXm-3EZRFLlALwzNQG6TR-gp26WIZlKfrDgWd8YYmaQRiRmdmxRCXpPOPb-_6xrSOjcAQS3RmPuvM/s1200/8IMG_9859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBXOkTgUw48ip4GP_v5GVym86sUZepq0PfmqWiPjLJiE0OxyQdfXFshOC-ZHFZTFA1AubOnIA4lTYwtmJGfIPfsyHZBbxzc-MrOvR8tlpWlyfCtYrXm-3EZRFLlALwzNQG6TR-gp26WIZlKfrDgWd8YYmaQRiRmdmxRCXpPOPb-_6xrSOjcAQS3RmPuvM/w640-h426/8IMG_9859.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The waterfalls along Turkey Path.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifebBm_lsH-_mI3NhfADkSVlqGb3swZzV40iB6C3Bux4vMgo7oYFqrUOVB06SjGdDKS53lSNAYamqwAmtEPRwwCUFJm-uQdhapC-waUKt99vapYCE6A5sYlUAfIRtA9o7rzZGgDCe9G5xTsjC9Xkt1XFw-lzaVfEJcpyH2BaRnYXa0xI8Yy6O1i5TKKEk/w640-h480/11IMG_9879a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Turkey Path Trail to the rim of the canyon.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2uLEA_vNRlPb8sRZeFgdLbFMz9eTkf_ARl0nCQbOw8WLgPXzoAunqbrBOEZ8EVa53WMX2fh2prSdvuk5KJcYKkn1zR1O1f1DyAlfIKw4MR-ab6a5Q7Nlis9wbL_5R7vqAh9zjb8ayx9Bso2Cjur6lonsauM4e6G8HEtc_pSQxURQ9TvEZ7zYUaQCBSLd/s1200/12IMG_9880Ab.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: medium;">Looking south along the PA Grand Canyon.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCVox-jMuYYrwU_yqpwlTl4txADQewtHsY7eugk-yyIWnKuKLauyJ-3xXvlvaFayF6tqYkNv9TahoY_-d4eq0-1OZuQqNkYdC1zMEXOElNEd4-iv5LQAGwPTvKDfrhw-zc2hGL9Jlu48Hwen-Ee-RAMOKI0YG1pDvO4mY27agLIUijh67_zXXtjccpVUu/s1200/17IMG_9881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCVox-jMuYYrwU_yqpwlTl4txADQewtHsY7eugk-yyIWnKuKLauyJ-3xXvlvaFayF6tqYkNv9TahoY_-d4eq0-1OZuQqNkYdC1zMEXOElNEd4-iv5LQAGwPTvKDfrhw-zc2hGL9Jlu48Hwen-Ee-RAMOKI0YG1pDvO4mY27agLIUijh67_zXXtjccpVUu/w640-h428/17IMG_9881.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking west along the PA Grand Canyon.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DswgHCXltMqg3XPUS0cwTdIoHx3CT7NGNC_lQABfR4eqEZ71RNbIvLrYGdwdSADmrjk8eMuWYkDtRagtdaBf9Nq-mFc9_QiAnt6Ou2oXbKSY5NY0krIw6uEN6HC3CwJc54B39g5HgOM5x6gPxo9jj-ISkJFl8ios4vu06JwoCJ6sJk-VSElE-QGF7Pdr/s1200/18IMG_9899b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DswgHCXltMqg3XPUS0cwTdIoHx3CT7NGNC_lQABfR4eqEZ71RNbIvLrYGdwdSADmrjk8eMuWYkDtRagtdaBf9Nq-mFc9_QiAnt6Ou2oXbKSY5NY0krIw6uEN6HC3CwJc54B39g5HgOM5x6gPxo9jj-ISkJFl8ios4vu06JwoCJ6sJk-VSElE-QGF7Pdr/w640-h426/18IMG_9899b.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking north along the PA Grand Canyon.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ntBrAbs0p5FRBViRDEX4u_YvvjI6CJLH308BVQP1FnkuDS6zFW_vwSUVk7y38bF4NjHgZvAmcwIJ2yvX7UWqlP0Mom4Kww5lf6S3MxiKCoCPFnPAyl9EKvXBqVYcKM0T0AufWbD4Qs4q5d0i6ZxyDdxONmN5iXZ6yJdqVWLbjQig4l6pfmd7TLiWLjZH/s1200/19IMG_9901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ntBrAbs0p5FRBViRDEX4u_YvvjI6CJLH308BVQP1FnkuDS6zFW_vwSUVk7y38bF4NjHgZvAmcwIJ2yvX7UWqlP0Mom4Kww5lf6S3MxiKCoCPFnPAyl9EKvXBqVYcKM0T0AufWbD4Qs4q5d0i6ZxyDdxONmN5iXZ6yJdqVWLbjQig4l6pfmd7TLiWLjZH/w640-h428/19IMG_9901.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A close up of the trail we come on from Ansonia.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI7-i4eOtIPi8LET4raM9TZvXpA8hUgfNEieBUz0f6U_9Cveez0XFtoFOX_UggJxEg70A-OVMo70cHTqTQ4d0DxZHFBkcw6G3iSZUtWQn7SfNjIOiQ1ksSxjEbkG3w_VROsAX7OoPBh-RFthsLKOqIRF01LMSRUDTaaQHrosAMjKkAhTYQU0yn1Xw8DT5/s1200/20IMG_9902a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI7-i4eOtIPi8LET4raM9TZvXpA8hUgfNEieBUz0f6U_9Cveez0XFtoFOX_UggJxEg70A-OVMo70cHTqTQ4d0DxZHFBkcw6G3iSZUtWQn7SfNjIOiQ1ksSxjEbkG3w_VROsAX7OoPBh-RFthsLKOqIRF01LMSRUDTaaQHrosAMjKkAhTYQU0yn1Xw8DT5/w640-h426/20IMG_9902a.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The house we could see from the rim overview.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YKXkovDqT_Xkfu3DXHktg5xdbA_bpOihwKnwtSSPxYRL0Zou6rd6PDLuVR8kqnWjyBfHPFwsOIn6fF4OrlMzV-bfOEbB6FxYQYufFL9Ac9iHySxYJ11ewxGvZPWFCFvsXOjBx1TLy7dFCJ0eNCCXDn5kcqtgx-Pmnqvmk5gMVUd1TgeAS0sgc0Kq22tZ/s1200/21IMG_9915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YKXkovDqT_Xkfu3DXHktg5xdbA_bpOihwKnwtSSPxYRL0Zou6rd6PDLuVR8kqnWjyBfHPFwsOIn6fF4OrlMzV-bfOEbB6FxYQYufFL9Ac9iHySxYJ11ewxGvZPWFCFvsXOjBx1TLy7dFCJ0eNCCXDn5kcqtgx-Pmnqvmk5gMVUd1TgeAS0sgc0Kq22tZ/w640-h426/21IMG_9915.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The trail was a great place to spend a warm beautiful fall day. We truly enjoyed seeing all the fall colors even though they were past their peak.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-l4XM3ifgjXwn9f9eaJ8r3PfDzR6RXBBvxcX7Yz_8NLWQMITioUH2tB8kAvGzxcRlChukQsJneSi0Vv697vAz4Y1eP3r_53jqR69rZ1hK0cXa2W6GKaO7NvNukhPNb55iaxLP4GmuV8bF2NYolZmrZmpt74jr1iaODW46Dllm1NYbZrxUy2XPEx7nmO1C/s1200/22IMG_9927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-l4XM3ifgjXwn9f9eaJ8r3PfDzR6RXBBvxcX7Yz_8NLWQMITioUH2tB8kAvGzxcRlChukQsJneSi0Vv697vAz4Y1eP3r_53jqR69rZ1hK0cXa2W6GKaO7NvNukhPNb55iaxLP4GmuV8bF2NYolZmrZmpt74jr1iaODW46Dllm1NYbZrxUy2XPEx7nmO1C/w640-h428/22IMG_9927.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fly fishing in Pine Creek is very popular. Stan spent a day fishing on this creek the <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/08/aug-5-pine-creek-gorge.html" target="_blank">first summer</a> we were in Ithaca.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIsVqEU8_ygbuiw31FAsjL3bRgRVri2zlNxZRPerzrQnICgC743oOYEEE9i1sqF0xgrYIaOyoE_-ZlKnaadIedBAUFVciwSX8XjrNVx3BBPqJrXSXx51AHJjzxM2PWWs0HOgY-tgjUOci9QMJ9kg3Kw3kSK4n61CWK1MGRNM2fnzvuLkLu3MsuftgPKJf/s1200/23IMG_9932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIsVqEU8_ygbuiw31FAsjL3bRgRVri2zlNxZRPerzrQnICgC743oOYEEE9i1sqF0xgrYIaOyoE_-ZlKnaadIedBAUFVciwSX8XjrNVx3BBPqJrXSXx51AHJjzxM2PWWs0HOgY-tgjUOci9QMJ9kg3Kw3kSK4n61CWK1MGRNM2fnzvuLkLu3MsuftgPKJf/w640-h426/23IMG_9932.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uL9akbPUV5j1ClbxMk5Nb779kmbz3oPOxY3XdXGOYhWmYUFNWEddVYpYlLOeRvu6H14hKA3y6Xj80i4CPqKAvhAQZ5k4EaudOUhvcs57_tTj6cdFvRaiQzBeCqDuMLXeVTKdCaLbhBWJTH2-Lum4mf6MgZbXPFyUj7QROkoSoIl3mtP7SQMKwL6_w2Jp/s1200/24IMG_9933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uL9akbPUV5j1ClbxMk5Nb779kmbz3oPOxY3XdXGOYhWmYUFNWEddVYpYlLOeRvu6H14hKA3y6Xj80i4CPqKAvhAQZ5k4EaudOUhvcs57_tTj6cdFvRaiQzBeCqDuMLXeVTKdCaLbhBWJTH2-Lum4mf6MgZbXPFyUj7QROkoSoIl3mtP7SQMKwL6_w2Jp/w640-h428/24IMG_9933.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkYkJohEwgKxY7pmk9d8r7-M_XE-lMYkSxK6VsIo-UVgPfGN9ze8mIG_hEpXW74DS7OjwHBHhfFSbzs2wb_4uh2xwOeObGn5o2TpaxP5ZD1kmw7smG-uWyymZEd5aJRT_k8dy88wNYy6snCGJorDHGpX_LRgjDyOAd6wgEN9A7KnEkXi9YplB3hopXeJW/s1200/25IMG_9936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkYkJohEwgKxY7pmk9d8r7-M_XE-lMYkSxK6VsIo-UVgPfGN9ze8mIG_hEpXW74DS7OjwHBHhfFSbzs2wb_4uh2xwOeObGn5o2TpaxP5ZD1kmw7smG-uWyymZEd5aJRT_k8dy88wNYy6snCGJorDHGpX_LRgjDyOAd6wgEN9A7KnEkXi9YplB3hopXeJW/w640-h426/25IMG_9936.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The small village of Blackwell. It's the first entry or exit point south of Darling Run.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wnNHdxdCnHWPM-prwFmbVZ3CtZeDMdxXpVvQlAqRZFeiqkhSjQL3Mw5qcvOMTaYKx-aMF0UPU9YRjY6vqidhERhnuVSLeP9KdgDmKWJ1D_9KcYaz1fG9Kq_UvguBIV41DKbyrKpYOSRN0frxFrAHAMugGp6TAePSdi7soUhzoZmnsXGXE80tf2sSKyOz/s1200/26IMG_9950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wnNHdxdCnHWPM-prwFmbVZ3CtZeDMdxXpVvQlAqRZFeiqkhSjQL3Mw5qcvOMTaYKx-aMF0UPU9YRjY6vqidhERhnuVSLeP9KdgDmKWJ1D_9KcYaz1fG9Kq_UvguBIV41DKbyrKpYOSRN0frxFrAHAMugGp6TAePSdi7soUhzoZmnsXGXE80tf2sSKyOz/w640-h426/26IMG_9950.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Miller's Store offers a nice place to rest and have a snack along the trail.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyhWI7hQhRCmBryo2L1jCIF3mFiy9GBnsY3Hh3M2mCNG2LFQTAqbg4XY8kZPTxdAhHh6AQW4qHorB8C3p6LrXrkdyBWizoCYcNuRNSLZII_OCZxp0ZxEA-ln8hCQrikGj61wjoqaL2xbUQ2qpkQfKu5DCUOGxrfBfl5D6CiTOMocQNYUV4lxqCFE_IzQX/s1200/27IMG_9951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyhWI7hQhRCmBryo2L1jCIF3mFiy9GBnsY3Hh3M2mCNG2LFQTAqbg4XY8kZPTxdAhHh6AQW4qHorB8C3p6LrXrkdyBWizoCYcNuRNSLZII_OCZxp0ZxEA-ln8hCQrikGj61wjoqaL2xbUQ2qpkQfKu5DCUOGxrfBfl5D6CiTOMocQNYUV4lxqCFE_IzQX/w640-h426/27IMG_9951.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Rattlesnake Rock...the end of the trail for us. It was nice to see the car was waiting for us. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrTO8K0wc6ZzsH5F-JdTwe3hS55anSli-2AtJWtKib-IQHbbzIK6H0DXdHVjbUeGZ5XsPkmj7E0uTCo-A17iNgWf8ihznZJ94wca1-GXYsDMzmintZhv5EdWyEu_RW6MgJYcg3SratVWSSspMhY7DHbWIxjLFetXrhIqLwaAbxSMgzsny5AX0gzORixSo/s1200/28IMG_9953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrTO8K0wc6ZzsH5F-JdTwe3hS55anSli-2AtJWtKib-IQHbbzIK6H0DXdHVjbUeGZ5XsPkmj7E0uTCo-A17iNgWf8ihznZJ94wca1-GXYsDMzmintZhv5EdWyEu_RW6MgJYcg3SratVWSSspMhY7DHbWIxjLFetXrhIqLwaAbxSMgzsny5AX0gzORixSo/w640-h426/28IMG_9953.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is a map of the trail. The green line shows the part of the rail trail we did today. I also marked where the Turkey Path trail begins.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37dtEu0q3lr2ZQ4XmaV4O7EaKLqlvQ5m0Qai2emH9RIxrGQzH-ImRg6vmglWbuWQunHCqYO82SdrNfrfa_5zQnHJlewcJHOFRBOEH5_Q0VbyyAdIiQzOL2Absgs6cf1JHqvy7KRS_DShLKQoCp3gWjEGQFMHHMvA7XrJmnoGhE6xBu_OP9ZDI8Vz82HBm/s1200/IMG_9826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37dtEu0q3lr2ZQ4XmaV4O7EaKLqlvQ5m0Qai2emH9RIxrGQzH-ImRg6vmglWbuWQunHCqYO82SdrNfrfa_5zQnHJlewcJHOFRBOEH5_Q0VbyyAdIiQzOL2Absgs6cf1JHqvy7KRS_DShLKQoCp3gWjEGQFMHHMvA7XrJmnoGhE6xBu_OP9ZDI8Vz82HBm/w484-h640/IMG_9826.jpg" width="484" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Ansonia, PA 41.7510911 -77.42473849999998941.747889306228458 -77.429030034423818 41.754292893771535 -77.420446965576161tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-27225855772447352782023-10-27T17:09:00.003-05:002024-02-04T02:37:52.197-06:00PA Cover Bridges (Part III)<div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” </i>—Dr. Seuss</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oeDTA4A_oKRF6dZrbVCy5vAGPDwhByz_99QcA_wycsqXjDOFBo37fKPeILTcODi0f6r8xwS6kl4UFs3ZGcS3mDZU-_Ymv9dpHg-4mRX-SUqJCwvDgekE_AR0Le66FGtIgiaupcGSORQoLADfe9TiNZQTA1kjITemp9tsYatOwdmUAYWqcRjfQLiNEsSz/s1200/IMG_9794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oeDTA4A_oKRF6dZrbVCy5vAGPDwhByz_99QcA_wycsqXjDOFBo37fKPeILTcODi0f6r8xwS6kl4UFs3ZGcS3mDZU-_Ymv9dpHg-4mRX-SUqJCwvDgekE_AR0Le66FGtIgiaupcGSORQoLADfe9TiNZQTA1kjITemp9tsYatOwdmUAYWqcRjfQLiNEsSz/w640-h426/IMG_9794.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We've been <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/search/label/Covered%20Bridges" target="_blank">chasing covered bridges</a> since Kyle and his family moved to Pennsylvania in 2016. Pennsylvania is one of the leading states with the remaining number of covered bridges. At one point in time, it's estimated that Pennsylvania had more than 1,500 covered bridges. Today there are 209 that can be found throughout the state and a total of 900 in the US. The first covered bridge in the United States was built over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia in 1805.<span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof and siding, which creates an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structure from the weather, extending the life of the bridge from roughly 20 years to 100 years. But there are other explanations for covering the bridges. The spans were built to resemble barns so farm animals would feel more at home and not stampede as they were driven across the streams and rivers. Other explanations were to keep snow and rain off the bridge to keep the oiled planks of the roadbed from becoming dangerously slippery, to cover up unsightly trusses, to provide shelter to travelers caught in a storm and to provide a place to court your lady and secretly give her a kiss (the "Kissing Bridges”). The roof also strengthened the entire structure.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The <a href="https://pabucketlist.com/exploring-the-hassenplug-covered-bridge-in-union-county-pa/" target="_blank">Hassenplug Covered Bridge</a> is located in Mifflinburg built in 1825. It's the oldest existing covered bridge in Pennsylvania and believed to be the second-oldest covered bridge in the United States. The bridge is 80' long and 16' wide. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmT2iVVD6fY7QdGbdgQ2JlneCSpCuM8hbr7JwqbXPobYYbXpMW1E-FUwx4jRZsI07iU7pj-cJnHkEqUZVHv9kvWAwXdAwtTmUBj-4kPTWJ3IjisNRhQdq42Gwyvc5oe_6y9bSq1bO-Cw-Zli9R4oI7FVZiZR_jwCItS86BjOSqBPY36CUicsX3-DI_IEd/s1200/3IMG_9714%20Hassenplug%20Covered%20Bridge.%20JPG.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmT2iVVD6fY7QdGbdgQ2JlneCSpCuM8hbr7JwqbXPobYYbXpMW1E-FUwx4jRZsI07iU7pj-cJnHkEqUZVHv9kvWAwXdAwtTmUBj-4kPTWJ3IjisNRhQdq42Gwyvc5oe_6y9bSq1bO-Cw-Zli9R4oI7FVZiZR_jwCItS86BjOSqBPY36CUicsX3-DI_IEd/w640-h426/3IMG_9714%20Hassenplug%20Covered%20Bridge.%20JPG.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJgwixG1tMPM1K83pgES2ERAx5HWmI1MW5WkWiQiAGA0MLreIdNaWsKe6mSKSw71MosumEBhIctYpN_jwOvKCD78I_vwZCiQ08x0whFBdFVkBvW1FaiSBrprtboyuSuXPceluHvmHf5SvlS0-6GRYgJ5nwUicXkNZyHm5ZEjj-iak8pmnKAy_VeRtpNRR/s1200/4IMG_9715%20Hassenplug%20Covered%20Bridge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJgwixG1tMPM1K83pgES2ERAx5HWmI1MW5WkWiQiAGA0MLreIdNaWsKe6mSKSw71MosumEBhIctYpN_jwOvKCD78I_vwZCiQ08x0whFBdFVkBvW1FaiSBrprtboyuSuXPceluHvmHf5SvlS0-6GRYgJ5nwUicXkNZyHm5ZEjj-iak8pmnKAy_VeRtpNRR/w640-h512/4IMG_9715%20Hassenplug%20Covered%20Bridge.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The <a href="https://pabucketlist.com/exploring-the-millmont-covered-bridge-in-union-county/" target="_blank">Millmont Covered Bridge</a> is the longest covered bridge in Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1855 and spans the Penns Creek. The bridge is also known as the Red Bridge or the Glen Iron Covered Bridge. It is 131' long and 14' wide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqI7kMluHJQNlzb1CxkmAkEVnKpE1VaIwpg-F5-erQ21RHC7Z68Uzw-C0DAW9wgX8wz2uBWv-Ntvap6rR2Dx-yXCmlTKch3544VYhwDD07mElNjaLgB4YzKuktOSUFSFe4QK7Aoj0cQ7uaLEcZ-6ogYYJe5czQfm5LmijtPGgfMW0AqNlLJ4IwMxXO5us6/s1200/1IMG_9695%20Millmont%20Red%20Bridge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqI7kMluHJQNlzb1CxkmAkEVnKpE1VaIwpg-F5-erQ21RHC7Z68Uzw-C0DAW9wgX8wz2uBWv-Ntvap6rR2Dx-yXCmlTKch3544VYhwDD07mElNjaLgB4YzKuktOSUFSFe4QK7Aoj0cQ7uaLEcZ-6ogYYJe5czQfm5LmijtPGgfMW0AqNlLJ4IwMxXO5us6/w640-h426/1IMG_9695%20Millmont%20Red%20Bridge.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRI5fOIUDHFmoRy1eqCN8zWbmfIli_MtwOt_aJcnkEJiXi92wHJt4O_o3bh0AvQKwDdoaA2uFKtSXBxD8PA3iqQvZLeBwjIObKqYapJvIPsgSiXFQF46MXKxqeg9AqYpBd3O2GLqXm7fSHrMUa5eUiXZ-4F__6RctRU214bqObq716wZTIkJ-R0OYRkCe_/s1200/2IMG_9691.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRI5fOIUDHFmoRy1eqCN8zWbmfIli_MtwOt_aJcnkEJiXi92wHJt4O_o3bh0AvQKwDdoaA2uFKtSXBxD8PA3iqQvZLeBwjIObKqYapJvIPsgSiXFQF46MXKxqeg9AqYpBd3O2GLqXm7fSHrMUa5eUiXZ-4F__6RctRU214bqObq716wZTIkJ-R0OYRkCe_/w640-h428/2IMG_9691.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The </span><a href="https://pabucketlist.com/exploring-hayes-covered-bridge-in-union-county-pa/" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">Hays Covered Bridge</a> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">is located in Union County and was built in 1882. It spans Buffalo Creek and is 63' long, 16' wide.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnGvyys6i74b3974t9RilrRUlCUyPIxTQgh9w6LDrYMf2PgLPtMBB674Uhb-ESeHYKqgr8Ad9OU9yFwE0qKS2_ZGJ9v5jxSqH9Z_VEcjRu2xO_oi1PyMAylperZ31qLjJCkjn4suOeC2sXIAUBpqSCiRsHJlkxB9sIkTPlM_XjOC-M5m4K_yI0PVAgJrc/s1200/5IMG_9709%20Hayes%20Covered%20Bridge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnGvyys6i74b3974t9RilrRUlCUyPIxTQgh9w6LDrYMf2PgLPtMBB674Uhb-ESeHYKqgr8Ad9OU9yFwE0qKS2_ZGJ9v5jxSqH9Z_VEcjRu2xO_oi1PyMAylperZ31qLjJCkjn4suOeC2sXIAUBpqSCiRsHJlkxB9sIkTPlM_XjOC-M5m4K_yI0PVAgJrc/w640-h428/5IMG_9709%20Hayes%20Covered%20Bridge.png" width="640" /></a></div><div>The <a href="https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-rishel-covered-bridge.html" target="_blank">Rishel Covered Bridge</a> is located in Northumberland County. It is a single span bridge built in 1830. It crosses the Chillisquaque Creek and is 94' long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7u85V0xtPvSMKZAWzBKBB5QmB_GcMJxw1wNxcm1aul5JmcGk6p0_8jOCWuODerkrfqxxaPncyK-O2o_X8qS-pXNTYgPY5uq378MvutJ-PBOCjBWscGefPoGuJeuBH_H8nfTcAUXrEK7gmVjAEU6YAv2Ys7x6EZHdEfhdzIlRbx6Jhj10ikUP69yl8WW2/s1200/IMG_9789%20Rishel%20Covered%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7u85V0xtPvSMKZAWzBKBB5QmB_GcMJxw1wNxcm1aul5JmcGk6p0_8jOCWuODerkrfqxxaPncyK-O2o_X8qS-pXNTYgPY5uq378MvutJ-PBOCjBWscGefPoGuJeuBH_H8nfTcAUXrEK7gmVjAEU6YAv2Ys7x6EZHdEfhdzIlRbx6Jhj10ikUP69yl8WW2/w640-h480/IMG_9789%20Rishel%20Covered%20Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The <a href="https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-sam-wagner-gottleib-brown-covered.html" target="_blank">Sam Wagner (Gottleib Brown) Covered Bridge</a> was built in 1881. It spans the Chilisquaque Creek in Pottsgrove and is a single span bridge that is 85' long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwzGdkdoLXi2nUCPHOyl4yLJGmhosmxS2ZoYRMvKBtDo2DDkp03yBsN1ZNCl1Bo5duVI00Nj9e7h8ls45VqeNp8xB18O7pSGEjRdY03ErgJcpJbGCNOZ8GXwiJkH7PvQo1QvrAV9SS-3BgHBLGUSwP1fPdBtB_XP2aWkgjHN7msSUCMOkbgwi9Ous1LQ0/s1200/IMG_9798%20Sam%20Wagner%20Covered%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwzGdkdoLXi2nUCPHOyl4yLJGmhosmxS2ZoYRMvKBtDo2DDkp03yBsN1ZNCl1Bo5duVI00Nj9e7h8ls45VqeNp8xB18O7pSGEjRdY03ErgJcpJbGCNOZ8GXwiJkH7PvQo1QvrAV9SS-3BgHBLGUSwP1fPdBtB_XP2aWkgjHN7msSUCMOkbgwi9Ous1LQ0/w640-h428/IMG_9798%20Sam%20Wagner%20Covered%20Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQgpPNvwMvF4pb9cPBtPy5PR_THbRne15R5dYt_n4k4fSGvZYtHohoTbnBwRGFNoZK8aC_RXH4MlRpIfy9nhWkq3D6CeLkSqFDoIzwQ-KQTU4lcnPfw4LUckpDF1RRlIyVA12yZLx36jOFN4HzgxCBwc_NmYSF7iCRr9ll7imHjvo7g3JU97MsX2dSO0N/s1200/IMG_9801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQgpPNvwMvF4pb9cPBtPy5PR_THbRne15R5dYt_n4k4fSGvZYtHohoTbnBwRGFNoZK8aC_RXH4MlRpIfy9nhWkq3D6CeLkSqFDoIzwQ-KQTU4lcnPfw4LUckpDF1RRlIyVA12yZLx36jOFN4HzgxCBwc_NmYSF7iCRr9ll7imHjvo7g3JU97MsX2dSO0N/w640-h426/IMG_9801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">See other Pennsylvania Covered Bridges that we've discovered at the following sites.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2016/06/covered-bridges.html" target="_blank">PA Covered Bridges (Part I)</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2019/08/aug-1-covered-bridges-cute-towns.html" target="_blank">PA Covered Bridges & Cute Towns (Part II)</a></span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Lewisburg, PA 40.9645293 -76.884410112.654295463821157 -112.0406601 69.274763136178848 -41.7281601tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-63495150792911612532023-10-26T13:24:00.002-05:002024-02-04T02:37:23.965-06:00Oct. 24 - Buffalo Valley Rail Trail<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.” </i>―Albert Einstein</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU6nW0Q-LeEmIeYgdjtaRlm6o4vfpO3OA9-HZEjXIsU33XDg4MG9IKXSwZPV1JXT4pTKxAU03rlPKH8rdp-TkY2sUyNkn-SESySMl2D-bfSqX6PRwj6reZ71aqS1uysZVRsCr07MzuKFczBE_yQvZmBHxq7tzvVv6iKS6PpTiyC7a3kz6oQHoVPa-rJIG/s1200/0IMG_9762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU6nW0Q-LeEmIeYgdjtaRlm6o4vfpO3OA9-HZEjXIsU33XDg4MG9IKXSwZPV1JXT4pTKxAU03rlPKH8rdp-TkY2sUyNkn-SESySMl2D-bfSqX6PRwj6reZ71aqS1uysZVRsCr07MzuKFczBE_yQvZmBHxq7tzvVv6iKS6PpTiyC7a3kz6oQHoVPa-rJIG/w640-h428/0IMG_9762.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-6a13fabd-7fff-2268-6f9f-b2e471e63d1c"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The weather has finally cleared up and we've been able to get out and do a little exploring. This area of Pennsylvania is predominately farmland...beautiful farmland with picture perfect farms. Today we rode our bikes along the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail. The trail runs 9.5 miles between Lewisburg and Mifflinburg. The trail transects the heart of Union County's Buffalo Valley, showcasing the rich agricultural heritage and working farms along with the quaint small towns. The trail follows the route of a railroad that once ran from Montandon to Bellefonte in Centre County, crossing through Union County. The rail line was a key part of the valley's transportation network from 1853 until 1982. The rail trail opened in 2011.<span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Part of the trail.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilvQN-EleDNcyk3kxYpLH6eue1VelpAA8Io8yvvYlh8Xil7B6L57adKjGTKH3HS-hJV6elMjMCDjkHUQohvLYb-KIoLMAPN9CtAvuWnZS3uEPzkw9iCkIwDAhX62a8hu0sdBNuYr9kvesmmlj7mmm8VraqguNbhf7LHR66k_Hkfrf1yAwf67v_e-HwmWG/s1200/1IMG_9749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: medium;">Some of the farmland near the little town of Vicksburg, about halfway between Lewisburg and <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mifflinburg.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3c6DMo8r9UzThgR499Ts88T1odR4aWv5AL8cYmTVgjgwi28C4mMcVF_psdkFN9tgO4VRC5D01LuiBQnQXxB75YEjNjyhM3El-PBTrNmu_bSDaQMrv3Q1zTqksZ7AMeuPivz5r0juQxvwCxddcX9c_wKNAs4PYWtvAlyoZm392eSFfql-JCt60168lG32z/s1200/3IMG_9753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3c6DMo8r9UzThgR499Ts88T1odR4aWv5AL8cYmTVgjgwi28C4mMcVF_psdkFN9tgO4VRC5D01LuiBQnQXxB75YEjNjyhM3El-PBTrNmu_bSDaQMrv3Q1zTqksZ7AMeuPivz5r0juQxvwCxddcX9c_wKNAs4PYWtvAlyoZm392eSFfql-JCt60168lG32z/w640-h426/3IMG_9753.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBw19mJwmK-aQ7sqesoR2PF8Rt4WmllwXMqa6W06Py6lFxqr2hU6WK4dJnHY_BO1vqioekKcBo8_kK4gWvjIYz1je3OrrGaSRqgNq-hJKkSlWRy7z3JG-tNMh8C8f4kHh0YlnkQ_vyNLENhOo5pEfE5WeT6pK6zQFzPikKSZbKoQgqVj6HrBw1NjOF9R9/w640-h428/8IMG_9776.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The trail ends in Muffinburg right past the <a href="https://www.rustyrailbrewing.com/" target="_blank">Rusty Rail Brewery</a>. We had been to lunch here the day before and decided we deserved a beer before we headed back...9 miles. What a perfect place for this wonderful brewery.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3JCSRcd531fxCof5d0XQ22XviMkPROCqBWlzSfx_JRmVHroGVHXsX6ql6y-PoQXEXV5pMT7xSIKNT4eME4hF_uifCE1pNEzw1rve9u1IcqgMVY78lb53E28IRw0PTYzoPccK5hSC4HEEBxuCmWpxRuyT5NwiPgmnMWW4kOK41Femk6JHcPZ7VkMkGRrZ/s1200/9IMG_9723ab.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3JCSRcd531fxCof5d0XQ22XviMkPROCqBWlzSfx_JRmVHroGVHXsX6ql6y-PoQXEXV5pMT7xSIKNT4eME4hF_uifCE1pNEzw1rve9u1IcqgMVY78lb53E28IRw0PTYzoPccK5hSC4HEEBxuCmWpxRuyT5NwiPgmnMWW4kOK41Femk6JHcPZ7VkMkGRrZ/w640-h640/9IMG_9723ab.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Vicksburg Buggy Shop.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOVTt4MjLe_8dtPAiFXgKuWxzBnjQPBJc25cCAvXaxjME563dq11aGPUDzhxDMT-AIr9sk61cEzdpbFoY5K-TxUi6lc0lDZKn8iQs57VOmYwMLgVMQ97TSlA0IXVqdmfVeK251HYDH7vXbguafgSCPEq_OROSsCR8v1j073lgr_1Eu670FYgdqzr0WQEW/s1200/10IMG_9774b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOVTt4MjLe_8dtPAiFXgKuWxzBnjQPBJc25cCAvXaxjME563dq11aGPUDzhxDMT-AIr9sk61cEzdpbFoY5K-TxUi6lc0lDZKn8iQs57VOmYwMLgVMQ97TSlA0IXVqdmfVeK251HYDH7vXbguafgSCPEq_OROSsCR8v1j073lgr_1Eu670FYgdqzr0WQEW/w640-h426/10IMG_9774b.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just a few of the beautiful trees we saw.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKutd3jQshMBvDzOPWk_kQ6L2uR92Uwgtk9NtZxU24jyC3EKWDIXBBKYXnppIsInQQ2Vh26jIgx4MNbyfV6qvgL_FJpROooYkTNZTWgwDY7KmFZLZRIUjOwAqi6bWapA4Byrivy9DiUlvmaOkbOi6av9haNlAuMb7SJSIK817Z34Gae8aEZ-Wffq9pjh6v/s1200/11IMG_9747da.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKutd3jQshMBvDzOPWk_kQ6L2uR92Uwgtk9NtZxU24jyC3EKWDIXBBKYXnppIsInQQ2Vh26jIgx4MNbyfV6qvgL_FJpROooYkTNZTWgwDY7KmFZLZRIUjOwAqi6bWapA4Byrivy9DiUlvmaOkbOi6av9haNlAuMb7SJSIK817Z34Gae8aEZ-Wffq9pjh6v/w640-h512/11IMG_9747da.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Lewisburg, PA40.9645293 -76.884410112.654295463821157 -112.0406601 69.274763136178848 -41.7281601tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-14176535962550288822023-10-23T14:16:00.005-05:002024-02-04T02:36:20.377-06:00Lewisburg, PA<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour."</i> –Victoria Erickson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXp1t3qw9aUdXM5bksdz75urfSql3qSrTUL7hu4HfRa4b3-sToROvC2TeuZYBBVOP0uIzzS9CRH-7cQpoAZcVurDRSzjYTiHe_LIDDS4SG3yYdPr0JUzQItRsJyaKGBkYPk2hdTfnDumtY1u15ujCx0r_s2c31r7xbheLcZHs0V8drBvdEvNLGpwAmV_oB/s1800/IMG_9639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1800" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXp1t3qw9aUdXM5bksdz75urfSql3qSrTUL7hu4HfRa4b3-sToROvC2TeuZYBBVOP0uIzzS9CRH-7cQpoAZcVurDRSzjYTiHe_LIDDS4SG3yYdPr0JUzQItRsJyaKGBkYPk2hdTfnDumtY1u15ujCx0r_s2c31r7xbheLcZHs0V8drBvdEvNLGpwAmV_oB/w640-h330/IMG_9639.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We're spending our transitional time between <i>The Pearl</i> and T<i>exas Pearl</i> in the cute little town of Lewisburg, which is just west of Kyle and his family. The town was founded in 1785 by Ludwig Derr and is located in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley along the West Branch Susquehanna River. The city is on the National Register of Historic Places and is known as "Pennsylvania Town" among historians due to its distinct city layout developed in colonial Pennsylvania. The buildings that still exist along the streets of this historic town represent nearly every historic style. Cast-iron, three-globe lamp posts line the streets, producing a soft glow that adds to its charm to the town in the evenings. <span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The house we have isn't fancy, but it's close to everything and comfortable. We can walk or ride our bikes to the restaurants, shops and markets. This area of Pennsylvania has tons of fresh markets full of fall fruits and vegetables at great prices...if nothing else we'll eat well while we are here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr7_50NkptBGlxCs_gOSyV7rcc6g_pWKAIWxBNMVmAa4J2uDg8RaL9aMulvup27hc9itkvjJ_Qc6rwomUcllATf3yn2HKHAtMMUCID-nJHH-bzOH502aIJsoJ_-GowOQyKfJ6sNIY8RnENqIwKSvrMlCZqQwUsPZ7H-GlTUkuS-Vm34fDuJH-_oHTc5nP/s1200/1%20house.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIr7_50NkptBGlxCs_gOSyV7rcc6g_pWKAIWxBNMVmAa4J2uDg8RaL9aMulvup27hc9itkvjJ_Qc6rwomUcllATf3yn2HKHAtMMUCID-nJHH-bzOH502aIJsoJ_-GowOQyKfJ6sNIY8RnENqIwKSvrMlCZqQwUsPZ7H-GlTUkuS-Vm34fDuJH-_oHTc5nP/w640-h426/1%20house.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVU038tPxOyC2wfhtQHNjJOyTBc9qfeOYVcpnwC3aOHJBnp6lWqQbsD6ACEb7gk4VPII9dty8VyQYhQH_V5Hz5nO42tsVZRGC34jQOL6VwAq9bAR_8srMUKpSwn7P6O2qZTfVPYWQvOQYenE8HYl1TZn9qZhOpaszaT9HneeaFgVjh583bFeHsa6Ubkd5/s1200/2%20living.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVU038tPxOyC2wfhtQHNjJOyTBc9qfeOYVcpnwC3aOHJBnp6lWqQbsD6ACEb7gk4VPII9dty8VyQYhQH_V5Hz5nO42tsVZRGC34jQOL6VwAq9bAR_8srMUKpSwn7P6O2qZTfVPYWQvOQYenE8HYl1TZn9qZhOpaszaT9HneeaFgVjh583bFeHsa6Ubkd5/w512-h640/2%20living.png" width="512" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV4Rw6nKEKVSa5iXk4VJ11x3UCmQq8WF-W8jPiheRbfUKz0fN4oVt8ZoSagjXE0wOrGOaCevU64rD2JxUA_txRGsyppQlFz7cixrA1qQyzeOoq7-GH5yRrjCTUezEhPFPMQWsmTvGVzTGOSqYDygw84S5FRCaM-0MvLB74bIfNSvOHAPZbk4LUWJOQ2lz/s1200/3%20kitchen.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1090" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV4Rw6nKEKVSa5iXk4VJ11x3UCmQq8WF-W8jPiheRbfUKz0fN4oVt8ZoSagjXE0wOrGOaCevU64rD2JxUA_txRGsyppQlFz7cixrA1qQyzeOoq7-GH5yRrjCTUezEhPFPMQWsmTvGVzTGOSqYDygw84S5FRCaM-0MvLB74bIfNSvOHAPZbk4LUWJOQ2lz/w582-h640/3%20kitchen.png" width="582" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The bedrooms</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVQA9OYezVEmnxQuBS73pZifJiqp4XoCQICenoOSip-sWup5qscfJ_yqOnkeHoO-fnYlYYEARu16m3Gfi6TVZ3My5rugxA5eBdbJp7AGdZPkwGBOhe-3lIWirVmI8hDTR7EAB2z09WF2NaaDrusWuMg7_AuYSeN0P3Bsm6yKDBOchPC5d_-r4vf4i8GmZ/s1200/4%20beroom%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVQA9OYezVEmnxQuBS73pZifJiqp4XoCQICenoOSip-sWup5qscfJ_yqOnkeHoO-fnYlYYEARu16m3Gfi6TVZ3My5rugxA5eBdbJp7AGdZPkwGBOhe-3lIWirVmI8hDTR7EAB2z09WF2NaaDrusWuMg7_AuYSeN0P3Bsm6yKDBOchPC5d_-r4vf4i8GmZ/w640-h640/4%20beroom%201.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSLBxkVyBYlWk1y_k02SW-4pvWtWLlwPG-Fmn9-NUj_RUE3Ntknt-xvp0YSQPxT3E4uZqhDhgkcqEw9Wmx9eSfnG-Afl1f22KDjqmxF8jm7vSkpTqhs9bz0lD1HHjO63gJbCJSwB05abWKmZPER339k3mczM1qYtelNEFgf0xvYKbwCe9zixWpwejzuzF/s1200/5%20beroom%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSLBxkVyBYlWk1y_k02SW-4pvWtWLlwPG-Fmn9-NUj_RUE3Ntknt-xvp0YSQPxT3E4uZqhDhgkcqEw9Wmx9eSfnG-Afl1f22KDjqmxF8jm7vSkpTqhs9bz0lD1HHjO63gJbCJSwB05abWKmZPER339k3mczM1qYtelNEFgf0xvYKbwCe9zixWpwejzuzF/w640-h512/5%20beroom%202.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Lewisburg is an unbelievably beautiful town. Here are just a few pictures of the main street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkqRU5vpqw3tcmn5Brcwn_AbGmO8zJd2OUKyC10YR-I8XFJuu0jyoE0NmRu8sVb8qzUMxWubFGyLYTsLc_Ej16ebQjDGiLYtull1yT9aZBXiVcb24Bi176-4u1CJB48U8kFNao8-g26gLuAdPBDmlgU4PxTlZejMP5HFmyel4Rn9TkTMcbTcYp83MJEI0/s1200/1IMG_9656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkqRU5vpqw3tcmn5Brcwn_AbGmO8zJd2OUKyC10YR-I8XFJuu0jyoE0NmRu8sVb8qzUMxWubFGyLYTsLc_Ej16ebQjDGiLYtull1yT9aZBXiVcb24Bi176-4u1CJB48U8kFNao8-g26gLuAdPBDmlgU4PxTlZejMP5HFmyel4Rn9TkTMcbTcYp83MJEI0/w640-h426/1IMG_9656.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ_oUnYt9RsqC3zH0l6fGZM-irEr3wner3L8-xPQBfgO0M5J3b5XS9NM0KkMZqZX9hjbTdNKqAK5ikWks0PYKfwBxq2nW96dY3opjjgD9ESjU7mtidgDneKUprFugAK5aFQ8LGfwJIgzABzOMEn1FztkiQStpeYoID-g7Ulcvwoh-uoHxXtWiCxr6VkyD/s1200/IMG_9645aaaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1200" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJ_oUnYt9RsqC3zH0l6fGZM-irEr3wner3L8-xPQBfgO0M5J3b5XS9NM0KkMZqZX9hjbTdNKqAK5ikWks0PYKfwBxq2nW96dY3opjjgD9ESjU7mtidgDneKUprFugAK5aFQ8LGfwJIgzABzOMEn1FztkiQStpeYoID-g7Ulcvwoh-uoHxXtWiCxr6VkyD/w640-h424/IMG_9645aaaa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3ANJAsUEu_2uKFu9DvWUn62HeJsh8yFst4rtnQZO67awaAq9_UqJBC0w7X3TdkfSR4sf3xRLYv1WqOomiesm85kJav_nkfslJreee8V28r8x7gSxqe8U4_1ByJadtpBwp2OwvyoPNMlZZkFNRu6oYSdltVxlWJGH5HyFarF8dJmE3FmlX3tEDOFbQJEs/s1200/IMG_9676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3ANJAsUEu_2uKFu9DvWUn62HeJsh8yFst4rtnQZO67awaAq9_UqJBC0w7X3TdkfSR4sf3xRLYv1WqOomiesm85kJav_nkfslJreee8V28r8x7gSxqe8U4_1ByJadtpBwp2OwvyoPNMlZZkFNRu6oYSdltVxlWJGH5HyFarF8dJmE3FmlX3tEDOFbQJEs/w640-h428/IMG_9676.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just a few of the many places here to find amazing vegetables. The size of the cabbages and cauliflowers are huge...I've never seen anything like them.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lkewual8uMYXJgH6te86zuapu8OV1THDLFBQAooiXrdQICbs-7lVRaAOEqXbVxdcNsHTPTNQvUU1BGaUsa88O1KdtvG0wr8EMCfCrUodnqyF4a4DZQWc5gP_FIU3nPwo7_LCw7Qe06J2_mWNA1HGUNS4v4NQljcyANXA5r5PqkrtEUd9P4ix01ziCyJp/s1200/IMG_9672a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lkewual8uMYXJgH6te86zuapu8OV1THDLFBQAooiXrdQICbs-7lVRaAOEqXbVxdcNsHTPTNQvUU1BGaUsa88O1KdtvG0wr8EMCfCrUodnqyF4a4DZQWc5gP_FIU3nPwo7_LCw7Qe06J2_mWNA1HGUNS4v4NQljcyANXA5r5PqkrtEUd9P4ix01ziCyJp/w640-h480/IMG_9672a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk7asij-xElmelCfehdTcx7264DEbWjRRDLLlxY-67FmkEs5g2yxXvKIXGfFXQ350DLfdOeOq7IMOqPS7yPYIcIzKk8WnZIr5U_z2RBhwn2TAoamlz-YuyKkdErN7ja2HGHxfv16Vf62zTT177H9GGiXk4XT7z-JLcnniOJ8BRZ2EpK5K29nxkjXMDYXE/s1200/IMG_9649ss.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk7asij-xElmelCfehdTcx7264DEbWjRRDLLlxY-67FmkEs5g2yxXvKIXGfFXQ350DLfdOeOq7IMOqPS7yPYIcIzKk8WnZIr5U_z2RBhwn2TAoamlz-YuyKkdErN7ja2HGHxfv16Vf62zTT177H9GGiXk4XT7z-JLcnniOJ8BRZ2EpK5K29nxkjXMDYXE/w640-h512/IMG_9649ss.png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Lewisburg, PA40.9645293 -76.884410112.654295463821157 -112.0406601 69.274763136178848 -41.7281601tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-23811344960636411742023-10-17T15:54:00.004-05:002023-10-18T08:01:35.158-05:00Oct. 10 - Panama Rocks Scenic Park<div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">—John Lennon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie__oLEmLfA01dnMBpxmRjE5qBfnTy9msVdv0AXjeHwoQC7Eu1LCm4CKcgRoI4tdwUfzoXy7liZ362hSJ3igRexIrYQrVWXKiMxVimg0Zu_K6Ee6nXEbhbbF4ruAKa7cDYMy2VWcBWaxd-FEuEJGpuY5imsmkLN05hu20U9XLOPnKNreJtOTvcwUFgaS-b/s1200/IMG_9457%20path%20behind%20castle%20rock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie__oLEmLfA01dnMBpxmRjE5qBfnTy9msVdv0AXjeHwoQC7Eu1LCm4CKcgRoI4tdwUfzoXy7liZ362hSJ3igRexIrYQrVWXKiMxVimg0Zu_K6Ee6nXEbhbbF4ruAKa7cDYMy2VWcBWaxd-FEuEJGpuY5imsmkLN05hu20U9XLOPnKNreJtOTvcwUFgaS-b/w640-h428/IMG_9457%20path%20behind%20castle%20rock.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.panamarocks.com/" target="_blank">Panama Rocks Scenic Park</a> has been on my things to see list for years, but it always seemed so far out of our way. We have tons of wonderful things to do in the Finger Lakes. Renting this house and spending time in western New York gave us the chance to visit this truly amazing place. Even on a cold cloudy day the park was a fascinating place to be. I wish it was closer so we could return each year.<span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Panama Rocks was established in 1885 and has operated as a privately owned park for over 130 years. It's believed that the formations were sacred land to the Erielhonan (Eriez) people and then used by robbers and counterfeiters in the mid-1800's. It's been a popular tourist attraction since the park was established.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The main trail at Panama Rocks explores a half-mile long ridge of 60-foot high rock hidden in an ancient forest. We were free to explore off trail...hiking through the woods or climb over and through countless passageways, caves, and crevices.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The trail map.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fCQBT26E8hzhIPW0CcXWRoqzjMexXcp3HQ__aucRjVzJn7lxnr3setvtTFjc45bR32wMQc21Pb_CoLxGplNPvepY-YoTfr7-fWNm5HeGy2NucLPbhBrP4oCCG1QRroKwPBfCQTTt4sqf-LSXTIFHTLNYIfS9d_WfGF2lAI6rabFYrB2DcDqWY_1bs2zM/s1200/Panama%20Rocks%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fCQBT26E8hzhIPW0CcXWRoqzjMexXcp3HQ__aucRjVzJn7lxnr3setvtTFjc45bR32wMQc21Pb_CoLxGplNPvepY-YoTfr7-fWNm5HeGy2NucLPbhBrP4oCCG1QRroKwPBfCQTTt4sqf-LSXTIFHTLNYIfS9d_WfGF2lAI6rabFYrB2DcDqWY_1bs2zM/w640-h210/Panama%20Rocks%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Castle Rock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1uTETyXmPt45J2ziYHSseid4b5e_XBUkILOumlyIQMjHQbP-fFWjNUBcf277AxufMbIkBCAp8SgDVIgia61Rk5Qo-O3Dx7Jf-AFm1oI74Trgmo5ARLQ2DfjoGQ4ejLUQTpp-QigeqdJERPQH2k0eakxDbwhCLJLIN-98iyvjayxPwU2ZUfQXNbNZWHat/s1200/IMG_9450a%20castle%20rock.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1uTETyXmPt45J2ziYHSseid4b5e_XBUkILOumlyIQMjHQbP-fFWjNUBcf277AxufMbIkBCAp8SgDVIgia61Rk5Qo-O3Dx7Jf-AFm1oI74Trgmo5ARLQ2DfjoGQ4ejLUQTpp-QigeqdJERPQH2k0eakxDbwhCLJLIN-98iyvjayxPwU2ZUfQXNbNZWHat/w480-h640/IMG_9450a%20castle%20rock.png" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Mayflower is a large, slanted rock that reminds some guests of the bow of a great ship.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6fbceEy-s0V7VTkH_cuY3vLJtXjhUqmNp_YspwhJ-jVrNT6oKXIiYhMMp4w5bsoEXMFZp4qvNLB0DTZR2B9xR1t4Ob2I03d0zD-oyUArwzbL3tZrrYOlSCwyHbqvcymVosZ5_DiLDvlzK9Y3RLLjnd7f24RItECvneOMCHcbJJRjgDLd01z0bezk0g0Z/s1200/IMG_9462%20Mayflower.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6fbceEy-s0V7VTkH_cuY3vLJtXjhUqmNp_YspwhJ-jVrNT6oKXIiYhMMp4w5bsoEXMFZp4qvNLB0DTZR2B9xR1t4Ob2I03d0zD-oyUArwzbL3tZrrYOlSCwyHbqvcymVosZ5_DiLDvlzK9Y3RLLjnd7f24RItECvneOMCHcbJJRjgDLd01z0bezk0g0Z/w640-h480/IMG_9462%20Mayflower.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The path round the Mayflower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSiLulDSbt2uYnXVy2ThjAkti1gLt_VI75tppkTt1rYAatD_ctwsikvFZXm9K55_2abnoXG69vtNiH9I3w3UyjtjaJTLXmGgHjMnbsslBihyphenhyphenIzStWD0vQMdZ3WnP0-ZVW_dK94E3l-XHhEQ1jdfDfjFY-iCZMB4mDc3-GROLfSTy0uS8qCRUDv737hPkE/s1200/IMG_9458%20Mayflower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSiLulDSbt2uYnXVy2ThjAkti1gLt_VI75tppkTt1rYAatD_ctwsikvFZXm9K55_2abnoXG69vtNiH9I3w3UyjtjaJTLXmGgHjMnbsslBihyphenhyphenIzStWD0vQMdZ3WnP0-ZVW_dK94E3l-XHhEQ1jdfDfjFY-iCZMB4mDc3-GROLfSTy0uS8qCRUDv737hPkE/w640-h480/IMG_9458%20Mayflower.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Exploring the crevices near the Mayflower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1wh8UM2ibkKxb9-xiXE-ASmlpRqxkYi_8xEX1LxCOxE3Fzxg-DPSHstNAuKsrL6uV3V4YcXpWMjsLTu_cg0QNtK7eRguhTeELrMYPBEQaFzBdjKCGuMtXZp_wn3CUpKgvXYX_r4EmetijEgSJg9KDwlZi-BIyV7E-QsyHNGHrq3A6vGzpwc9bT4HMFha/s1200/IMG_9467a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1wh8UM2ibkKxb9-xiXE-ASmlpRqxkYi_8xEX1LxCOxE3Fzxg-DPSHstNAuKsrL6uV3V4YcXpWMjsLTu_cg0QNtK7eRguhTeELrMYPBEQaFzBdjKCGuMtXZp_wn3CUpKgvXYX_r4EmetijEgSJg9KDwlZi-BIyV7E-QsyHNGHrq3A6vGzpwc9bT4HMFha/w640-h320/IMG_9467a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cannonball Canyon near the Eagle Claw.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF3ZeBJkcM9845LNCljy4-bpZ7r8679A6Povum05i2zOD6EsJBew1EWr7zt7c1lkpffwcmK0rTDCCmLAAggnG_Q14Vx_sZskvwrFJe3S7OLMkuCva28YQBxMXsNRM7RKruYunsxHFs329dBJGmAb91w2G2xe42sDbNB2shUcYsmWVKJDqkI85afHGhg5i/s1200/IMG_9470%20Cannonball%20Cayon.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF3ZeBJkcM9845LNCljy4-bpZ7r8679A6Povum05i2zOD6EsJBew1EWr7zt7c1lkpffwcmK0rTDCCmLAAggnG_Q14Vx_sZskvwrFJe3S7OLMkuCva28YQBxMXsNRM7RKruYunsxHFs329dBJGmAb91w2G2xe42sDbNB2shUcYsmWVKJDqkI85afHGhg5i/w640-h426/IMG_9470%20Cannonball%20Cayon.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Eagle Claw is named for a tree with roots forming the shape of an eagle's talon. From here you can climb uphill to the Cannonball Canyon and behind Fat Man's Misery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpQMHolraPv7rKesUXXxrT9Y8DSDFtvZeCRiBUt1W9X6RHJdSbOp9jpXRFFkmfYqnhe33UuHUX1PEjYnWIX_rCO8tkc485h6kn_lXG3L3RoAB08ttHI2JKwDVxfBI3VpYf63yVxzO-riAPKins5jziA8DcA_ThKqXx9YtCP3mKMN0vn5U1mgLIdGfDcci/s1200/IMG_9470b%20Eagle%20Claw.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpQMHolraPv7rKesUXXxrT9Y8DSDFtvZeCRiBUt1W9X6RHJdSbOp9jpXRFFkmfYqnhe33UuHUX1PEjYnWIX_rCO8tkc485h6kn_lXG3L3RoAB08ttHI2JKwDVxfBI3VpYf63yVxzO-riAPKins5jziA8DcA_ThKqXx9YtCP3mKMN0vn5U1mgLIdGfDcci/w640-h480/IMG_9470b%20Eagle%20Claw.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Entering the crevices at Eagle's Claw.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW0Clurps1dWGysASbQALReISrLroqZbfkgHdWL-p1i2Fr96yxAfeCtCfZAw5A6XJcloswIm03z4Azu_sLdwOY_i5ykSdGTQDrNEzfrgeWiveNufibRVJyshPqJbLEo40S5epQDxHjbhfFtPuPmk_-RrKKN9epW_PQqcz9Ra9lV9b2LR0eB06alqwyysC/s1200/IMG_9470ea%20Eagle%20Claw.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1200" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW0Clurps1dWGysASbQALReISrLroqZbfkgHdWL-p1i2Fr96yxAfeCtCfZAw5A6XJcloswIm03z4Azu_sLdwOY_i5ykSdGTQDrNEzfrgeWiveNufibRVJyshPqJbLEo40S5epQDxHjbhfFtPuPmk_-RrKKN9epW_PQqcz9Ra9lV9b2LR0eB06alqwyysC/w640-h582/IMG_9470ea%20Eagle%20Claw.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmYxGgr6EWvnp_0SWbuUh1SlKfw16T8D2N1HbH1e2wf4_8JhvFJ8H0T-ok194wXx52tBuwkK6o9eGKvem52mlIWu_ggN-qz821ir12RgMyviHZP1t1mDPClGFMotfPyr97vH_7RHGrwtnC1X9O07loVTr67ItYlwAbmV1tHVqKMsw6_0EEwmC1Nvl-XS9/s1200/IMG_9478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmYxGgr6EWvnp_0SWbuUh1SlKfw16T8D2N1HbH1e2wf4_8JhvFJ8H0T-ok194wXx52tBuwkK6o9eGKvem52mlIWu_ggN-qz821ir12RgMyviHZP1t1mDPClGFMotfPyr97vH_7RHGrwtnC1X9O07loVTr67ItYlwAbmV1tHVqKMsw6_0EEwmC1Nvl-XS9/w640-h426/IMG_9478.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The narrow crevices at Fat Man's Misery.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcOytaSkZgRXgZK1IffXWO2cUH9woOQzBG1UsbzpchBSA6y6S3iTYaKIp-avDUYzUKaItKxyH-wAp_EpwYcEtB4zw2hP_69WdcwnWuj1U1fovPpzQswDqlsYrRqi_RX-PNkw6rMYG2WtGRlYl3XdjEu7972H-N0i-TOiA3Z9kN9epNOhkxRu5vvi6KgTP/s1200/IMG_9482aa%20Fat%20Mans%20Misery.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1200" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcOytaSkZgRXgZK1IffXWO2cUH9woOQzBG1UsbzpchBSA6y6S3iTYaKIp-avDUYzUKaItKxyH-wAp_EpwYcEtB4zw2hP_69WdcwnWuj1U1fovPpzQswDqlsYrRqi_RX-PNkw6rMYG2WtGRlYl3XdjEu7972H-N0i-TOiA3Z9kN9epNOhkxRu5vvi6KgTP/w640-h582/IMG_9482aa%20Fat%20Mans%20Misery.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was interesting to see how hard trees work to hold on to the cliff and find just a little bit of soil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBqwli8e3xVSX4xCKpXLC1IkdA8Si2OX7CxXteEHa0eAYzK27sox-cIxghomCT8VsLC8_wjDJAGoT3KBgGrAaa1KJwfEOlCYGLJiESyuPnGNmdy05KbBpq5K5IWr1qn-wfaUJM13K0jEIjN5mROUMGN_8fAAo8YjaT6x5Mkrjg0_j4UliE6nUYqbBjKay/s1200/IMG_9485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBqwli8e3xVSX4xCKpXLC1IkdA8Si2OX7CxXteEHa0eAYzK27sox-cIxghomCT8VsLC8_wjDJAGoT3KBgGrAaa1KJwfEOlCYGLJiESyuPnGNmdy05KbBpq5K5IWr1qn-wfaUJM13K0jEIjN5mROUMGN_8fAAo8YjaT6x5Mkrjg0_j4UliE6nUYqbBjKay/w640-h480/IMG_9485.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pride Rock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIMytQu1QZw-2Uh6yvHFPylXjvsdOlQexMRLaiNygzqCZUZulyq3ItT4mmYjifhx1HkgRwEMIq1akS3LZZ2CSuB0gJ4H1Dc-EN5vKQzm7Uo9Hwlq8y5cgyNU6eWNfSp4XeQhdKf5g8zuUC_11jOiqV8GBaoLWb0Pa5_o6krARd3shGUerH1MxcUg9YxCD/s1200/IMG_9489%20Pride%20Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIMytQu1QZw-2Uh6yvHFPylXjvsdOlQexMRLaiNygzqCZUZulyq3ItT4mmYjifhx1HkgRwEMIq1akS3LZZ2CSuB0gJ4H1Dc-EN5vKQzm7Uo9Hwlq8y5cgyNU6eWNfSp4XeQhdKf5g8zuUC_11jOiqV8GBaoLWb0Pa5_o6krARd3shGUerH1MxcUg9YxCD/w640-h426/IMG_9489%20Pride%20Rock.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The side exit to Devil's Den. It was a fun place to climb around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqolbD5PIOoWl7v_pa8xPXdsYe9WLUn2fk1I3Uxrc9tnhRlwvGTUxJW1w5JQuPfZCFkbJCNH_CGh_6jlrorPEhBnj_FCXsDmQt1VeaikHnfe68-bgekroZQno1O_wLMc6pjmorPameqb6RmSYvRJTTc6y7GcRVrJFeHTaYhEVidHSH_-g4Kf4tz3FfOCb/s1200/IMG_9495Devils%20den.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqolbD5PIOoWl7v_pa8xPXdsYe9WLUn2fk1I3Uxrc9tnhRlwvGTUxJW1w5JQuPfZCFkbJCNH_CGh_6jlrorPEhBnj_FCXsDmQt1VeaikHnfe68-bgekroZQno1O_wLMc6pjmorPameqb6RmSYvRJTTc6y7GcRVrJFeHTaYhEVidHSH_-g4Kf4tz3FfOCb/w640-h426/IMG_9495Devils%20den.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The entrance to Paradise Alley. This crevice is hundreds of feet long terminating at caves known as Counterfeiter's Den. The rocks and earth cool air flowing through the crevice creates a natural air-conditioning system at the lower entrance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoffwclXOfIq-a97Fr5u47irL3ZMdPQiGTPAyrejv8Cou_jFYip3bohpC69_QmVoOBlueCLJSiV2L3JpqMRKUwMKhS7SRRnR6KKuX9Oaqw42BXiqxpQIEsri5I5m4QEWBpHMF4FvAGhz8-p6XqZ583GmncQQKJZl1u_-j2VYAbcuK_L3Hr2wllnZTENBDP/s1200/IMG_9503%20Paradise%20Alley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoffwclXOfIq-a97Fr5u47irL3ZMdPQiGTPAyrejv8Cou_jFYip3bohpC69_QmVoOBlueCLJSiV2L3JpqMRKUwMKhS7SRRnR6KKuX9Oaqw42BXiqxpQIEsri5I5m4QEWBpHMF4FvAGhz8-p6XqZ583GmncQQKJZl1u_-j2VYAbcuK_L3Hr2wllnZTENBDP/w480-h640/IMG_9503%20Paradise%20Alley.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStHYseA6EfH41l17UdDeDR24QEwfbXCRi_Vp7wqv6QYHFvVds4MlOUCNc5xCD4MIvP_V7P2E0Hxn8PMC8ZEej0I5ALA8sEKkgQYnK2aX_-NoX88mptGsrHfEIlcjfEowO2huHs2rUhH4ccoONS9WOk0xh3jYkmcy4vqVbWnrC15uOy0oVdXU7fnSm3DVH/s1200/IMG_9507a%20Paradise%20Alley.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStHYseA6EfH41l17UdDeDR24QEwfbXCRi_Vp7wqv6QYHFvVds4MlOUCNc5xCD4MIvP_V7P2E0Hxn8PMC8ZEej0I5ALA8sEKkgQYnK2aX_-NoX88mptGsrHfEIlcjfEowO2huHs2rUhH4ccoONS9WOk0xh3jYkmcy4vqVbWnrC15uOy0oVdXU7fnSm3DVH/w640-h512/IMG_9507a%20Paradise%20Alley.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Tower of Babel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMyvZbgJtNU20cHX2fxyke0YYmfIpamgqxD2jCfeBcIc1Uux6TbRgAoEznb8YbxOdtMCvMNYasJnoKcmhQ6StIDwM2bqrd5dWg7a7DZyhq1XXx4wWGp7_DRfx8XPl-_n4SC2b6ZnTWTo-SlR6QicYQl9RIIyaZqygbb7RGK8LKC0wH0LGv19x10_p3zGu/s1200/IMG_9514%20Tower%20of%20Babel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMyvZbgJtNU20cHX2fxyke0YYmfIpamgqxD2jCfeBcIc1Uux6TbRgAoEznb8YbxOdtMCvMNYasJnoKcmhQ6StIDwM2bqrd5dWg7a7DZyhq1XXx4wWGp7_DRfx8XPl-_n4SC2b6ZnTWTo-SlR6QicYQl9RIIyaZqygbb7RGK8LKC0wH0LGv19x10_p3zGu/w480-h640/IMG_9514%20Tower%20of%20Babel.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Sand Cave gets its name from the sand near the entrance created by erosion. The cave is about 30' deep with a small passage leading to an area behind the formation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVB2HAiBD-ltWRV-NmEnJHH-AGbN-YN_QPDci0PKIILsM53oAEhHDtDVDrxRCDVZK-QcoCHG6Xed-nUvkPhHffez2a_LYDn3UWREh7WRBn2Zrg-nUcl0XXCwvTnGjxLXFzQNkvME5u-M3yh5X1Pw5xbJ0nCQu5H8qK4YTY7clGWBQ67dm5K3VL-pjQZwS/s1200/IMG_9524%20Sand%20Cave.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVB2HAiBD-ltWRV-NmEnJHH-AGbN-YN_QPDci0PKIILsM53oAEhHDtDVDrxRCDVZK-QcoCHG6Xed-nUvkPhHffez2a_LYDn3UWREh7WRBn2Zrg-nUcl0XXCwvTnGjxLXFzQNkvME5u-M3yh5X1Pw5xbJ0nCQu5H8qK4YTY7clGWBQ67dm5K3VL-pjQZwS/w480-h640/IMG_9524%20Sand%20Cave.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Wig Wam is a small den formed by large blocks of rock. From here you can take a trail to the top of the cliff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjy8ZLbQ6ZqyMKcwH2jJsy7VvMzLUez7t8InPVD_lXOYZuM-P7QgMIJJgCuXBAWLbAY8YP7eRUvSPfkrC2oTDtu7p0Vl1gT_0byxk1gqb9H-9JfTmo55Fh6LA6iOBdJYN_i7N3S9korxtZIdezedrUeKPerDyKTSro63S1tR5RYt2JBz4tyFe6LEyg7-k/s1200/IMG_9528%20Wig%20Wam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjy8ZLbQ6ZqyMKcwH2jJsy7VvMzLUez7t8InPVD_lXOYZuM-P7QgMIJJgCuXBAWLbAY8YP7eRUvSPfkrC2oTDtu7p0Vl1gT_0byxk1gqb9H-9JfTmo55Fh6LA6iOBdJYN_i7N3S9korxtZIdezedrUeKPerDyKTSro63S1tR5RYt2JBz4tyFe6LEyg7-k/w640-h428/IMG_9528%20Wig%20Wam.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Counterfeiter's Den is a series of two small caves at the end of a long crevice. In the mid-19th century counterfeit printing materials were found in these caves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_5hdY3C1XG8RYmVroR__cf0hZFS-Z-lNep7jibpuCG8wuhMsi20p1zxhuldHF4u2Nni90g_LZ5uvBvOkPnqIxxc178TG5QtvHPTORkeFwyPGsa4rK41ES-tIAc99yue5jfNi4FRmJmv7T44OH2HkrCu4rrIQQv37H-EQKj3dg1VT7c2DTC77TfnvAvko/s1200/IMG_9537a%20Counterfeiter's%20Den.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_5hdY3C1XG8RYmVroR__cf0hZFS-Z-lNep7jibpuCG8wuhMsi20p1zxhuldHF4u2Nni90g_LZ5uvBvOkPnqIxxc178TG5QtvHPTORkeFwyPGsa4rK41ES-tIAc99yue5jfNi4FRmJmv7T44OH2HkrCu4rrIQQv37H-EQKj3dg1VT7c2DTC77TfnvAvko/w512-h640/IMG_9537a%20Counterfeiter's%20Den.png" width="512" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Ice Cave is about 50' deep and can hold ice and snow into the early summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfEK1t6U7eVoxMMGjfUXGBo62rYC0Jny9yOTPZ4sLIngAHtF7UaMC2TbuKXG_ibZyjettpa7U1TXFBH_Y61AxXjZSVyZ2kT6bCJtyl8B3lOosTFldN56J6MTatqJqdlQhjT8IXVNX-wE3AbQxvUplYy_ggvgw413lPSOqCeCf5eTY85Bi6z29-jC7mzp/s1200/IMG_9545a%20Ice%20Cave.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfEK1t6U7eVoxMMGjfUXGBo62rYC0Jny9yOTPZ4sLIngAHtF7UaMC2TbuKXG_ibZyjettpa7U1TXFBH_Y61AxXjZSVyZ2kT6bCJtyl8B3lOosTFldN56J6MTatqJqdlQhjT8IXVNX-wE3AbQxvUplYy_ggvgw413lPSOqCeCf5eTY85Bi6z29-jC7mzp/w640-h512/IMG_9545a%20Ice%20Cave.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Covered Bridge. It looks like a giant was here playing with blocks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhEPzv0ZA3DcQP0rXBTXYruwmbg1BPGVNoInZDAxFoysmSeVP72aUQBddoqWFSzJxvviDGNWl8Z7PKMCcOoD_LUbMDhOUFvdzYMVPhejCVTetjm4TGbjZ2tEoOS5ITIc_dG1VeTb311yn1gEh2IHJtDNlDcVn1DwC5iicsfqxlQd91IGRF1NNQ7LNJAIL/s1200/IMG_9553%20Covered%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhEPzv0ZA3DcQP0rXBTXYruwmbg1BPGVNoInZDAxFoysmSeVP72aUQBddoqWFSzJxvviDGNWl8Z7PKMCcOoD_LUbMDhOUFvdzYMVPhejCVTetjm4TGbjZ2tEoOS5ITIc_dG1VeTb311yn1gEh2IHJtDNlDcVn1DwC5iicsfqxlQd91IGRF1NNQ7LNJAIL/w480-h640/IMG_9553%20Covered%20Bridge.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This long crevice is known as Thieves Run.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VItqh4f_LaGNllhzhnWSEkFw-qqikeuXtZrt1zwp_8LodZPoL7OrpZXf8s9XPKPpcTdQfysSDoeTPM-aVEtiGaBf5328McFmrTs5bvhsaZ5uY_e0OoAC5W7WwI62FRgUHfsv0Hp8lyVA6SVYEjQd5WaWHv0_vo0nDwlF2u3-RD2xsnm5gxe94bzt_Y0L/s1200/IMG_9560%20Theives%20Run.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VItqh4f_LaGNllhzhnWSEkFw-qqikeuXtZrt1zwp_8LodZPoL7OrpZXf8s9XPKPpcTdQfysSDoeTPM-aVEtiGaBf5328McFmrTs5bvhsaZ5uY_e0OoAC5W7WwI62FRgUHfsv0Hp8lyVA6SVYEjQd5WaWHv0_vo0nDwlF2u3-RD2xsnm5gxe94bzt_Y0L/w640-h480/IMG_9560%20Theives%20Run.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><u><a href="https://www.panamarocks.com/geology.html" target="_blank">History:</a></u></div><div>The history of the rock formations date back about 400 to 350 million years ago. To put that into perspective the first animals appeared 2 million years ago and modern humans are believed to have originated about 200,000 years ago. Over 300 million years ago, the Panama Rocks were Sea Islands of sand and gravel, along the shore of a vast inland sea that extended west toward what is now Utah. </div><div><br /></div><div>Panama Rocks is thought to be the most extensive formation of glacier-cut, ocean-quartz conglomerate in the world. Ocean-quartz conglomerate is sometimes referred to as "pudding stone” or "Panama Conglomerate." Stones embedded in this rock are oval and rather flat, due to the water action (wave action) they experienced when they were on those ancient beaches. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4P683qBqBvukxV6Pe11ZJgKiCv9dUIRDdq1nEoZs6GEzw2ul9ZF2hmraEWfdOe-nBiZtQHQSW30Mpdplf0QeRtw7GEnc4zmnFXzmeI5lTTm1wzqFWKzIWPz5z867mTS-ZObW-UNlVkiILIQiiOILukLbULK_DYEARm6zpjQmnwkUC_DSY90HX_vPYbll/s1200/IMG_9453d.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4P683qBqBvukxV6Pe11ZJgKiCv9dUIRDdq1nEoZs6GEzw2ul9ZF2hmraEWfdOe-nBiZtQHQSW30Mpdplf0QeRtw7GEnc4zmnFXzmeI5lTTm1wzqFWKzIWPz5z867mTS-ZObW-UNlVkiILIQiiOILukLbULK_DYEARm6zpjQmnwkUC_DSY90HX_vPYbll/w640-h640/IMG_9453d.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div>The caves, crevices, and passageways that run through the rocks are likely the result of year after year of freezing and thawing: rocks cracking under pressure from the elements and their own weight; slowly and steadily pulled downhill by gravity in a process known as “creep.”</div></span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Panama Rocks Scenic Park, Panama, NY 42.0730456 -79.487794816.660020767140445 -114.6440448 67.486070432859549 -44.3315448tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-75992718515285264962023-10-11T07:17:00.002-05:002023-10-11T11:27:25.908-05:00Oct. 7 - Exploring Along Lake Erie<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."</i> — F. Scott Fitzgerald</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The weather later in the week looks a little iffy, so we took advantage of the little sunshine we had today to get out and explore. We drove up the lake and over to Lake Erie. The foliage is amazing, but hard to photograph while driving in a car. But take my word for it...it was spectacular.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZosUBHETp2s1jnJcQ_kUp2u45Bh-PQ6i6grQkgivqVkROwo9PvvLQSa3dUK-mNBGVaus68835ZNLpu1hehPVWx-oo1aurQ3WjhML-5CYiaTlSGObqGyTDTIxNQg1kl2SM68ee-B7panjEX8EomAjpKoAcduZvjHGJBidMLvOVkshu-eAwFb6sYcJV8Uop/s1200/1IMG_9415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZosUBHETp2s1jnJcQ_kUp2u45Bh-PQ6i6grQkgivqVkROwo9PvvLQSa3dUK-mNBGVaus68835ZNLpu1hehPVWx-oo1aurQ3WjhML-5CYiaTlSGObqGyTDTIxNQg1kl2SM68ee-B7panjEX8EomAjpKoAcduZvjHGJBidMLvOVkshu-eAwFb6sYcJV8Uop/w640-h426/1IMG_9415.jpg" width="640" /></span><span></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our first stop was at the Barcelona Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1829 and was the first natural gas lighthouse in the country. It remained in service until 1859. It's now a New York State Park. It's no longer used for navigational purposes, but is still lit and visible through an agreement with the Town of Westfield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7LPB_9EXke5UO9v2VdoZ7uAexmRQhQ0gzu1uWoB0DBi2jPTq5-YyxchlVPmfNeQ1Nc8ZZLbYQ6BLYZjS2-pjRiLfpJqCSPLkCWoHVgqSpaQEXuOdgArN_3uPGHDV2u6wI5gSXxnHAI_SLlja6j1Bl69MekQSIfr6uWpWpZxG4tR4mhnQmBldrQnbdM1q/s1200/2IMG_9385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7LPB_9EXke5UO9v2VdoZ7uAexmRQhQ0gzu1uWoB0DBi2jPTq5-YyxchlVPmfNeQ1Nc8ZZLbYQ6BLYZjS2-pjRiLfpJqCSPLkCWoHVgqSpaQEXuOdgArN_3uPGHDV2u6wI5gSXxnHAI_SLlja6j1Bl69MekQSIfr6uWpWpZxG4tR4mhnQmBldrQnbdM1q/w640-h480/2IMG_9385.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our next stop was at Barcelona Harbor Beach. I'm sure it's a great place to play in the summer, but today it was windy and cool...actually cold for us. It would be a nice place to watch the sun go down.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYbqOAg3szmTy-ySOEPmL-BXonIlqXJfxKwtqh_YvOsqGeNmJFPMkhNZZTW_s2BdXeQUWcMcWzi48xM5Q740u3z78-wDxmKW8btS8Xrwsl6hX-9GSOleYSELRQVMGUavqIKCCu8vGGHGb-S4F163T3o_qfWM902ABRH3sCr1lGZq54Dkuf0nTZeRUX6zW/s1200/3IMG_9386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYbqOAg3szmTy-ySOEPmL-BXonIlqXJfxKwtqh_YvOsqGeNmJFPMkhNZZTW_s2BdXeQUWcMcWzi48xM5Q740u3z78-wDxmKW8btS8Xrwsl6hX-9GSOleYSELRQVMGUavqIKCCu8vGGHGb-S4F163T3o_qfWM902ABRH3sCr1lGZq54Dkuf0nTZeRUX6zW/w640-h426/3IMG_9386.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Looking south at the same beach...so many great rocks for painting.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEZTz03Yq7bov7eQvvI2_CX2BINf26d7W6GKB4Wrhv_9asar21OZGK-6D7ziYD5KSvnpsPFv25lDLG2FAbkM1N2JG9cnhX9CoiJd5uTB79VaWRteTlnEQfr-_SqepSMPqw1PrYdnDA2o52JtnmEafe7-i4etScSoeHPy5wf0A4_GmrVlZxHRCJ8LgliVT/s1200/4IMG_9389.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEZTz03Yq7bov7eQvvI2_CX2BINf26d7W6GKB4Wrhv_9asar21OZGK-6D7ziYD5KSvnpsPFv25lDLG2FAbkM1N2JG9cnhX9CoiJd5uTB79VaWRteTlnEQfr-_SqepSMPqw1PrYdnDA2o52JtnmEafe7-i4etScSoeHPy5wf0A4_GmrVlZxHRCJ8LgliVT/w640-h430/4IMG_9389.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our second beach along the lake was just a bit south of the first one. It's called Ripley Beach and we had to climb down stairs to get to it. The lake was a little churned up by the wind and we didn't have a lot of beach to walk on.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzWB5SzqWeb9TkfHY_Dbn0yRJdJamoXqWbjJ_QBySl6KSga3YWPn_DmhY3U5V1RDsb-Ae_8N4yrc1n3xyQzcURwcbPFEN3ji5Eot6Ao8r3X0PXoGL6X7Ms7cyJktxGHrQ2qn2Nb79ORgg-pwe8ugAR9D2eZTa1yf0rFEnw7rDQnJpfMnYFcrMrr9X9U2v/s1200/5IMG_9392ab.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzWB5SzqWeb9TkfHY_Dbn0yRJdJamoXqWbjJ_QBySl6KSga3YWPn_DmhY3U5V1RDsb-Ae_8N4yrc1n3xyQzcURwcbPFEN3ji5Eot6Ao8r3X0PXoGL6X7Ms7cyJktxGHrQ2qn2Nb79ORgg-pwe8ugAR9D2eZTa1yf0rFEnw7rDQnJpfMnYFcrMrr9X9U2v/w640-h480/5IMG_9392ab.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">It was a very interesting place.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzzcRz23ZqMcastqoCSAVXn5ML88NV_b52N2SVjToxv4WLwbQF4sVllav6lhJS0q-jrMWGVH3Ut8OsLggzApNRxp2vSJpKmg2auCtx7AADmcUoApENnMRtuHYtrJigrz3s5VvQX0q6eSZLIxXf4pIvM_mlP9h5qHHwS1VTsKPHLemN8zvxy5bleGhd2Xn/s1200/6IMG_9396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzzcRz23ZqMcastqoCSAVXn5ML88NV_b52N2SVjToxv4WLwbQF4sVllav6lhJS0q-jrMWGVH3Ut8OsLggzApNRxp2vSJpKmg2auCtx7AADmcUoApENnMRtuHYtrJigrz3s5VvQX0q6eSZLIxXf4pIvM_mlP9h5qHHwS1VTsKPHLemN8zvxy5bleGhd2Xn/w640-h426/6IMG_9396.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aFnOctmnQj-zctHTPCkaY0KY_oFH_mJG38ryFWiWFtAKjxYcniPz9YlG39A6THhmKqgqqtplCElTwVyx4cJzPsxlonpYSTZ-zc24E6-B6oO_oUYE6uXuEfnE8pBmql34eF1F_uLgiYeVtxjql6UQD2h2DKDL74kAV8q5Ogf5TN9kzHtUo98bNDcJELNF/s1200/7IMG_9397.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aFnOctmnQj-zctHTPCkaY0KY_oFH_mJG38ryFWiWFtAKjxYcniPz9YlG39A6THhmKqgqqtplCElTwVyx4cJzPsxlonpYSTZ-zc24E6-B6oO_oUYE6uXuEfnE8pBmql34eF1F_uLgiYeVtxjql6UQD2h2DKDL74kAV8q5Ogf5TN9kzHtUo98bNDcJELNF/w640-h428/7IMG_9397.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our last stop was actually on Lake Erie just over the Pennsylvania line. It was called Fishermans Beach. It was in a nice park and we had to hike from the parking lot. It was an easy walk along 20 Mile Creek.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh343dvw8OQgCEt2P9hXBFi85kjlFrYE-DsyLockp2qSFiAy2PDHRfJz0xyco2DhQ_lYqTgHjT1_gqjBIqgSoYj_5lPNnfX3R68Ip8pAd2gEH5Hu1t9up_Sl7H6VcWaJY7wFp5SeGkijy-uOPmSHzbW-A26FBQGmTTggIKKcdVq9fugEmJ4D0r6spNhfeKq/s1200/8IMG_9406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh343dvw8OQgCEt2P9hXBFi85kjlFrYE-DsyLockp2qSFiAy2PDHRfJz0xyco2DhQ_lYqTgHjT1_gqjBIqgSoYj_5lPNnfX3R68Ip8pAd2gEH5Hu1t9up_Sl7H6VcWaJY7wFp5SeGkijy-uOPmSHzbW-A26FBQGmTTggIKKcdVq9fugEmJ4D0r6spNhfeKq/w640-h426/8IMG_9406.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The creek ends at the lake. We saw quite a few people fishing...no one seemed to be catching. We finished our day by having lunch and doing a little shopping in Bemus Point along Chautauqua Lake.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV04OV1MI-sjegTA7KR-ub4KF43gK4BPhuTPW6F7bN_anejVKGAmpDwSaXPC4Xfs1AOdxinabUAnLkQC8ALxqQd2wtAxk390pbXQwQb40jsFasIjgvakKbsG2D6XHqdnvJ0GinSBROdplVPYPpsqR6WZwjqGbZAQ2jF6dWFGN-jblsmdsp-qEfpPTSm3U/s1200/9IMG_9392b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV04OV1MI-sjegTA7KR-ub4KF43gK4BPhuTPW6F7bN_anejVKGAmpDwSaXPC4Xfs1AOdxinabUAnLkQC8ALxqQd2wtAxk390pbXQwQb40jsFasIjgvakKbsG2D6XHqdnvJ0GinSBROdplVPYPpsqR6WZwjqGbZAQ2jF6dWFGN-jblsmdsp-qEfpPTSm3U/w640-h512/9IMG_9392b.png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Barcelona, Westfield, NY42.3403356 -79.595880814.030101763821158 -114.7521308 70.650569436178841 -44.4396308tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-58016547145012083982023-10-10T07:45:00.001-05:002023-10-10T19:55:08.274-05:00Oct. 6-13 Lakewood, NY<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“An ocean which thinks there is nothing to learn from a lake is not a wise ocean!”</i> -Mehmet Murat idlan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV17nYFrbIPehXkZK2r3chfm4nM2TdkJ2YFBjDXsTwXdjlHhmbfHf1oQeU_MW1mO7VCFQQ8rEpTyR2_tTSRO-sQKECIRwmH166EPBC75EthBHF8_sj48S1CAH_CZfaPGja_U8jRqBLi0vHn079r5DD-YcmWkK_SStatmn0s_jth1W9gxaYXDaR_J7lRxA/s1200/House%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV17nYFrbIPehXkZK2r3chfm4nM2TdkJ2YFBjDXsTwXdjlHhmbfHf1oQeU_MW1mO7VCFQQ8rEpTyR2_tTSRO-sQKECIRwmH166EPBC75EthBHF8_sj48S1CAH_CZfaPGja_U8jRqBLi0vHn079r5DD-YcmWkK_SStatmn0s_jth1W9gxaYXDaR_J7lRxA/w640-h426/House%201.png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The weather last week was amazing and we knew it wouldn't last, so we decided to move the boat to our winter marina. It's so much nicer to winterize and unload the boat when the weather is pretty. Since we had planned on moving off the boat a week later, we needed to find somewhere to hang out until we move into the house we have rented in Lewisburg, PA for a month.<span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We looked at the map to see if we could find a new place to explore and we decided on Chautauqua Lake. It's a beautiful little lake in the southwestern part of the state. This time of year the fall foliage is almost at its peak and there are new places to hike and new things to learn. We found a pretty old farm house to rent. It's so comfortable we may never want to leave. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueZRxRP6Ve-r9PS6h3QzvnQc5em995ra_GRQEf9-hzXlHQ2RqHeTVayMvIbhCkF10UDTx8dC-nS9kO6gi4HTTiQxEd0H7LYh_L3CsKAh7mabt4DoEzRlK9o9alU175z1WFXfZTH4Kxb1YC1YsvUgD_lX5K_JlMI4hTh-bcV8-30yTR9cwh6-G7xvJJrv0/s1200/house%201d.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueZRxRP6Ve-r9PS6h3QzvnQc5em995ra_GRQEf9-hzXlHQ2RqHeTVayMvIbhCkF10UDTx8dC-nS9kO6gi4HTTiQxEd0H7LYh_L3CsKAh7mabt4DoEzRlK9o9alU175z1WFXfZTH4Kxb1YC1YsvUgD_lX5K_JlMI4hTh-bcV8-30yTR9cwh6-G7xvJJrv0/w640-h512/house%201d.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Gifford Homestead was built in 1870. The present owners renovated the house in 2021 and it is beautiful.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkJBEid_zNfkfanDkeqCB8sOfktkReuX0nKSJgNfmBXLbXLEMmX2W2GeBSwkNnIN1Yx67mGiIbZQcdi2uehP_mjABQTc1t-xOXFW7saUW40qvqMGxnuSY0Cp983c3Ug9BUy_cjBHKvjv2Omyf5zDGYxYaayymNzqhzc4FPmU9vNvZ7vTCLIb-HQRfRTqi/s1200/house%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkJBEid_zNfkfanDkeqCB8sOfktkReuX0nKSJgNfmBXLbXLEMmX2W2GeBSwkNnIN1Yx67mGiIbZQcdi2uehP_mjABQTc1t-xOXFW7saUW40qvqMGxnuSY0Cp983c3Ug9BUy_cjBHKvjv2Omyf5zDGYxYaayymNzqhzc4FPmU9vNvZ7vTCLIb-HQRfRTqi/w640-h512/house%203.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmv0q34HT46RFoOT3udDX3jVQS1EynUZzgUntBAi0-nPnGuGCVLo-SFQlPV24j-GSHttcDlFwMFvGQKqLYLXkgF4KYAsDJDPD-qo_PMvppBU-EYhUMycIUtLEZJY6pHT6vSwF16J8NEpy8uzsr7CkIZDGcNe40Rfbi0tKqcFmpMl-LQn6T85eXp3rs1NiA/s1200/house%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmv0q34HT46RFoOT3udDX3jVQS1EynUZzgUntBAi0-nPnGuGCVLo-SFQlPV24j-GSHttcDlFwMFvGQKqLYLXkgF4KYAsDJDPD-qo_PMvppBU-EYhUMycIUtLEZJY6pHT6vSwF16J8NEpy8uzsr7CkIZDGcNe40Rfbi0tKqcFmpMl-LQn6T85eXp3rs1NiA/w548-h640/house%204.png" width="548" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaou8LLQYaBcuvtt8hAbtu1mR6TlN1u56_Ej3F6hBXwAHSGVnR3uz8xeb2Kv9NLkbls3Q-xwI5YVKOdlvDxt60bswPTTzmt1i_sCSfUbnm5_t5rSxOVOUW9iIgPJovtUItjiVTW7m8z0QhVXkN82nFRolEMMTRFHteRSjcZme9gRMXG-ysakKEnCzKmEx/s1200/house%205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaou8LLQYaBcuvtt8hAbtu1mR6TlN1u56_Ej3F6hBXwAHSGVnR3uz8xeb2Kv9NLkbls3Q-xwI5YVKOdlvDxt60bswPTTzmt1i_sCSfUbnm5_t5rSxOVOUW9iIgPJovtUItjiVTW7m8z0QhVXkN82nFRolEMMTRFHteRSjcZme9gRMXG-ysakKEnCzKmEx/w640-h512/house%205.png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This lake is where the Chautauqua Assembly started in the late 19th century. It was started by the Methodist Church as a summer teaching camp for Sunday-school teachers. It expanded and brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, showmen, preachers, and specialists of the day. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The institution has operated each summer since then, gradually expanding its season length and program offerings in the arts, education, religion and music.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kG_5p06h7WBY-3dTONHPM9n1N8FjWmDabf7scmcrj7mwAxmfqhrhJp3SHmhV5ibWOHk7iAdDUtJDZEvmDAlTGjnRQ2ps7UaWwfmmLwj0fAyWMW_m5jcvYigz00RpY6kgpniGzIPWxYrXpuuSSFQeYL5Zym1ZWfUSD24XxDyyLkg2lKRvVMFtYF7RgxrK/s1220/map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1220" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kG_5p06h7WBY-3dTONHPM9n1N8FjWmDabf7scmcrj7mwAxmfqhrhJp3SHmhV5ibWOHk7iAdDUtJDZEvmDAlTGjnRQ2ps7UaWwfmmLwj0fAyWMW_m5jcvYigz00RpY6kgpniGzIPWxYrXpuuSSFQeYL5Zym1ZWfUSD24XxDyyLkg2lKRvVMFtYF7RgxrK/w640-h442/map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our first look at the lake was at Lucille Ball Memorial Park near Jamestown. This is where Lucy spent a lot of time as a child.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGPLEa_9zRGmEaAhb_1W06ki1VoSWORMzmBF-9_TVk8JQYCllxSdDg3HMIU3JNfB98IvRozwTdAeJI6AHlJKcWdBMrtwZf1K3gdDRVJJOz8xwgPM0UhN5goYUtLwQCN6ff1nhzIn_MHa8XMtXTfg7kIU2dEcuir-Ma663OsXR6Xblu0vriFJKch8vTjao/s1200/IMG_9358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGPLEa_9zRGmEaAhb_1W06ki1VoSWORMzmBF-9_TVk8JQYCllxSdDg3HMIU3JNfB98IvRozwTdAeJI6AHlJKcWdBMrtwZf1K3gdDRVJJOz8xwgPM0UhN5goYUtLwQCN6ff1nhzIn_MHa8XMtXTfg7kIU2dEcuir-Ma663OsXR6Xblu0vriFJKch8vTjao/w640-h426/IMG_9358.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XTilxJEZKa0PaJLQpX8o5tkEgYmPGqRawfiyL7s3G226IJviXrewanFyTFY9FcQRtAkNgxgeQQRLMIqlp_HEM7INXMO8U2sP_j_hplA7fWaaQlpxfWIkVzw6qOxrEv4DbOhkDBqjdTWatTkS9o5X6vVYDvLrvp7k4heBTUefFCpSnZiqgHPSQXzdthIX/s1200/IMG_9360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XTilxJEZKa0PaJLQpX8o5tkEgYmPGqRawfiyL7s3G226IJviXrewanFyTFY9FcQRtAkNgxgeQQRLMIqlp_HEM7INXMO8U2sP_j_hplA7fWaaQlpxfWIkVzw6qOxrEv4DbOhkDBqjdTWatTkS9o5X6vVYDvLrvp7k4heBTUefFCpSnZiqgHPSQXzdthIX/w640-h426/IMG_9360.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxkaFY-Pdh9t2wuYwEOYHj-GGbVyeun1RSK-il2isqmx3UTtgeAH_FcH8r5cusQ1Ux6j5Fz-5lJOo3_BEW1WscQvU3BUHNymdoRJjA9kquCOi39e76rDvUXU87QXl2OqSShT5fTKBcGHRfGEjj6-ILHhG01HWNAsSBpVAw-pTbFktpSQcK-D4HoabILz2/s1200/IMG_9364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxkaFY-Pdh9t2wuYwEOYHj-GGbVyeun1RSK-il2isqmx3UTtgeAH_FcH8r5cusQ1Ux6j5Fz-5lJOo3_BEW1WscQvU3BUHNymdoRJjA9kquCOi39e76rDvUXU87QXl2OqSShT5fTKBcGHRfGEjj6-ILHhG01HWNAsSBpVAw-pTbFktpSQcK-D4HoabILz2/w640-h426/IMG_9364.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Lakewood, NY 42.1042241 -79.333104113.793990263821158 -114.4893541 70.414457936178849 -44.1768541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-38428619812994241282023-10-01T14:44:00.000-05:002023-10-18T06:26:09.118-05:00Fall Foliage <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go." </i>-Unknown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0LoA6rLiIOObUpe9_-WeD5ur6Q_c8SvJDXTS8KJRd-wsVujjZa5Ofd9R9ZSMVTyq3oiUiq1DhYRxzfudp65b73suZOoLEetPDIv3owbl_IaxnW-3BJeOcQuURKC4hHx08Tdgc5gjytEE/s1600/2IMG_8096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="426" id="id_c91a_2455_3364_aa9" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0LoA6rLiIOObUpe9_-WeD5ur6Q_c8SvJDXTS8KJRd-wsVujjZa5Ofd9R9ZSMVTyq3oiUiq1DhYRxzfudp65b73suZOoLEetPDIv3owbl_IaxnW-3BJeOcQuURKC4hHx08Tdgc5gjytEE/s640/2IMG_8096.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 640px;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is a repost of one I shared several years ago, but the trees are changing and we are transitioning away from our summer home to our winter home and thought I would share the info again...and the beautiful photos.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The fall colors are taking over in upstate New York and Pennsylvania. It truly is a beautiful time of year. Our trees in Texas change color, but we don't get the colors you find further north. Do you know why? Here is an explanation...Although temperature and rainfall influence the colors, the onset of longer nights is the most important factor in leaf color change. The daylight hours in the south stay more consistent so we have less color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVWEsN6wJbrOPcbMyAqZnUlrqO-g_noAUb7N12K2mlk_l5casJwTkfE2AszcOPEIGmoMSY0FL5AX3WTj29Kv3u_r5MULkiwP2pGjd0JvyzM3rD5jdplMOdue0wgQW71FAYxgcQScZk8V9/s1600/1IMG_8091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="713" height="640" id="id_dfe8_43a2_db77_a900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVWEsN6wJbrOPcbMyAqZnUlrqO-g_noAUb7N12K2mlk_l5casJwTkfE2AszcOPEIGmoMSY0FL5AX3WTj29Kv3u_r5MULkiwP2pGjd0JvyzM3rD5jdplMOdue0wgQW71FAYxgcQScZk8V9/s640/1IMG_8091.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 456px;" width="456" /></span></a></div><div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">So why do leaves change color? Changes in leaves' plants have three primary pigments that are important for the color changes we see during autumn: chlorophyll, carotenoids and anthocyanins.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsFzFbL7LUMGNvF4CPclKl4THwPnNzoAst47MfmjO6o-nBhamXf2nQ8QG7_6aVcQqR74x4XJzjUMLRuiasGoOu8qKcp3z4oyDk2afV9OXznmQxx6uvTm2C9oZ9H5xd3ElZBeX-JHYv3EE/s1600/3IMG_8104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" id="id_a07a_9697_d6d6_7927" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsFzFbL7LUMGNvF4CPclKl4THwPnNzoAst47MfmjO6o-nBhamXf2nQ8QG7_6aVcQqR74x4XJzjUMLRuiasGoOu8qKcp3z4oyDk2afV9OXznmQxx6uvTm2C9oZ9H5xd3ElZBeX-JHYv3EE/s640/3IMG_8104.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 640px;" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chlorophyll, the pigment that gives plants their green color, is necessary for photosynthesizing light and creating sugars that feed the plant. Carotenoids assist in photosynthesis and are responsible for the oranges and yellows color. Anthocyanins, acts as a protective “sunscreen” for leaves; they produce the red colors we see in leaves. Anthocyanins are produced only during the fall when chlorophyll levels start to drop.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxOciYrZknbpH7RLtMh96uO70QepHDYboz7X-Q2TYcIO6C2oCqluY1FKcZLwTvnpIgtLOrg89L4qz1PTCYArGgv4gzEaeJA-Po-9ayjS3AgM8sXULx8jFQwnHxBto-2Mrk8onzFlqL05g/s1600/5IMG_8290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" id="id_7153_eed9_628_359d" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxOciYrZknbpH7RLtMh96uO70QepHDYboz7X-Q2TYcIO6C2oCqluY1FKcZLwTvnpIgtLOrg89L4qz1PTCYArGgv4gzEaeJA-Po-9ayjS3AgM8sXULx8jFQwnHxBto-2Mrk8onzFlqL05g/s640/5IMG_8290.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 640px;" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">During the growing season, chlorophyll takes center stage as it's repeatedly produced and broken down again, making the leaves appear green. As the days become shorter, there is less available sunlight for photosynthesis. This slows chlorophyll production until none remains. The carotenoids and the anthocyanins are then left allowing the leaves to bare their brilliant colors.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIxfKAslL8G7b-yArSp2NMdZ85LhF8mddfuZ8asEyWXIGlZYrr1bZOJcMBbBM3uLi0uKw2-B2ZooxwNHOrdlvq3sy6xJXknbJhnovhUK70yuHbrhiQ65h_q80WLM3PPSe12HhIna3Uw4h/s1600/6IMG_8386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" id="id_eefc_f9ba_563c_41ee" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIxfKAslL8G7b-yArSp2NMdZ85LhF8mddfuZ8asEyWXIGlZYrr1bZOJcMBbBM3uLi0uKw2-B2ZooxwNHOrdlvq3sy6xJXknbJhnovhUK70yuHbrhiQ65h_q80WLM3PPSe12HhIna3Uw4h/s640/6IMG_8386.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 640px;" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Temperature and moisture are the main drivers of the amount and brilliance of the colors. Warm, sunny days with cool (but not freezing) nights allow for lots of sugars to be produced during the day, which are then trapped in the leaves as the cool nights close the leaves’ veins. This extra sugar leads to the production of more anthocyanins, boosting the reds, crimsons and purples in the leaves.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5lCgaBYUKWp391R-EjUrI05dEs1wZhtEDuMSUKW77ZFzZenDSJSHaTy5t-KTpX2nZHrW5-U4dAOl_G1vFCS_tZmOLewFjHt0O4Df_GIE9qBgMwO2IlFlDnYd5b1njMBMP18S5XfD32CS/s1600/4IMG_8109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" id="id_3f28_2146_6e9e_f0db" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5lCgaBYUKWp391R-EjUrI05dEs1wZhtEDuMSUKW77ZFzZenDSJSHaTy5t-KTpX2nZHrW5-U4dAOl_G1vFCS_tZmOLewFjHt0O4Df_GIE9qBgMwO2IlFlDnYd5b1njMBMP18S5XfD32CS/s640/4IMG_8109.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 640px;" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In most parts of the temperate world, 15% of tree species will turn yellow and only 10% will turn red. In certain regions, however, like New England, 30% of the woody species will turn yellow and an incredible 70% will turn red. You’ll find some of the most brilliant color changes in trees such as maple, dogwood, sumac, oak, poplars, birch and elm.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">My friend Julia took this picture of the marina right after we left...thanks for the wonderful picture.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppaUjR4744HEz-YbF7bIZ4aaPgKz6qup_l_wTv_OMzcQsL9Z-DRqr18QYEju-fzyjGL6JHVmkwK2uXSwr5kXIC8itV0vE4SeLBBdy6C1jfsEF7hCuyRaEJVaGtj9qSrjfDNwRkXhldGrH/s1600/7IMG_8405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1000" height="358" id="id_ce03_e124_d461_3550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppaUjR4744HEz-YbF7bIZ4aaPgKz6qup_l_wTv_OMzcQsL9Z-DRqr18QYEju-fzyjGL6JHVmkwK2uXSwr5kXIC8itV0vE4SeLBBdy6C1jfsEF7hCuyRaEJVaGtj9qSrjfDNwRkXhldGrH/s640/7IMG_8405.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 640px;" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">These pictures were taken by a local photographer in upstate New York. His name is John Kucko. Just out his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnKuckoDigital/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjmOt_jyOolNEgmLg0Dae5NA6LH-mma3iMz_8eGviG0QShX4-p7gFmK5tcoDtdt-Rfr-B4U-EHNko7OJuU_yb8O75vPYxm2-FmLSpa66EWPddaZH1_53w8rUnmk7bsqkRdHDpW6pM4Alu/s1600/8leaves+2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="857" height="640" id="id_5244_c5b_60a5_d16b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjmOt_jyOolNEgmLg0Dae5NA6LH-mma3iMz_8eGviG0QShX4-p7gFmK5tcoDtdt-Rfr-B4U-EHNko7OJuU_yb8O75vPYxm2-FmLSpa66EWPddaZH1_53w8rUnmk7bsqkRdHDpW6pM4Alu/s640/8leaves+2.png" style="height: auto; width: 548px;" width="548" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Fall isn't all about the foliage...there are plenty of pumpkins, Indian corn, mums and gourds too.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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width: 548px;" width="548" /></span></a></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Ithaca, NY42.4439614 -76.501880714.133727563821154 -111.6581307 70.754195236178845 -41.3456307tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-79319263641848487242023-09-30T14:33:00.000-05:002023-10-20T16:43:07.142-05:00September Updates<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Never forget that it takes only one person or one idea to change your life forever.” </i>–Author Unknown</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h15o7Pp70RpFeAEelOQ_TTK5fby09EN0-jKrlNheziKrULt__2VB2suxfoPn_CiCJSt6YZoE4EU4oExGfCU_RDYJkaA8mbXENwId4yHyaCH84_FuNhWE4WeoiphyELEOVSO5fwoeblGrMLz02JcW4PzG7avQTMpkq8gBm0CbBaIKchH82eo5hwxOIZhW/s1200/IMG_9281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1200" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h15o7Pp70RpFeAEelOQ_TTK5fby09EN0-jKrlNheziKrULt__2VB2suxfoPn_CiCJSt6YZoE4EU4oExGfCU_RDYJkaA8mbXENwId4yHyaCH84_FuNhWE4WeoiphyELEOVSO5fwoeblGrMLz02JcW4PzG7avQTMpkq8gBm0CbBaIKchH82eo5hwxOIZhW/w640-h284/IMG_9281.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">September was a busy month and I've made a lot of posts of the main events, but I wanted to include a few other things we did during the month. During Marina Day in June we won the door prize...two tickets to ride on The Teal. This cruise boat runs educational, ecological and sunset excursions on Cayuga Lake. We decided to use our tickets during the full moon on September 1st. It was a wonderful trip.<span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hDlDudU3Zb59J13tdZ3Dnxwbw8n2WwuQa5msRbiEru90kn-U-7TiMn7CUceVOXtr65sZMyx7JXpU5bw3j9ea0ig1JiHD48O8kk-7AWRt9m4LfL3kCOEPKNQ-YrdwKCDWnBufTN7s_vP0BfpaL_8aym2NsM74C60yzwP2F7WgbSYzbknDPjSBoNEoNhcQ/s1200/9-1-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hDlDudU3Zb59J13tdZ3Dnxwbw8n2WwuQa5msRbiEru90kn-U-7TiMn7CUceVOXtr65sZMyx7JXpU5bw3j9ea0ig1JiHD48O8kk-7AWRt9m4LfL3kCOEPKNQ-YrdwKCDWnBufTN7s_vP0BfpaL_8aym2NsM74C60yzwP2F7WgbSYzbknDPjSBoNEoNhcQ/w640-h426/9-1-23%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Teal is docked across the marina from our boat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC9uiACRZlv0N21etB0PNWx9AwqiaIvQG85YVTF-OetoR2jmzxWuhz10bSRRcnUbbherXiclytVMaQfA-4Lv2GMuFl_gb3NQ9hs0YpEvSjH93e70zaNaF9-dRR9Xg317auD58fLhziyMg6LxCmRNQOJHNQyEFxpkDXXbZwmheL4puJtDMvOJASRx45-rS/s1200/9-1-23%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC9uiACRZlv0N21etB0PNWx9AwqiaIvQG85YVTF-OetoR2jmzxWuhz10bSRRcnUbbherXiclytVMaQfA-4Lv2GMuFl_gb3NQ9hs0YpEvSjH93e70zaNaF9-dRR9Xg317auD58fLhziyMg6LxCmRNQOJHNQyEFxpkDXXbZwmheL4puJtDMvOJASRx45-rS/w640-h428/9-1-23%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlORkq_6tUPjD2Jhnl0oPWcPlhTK5fR1AEkaMJC6x-xdbM-yDwbosw6zZ5md7Snlw2X6fwPzZg6XgWNo74tOYzKVwvsNsPU5-hUuPDlKen__CaYzE0MN4o8K4f3zCwnPgo6i_hCHXIhh8xtuEJmd24kN3tL_fKPX0T1V1M5bTMnKIV_o88blsFeTJrU_a/s1200/9-1-23%2013.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXX73GuKUNME_U6mr79r4Pp_vIC-jv16yzY-fkw7h8QSCipLeiImG83ojhFXctzcXbAkcdwxejPYhkgVJP0HmFoVsbaJlnSMSPBwORFDOdrhAuJizJOb-v7Vayb9L_xCAY5RRJQI6YxGEx-xb1aLE7iIiogQPYCRRqkfi7P0jDldVeUvJJI4F55JfWUQg/s1200/9-1-23%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXX73GuKUNME_U6mr79r4Pp_vIC-jv16yzY-fkw7h8QSCipLeiImG83ojhFXctzcXbAkcdwxejPYhkgVJP0HmFoVsbaJlnSMSPBwORFDOdrhAuJizJOb-v7Vayb9L_xCAY5RRJQI6YxGEx-xb1aLE7iIiogQPYCRRqkfi7P0jDldVeUvJJI4F55JfWUQg/w640-h428/9-1-23%2013.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The beautiful full moon from the stern of <i>The Pearl</i>.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcb_SDDrfktB3E8XpSUr9y9CGpnwb1FhEMCYDcplLdm39IOQ9r-rIPeXF4c3jZnqHnWNtir1naDD-F4gzwC_-IYABg7khlcyBfzEhZ8h4bvrgDosqnqEvYQGIaTTHYw7WWZklHCB7d8TO9W6XrsGGjL06Q7ykUdxAFnlth8Q4GOU96TuIk-vX3uPFPaeD/s1200/8-31-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcb_SDDrfktB3E8XpSUr9y9CGpnwb1FhEMCYDcplLdm39IOQ9r-rIPeXF4c3jZnqHnWNtir1naDD-F4gzwC_-IYABg7khlcyBfzEhZ8h4bvrgDosqnqEvYQGIaTTHYw7WWZklHCB7d8TO9W6XrsGGjL06Q7ykUdxAFnlth8Q4GOU96TuIk-vX3uPFPaeD/w640-h426/8-31-23%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Labor Day weekend we drove to Bloomsburg to celebrate Hattie's birthday and spend the holiday with family. We always have fun with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hattie had her 4th birthday party at the city park.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XTKDc1Q7BlT62UlMbmprx7hTnc8rFBe5EnHlinucajDJ3YD48VG2MNW6xl5tGkfjswYpmT9x8hyphenhyphenI6LqFetKA1XVPr6me8PRSQwssLRCX9oHYP0U5lKEPUWtCTb4vKurv2odI8MZIXfsZXEu8H9dc3i4xpErVhqGz-AkLmUs3J6pOX3o3KbW4tmD0n8Mf/s1200/9-2-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XTKDc1Q7BlT62UlMbmprx7hTnc8rFBe5EnHlinucajDJ3YD48VG2MNW6xl5tGkfjswYpmT9x8hyphenhyphenI6LqFetKA1XVPr6me8PRSQwssLRCX9oHYP0U5lKEPUWtCTb4vKurv2odI8MZIXfsZXEu8H9dc3i4xpErVhqGz-AkLmUs3J6pOX3o3KbW4tmD0n8Mf/w640-h480/9-2-23%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">S'mores and the fire pit are some of the best parts of summer.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Bc3IqZ4aqW41BMQptFurCtP5IQO2JyHZWEiCMZbIEb17nq9Jwdj-EAURIN5mgHuLklShyphenhyphenZnOrdj8aaK7MYX3xYmW1V-FG9_MZubf0hyg98_r9eiZlAzYtxLKKxy3TbOpg7YOzbSvrUjapiHWi2vSBrTVOaP0HeyCtOLav-guebP__SNImHDHIrjqI_Le/s1200/9-2-23%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Bc3IqZ4aqW41BMQptFurCtP5IQO2JyHZWEiCMZbIEb17nq9Jwdj-EAURIN5mgHuLklShyphenhyphenZnOrdj8aaK7MYX3xYmW1V-FG9_MZubf0hyg98_r9eiZlAzYtxLKKxy3TbOpg7YOzbSvrUjapiHWi2vSBrTVOaP0HeyCtOLav-guebP__SNImHDHIrjqI_Le/w640-h426/9-2-23%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X_Zmg0vXOrT5KMcYeCwJZQxUUrmPCpT7qKMbgtynCMVhaSxwFoHWDpVyIs80tDmKcSh3ipdNizqbYDwhSAv3G8F2zmR9XLlNFZid6Fjfwbv6plr87JlJPZC-2N5ABkYfrJq_5wCjuDXFZNPlxNaOFcB8EM3iWZ9HK9r0O9cDMcm4nfhVCrRi6a1EvHVN/w640-h426/9-16-23%2011.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">We said good-bye to summer the same way we welcomed it in...a picnic at Sheldrake Winery and dinner at the Boatyard Grill.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoa57LjOUk9S0i-TRAZWXQyV4z3tJEzRzOqOTvUSyt9iGWM2mpCLg2zu1RaDDod8Mkkq5bpFDJyW6I7Bo8K-hvBq0bGbWKH7y5w2dvA2mqY7p_SlX-a0ZhW2QwAZh3AHI6dL2dwu8Ekx2Lsi55v47t1jY4Myz3vbRqOE9dZNkvg584WT2JIe21cHj1TlGg/s1200/9-21-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here's to the end of another wonderful summer and the start to more adventures this fall.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAnjjWk0baxtfLugjs8y7MJuA4wk98Gob_Zcq7URFqLMU3KdFEfByKhBztfmXRk7Is4IUa0NSSHByL7UeRbyJtL85Y6qsr3wIpjgLmQEWOaGF1YH1UogNBqyD_WVju4kXloZ7Ag4pu6K9c0E5ZI3-CUuE7WgnVyFSqCNpvFmXL3akoDWhJmJytM6VDCH3/s1200/9-21-23%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAnjjWk0baxtfLugjs8y7MJuA4wk98Gob_Zcq7URFqLMU3KdFEfByKhBztfmXRk7Is4IUa0NSSHByL7UeRbyJtL85Y6qsr3wIpjgLmQEWOaGF1YH1UogNBqyD_WVju4kXloZ7Ag4pu6K9c0E5ZI3-CUuE7WgnVyFSqCNpvFmXL3akoDWhJmJytM6VDCH3/w640-h426/9-21-23%206.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our little runabout.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVQNDo_KzPrEp_FAomUMlewqjHqximUQDtVqDhL1kJ_nHCp9cgLhPFiTsuObLCklUUCryIunAln7RY_aljdvaFJCjuJ9yA2lr2axnSJWVMlS54t1lEpKJB5kL3dQxQIIUQrZ0cI24u6t6rkKbsX932SfbJP-RRWsaqCh4BGZEcRk_F8BRX-GfJaWRH4tc/s1200/9-21-23%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVQNDo_KzPrEp_FAomUMlewqjHqximUQDtVqDhL1kJ_nHCp9cgLhPFiTsuObLCklUUCryIunAln7RY_aljdvaFJCjuJ9yA2lr2axnSJWVMlS54t1lEpKJB5kL3dQxQIIUQrZ0cI24u6t6rkKbsX932SfbJP-RRWsaqCh4BGZEcRk_F8BRX-GfJaWRH4tc/w640-h426/9-21-23%208.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This picture was taken on September 20 and the following picture just ten days later...fall is arriving very fast.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlaaC_k_NfhUI0xmtIOmDysT5m8RhE3VrbERB87Tk-l73OGNhIC94EddIr0bpiHAAtm2OmXXg5PT4LPPM-yMAAYApnZKokPcd9fy5n4TiTHgT9hbNO9p0Bu1Abkd27izAx-PPlpIeWijxw31RgtcxiNcTFF2n2jkpaW9SATyJuhUkHvpNHN9FqXN4js8W/s1200/9-20-23%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlaaC_k_NfhUI0xmtIOmDysT5m8RhE3VrbERB87Tk-l73OGNhIC94EddIr0bpiHAAtm2OmXXg5PT4LPPM-yMAAYApnZKokPcd9fy5n4TiTHgT9hbNO9p0Bu1Abkd27izAx-PPlpIeWijxw31RgtcxiNcTFF2n2jkpaW9SATyJuhUkHvpNHN9FqXN4js8W/w640-h426/9-20-23%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>"Because our days are filled with the rational, practical and expected, Cirque du Soleil exists to bring us that which has never existed. And makes us feel things we’ve never felt. Life needs folly, life needs cirque" </i>-Cirque du Soleil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRqMxLvdceSyVjiND5yyPumNX5IkruwMa2vraOIB8oPdawY6b5a3rpi2qSgZOYE9q1BJK-Sv5nOGn6WBisQF0bj6UB4SEj_qWNrNJHXuJGEVknV3DWDYPIVcoVd_KgJVjSvuqHARYwP27olt8awtIXOjqmAmKkI9n2Q3jK027upoJWuSJboFKyXiyDVdn/s1200/IMG_9153a%20copy.png.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1200" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRqMxLvdceSyVjiND5yyPumNX5IkruwMa2vraOIB8oPdawY6b5a3rpi2qSgZOYE9q1BJK-Sv5nOGn6WBisQF0bj6UB4SEj_qWNrNJHXuJGEVknV3DWDYPIVcoVd_KgJVjSvuqHARYwP27olt8awtIXOjqmAmKkI9n2Q3jK027upoJWuSJboFKyXiyDVdn/w640-h332/IMG_9153a%20copy.png.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The highlight of our family trip to DC was attending Cirque du Soleil Echo. The show was in the nearby town of Tysons, Virginia. Getting there on the Metro was part of the fun. The train stopped right next to the show sight. This particular show takes place under a huge big top, which gave us the feeling we were at the circus.<span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM9-qs-_9MCHtjHY3NshbFUOmBd8DjSVXfcOGFn52nukmR1iEhgm3mIaUoLX_N4aVsoApuBKGWA8bH-n56nZRrGuB3N4_fToEkIFmYAu93ET68f_i9N4lSDoGMeZfsSlL9n_MYEOE0QVCLi10m0__WWhEzibS5_qrocWj1ERE9TZBNlif-uhJMTgB7H7k/s1200/1IMG_9258a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM9-qs-_9MCHtjHY3NshbFUOmBd8DjSVXfcOGFn52nukmR1iEhgm3mIaUoLX_N4aVsoApuBKGWA8bH-n56nZRrGuB3N4_fToEkIFmYAu93ET68f_i9N4lSDoGMeZfsSlL9n_MYEOE0QVCLi10m0__WWhEzibS5_qrocWj1ERE9TZBNlif-uhJMTgB7H7k/w640-h512/1IMG_9258a.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The grounds of Cirque du Soleil Echo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSKWCJ2cgH0dFfyqIzrNApNbEV0TXGXcgs92xH4A2zQt_v19WbJ6ur3oGKoz4AZVXNvhn6Uh1B9DiSq3vUS1jWQFiHVIA-ZM3IlLIP7adVTNGUGzsUnTNBAkBfZqmNV2AeL6oEOyLirCSSJNOWlkl6VvZIX3OQP3tkQ4PpzPcVIgJZUKM4nPBV8RkN6zJ/s1200/2IMG_9159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSKWCJ2cgH0dFfyqIzrNApNbEV0TXGXcgs92xH4A2zQt_v19WbJ6ur3oGKoz4AZVXNvhn6Uh1B9DiSq3vUS1jWQFiHVIA-ZM3IlLIP7adVTNGUGzsUnTNBAkBfZqmNV2AeL6oEOyLirCSSJNOWlkl6VvZIX3OQP3tkQ4PpzPcVIgJZUKM4nPBV8RkN6zJ/w640-h480/2IMG_9159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">There was a lot to see and do while we waited for the show to begin. Of course there were things to buy...souvenirs, drinks and food. And lots of photo op places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf8EefMbn1xBCuoKdHMMTKsiHrorHLjWuwAck7j_OTtrW809dIliha7TboTFdjs1xZnTKC4yP8WWTAA_VqWqoR7GEUk8Bi3pNcXWklfTv0wiR-I93_hZplvrqhYS55g-zF0T27WpAA7aSd3QMbLp9He1ANOBQCRFJ2tZSZxqn0o9vDINI7myOjhVnTYEm/s1200/3IMG_9169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf8EefMbn1xBCuoKdHMMTKsiHrorHLjWuwAck7j_OTtrW809dIliha7TboTFdjs1xZnTKC4yP8WWTAA_VqWqoR7GEUk8Bi3pNcXWklfTv0wiR-I93_hZplvrqhYS55g-zF0T27WpAA7aSd3QMbLp9He1ANOBQCRFJ2tZSZxqn0o9vDINI7myOjhVnTYEm/w640-h428/3IMG_9169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5vNAaP_Ggxx5U7-dk2KlPlJ8B8cbdXrD8iCJp-Zp9baj8NLtCpaEFCoZau4JnntsEGBmeqW0f5RKfFjmZ6cs79vPLBwL4NxR2JcCT3k3HVPhrFfRG4iel2XG2AbCSu1s37viEoD_S8mgsqvl1n8AmsL02zNfW1d1ZX95NkYkcdbBZ64x17XNdDw17pXI/s1200/4IMG_9163aa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5vNAaP_Ggxx5U7-dk2KlPlJ8B8cbdXrD8iCJp-Zp9baj8NLtCpaEFCoZau4JnntsEGBmeqW0f5RKfFjmZ6cs79vPLBwL4NxR2JcCT3k3HVPhrFfRG4iel2XG2AbCSu1s37viEoD_S8mgsqvl1n8AmsL02zNfW1d1ZX95NkYkcdbBZ64x17XNdDw17pXI/w640-h480/4IMG_9163aa.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our seats are the red dots on this seating photo. We Loved being up close seeing the expressions on the actors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfcQJbbWntH8ZXTc9ijDqJROyRwpZ3Y4ZWD6josyfDerLelexudTcOzeB6vsgAUcJmQGTk4tUA30L7jnGRds7CHm0KjW8zk0nEHCkDK7pgsl0WVwDYR1XPLRfaXHVYgwNHb6U0Hbzhw8DelEhiVvuYRYGHnDoC5SHEZKn_jbK_xVbOGph_58YWODh0Lnx/s1200/5IMG_9183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1200" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfcQJbbWntH8ZXTc9ijDqJROyRwpZ3Y4ZWD6josyfDerLelexudTcOzeB6vsgAUcJmQGTk4tUA30L7jnGRds7CHm0KjW8zk0nEHCkDK7pgsl0WVwDYR1XPLRfaXHVYgwNHb6U0Hbzhw8DelEhiVvuYRYGHnDoC5SHEZKn_jbK_xVbOGph_58YWODh0Lnx/w640-h456/5IMG_9183.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our first look at the stage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCLjMp56uwsNFIBEdcKnfYBZAYQ7b23cwFMTu3c0uqzPL7uMxES9W-AoS6IrDwlHL_V0nNZ4FBwqj-m3X9EE0Oj_Tcxi38synipL2g-9KxGRA9NU2MPevaQnLEFDPsmlPaw1rV_MFqf5HItwicl-0YEse7NkRkm9yYogDEAnUXgY3QIKZDTOh379FS63_/s1200/6IMG_9184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1200" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCLjMp56uwsNFIBEdcKnfYBZAYQ7b23cwFMTu3c0uqzPL7uMxES9W-AoS6IrDwlHL_V0nNZ4FBwqj-m3X9EE0Oj_Tcxi38synipL2g-9KxGRA9NU2MPevaQnLEFDPsmlPaw1rV_MFqf5HItwicl-0YEse7NkRkm9yYogDEAnUXgY3QIKZDTOh379FS63_/w640-h456/6IMG_9184.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The set revolves around the mysterious CUBE that is as tall as a 2-story apartment building. At different points during the show it is dismantled, stripped, and rebuilt, scaled by animals, swung from by artists, and used as a mesmerizing projection surface. Surrounding the cube is the stage that resembles water in a lake, every interaction with the CUBE creates a unique effect that ripples into the future.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Echo a story about connection, collaboration and the power of intention. The ability to have a strong vision and put all your energy into it to make that idea come to life. The main protagonist Future is a young girl who represents the youth of today and the awareness that the youth have for what’s going on in the world. At the beginning of the show she discovers how the world is changing and the effects this change has on the world, negative or positive and then at one specific moment something happens which changes everything for her. She makes this big decision and she brings everyone together, animals and humans, to work together to rebuild our world.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Future and her companion Ewai.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi978-3J522U2YEqE0qWQxtCM-MGvCCBlOmlKCkQeob6JWa7gT6-dLbqBacvGTdV327S80MHpECehQUXm424FGuVIUPk0cNSCSW52Opcq9UhxzaSxsx5TA41UTHcoRLHCT7KryELS94_tS0dL01lANhRtgIXAQ9DZYYjVpnMam9m9mTk3nk8LeRtY7eFH-v/s1200/7IMG_9155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi978-3J522U2YEqE0qWQxtCM-MGvCCBlOmlKCkQeob6JWa7gT6-dLbqBacvGTdV327S80MHpECehQUXm424FGuVIUPk0cNSCSW52Opcq9UhxzaSxsx5TA41UTHcoRLHCT7KryELS94_tS0dL01lANhRtgIXAQ9DZYYjVpnMam9m9mTk3nk8LeRtY7eFH-v/w640-h426/7IMG_9155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The opening act blew us away. The actors were so close and it was aww inspiring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_jJ1QtpG1u5KNSzhQe8WLtbvP9tTIAtmh-8dWv3nTij3MUYV82sXRNmGa75w99ENp4IGYGo9RxUB_oUhZckoTS14yA45k1tJ3JN73BQ_lnnamlITtPlMXOEPeCdlf0UXZ1KZIiSRcctK6p0LpiifS5S7wiyJ3z4_b0fObbG7We2XBrcCldN6p1-HhJeP/s1200/8IMG_9189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_jJ1QtpG1u5KNSzhQe8WLtbvP9tTIAtmh-8dWv3nTij3MUYV82sXRNmGa75w99ENp4IGYGo9RxUB_oUhZckoTS14yA45k1tJ3JN73BQ_lnnamlITtPlMXOEPeCdlf0UXZ1KZIiSRcctK6p0LpiifS5S7wiyJ3z4_b0fObbG7We2XBrcCldN6p1-HhJeP/w640-h428/8IMG_9189.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSiGu4g2m7_t0yraBbBbRGrcGqdQxcK7TV7zDyh7_5gGB7fyxECgsXwP7zBWh8flo0aolPLmFKx0ia9DmWI4_gxRzEw2q-XsmQKdMWPck5Je1LDqDjUb-OcXKTquMzoUiYGY9jmQvgGUWYEZAsiXPBKKym3EmD-_LoGcFf9n-setJofZe6b0tXea7ZJVk/s1200/9IMG_9190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSiGu4g2m7_t0yraBbBbRGrcGqdQxcK7TV7zDyh7_5gGB7fyxECgsXwP7zBWh8flo0aolPLmFKx0ia9DmWI4_gxRzEw2q-XsmQKdMWPck5Je1LDqDjUb-OcXKTquMzoUiYGY9jmQvgGUWYEZAsiXPBKKym3EmD-_LoGcFf9n-setJofZe6b0tXea7ZJVk/w640-h428/9IMG_9190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBveBiV7bU7MWpIoRXTWBXR6LqBY48KyZT4yXHwJCb018faMcnn5JmMWtI5PEBRSihI5MIfmLA6E0gsHtszr_sppFtef6AAIh1Qy2bHLjFQ99C6R4VFMXri17r9TNkwDbFIa9U14lXRx1t-5o2XRVlMmOxK3IYto3wmHhmj7nrC5iiDWWfxvddzW3Y0UV/s1200/10IMG_9191a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBveBiV7bU7MWpIoRXTWBXR6LqBY48KyZT4yXHwJCb018faMcnn5JmMWtI5PEBRSihI5MIfmLA6E0gsHtszr_sppFtef6AAIh1Qy2bHLjFQ99C6R4VFMXri17r9TNkwDbFIa9U14lXRx1t-5o2XRVlMmOxK3IYto3wmHhmj7nrC5iiDWWfxvddzW3Y0UV/w640-h480/10IMG_9191a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRREkFFCo0bnVxFgg-02xKMBh879lmRy5MiqSkQdhySygRB5qa3fgtEb0x37ZYluqPHPJltlXsxZiZFv4A57rGVsL2TdkusvGg4HiiNFzsV2bua1krG7K9XTR3f-s2GrJo9TGrimXhvWH3U_foppbRJiWwxYOSTQWVfHsKzKFUOerf6XtcnCfgvxXNCJS/s1200/11IMG_9192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRREkFFCo0bnVxFgg-02xKMBh879lmRy5MiqSkQdhySygRB5qa3fgtEb0x37ZYluqPHPJltlXsxZiZFv4A57rGVsL2TdkusvGg4HiiNFzsV2bua1krG7K9XTR3f-s2GrJo9TGrimXhvWH3U_foppbRJiWwxYOSTQWVfHsKzKFUOerf6XtcnCfgvxXNCJS/w640-h480/11IMG_9192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Watching the kid's faces was just as entertaining for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnU92khA69MyCwqLKl_FOcsh5O0CpShzke-DP3Yzt1Fo4ZDpv2ZE6Fw9JR-yNXiEXG48wE68jYbYsuYh8RfOST8QhQIVJgQslnTHTN2VpO9LuseOPuaPbTWgvDt1_GLQN54vOWdMz-IpOFgG97fT_4_QHKFVxPty0EC4CIAmiEbdvTeSqQzUAcze3jyZd/s1200/12IMG_9199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnU92khA69MyCwqLKl_FOcsh5O0CpShzke-DP3Yzt1Fo4ZDpv2ZE6Fw9JR-yNXiEXG48wE68jYbYsuYh8RfOST8QhQIVJgQslnTHTN2VpO9LuseOPuaPbTWgvDt1_GLQN54vOWdMz-IpOFgG97fT_4_QHKFVxPty0EC4CIAmiEbdvTeSqQzUAcze3jyZd/w480-h640/12IMG_9199.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">These two were the clowns for the show. Entertaining during set changes. We truly enjoyed them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fQMlhfm00qR9w9guiV9Yh0OYeYczjtuRPYOixYaFFxK4uU7rNV8z5V26Z2iCEEPUYXxWW8Kcj_zbBe6dBARI2MSYg4f_g4HpLpw0A7bopadWp5ktO-UMxSIjvWPBra2mVvjGrXA3feCtMsx6UQPbnyorZ8G_sxyHztZ8R27OEw-d5hXmhMZn9IK-jxIe/s1200/13IMG_9225a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fQMlhfm00qR9w9guiV9Yh0OYeYczjtuRPYOixYaFFxK4uU7rNV8z5V26Z2iCEEPUYXxWW8Kcj_zbBe6dBARI2MSYg4f_g4HpLpw0A7bopadWp5ktO-UMxSIjvWPBra2mVvjGrXA3feCtMsx6UQPbnyorZ8G_sxyHztZ8R27OEw-d5hXmhMZn9IK-jxIe/w640-h640/13IMG_9225a.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Icarian Games...a very popular acrobatic circus act that is described as human foot juggling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG85PJT8QFjopUdKf4LBtfzGeGnpaQDk7XSQQntDseCWJ5iQq5sIZKM6BZ0QTMPzhO9uSkOlnqL_DG0Ps0o2yIFKiFuRbyabHNZt8nlAYKAQ29oRvx2KhvTYs8zyrdON-DaoNGa3jZHYR04wRZeWO-jWEoa3Wc-e-FqoRZ0JHxyS6ap6xHT4fTO__MAYx/s1200/IMG_9203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG85PJT8QFjopUdKf4LBtfzGeGnpaQDk7XSQQntDseCWJ5iQq5sIZKM6BZ0QTMPzhO9uSkOlnqL_DG0Ps0o2yIFKiFuRbyabHNZt8nlAYKAQ29oRvx2KhvTYs8zyrdON-DaoNGa3jZHYR04wRZeWO-jWEoa3Wc-e-FqoRZ0JHxyS6ap6xHT4fTO__MAYx/w640-h480/IMG_9203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hair Suspension Duo. The hair hang is an aerial circus act where performers are suspended by their hair, performing acrobatic poses and manipulation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HkL_AWn0PCyRsruZ3q1rQdVjaVSIsrpS-FiHjdtR0ulz30PJu3AILTLlwnUr3dxuEOxBol_f6il9jWiYu_DzJerw3b01vkVYTAUI1myPkUbogHMdrne5RJGC3U_rXFFIrFBWUmNY_TPiwHJJZwv1gfwzFokrCUCbh7frx0GrNcsooYSKySouFje1xcUp/s1200/IMG_9205a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HkL_AWn0PCyRsruZ3q1rQdVjaVSIsrpS-FiHjdtR0ulz30PJu3AILTLlwnUr3dxuEOxBol_f6il9jWiYu_DzJerw3b01vkVYTAUI1myPkUbogHMdrne5RJGC3U_rXFFIrFBWUmNY_TPiwHJJZwv1gfwzFokrCUCbh7frx0GrNcsooYSKySouFje1xcUp/w640-h428/IMG_9205a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Banquine/Korean Cradle entertained us with a dizzying array of stunts. At one point we actually thought they might land on us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAhY_EEQbUdyTnqVvlNFPjzJjgyJdxbk7K3YWLaOWa8KB1iVvrdeQ1pAsx4wTCxFrhrTT1lVgs9b3WAD8XWjVzZlRTTSK4xN82y5j0Hnr8zPM1XWDqqQz_MlYd_eA-4gYYXLTW0FpApCe51Chccl4XOFmnsxCXzqU4HkDUpi9IiQv-dSR55hAkXif25OM/s1200/IMG_9208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1200" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAhY_EEQbUdyTnqVvlNFPjzJjgyJdxbk7K3YWLaOWa8KB1iVvrdeQ1pAsx4wTCxFrhrTT1lVgs9b3WAD8XWjVzZlRTTSK4xN82y5j0Hnr8zPM1XWDqqQz_MlYd_eA-4gYYXLTW0FpApCe51Chccl4XOFmnsxCXzqU4HkDUpi9IiQv-dSR55hAkXif25OM/w640-h380/IMG_9208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The largest puppet I've ever seen. There were people inside helping it to move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu60qZS5dbCBE3iF8cDo5LvLAPwGqC7i_1OK3GOIUOYLgohK3Txqeib1ZRnOtgty961-Wzsis3GKzqRn8YU3XlnHzY1xUQOei0QrEAMbXl7gQWsXLE3Cfon1BAZcXF7AQozYSfXv69tgNJdlfIBMKYg1yw5CqB4SNMbBXEOedSuLL-NIMhb6u6uCx6v3JG/s1200/IMG_9210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu60qZS5dbCBE3iF8cDo5LvLAPwGqC7i_1OK3GOIUOYLgohK3Txqeib1ZRnOtgty961-Wzsis3GKzqRn8YU3XlnHzY1xUQOei0QrEAMbXl7gQWsXLE3Cfon1BAZcXF7AQozYSfXv69tgNJdlfIBMKYg1yw5CqB4SNMbBXEOedSuLL-NIMhb6u6uCx6v3JG/w640-h426/IMG_9210.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Slackwire duo. It's an acrobatic circus act that involves balancing and moving along a flexible, thin wire suspended in the air. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI7S9t3brU8xK1GNRqxWQpBYvly9qAk2aNPZz3UTyX89EP9dZVqPYltOHU5ye2txQSuWfI29lqnTU0hBXin91SVA-LdQhhKHeBi5pQ5EfEg06XTraH3hSvDBgR85Kow8Igs-CJAYR-eZ3hc8ypztZWY0WY3bgFEU_40xG7t_xiTkbVD_-E3IA8eWkyiQD/s1200/IMG_9214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI7S9t3brU8xK1GNRqxWQpBYvly9qAk2aNPZz3UTyX89EP9dZVqPYltOHU5ye2txQSuWfI29lqnTU0hBXin91SVA-LdQhhKHeBi5pQ5EfEg06XTraH3hSvDBgR85Kow8Igs-CJAYR-eZ3hc8ypztZWY0WY3bgFEU_40xG7t_xiTkbVD_-E3IA8eWkyiQD/w640-h426/IMG_9214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This flying poles act features a first-of-its-kind pole apparatus named Chrysalid that is semi-attached to the stage floor. This groundbreaking performance requires exceptional strength.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUT1eMFeB_U8gDGlxZPRWv_Ztp04ZQi1AWjr_5THkyFiHPSMpKT7Tb_gY7lq0JKJx_YLafzVm2snHXP7BWzRdxzXW2LlHXurO86UM49NCvkeROXFIi-XqrO-einLuJB4L_zYXpGc-G8LOpqfjDqrJiTzI3-_9yGQAU9Zu64oADAYxSPGOtadXqlilzLCo/s1200/IMG_9221a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUT1eMFeB_U8gDGlxZPRWv_Ztp04ZQi1AWjr_5THkyFiHPSMpKT7Tb_gY7lq0JKJx_YLafzVm2snHXP7BWzRdxzXW2LlHXurO86UM49NCvkeROXFIi-XqrO-einLuJB4L_zYXpGc-G8LOpqfjDqrJiTzI3-_9yGQAU9Zu64oADAYxSPGOtadXqlilzLCo/w640-h512/IMG_9221a.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Contortion. This act left us wondering just how he could move the way he did and left my joints aching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-e2YsRJrk6Y6vBE6gONK3VgAWVdyjr_7sh6-l2uMsQCWx4wrdYbPviqtjc8t2N8XHgDcJi_8JFkP_DSzyOE5FcbZxwPgqOmCBrz9mfMtANGFRumntG6MwqMH7hFhhWa-tL3wv3DNyvf7eARYLoGEvG2sEgY-itZxNWBmaThiVvr4ATyI7OBz6L3vdPsC/s1200/IMG_9230a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-e2YsRJrk6Y6vBE6gONK3VgAWVdyjr_7sh6-l2uMsQCWx4wrdYbPviqtjc8t2N8XHgDcJi_8JFkP_DSzyOE5FcbZxwPgqOmCBrz9mfMtANGFRumntG6MwqMH7hFhhWa-tL3wv3DNyvf7eARYLoGEvG2sEgY-itZxNWBmaThiVvr4ATyI7OBz6L3vdPsC/w640-h426/IMG_9230a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Teeterboard Act was fun to watch as they flew high in the air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFjDecbWSHoNBzgI_oOZuC2ZeQ7P97BD-P2yAp09PB_WiPea9Iwyzlo9dXWEZiWMCrNhelkHhkFXGWJjsbJ2d7Aamd6X5yZ7tq1-qJ11mjKWT-Aod-ZdPS1Lc_2kxntxGamlgBf9wY8IVFBXXs4OlG2OyMzZibsZQgOW4AADW1WBklVCH-fyFSyEx6W8v/s1200/IMG_9235aa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFjDecbWSHoNBzgI_oOZuC2ZeQ7P97BD-P2yAp09PB_WiPea9Iwyzlo9dXWEZiWMCrNhelkHhkFXGWJjsbJ2d7Aamd6X5yZ7tq1-qJ11mjKWT-Aod-ZdPS1Lc_2kxntxGamlgBf9wY8IVFBXXs4OlG2OyMzZibsZQgOW4AADW1WBklVCH-fyFSyEx6W8v/w640-h512/IMG_9235aa.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The cube filled with all the actors. It was beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W_QZPhXPSSVRhuGdQ_qGF21Xm0K6BidaxECfcvUwuXUXQGzyqnFSldksIMVh5KE6vg0AXmZljoAT8SHMDR43NpKaSf3Wk7J3fWghpjlQPQzenq4QWTytE0WYz-QFXpkUqri4vOU0pYrxQ3M6p_WmA7C3h9G0AFYm73JFsTcc49l742cooHRkUYrLfk3g/s1200/IMG_9239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W_QZPhXPSSVRhuGdQ_qGF21Xm0K6BidaxECfcvUwuXUXQGzyqnFSldksIMVh5KE6vg0AXmZljoAT8SHMDR43NpKaSf3Wk7J3fWghpjlQPQzenq4QWTytE0WYz-QFXpkUqri4vOU0pYrxQ3M6p_WmA7C3h9G0AFYm73JFsTcc49l742cooHRkUYrLfk3g/w640-h426/IMG_9239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div>More Fun Facts:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cirque du Soleil ECHO is the 20th Big Top creation from Cirque du Soleil and its 51st overall.</li><li>It takes 10 projectors to cover the entire stage and the rotating CUBE–the most ever for a Cirque du Soleil Big Top show.</li><li>At one of the most surprising points in the show, one of the CUBE’s walls supports 40 artists.</li><li>The roof of the CUBE contains a light box with 1.68 miles of LED strips.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dinner after the show at <a href="https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/location/tysons/" target="_blank">Founding Farmers</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHblT5YMn1bVAFgsszJc6SPe_NF2FR3pve6jZHRGJohA2Im25GHsAixtDJRtQlBA_3lvEISQE0KyUDfOOpoiuforLntHbcU2CUFzjywEiOY6JWEN5N5s0cPWWStHE9poqsO8hDcZKMjc_i0ZRPxQ5zTJEUqkIH77MpuqmIsbugRcGNdkA7b0v594yudks/s1200/IMG_9240.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHblT5YMn1bVAFgsszJc6SPe_NF2FR3pve6jZHRGJohA2Im25GHsAixtDJRtQlBA_3lvEISQE0KyUDfOOpoiuforLntHbcU2CUFzjywEiOY6JWEN5N5s0cPWWStHE9poqsO8hDcZKMjc_i0ZRPxQ5zTJEUqkIH77MpuqmIsbugRcGNdkA7b0v594yudks/w640-h428/IMG_9240.png" width="640" /></a></div>Waiting for the train to take us home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiF5ytrKuPKhOKtBioOW3y4SAFH66djVSLxfI0wJIzPyHitDWBLUhXvltFPCFsYV4IkiXPj01Bo1Thx7EF1ZGUjY51jSKMCca506A_boswEVupcoMlnAWILIfUC0Ixd8cZu9XSKBE7gAPJz3Wh4ZveHYkvJqkHnPZzWcRn-GhMTfRuiDNvPqUdA3lcxZo/s1200/IMG_9240a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiF5ytrKuPKhOKtBioOW3y4SAFH66djVSLxfI0wJIzPyHitDWBLUhXvltFPCFsYV4IkiXPj01Bo1Thx7EF1ZGUjY51jSKMCca506A_boswEVupcoMlnAWILIfUC0Ixd8cZu9XSKBE7gAPJz3Wh4ZveHYkvJqkHnPZzWcRn-GhMTfRuiDNvPqUdA3lcxZo/w640-h428/IMG_9240a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Our last look at the Cirque from the train platform.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GSSSyW00bo-gaInJICfYdygcW_6QJZAP-hNJS6MNWq2TOxJ3eWvSX-lW2oQsNBcnmgU9mDQoP1XisVcVpUBWdnB7PjgUw2mBcyAz-vuSZK6SuAADnEFov7_LXxk0Xj5letaIkGjy6hvG-YTDdr-4qQN-ttWItDZAQNXmiVJUABARUx6CyxJcjPxqzn-P/s1200/IMG_9245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GSSSyW00bo-gaInJICfYdygcW_6QJZAP-hNJS6MNWq2TOxJ3eWvSX-lW2oQsNBcnmgU9mDQoP1XisVcVpUBWdnB7PjgUw2mBcyAz-vuSZK6SuAADnEFov7_LXxk0Xj5letaIkGjy6hvG-YTDdr-4qQN-ttWItDZAQNXmiVJUABARUx6CyxJcjPxqzn-P/w640-h426/IMG_9245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></span></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Tysons, VA 38.9213063 -77.22396738.917967137311223 -77.22825853442383 38.924645462688773 -77.219675465576174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-7817731510389265892023-09-26T11:45:00.000-05:002023-10-08T15:42:43.666-05:00Sept. 25-30 Washington, DC (Part II)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Travel has a way of stretching the mind.”</i> -Ralph Crawshaw </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On our second day we figured out how to use the Metro and that made it a little easier on our legs. We spent our morning at the <a href="https://www.spymuseum.org/" target="_blank">International Spy Museum</a>. It's an independent history museum which documents the tradecraft, history and contemporary role of espionage. It houses more than 7,000 artifacts with around 1,000 on public display. The permanent collection traces the complete history of espionage, from the Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire through present day. We started our visit in the briefing room where we received our undercover mission badge and our cover identity. From there we were given the chance to learn the tricks of the trade in interactive exhibits that test our powers of observation. <span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Waiting for our ride.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjNLybZcntwcmSOhpp1GpKrgsHJ0MOjbY9aFk4p_p30pc2UKi_asmAVX-eTH3tX7RO8GiiH4KY-cycv14_HAVitIsrYhzoV1aFu5jxz86GA3G1gHJMbVC3cBjl-n1ku8hCPA12ml51gQoImKMPdZaEdCWyCjhL0TX6IGWKRiXQzYeuVZppChh5ISvaBT7/s1200/IMG_9040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjNLybZcntwcmSOhpp1GpKrgsHJ0MOjbY9aFk4p_p30pc2UKi_asmAVX-eTH3tX7RO8GiiH4KY-cycv14_HAVitIsrYhzoV1aFu5jxz86GA3G1gHJMbVC3cBjl-n1ku8hCPA12ml51gQoImKMPdZaEdCWyCjhL0TX6IGWKRiXQzYeuVZppChh5ISvaBT7/w640-h428/IMG_9040.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAVzkEImH5tbZEIh2ffPWK37aNmS9TahFBKPcKYD51HZFyPoS00QTvPl_Z8QIxaun4m7MrxjPN9sBp1kiUdkR2def26L3gqizxu3n_PuoYKJFZT-oKdhW9B4wE_HNqzRtWvHY4T1yykjjV9tFlWFFac8TcS_tBCiq6uFXqYI2rWpSuaXfMtRW1EkSSCzF/s1200/IMG_9041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAVzkEImH5tbZEIh2ffPWK37aNmS9TahFBKPcKYD51HZFyPoS00QTvPl_Z8QIxaun4m7MrxjPN9sBp1kiUdkR2def26L3gqizxu3n_PuoYKJFZT-oKdhW9B4wE_HNqzRtWvHY4T1yykjjV9tFlWFFac8TcS_tBCiq6uFXqYI2rWpSuaXfMtRW1EkSSCzF/w640-h480/IMG_9041.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">International Spy Museum</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WY6LLwMNSNWieHEUfXVT-09uh06L0M0cu_pkvVNDjtUYU0Ns7XVElnkqh66bSSXbwHnGUq4EQpwfpBwvs_8wE3lAvTQaOHuuvakeI8OKJaH_mNYTLn7LfNhvbBBuUmzHAT5Mx2m3aGGTU2qiwxBEwhIVZbu1qhyphenhyphenntCS6npftH_fEfxTBjYmhobnoky9D/s1200/20IMG_9043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1200" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WY6LLwMNSNWieHEUfXVT-09uh06L0M0cu_pkvVNDjtUYU0Ns7XVElnkqh66bSSXbwHnGUq4EQpwfpBwvs_8wE3lAvTQaOHuuvakeI8OKJaH_mNYTLn7LfNhvbBBuUmzHAT5Mx2m3aGGTU2qiwxBEwhIVZbu1qhyphenhyphenntCS6npftH_fEfxTBjYmhobnoky9D/w640-h482/20IMG_9043.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpzhtsL_c3kiGGHvMtnejyKThX_JgcPFS3xcFKSRq60DxroGXe-64y7nhmAzC1W_6ULvUHZ1rvZVFQ9AKENslzCyu8ng-C0vfjv2KFgdLWVZ5gozNOzaiKIaKfk5_wq5WhOh6ghAGA4pvSFKj4iEoAfXFpzxdDmU4wWnLJZMD6VrCazNnZ88KD0Hb2Pc3/s1200/21IMG_9044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpzhtsL_c3kiGGHvMtnejyKThX_JgcPFS3xcFKSRq60DxroGXe-64y7nhmAzC1W_6ULvUHZ1rvZVFQ9AKENslzCyu8ng-C0vfjv2KFgdLWVZ5gozNOzaiKIaKfk5_wq5WhOh6ghAGA4pvSFKj4iEoAfXFpzxdDmU4wWnLJZMD6VrCazNnZ88KD0Hb2Pc3/w640-h426/21IMG_9044.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqyXlkgdf2PjijpvT9DYiuHBpOkXkPKWiNpD_d9NUqdrZUbnEaYoEC9gsu3jXp51I-qitZjJWP5hlmV5v6WK9snIaU0U-QLKAjXtOrSOMyI2CagU1n458XUpMGBxb9Bma9DIFkRQcSzUUy0vnGHj7HzgtkDaDLxagn37f_UTkxCYpA8uGCzlW6fTodN86/s1200/22IMG_9045cc.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqyXlkgdf2PjijpvT9DYiuHBpOkXkPKWiNpD_d9NUqdrZUbnEaYoEC9gsu3jXp51I-qitZjJWP5hlmV5v6WK9snIaU0U-QLKAjXtOrSOMyI2CagU1n458XUpMGBxb9Bma9DIFkRQcSzUUy0vnGHj7HzgtkDaDLxagn37f_UTkxCYpA8uGCzlW6fTodN86/w640-h640/22IMG_9045cc.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That afternoon we relaxed...enjoying the park and our beautiful home. After all the walking we'd done it was nice to play and paint. On the third morning we went to the <a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/" target="_blank"><span></span>Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum</a>. </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. The National Mall building has hundreds of artifacts on display, including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, The Apollo 11 Command Module and old commercial aircraft.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had to reserve tickets to enter the museum. These pictures were taken while we waited to go in.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieolCyObAq1wEr0T0Ux3HtUtDu8wufJLDp3rdQxUIoGoHpBw3xfo0Hyu1OlK4DeOnX-imZ8Lqlkl4dU3qTztHP7kXqg2XdIOcfw8cExSqjMRXSfwzjeMiyckHl6l75McLDCrKijteq66sZs-XztVFUbyh7LPWb-vY2IDEuhfibECpc4gh-hz5Wfv-XIYIE/s1200/IMG_9102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieolCyObAq1wEr0T0Ux3HtUtDu8wufJLDp3rdQxUIoGoHpBw3xfo0Hyu1OlK4DeOnX-imZ8Lqlkl4dU3qTztHP7kXqg2XdIOcfw8cExSqjMRXSfwzjeMiyckHl6l75McLDCrKijteq66sZs-XztVFUbyh7LPWb-vY2IDEuhfibECpc4gh-hz5Wfv-XIYIE/w640-h426/IMG_9102.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEOOXxIj_DjmcBvr8778V_jbfXyR6BO434x4n0dGL-ihiWxGNksBO6YHgjTCn949N92_2xj9GfBF7kP8yumGV6RdtHXqB1HHPQo79lqYHtVDTMfaHgLyXWLZMjm_ZJGaw3GZXwz5E93ex7Dl_jtQSImG3lVCVghCYzJldZbue8nswUbktnq1vs19q9_vK/s1200/IMG_9103bb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEOOXxIj_DjmcBvr8778V_jbfXyR6BO434x4n0dGL-ihiWxGNksBO6YHgjTCn949N92_2xj9GfBF7kP8yumGV6RdtHXqB1HHPQo79lqYHtVDTMfaHgLyXWLZMjm_ZJGaw3GZXwz5E93ex7Dl_jtQSImG3lVCVghCYzJldZbue8nswUbktnq1vs19q9_vK/w640-h426/IMG_9103bb.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The main hall of the museum.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim89NWRqtlBGOgBCMm5gEQpdol2Uk_bWXplTS8EJ4Ww_fox5EiACiRT34gFNUP13snrKEfP7yKTDQcBvWZdKztROjgiWrIprN9MWKK9buDpHcs35wWZlCGKFAab-iYWGje1S-9unFOy0dtkPOZIZGNMYyI_H61ODrSZKc7Yn-XKs46I-Z-Bhp_OU_ZeTSv/s1200/IMG_9105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim89NWRqtlBGOgBCMm5gEQpdol2Uk_bWXplTS8EJ4Ww_fox5EiACiRT34gFNUP13snrKEfP7yKTDQcBvWZdKztROjgiWrIprN9MWKK9buDpHcs35wWZlCGKFAab-iYWGje1S-9unFOy0dtkPOZIZGNMYyI_H61ODrSZKc7Yn-XKs46I-Z-Bhp_OU_ZeTSv/w640-h426/IMG_9105.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">We ate lunch in the cafeteria at the museum so we could spend more time seeing all the exhibits. Our next stop on this day was the <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/" target="_blank">Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History</a>. This museum opened in 1910. Its green dome and immense size (comparable to 18 football fields) are signatures, as well as the 140 million-plus natural science specimens and cultural artifacts that the museum contains. It's the world's most popular natural history museum and is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it. It includes the Hall of Human Origins, National Fossil Hall and the Ocean Hall. Exhibits such as the Hope Diamond, Egyptian mummies and gemstones are just a few of the things you can see. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was impossible to get a nice picture of the museum so I borrowed this one from the Internet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG9uvEAE4tIwXQMRPDZY4gey3VNZsNuJ-synBCjWjIlvH_exTOj_JxWf3h9CdAGG6cxY80UJ-2NvxruAAvp2IWqkotNVNwkPajVOnHSbMEaFhhR8zuuIYRkqZLcs6EIoxsgLmDh62gYyslHpns4Wu9mAYwwMEFnYmxnrMpV-OukkOkfX0RTtqyh3UHeUn/s1200/IMG_9116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG9uvEAE4tIwXQMRPDZY4gey3VNZsNuJ-synBCjWjIlvH_exTOj_JxWf3h9CdAGG6cxY80UJ-2NvxruAAvp2IWqkotNVNwkPajVOnHSbMEaFhhR8zuuIYRkqZLcs6EIoxsgLmDh62gYyslHpns4Wu9mAYwwMEFnYmxnrMpV-OukkOkfX0RTtqyh3UHeUn/w640-h472/IMG_9116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The entry hall of the museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVxnFoqRi9emUddy9Xk61h__hOwRIxxqCbEdiYQA11KHEsRPcRv4qpg-QMzaICTr2GoSTvXq_C7ZfkiP9Zi4LLgL_ETWDE-Rlba26EBmc-aLs5g7VbIXUmpyO2GrWIsigQbd6AOQUtk_XmYt9VSobhi-GmG7BvuIlqlTXytA5JI0P4d8SPEitPudK8zfb/s1200/IMG_9118a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVxnFoqRi9emUddy9Xk61h__hOwRIxxqCbEdiYQA11KHEsRPcRv4qpg-QMzaICTr2GoSTvXq_C7ZfkiP9Zi4LLgL_ETWDE-Rlba26EBmc-aLs5g7VbIXUmpyO2GrWIsigQbd6AOQUtk_XmYt9VSobhi-GmG7BvuIlqlTXytA5JI0P4d8SPEitPudK8zfb/w640-h512/IMG_9118a.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ocean Hall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknOfK22EaoJQt80bkN4_QiFJlg1k_b1cqBzM685CDZvTFWc-tqMbUh7nmQs1YEnLpoya1F3Nybvw3ee-EskIIepJgKR4zDBgKi7wrkH3mUoiwIGNoowW5SObluUMLXz-Ctpp67LmuBg2VJHmxjxnZS1izQQ45DBIutMDP2l9ZKj4Ebhyphenhyphenx-ncsrkcfryvU/s1200/IMG_9118b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknOfK22EaoJQt80bkN4_QiFJlg1k_b1cqBzM685CDZvTFWc-tqMbUh7nmQs1YEnLpoya1F3Nybvw3ee-EskIIepJgKR4zDBgKi7wrkH3mUoiwIGNoowW5SObluUMLXz-Ctpp67LmuBg2VJHmxjxnZS1izQQ45DBIutMDP2l9ZKj4Ebhyphenhyphenx-ncsrkcfryvU/w640-h426/IMG_9118b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXAwTpkq9JDKXs8O0uJoun2AH7RxdXhI_vf3uWVKze7qU6ifpXAG7ZRiKnEo8-zieNbhKICxX880o7wK_NxogyjCSQFgCsl9PhUQAL1L2MKio1KKRQj4OmJiC8VgPFMsDSHqSucxksTPMSLZBuDJGN5ZyoQ7Chh4HYZIYvsYp0L5g65UO6F4S38KW-ZrU/s1200/IMG_9135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXAwTpkq9JDKXs8O0uJoun2AH7RxdXhI_vf3uWVKze7qU6ifpXAG7ZRiKnEo8-zieNbhKICxX880o7wK_NxogyjCSQFgCsl9PhUQAL1L2MKio1KKRQj4OmJiC8VgPFMsDSHqSucxksTPMSLZBuDJGN5ZyoQ7Chh4HYZIYvsYp0L5g65UO6F4S38KW-ZrU/w480-h640/IMG_9135.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hope Diamond is one of history’s most famous diamonds. This 45.52 carat fancy deep grayish-blue diamond has an incomparable history and an extraordinary combination of physical properties. During its long history, it has intersected with the French monarchy, Kings Louis XIV through XVI, and likely the British monarch King George IV. It has been owned by wealthy merchants and some of the most well-known individuals within the jewelry world, including Pierre Cartier and Harry Winston. The Hope Diamond got its name from one of its first documented owners, Henry Philip Hope, It was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1YlBxh0f-OfDWKSOLCkxvi9K_Ez3HhN5O2-B_aNSzbod6ab7DHzdcAekahEOfcfaF0AC8ZtQbKfuWPFgVoPFliMy_OPhzJQy3SilAar1RmbWQQ5w_3B7CDc5NNcRVZS-u0etAoF-nuLJkmUQ-S97he5sq0I6zalto8Cq5StKtuwgRRyREKVbLxmJ_Vv0/s1200/IMG_9129a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1YlBxh0f-OfDWKSOLCkxvi9K_Ez3HhN5O2-B_aNSzbod6ab7DHzdcAekahEOfcfaF0AC8ZtQbKfuWPFgVoPFliMy_OPhzJQy3SilAar1RmbWQQ5w_3B7CDc5NNcRVZS-u0etAoF-nuLJkmUQ-S97he5sq0I6zalto8Cq5StKtuwgRRyREKVbLxmJ_Vv0/w640-h426/IMG_9129a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Fun Facts about the National Mall</u>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>There are 100 unique monuments and memorials on the mall.</li><li>More than 25 million people visit the National Mall each year. That’s more visitors than Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks combined.</li><li>8 million visitors are brought to and from the National Mall by an estimated 200,000 tour buses each year.</li><li>Every weekday, over 440,000 vehicles travel along or through the National Mall on Constitution and Independence Avenues.</li><li>The National Mall is home to more than 26 miles of pedestrian sidewalks and 8 miles of bike trails.</li><li>10 tons of grass seed and nearly 3,000 yards of sod and turf are installed and planted on the National Mall annually. </li><li>Over 9,000 trees are located on the National Mall. </li><li>Three to four tons of trash are collected and removed from the National Mall daily.</li></ul></div></div></span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Washington, DC38.9071923 -77.036870710.596958463821153 -112.1931207 67.217426136178844 -41.880620699999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-45151484718485129262023-09-25T14:02:00.000-05:002023-10-07T15:24:21.474-05:00Sept. 25-30 Washington, DC (Part I)<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture are like a tree without roots.”</i> — Marcus Garvey</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We took one last trip with our Pennsylvania family...we spent five days in our nation's capital. We rented a nice townhouse on Capitol Hill. It was within walking distance of many things, but after walking over five miles the first day we learned how to take the Metro. Even with that we racked up a lot of miles this week. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The house</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zP-bQgkrkwtXW_QLwriob-TAh01xqHJqFZb8w9WBGcjp1oQTOWRpqk-gIO90Y7ZukrodANNjBARWJMfMci1C1RL5ZURMILNLQpRWbWAO0XedLyLFhKlByRVEJSl2Fr78LpclkO2mvx6L3Z2soOqZEBG5m-TWDKD9CfwfoM4VYJObqaPUt59mU-_U4dNX/s1200/house%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zP-bQgkrkwtXW_QLwriob-TAh01xqHJqFZb8w9WBGcjp1oQTOWRpqk-gIO90Y7ZukrodANNjBARWJMfMci1C1RL5ZURMILNLQpRWbWAO0XedLyLFhKlByRVEJSl2Fr78LpclkO2mvx6L3Z2soOqZEBG5m-TWDKD9CfwfoM4VYJObqaPUt59mU-_U4dNX/w640-h426/house%201.jpg" width="640" /></span><span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The first floor was the entryway, dining room, half bath, kitchen and breakfast nook.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31JopQPFo2GgUj7u0pa6faaY-Dwpny2qkvgfYr3y-R03xeEuxSWZ0EJpbKcZWb26DZL2X4izaF8f2XMUAeHnxRyyM1AvdGTHLsEat5LR-VptsgIcWyJsiFzOOshyphenhyphen44tHRt3KrpRWTG6J13oxmjr0xcDk1t1Y_ncYGXhnhfshSakzhDoIg8pDGF0Gws1Uh/s1200/House%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31JopQPFo2GgUj7u0pa6faaY-Dwpny2qkvgfYr3y-R03xeEuxSWZ0EJpbKcZWb26DZL2X4izaF8f2XMUAeHnxRyyM1AvdGTHLsEat5LR-VptsgIcWyJsiFzOOshyphenhyphen44tHRt3KrpRWTG6J13oxmjr0xcDk1t1Y_ncYGXhnhfshSakzhDoIg8pDGF0Gws1Uh/w640-h640/House%203.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ucDJZSHfCFEFNdoDVV80CRNH1e9CP4jfd6hh3_BGT7hpSJN8_kNLxM6gqZCIxgKdcvFj6G8wJeXhmJd6zMYyfLXxuwR7rf6EAuUZxnXLlkuzOWsnLcyKP8OWkQCKRbq35ZoLF0ZXhmVtXSa7FY6UzvLkBmejviXreThVAikjlHxRTNJt-vKZf5ABUKcD/s1200/House%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ucDJZSHfCFEFNdoDVV80CRNH1e9CP4jfd6hh3_BGT7hpSJN8_kNLxM6gqZCIxgKdcvFj6G8wJeXhmJd6zMYyfLXxuwR7rf6EAuUZxnXLlkuzOWsnLcyKP8OWkQCKRbq35ZoLF0ZXhmVtXSa7FY6UzvLkBmejviXreThVAikjlHxRTNJt-vKZf5ABUKcD/w640-h640/House%204.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The second floor had the living room and children's room with an ensuite bathroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmVDato9WMjZ0zy-mwlbVxBrimhxLFuu0ik-1Ff7oz0Wr9Dx_AYbHZB2zuaatIoRQIW-Ca9IVU0ONfgGrdMz8a9zLKGdvyLvgncXD6kxqZSGv1i8pPd5IN5H7rSDtgDVADJjMfChPFPJaA8p-HzaGoAM15M0BT2P3NW0EJlMzCskOopgzuzl0-xcNIjnw/s1200/House%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmVDato9WMjZ0zy-mwlbVxBrimhxLFuu0ik-1Ff7oz0Wr9Dx_AYbHZB2zuaatIoRQIW-Ca9IVU0ONfgGrdMz8a9zLKGdvyLvgncXD6kxqZSGv1i8pPd5IN5H7rSDtgDVADJjMfChPFPJaA8p-HzaGoAM15M0BT2P3NW0EJlMzCskOopgzuzl0-xcNIjnw/w640-h640/House%202.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The two larger bedrooms were on the third floor along with two more bathrooms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqUQ58rRALO08CNbk-zAORtik_DhQ91LV2m0Ll9M8EQ2TTnnaUHSyv6sEcf8RzwUuGx2t1J9d93f1efGMkf-kb4EswwUMiSDXam2u5CcURA-QbiAwRGOp7p7feHUY79pi40sko1jyQqrJG6acGr35YWGfwQkRXHIsD92FtpoC8Sf8BOS_LwYg_WXaSn6C/s1200/1IMG_8975.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqUQ58rRALO08CNbk-zAORtik_DhQ91LV2m0Ll9M8EQ2TTnnaUHSyv6sEcf8RzwUuGx2t1J9d93f1efGMkf-kb4EswwUMiSDXam2u5CcURA-QbiAwRGOp7p7feHUY79pi40sko1jyQqrJG6acGr35YWGfwQkRXHIsD92FtpoC8Sf8BOS_LwYg_WXaSn6C/w640-h640/1IMG_8975.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a wonderful park across the street from the house where the kids ran and played each day. If you have to live in a city...this would be a great place to live. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTtUg-EYBYmEhCw2bpUcUozUjpeEs-DUS-6vlgneY7Lrh2Np62iX29rb5hfHGgo8cwF_rGAZ34RoPBZ85Jk0qfyhz79DBq-p3X0z2WCIinfQDmud4_g-FQJDQE2AgOI7-2Pu8EpTuWWF6kXK2RL4DXfAvOKUReCk-mIBcqWL1CDTyhQ6OCEYKzYyaO8gc/s1200/14IMG_9064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTtUg-EYBYmEhCw2bpUcUozUjpeEs-DUS-6vlgneY7Lrh2Np62iX29rb5hfHGgo8cwF_rGAZ34RoPBZ85Jk0qfyhz79DBq-p3X0z2WCIinfQDmud4_g-FQJDQE2AgOI7-2Pu8EpTuWWF6kXK2RL4DXfAvOKUReCk-mIBcqWL1CDTyhQ6OCEYKzYyaO8gc/w640-h426/14IMG_9064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnw5WVyj2qgqbux5fNcuSsHSVtuiabD_8BPD5hM3c3EySUNGM_TTzOCQT1D-jG62X1h3YGadX4xlgElcw5tpexjfeDst_PzCISu8QQMc1Fr7-jh48l3m8yQivKev0LEF3HbeM7i8DCiBNcZW15yMPx53Fbvl1UD06A5Xw5rtZ2nWwdnVBsgyMm1ieeVWW/s1200/15IMG_9066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnw5WVyj2qgqbux5fNcuSsHSVtuiabD_8BPD5hM3c3EySUNGM_TTzOCQT1D-jG62X1h3YGadX4xlgElcw5tpexjfeDst_PzCISu8QQMc1Fr7-jh48l3m8yQivKev0LEF3HbeM7i8DCiBNcZW15yMPx53Fbvl1UD06A5Xw5rtZ2nWwdnVBsgyMm1ieeVWW/w640-h426/15IMG_9066.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z2e8_Umn6iCr6G6hK1WGj_197C2mo9QsI5X3PzhlwVewL_mN-ZEtiuryvDm81-MdI8okMVk5FSzNFs1F0ZA2chS9ltMYiKOWFlJhUjisKV_rtUkhE3AG5Cgez_tdyJVHyhiQoQmYWAp4DWf0zgESTLEl8VGa5YZikIG78CkN-ZeNV7QQN0-UOAYnKvpL/s1200/16IMG_9070a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z2e8_Umn6iCr6G6hK1WGj_197C2mo9QsI5X3PzhlwVewL_mN-ZEtiuryvDm81-MdI8okMVk5FSzNFs1F0ZA2chS9ltMYiKOWFlJhUjisKV_rtUkhE3AG5Cgez_tdyJVHyhiQoQmYWAp4DWf0zgESTLEl8VGa5YZikIG78CkN-ZeNV7QQN0-UOAYnKvpL/w452-h640/16IMG_9070a.png" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5i-7BI4Iz8EvkxwBYrzTiRulCN9l8c2hluYg_FyCsKz7imHdDCLit-7QEI3mmmem-lDzwMKAXPH4dTRAsMR9rOqygpnD7DeJXb4cDcpfXKylKlYud1zqrdcczkRl7ZROX6SMNmTZwUN5Pwg5Q8MvfbnWWSxkXNVhWhppz9NZ-J8HIRJlnguXQv9ynZUO/s1200/17IMG_9080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5i-7BI4Iz8EvkxwBYrzTiRulCN9l8c2hluYg_FyCsKz7imHdDCLit-7QEI3mmmem-lDzwMKAXPH4dTRAsMR9rOqygpnD7DeJXb4cDcpfXKylKlYud1zqrdcczkRl7ZROX6SMNmTZwUN5Pwg5Q8MvfbnWWSxkXNVhWhppz9NZ-J8HIRJlnguXQv9ynZUO/w640-h426/17IMG_9080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We spent our first day walking...walking and seeing a lot. Our first stop was at the </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">United States Botanic Garden. </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the oldest continuously operating public garden in the United States. During the late 18th century, George Washington had a dream of a national botanic garden and was instrumental in establishing one on the National Mall in 1820. The gardens came and went some until The Victorian Conservatory opened to the public in 1850 and the U.S. Botanic Garden has been in continuous operation and open to the public since this date.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06VhkXZ1QRZzBl0mRvIIW4Wapw36risiGCBpxaVM6UPekG7erqncgY3d11Hz510J-ZiQsofBOk4tHuUVFx0yuYe1uyepZdW0IyOC16ucLJby8QDEtZjAj4mU6zb6IG81CPhnFPxd31r7aISKwzDNChTZDOzUiL3u5BNoStb6N1O7mbZAWClJfHlwgjHtS/s1200/2IMG_8992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06VhkXZ1QRZzBl0mRvIIW4Wapw36risiGCBpxaVM6UPekG7erqncgY3d11Hz510J-ZiQsofBOk4tHuUVFx0yuYe1uyepZdW0IyOC16ucLJby8QDEtZjAj4mU6zb6IG81CPhnFPxd31r7aISKwzDNChTZDOzUiL3u5BNoStb6N1O7mbZAWClJfHlwgjHtS/w640-h428/2IMG_8992.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">This lady taught all of us about bees. She knew more about bees than anyone I've ever met.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJikLtMxf9S9tdcSHhH9p-JubXzdsvAxT8Nvd4HpWC1KVAnWhtZJ2yLZPe_40jfjzw_RCKPEc3JuwpxxEd94L7BTTlSK9ng7gSvEiwLdxPJuCsQvQYu3DCgxVkUVEN2awy1LjkOUFEEF-nNhneiCR-C9lPvdSppLv7LrC6zsScUzgVlOJjKkjoHPn31J_l/s1200/2IMG_8992a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJikLtMxf9S9tdcSHhH9p-JubXzdsvAxT8Nvd4HpWC1KVAnWhtZJ2yLZPe_40jfjzw_RCKPEc3JuwpxxEd94L7BTTlSK9ng7gSvEiwLdxPJuCsQvQYu3DCgxVkUVEN2awy1LjkOUFEEF-nNhneiCR-C9lPvdSppLv7LrC6zsScUzgVlOJjKkjoHPn31J_l/w640-h480/2IMG_8992a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM46s9fT2l47gBIR3GGnmiCOkc3nnSj6O0U0UgsHZOMkaygb8GjplBbBxpBSsCGd9-qZboh3QotYc9vDgFLBmZJ-A5kLM8u0IFmZtNQz7S7V9DjdRnsNRu4wyT9B0t7Nc2UtlvKH74_Sw9YRRRKpvtmK8JvgdRPdNx0x5La6oCNIQTat88gXK9yoUM-dL/s1200/3IMG_8999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM46s9fT2l47gBIR3GGnmiCOkc3nnSj6O0U0UgsHZOMkaygb8GjplBbBxpBSsCGd9-qZboh3QotYc9vDgFLBmZJ-A5kLM8u0IFmZtNQz7S7V9DjdRnsNRu4wyT9B0t7Nc2UtlvKH74_Sw9YRRRKpvtmK8JvgdRPdNx0x5La6oCNIQTat88gXK9yoUM-dL/w640-h426/3IMG_8999.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">We truly were impressed with the gardens, but our favorite section was the Orchids.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEcngAsT8kiBwDoGGxGd_7cnLqvthQZvZIa5JgAtb3qbodMXfqPeuFX1FSnhhgM8a-ZxSKCG7hRobE94ZCW8MmVguzGzPYQPEB29w1_uQi1zCkBng8Q5mqo3jxDoIR02YJbVZET6pcMIzGBlK8tZPmI80X-S-KtoEcJHwuVUrIgBcXV0lSNe53-yeq6dS/s1200/4IMG_9001a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1200" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEcngAsT8kiBwDoGGxGd_7cnLqvthQZvZIa5JgAtb3qbodMXfqPeuFX1FSnhhgM8a-ZxSKCG7hRobE94ZCW8MmVguzGzPYQPEB29w1_uQi1zCkBng8Q5mqo3jxDoIR02YJbVZET6pcMIzGBlK8tZPmI80X-S-KtoEcJHwuVUrIgBcXV0lSNe53-yeq6dS/w640-h582/4IMG_9001a.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After lunch we headed to the National Museum of American History. Along the way we saw the Capitol and walked through the <a href="https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/visit/tours%20and%20guides/PDFs/sculpture-garden-map.pdf" target="_blank">National Sculpture Garden</a>. </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately between the weather, construction, road barricades and a cultural festival on the National Mall getting good photos of any of the iconic places was impossible.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5wGQsdNRAecVzUon-jM6W9H9R84Z3rIlLgZKa8JExUP55LCXEqtxv6nCFbX5pBNdqpIkXSZw3Pvm-0Ezb3VE-4QjvS1Pd36fyRzE07Acg0IqlLsX1HbpIcFcDa0CwxghaYs6O7sVQ6F7zp2Lf7_MiKYjuacy4h8pwrRyKfFBglq86ACYEcQJCaT2M5SF/s1200/10IMG_9031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5wGQsdNRAecVzUon-jM6W9H9R84Z3rIlLgZKa8JExUP55LCXEqtxv6nCFbX5pBNdqpIkXSZw3Pvm-0Ezb3VE-4QjvS1Pd36fyRzE07Acg0IqlLsX1HbpIcFcDa0CwxghaYs6O7sVQ6F7zp2Lf7_MiKYjuacy4h8pwrRyKfFBglq86ACYEcQJCaT2M5SF/w640-h426/10IMG_9031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The s</span><span style="text-align: left;">culpture</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span>garden offers a relaxing, year-round setting ,an oasis, in the middle of the National Mall. It was opened in 1999.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDM2QLBSSJFoEq3IlU8qiY2jKnEnKMWAEP5MxqkGDVkPmpw71FNGIm6V1c8_B7XRJ7WF4ZkVA4AS6CxGGKImVDMdD1fAnrjzrAC0wHRsMaG9Oylc8kQyA8LHWBpoUz_lTLy4VlcmRGBmBXxKXUSnHDI4j3YVhDAz-5Wp59gq3T3idbaG-1qie9XNKM0o52/s1200/5IMG_9019.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDM2QLBSSJFoEq3IlU8qiY2jKnEnKMWAEP5MxqkGDVkPmpw71FNGIm6V1c8_B7XRJ7WF4ZkVA4AS6CxGGKImVDMdD1fAnrjzrAC0wHRsMaG9Oylc8kQyA8LHWBpoUz_lTLy4VlcmRGBmBXxKXUSnHDI4j3YVhDAz-5Wp59gq3T3idbaG-1qie9XNKM0o52/w548-h640/5IMG_9019.png" width="548" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The National Museum of American History opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. It was renamed in 1980 to represent its mission of the collection, care, study, and interpretation of objects that reflect the experience of the American people. Some of the displays include the famed Star-Spangled Banner, First Ladies gowns, Dorothy's Ruby Slippers, Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves and presidential artifacts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELTPYy8zTfufAtEUBcrDZIWC_aIJMDKLA2b7qLu0VAtQXxjsEPzwkNmCBonzAr5wGx7T6ZFlLepT_oiTaLa11Ufzx07Lv8nHcp7sr9TSXJS9phnWDEJ4pLCKx55mXE3s_Db7tC0eWoWo5PhgLGbVLyszlBaYLkd6sOKdESfY0Sleq1Mls9ajlQqI14E_S/s1200/6IMG_9022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELTPYy8zTfufAtEUBcrDZIWC_aIJMDKLA2b7qLu0VAtQXxjsEPzwkNmCBonzAr5wGx7T6ZFlLepT_oiTaLa11Ufzx07Lv8nHcp7sr9TSXJS9phnWDEJ4pLCKx55mXE3s_Db7tC0eWoWo5PhgLGbVLyszlBaYLkd6sOKdESfY0Sleq1Mls9ajlQqI14E_S/w640-h336/6IMG_9022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhspwxsejRYrXFZhu2eRdNmGMjahafjENO6ikEjORJtap7buDALgrnTsJwRGirdOaBQNA4gqtjjRvlQ8jVmrx5E1i6jKahqNoPsqctHVi_X7xth6fRjVC7raEy0tGRULOopf5m02Vy5rjrCe6fLNf0A00COdjQAL12HxId-pi9SAnNxFmyjhMZ8dm-U-P/s1200/7IMG_9022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhspwxsejRYrXFZhu2eRdNmGMjahafjENO6ikEjORJtap7buDALgrnTsJwRGirdOaBQNA4gqtjjRvlQ8jVmrx5E1i6jKahqNoPsqctHVi_X7xth6fRjVC7raEy0tGRULOopf5m02Vy5rjrCe6fLNf0A00COdjQAL12HxId-pi9SAnNxFmyjhMZ8dm-U-P/w640-h640/7IMG_9022.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our last stop of the day was walking up to the Washington Monument. There are at least 160 monuments and memorials in Washington DC and the Washington Monument is perhaps the most famous. It pays tribute to our nation’s first commander in chief, George Washington. A world-renowned structure, the obelisk-shaped memorial sits in the center of the National Mall, in between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial and was completed in 1884. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq_2Y5yG6bNVXkSM0DlbLMs3tUjhSueH2jXW0sh23wdISUsqaq7TtbeWMzbUp8qQZFeJLE6WQYozzCldFAFupOjmLKGYeTCI26_An5jfqRI5-JdNcK_z_Djj-LltxKyMrmAcFRN1OCCbzgfFC-YyUiYP-b79jZ6-3uBAjNAFf5WoibboUvbZTslrYt9u9/s1200/8IMG_9029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq_2Y5yG6bNVXkSM0DlbLMs3tUjhSueH2jXW0sh23wdISUsqaq7TtbeWMzbUp8qQZFeJLE6WQYozzCldFAFupOjmLKGYeTCI26_An5jfqRI5-JdNcK_z_Djj-LltxKyMrmAcFRN1OCCbzgfFC-YyUiYP-b79jZ6-3uBAjNAFf5WoibboUvbZTslrYt9u9/w456-h640/8IMG_9029.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>Washington Monument Fun Facts:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The 555 foot tall obelisk is the tallest building in DC and by law, no other building in Washington is allowed to be taller.</li><li>The Monument is built of free-standing masonry which means there is no cement holding the blocks together.</li><li>When originally built, the Washington Monument was the tallest building in the world at 555 feet tall. This record was broken in 1889 when the Eiffel Tower was built.</li><li>The original elevator ride took 8-10 minutes. Currently the elevator ride to the top takes about 70 seconds.</li><li>The trowel used to lay the cornerstone of the Monument was the same trowel used by George Washington to lay the cornerstone of the Capitol in 1793.</li><li>The cap at the tip of the Monument is made out of aluminum which was a new and rare process at the time.</li><li>The words "Laus Deo""Praise be to God!) are inscribed on the aluminum capstone. </li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looking towards the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-rNe33JcuLuZVk4pXZOFn5NEZ-YvT9lEKrZ1KnMRF-2dvTrQTcVk29PQVJ7QNgRRoBPKQOBUH1MaVxsAKBVK4htrcclxfd3jznDrvqkrGPKMZTociuS_q9GpN0k8AMLDTG0Cxxcrjayvbfw_WHSlbAzGHByzhOcDKJqizjkshaWAvIYus5TeDgcD-2je/s1200/19IMG_9030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-rNe33JcuLuZVk4pXZOFn5NEZ-YvT9lEKrZ1KnMRF-2dvTrQTcVk29PQVJ7QNgRRoBPKQOBUH1MaVxsAKBVK4htrcclxfd3jznDrvqkrGPKMZTociuS_q9GpN0k8AMLDTG0Cxxcrjayvbfw_WHSlbAzGHByzhOcDKJqizjkshaWAvIYus5TeDgcD-2je/w640-h426/19IMG_9030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Washington, DC 38.8836055 -77.00371489999999138.870245575911127 -77.0208810376953 38.896965424088876 -76.986548762304679tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-294689641687489532023-09-19T11:32:00.006-05:002023-10-04T07:28:06.697-05:00Sept. 15-16 The Captain's Birthday (Part II)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Earth and Sky, Woods and Fields, Lakes and Rivers, the Mountain and the Sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” </i>–John Lubbock</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a great time in Canandaigua, but after a few days we decided to drive down to Corning to visit the <a href="https://home.cmog.org/" target="_blank">Corning Museum of Glass</a>. In the seven seasons we've been here we have visited Corning several times, but never seemed to have the time to get to the museum. I'm glad we finally made the time. It's a beautiful place.<span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our dock neighbor worked for Corning most of his life and has filled us in on how involved they've been in scientific discoveries and things that have made our lives better. They don't just make dinnerware. The fiber optics we use, the glass on our phones and TVs, huge telescope lenses and items for space travel are just a few of the things they have developed. There was so much to see and learn, like most museums it was too much for just one day. We had some great leftover pizza, cheese and wine so we had another picnic today. I wish I had taken a picture, because instead of our usual beautiful setting it was in the parking lot of the museum...in our car! It was just too breezy and chilly outside today.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_9AsHEFCjUGtTERyDjhhLyvve3HDf7ZsWrChTjkg8xJw5WvKhw9fChz0wIsu1h-exYhuQhPtXU54BEI-1RLiURaZjoONOZ6pHg1LxqQOGvBPjHZm5KXdmfUD_WajwdVUt2AFQl3MDIQSC0ISlNW45Jw1VCg92PEwXFyMhKSSICuTuclhg76nQN_DLUeV/s1200/1IMG_8772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_9AsHEFCjUGtTERyDjhhLyvve3HDf7ZsWrChTjkg8xJw5WvKhw9fChz0wIsu1h-exYhuQhPtXU54BEI-1RLiURaZjoONOZ6pHg1LxqQOGvBPjHZm5KXdmfUD_WajwdVUt2AFQl3MDIQSC0ISlNW45Jw1VCg92PEwXFyMhKSSICuTuclhg76nQN_DLUeV/w640-h426/1IMG_8772.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">This photo shows the museum and the beautiful area around Corning, NY.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0HEd4tL1WfHqN6rynu3BRP3CDq3rOkVsvp1c6E4VE4H9_I8f0tYEBpajBOjkZMb_5P__Bb0fJP_JgPWVDKMBUcYaG6VI-fE2fpmQdWxYJFEcbSAyqyzdoYnVeOwYZTwt2c0hfPT5B-7BjN3BBDgoD6DMmhD3bNFR1FVXFuph1749-1UxORlLVlzqIlAA/s1200/2corning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1200" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0HEd4tL1WfHqN6rynu3BRP3CDq3rOkVsvp1c6E4VE4H9_I8f0tYEBpajBOjkZMb_5P__Bb0fJP_JgPWVDKMBUcYaG6VI-fE2fpmQdWxYJFEcbSAyqyzdoYnVeOwYZTwt2c0hfPT5B-7BjN3BBDgoD6DMmhD3bNFR1FVXFuph1749-1UxORlLVlzqIlAA/w640-h362/2corning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Contemporary Arts and Design section of the museum.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16Qy36p1JbBrCej58-M2EIbMXEmuiOGdPkvC8uu_YWnOi5VNV9rXjaOsfZjGc8Ekn_yDrvQrgpoXd7-jrGGeIesKa_nV1KHSIxl2BCwqOyO1IGN0bnKit4VdrxU150OiY0FbU1_1epSY-AOALDHTeV0OszBSYMZjQYt_yBivVGWJe2gupjlcQU6uP1Y9g/s1200/3IMG_8773a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16Qy36p1JbBrCej58-M2EIbMXEmuiOGdPkvC8uu_YWnOi5VNV9rXjaOsfZjGc8Ekn_yDrvQrgpoXd7-jrGGeIesKa_nV1KHSIxl2BCwqOyO1IGN0bnKit4VdrxU150OiY0FbU1_1epSY-AOALDHTeV0OszBSYMZjQYt_yBivVGWJe2gupjlcQU6uP1Y9g/w640-h426/3IMG_8773a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BVB4xJ3rV1ne4gvOc-y35p0QNDc83ve9zU5nX_Q5g1tA06O43RmosgGoANQVx9ItsLTGHa05oBNU5GF8LQk-Nd26bKpR-mST6vQxnlV_jyEsqEGPapc0tdr1HreIgCMa1XLEw0f173svLU9ZYijDwlmxLokaHE8nGT_7nLp4r02077DQWI5T055MHg-v/s1200/4Untitled4a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="719" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BVB4xJ3rV1ne4gvOc-y35p0QNDc83ve9zU5nX_Q5g1tA06O43RmosgGoANQVx9ItsLTGHa05oBNU5GF8LQk-Nd26bKpR-mST6vQxnlV_jyEsqEGPapc0tdr1HreIgCMa1XLEw0f173svLU9ZYijDwlmxLokaHE8nGT_7nLp4r02077DQWI5T055MHg-v/w384-h640/4Untitled4a.png" width="384" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Netflix series Blown Away is filmed at the Corning Museum of Glass. I've watched some of it, but I may need to check it out again. This little guy was created by John Sharvin in episode 6: Under the Big Top. It's called Walter's Audition.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N7sE2iUPiH_reuHeDttj26ET5ZBnQzHeLPYqvpnYdgzoPjXAfRInMrkH2YJIoFh7UwJO-6SjvdJLWYfk3Cn1OmPORLq9DKeid1TnviW_W3WEB-oQImHHy3yzj3AOtDdmmI-11UHzhpx4w-FtFMitiMGej9ksRvq9Jw-nxjYFzeb3-MjMYyAzIngidfMq/s1200/5aIMG_8791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N7sE2iUPiH_reuHeDttj26ET5ZBnQzHeLPYqvpnYdgzoPjXAfRInMrkH2YJIoFh7UwJO-6SjvdJLWYfk3Cn1OmPORLq9DKeid1TnviW_W3WEB-oQImHHy3yzj3AOtDdmmI-11UHzhpx4w-FtFMitiMGej9ksRvq9Jw-nxjYFzeb3-MjMYyAzIngidfMq/w640-h458/5aIMG_8791.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">While you are at the museum you can see many hands-on demonstrations, take a class or even make something of your own. During this demo they made a pretty blue water pitcher. It took him 15 minutes to complete and it sells for $162 in the gift shop.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmULvdSO0Vb-SK248dkszB4QNl6nfzNfzGnvVznayvz_bfFvDG9741r-YeXV_odK-M2yn_Jv4uPcAoYphMJq11xSr6n_dBQ_4bgODeWb6M8U1ZnNyUpWhvhH2SDGBhiysNAq-t2-FXnq8YRsNMiKc8QXaeEqs8vg8FYyAtBH0x1vMxeLFCH5afHfC8-Rk_/s1200/5bUntitled3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmULvdSO0Vb-SK248dkszB4QNl6nfzNfzGnvVznayvz_bfFvDG9741r-YeXV_odK-M2yn_Jv4uPcAoYphMJq11xSr6n_dBQ_4bgODeWb6M8U1ZnNyUpWhvhH2SDGBhiysNAq-t2-FXnq8YRsNMiKc8QXaeEqs8vg8FYyAtBH0x1vMxeLFCH5afHfC8-Rk_/w640-h512/5bUntitled3.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the fun things we saw at the museum. The orange bowl depicts the skyline of San Francisco.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW1RyZ6gGwVMSgI8LCsj7tebHW9oLQmTwPlAMOBYJygaQL4MjdXp3UIPg2vin8QijhuaA2iWwvI11DX3HGrCFsOl2SwwqBtahnSogptRS8UqROBNJaWvdnGykwMdoNfRVVq7AKgWTHPf-za4aGljUVmKb8Gf1pLND-l9lNxC3YQD6xvafXWDJYKi0Z3Nc/s1200/6Untitled5aa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1200" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW1RyZ6gGwVMSgI8LCsj7tebHW9oLQmTwPlAMOBYJygaQL4MjdXp3UIPg2vin8QijhuaA2iWwvI11DX3HGrCFsOl2SwwqBtahnSogptRS8UqROBNJaWvdnGykwMdoNfRVVq7AKgWTHPf-za4aGljUVmKb8Gf1pLND-l9lNxC3YQD6xvafXWDJYKi0Z3Nc/w640-h582/6Untitled5aa.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.chihuly.com/" target="_blank">Dale Chihuly's</a> style is unmistakable. We <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-19-st-petersburg-fl.html" target="_blank">visited</a> one of his museums in St. Petersburg, Florida years ago and I fell in love with his work. This piece is called Fern Green Tower. It stands over 15' high and has 712 handmade elements.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlyY7mQXf5sglbRXM5eoQsFsSXsOTkiIBFRM6M0ukrDp_3dTBwB7D_zeucxIsJJS-W1qCY5c3874Agn6TRKAhI_MkJljH7IWXlDk1-FTNceh_0Nm4FEqRtGjuOUYsTRK_FV8pe2bS4zP5__VxIb6d8ZHM-C2hOT0Yn8qBMoHPXUMmX4Bz6NB_etlzvG83/s1200/7IMG_8809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="854" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlyY7mQXf5sglbRXM5eoQsFsSXsOTkiIBFRM6M0ukrDp_3dTBwB7D_zeucxIsJJS-W1qCY5c3874Agn6TRKAhI_MkJljH7IWXlDk1-FTNceh_0Nm4FEqRtGjuOUYsTRK_FV8pe2bS4zP5__VxIb6d8ZHM-C2hOT0Yn8qBMoHPXUMmX4Bz6NB_etlzvG83/w456-h640/7IMG_8809.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">It's pumpkin season in New York and Corning.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnvZ7cU0D6IU407rbfpi1TXJ1nAZF2dtw1BmmP7HnrpiRFxeH8eb-DebpHIOp7fiLRpMcxzSKs_Hkt4qw1sJg1KyUJBAPDIKgh82GgXTAg2GUTb8xS7tT_qfl2uMuFfZ3Fpx4P8foi_sGynmE9Fq-Hj3G-Qp7n6x06T-c4rlKgzP8YjqqMq4vtOGN9_r3/s1200/8IMG_8816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnvZ7cU0D6IU407rbfpi1TXJ1nAZF2dtw1BmmP7HnrpiRFxeH8eb-DebpHIOp7fiLRpMcxzSKs_Hkt4qw1sJg1KyUJBAPDIKgh82GgXTAg2GUTb8xS7tT_qfl2uMuFfZ3Fpx4P8foi_sGynmE9Fq-Hj3G-Qp7n6x06T-c4rlKgzP8YjqqMq4vtOGN9_r3/w480-h640/8IMG_8816.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The store at the museum was amazing...glass from here and everywhere else in the world.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4N6U8mXU2oL5ZfImrKcj4iRDNwke_yv8OYBiWTHAfywKxDhQVjljtNFP2UL-qnHIC5SsDb0Qb8ug3hpaU_E9yJIEx-BJ_BvZqqo2OLl3XYKrA7B11SNf8QsWd52r7JHnwPepmnn2yvVp8xHT1opa_bfg707RXDt7xscxY856tOnH7qFd_CYdUqT0isjE/s1200/9Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4N6U8mXU2oL5ZfImrKcj4iRDNwke_yv8OYBiWTHAfywKxDhQVjljtNFP2UL-qnHIC5SsDb0Qb8ug3hpaU_E9yJIEx-BJ_BvZqqo2OLl3XYKrA7B11SNf8QsWd52r7JHnwPepmnn2yvVp8xHT1opa_bfg707RXDt7xscxY856tOnH7qFd_CYdUqT0isjE/w640-h640/9Untitled.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Corning is a beautiful little town along the Cohocton River. Market Street is full of shops and nice restaurants.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eVd_bQd0NaznbRJIFrxYdk3tTSo6ENHDz-0dmLRlcGa_bApBiLMhDYu399VXlForkRRfHcEdwZ9TwRN5YNOUoa2K1jVmxrOgwTXRYrwCvu7p3B1J1VLiRyPSJZkLzVZl3GICgofkDPLHxEDlQ-dWOtPgHSsgIKvsVa0rXHhe1Oaa6QzQu8M7Ef7qKlhO/s1200/10IMG_8826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eVd_bQd0NaznbRJIFrxYdk3tTSo6ENHDz-0dmLRlcGa_bApBiLMhDYu399VXlForkRRfHcEdwZ9TwRN5YNOUoa2K1jVmxrOgwTXRYrwCvu7p3B1J1VLiRyPSJZkLzVZl3GICgofkDPLHxEDlQ-dWOtPgHSsgIKvsVa0rXHhe1Oaa6QzQu8M7Ef7qKlhO/w640-h428/10IMG_8826.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We actually chose to come down to Corning at this time so we could enjoy their Harvest Festival. There were tons of vendors and musicians along Market Street.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyJl9jfRDHtSh4DCVE0gUtYSDV7vaLKYxX7japx3bFECYB_Rvez1o9tXpWieAVvVfkxjGwgmHvkvn--DOBdNby66Zm7pfg65PK7f_1P_8c_TijStC2lqQFjRgci-up6CAI_zwtlxp1eug2494rdXNvmSGnsTyHPeZ_nvY273D-IS_OgFDk4a8fpvkplvA/s1200/11IMG_8829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyJl9jfRDHtSh4DCVE0gUtYSDV7vaLKYxX7japx3bFECYB_Rvez1o9tXpWieAVvVfkxjGwgmHvkvn--DOBdNby66Zm7pfg65PK7f_1P_8c_TijStC2lqQFjRgci-up6CAI_zwtlxp1eug2494rdXNvmSGnsTyHPeZ_nvY273D-IS_OgFDk4a8fpvkplvA/w640-h426/11IMG_8829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOinxch4y5WH1JqxVChlFqM4WzJGjcPgxdNkLWa8iwSyRaQ_HEy_6r2JtfYqcdeTdvRE36ji2m12bpHZ7PgeMvs3rrFcGvsFkNwucG0FKH4QFlck2lO6fx6btFWXxksIbqqCkA59R-IQSHPGVVaxM0Z_yOnyj3rse1sJ9u-KDr42B_hP3qykYiqGlhK7oq/s1200/12IMG_8833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOinxch4y5WH1JqxVChlFqM4WzJGjcPgxdNkLWa8iwSyRaQ_HEy_6r2JtfYqcdeTdvRE36ji2m12bpHZ7PgeMvs3rrFcGvsFkNwucG0FKH4QFlck2lO6fx6btFWXxksIbqqCkA59R-IQSHPGVVaxM0Z_yOnyj3rse1sJ9u-KDr42B_hP3qykYiqGlhK7oq/w640-h426/12IMG_8833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">We had dinner at an Italian Restaurant called Sorge's. We both had the Milano dish served with artichoke hearts, tomatoes and capers in a creamy garlic butter sauce. Stan of course had salmon and I had chicken. </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWFF4j88EMwx9Gm4UOxuTioUNxkqmpOGPsELhxhOT1UZ7OkVHi58Qx9geiQepVPAFuRLpi0j2-097amNEq3PMvTNMB54wuSqrSa90OVsDoystY2JczP_S6gJ0obq3co_scLtfYTBL1DF_Zukdm03WODK19P3kw7AcVyeepqJ9I5ssUeGB13JEJ3bfzlEU/s1200/13Untitled6a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWFF4j88EMwx9Gm4UOxuTioUNxkqmpOGPsELhxhOT1UZ7OkVHi58Qx9geiQepVPAFuRLpi0j2-097amNEq3PMvTNMB54wuSqrSa90OVsDoystY2JczP_S6gJ0obq3co_scLtfYTBL1DF_Zukdm03WODK19P3kw7AcVyeepqJ9I5ssUeGB13JEJ3bfzlEU/w640-h640/13Untitled6a.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">While we were in Corning we heard about another event going on this weekend in Hammondsport, NY. We love visiting this little village on Keuka, so on Saturday morning we drove up to check out the Wings & Wheels: Seaplane and Car Show. It was a wonderful fall day and it was a highlight of our trip. The event was put on by <a href="https://glennhcurtissmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Glenn H. Curtiss Museum</a> and featured seaplane demonstrations and more than 60 vehicles in the car show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just a few of the neat cars on display throughout downtown. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sVkroi_zQ85GkzbJJ0ZqFS6QMe9QMA4iuNPOjsCN5wg23PD7i6glSXEKwPzh_K8ef1wgnj87TzzQG70gutqx1-kNvjhyf6USepf8EcEGlf83gdXTaTCYmbMYgA6F1hTFdHQ2bEtdjMZYM_bYjp98Vb-SH2_Gg4KnCUMPpJwnOBtF_zR5Mg9C8J5SMqwc/s1200/Untitled10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sVkroi_zQ85GkzbJJ0ZqFS6QMe9QMA4iuNPOjsCN5wg23PD7i6glSXEKwPzh_K8ef1wgnj87TzzQG70gutqx1-kNvjhyf6USepf8EcEGlf83gdXTaTCYmbMYgA6F1hTFdHQ2bEtdjMZYM_bYjp98Vb-SH2_Gg4KnCUMPpJwnOBtF_zR5Mg9C8J5SMqwc/w640-h640/Untitled10.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Glenn H. Curtiss was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He designed and built the first successful pontoon aircraft in America and his aircrafts were the first to take off and land on the deck of a ship. Curtiss built the first U.S. Navy aircraft and trained the first two naval pilots.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We sat on the wall next to the boat ramp. We had a front roll seat to all the action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBk_ESbILsbeVdQgqZX3aVjxijRQZZV96hoAEdrJugVKo598tTKnyJVKpseQntFmicWqFzwSPtK7_S9sf69qUrcXVKXD7DGEQqs01a6G2eGSSkwZSPxV_Xd4WI6aO-0TXcPhLKkoRiJq_wU4G2etaiq_60ycRmYqcJt26J1piWBP6axP9i8A6Ppr9olUY/s1200/19IMG_8878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBk_ESbILsbeVdQgqZX3aVjxijRQZZV96hoAEdrJugVKo598tTKnyJVKpseQntFmicWqFzwSPtK7_S9sf69qUrcXVKXD7DGEQqs01a6G2eGSSkwZSPxV_Xd4WI6aO-0TXcPhLKkoRiJq_wU4G2etaiq_60ycRmYqcJt26J1piWBP6axP9i8A6Ppr9olUY/w640-h430/19IMG_8878.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the boats had pontoons and wheels, some had just wheels and others had just pontoons. I've only seen seaplanes with pontoons before now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1USULAzs4A-3aF-qocLhgLhFnvpJm6P7qIMg-PyAUeUb9JAzDOogkn31KjV1FsZqTjr4cl5walAUUjMU6Kd-q2RJbKwUOOCTF5dsCulbIXfubhvHyNhnhsiRaMXZFWVQa9r2ziqaWOpW-SOJiHZfWeMps3dYayyPSRwAdYXYwoQn0LFOJoEOkXzypykVN/s1200/14IMG_8857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1USULAzs4A-3aF-qocLhgLhFnvpJm6P7qIMg-PyAUeUb9JAzDOogkn31KjV1FsZqTjr4cl5walAUUjMU6Kd-q2RJbKwUOOCTF5dsCulbIXfubhvHyNhnhsiRaMXZFWVQa9r2ziqaWOpW-SOJiHZfWeMps3dYayyPSRwAdYXYwoQn0LFOJoEOkXzypykVN/w640-h426/14IMG_8857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5iowAxuJmJW15Fvdo9Jfbq6braJmA9Ug4vu8tyFaocz5Tm8QG_2rHrB3pdoFADP75CW3qVumnRz0mgg5Yktok5k_AvlROWdcjqygDyuLJagusBgtxsQJydBctroKbqXXlP_QjcaYdwFsNDZiN0qcN2GTbGSW4eF9z4V0_hsKgZlt1-ksJvgHmcXhQmJC/s1200/15IMG_8876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5iowAxuJmJW15Fvdo9Jfbq6braJmA9Ug4vu8tyFaocz5Tm8QG_2rHrB3pdoFADP75CW3qVumnRz0mgg5Yktok5k_AvlROWdcjqygDyuLJagusBgtxsQJydBctroKbqXXlP_QjcaYdwFsNDZiN0qcN2GTbGSW4eF9z4V0_hsKgZlt1-ksJvgHmcXhQmJC/w640-h426/15IMG_8876.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This little plane only had wheels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24BumI4ibbYTHtrhWUgnTH5bASgtLEcHXgDMGHK3cihI_jAz4M5ocT_FGHEn1GQXNjRcHREAd9KxtNDr6jT4i_WKiIQswDJB2yxe9inANhysGgadJ7I-Vp51dZE3JTjWbsXR1PQKjeFlwGOVAHO2BguW9nN24sujz-OLE8gjpUQlX_ahyei_awfv2N9dE/s1200/16IMG_8861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24BumI4ibbYTHtrhWUgnTH5bASgtLEcHXgDMGHK3cihI_jAz4M5ocT_FGHEn1GQXNjRcHREAd9KxtNDr6jT4i_WKiIQswDJB2yxe9inANhysGgadJ7I-Vp51dZE3JTjWbsXR1PQKjeFlwGOVAHO2BguW9nN24sujz-OLE8gjpUQlX_ahyei_awfv2N9dE/w640-h426/16IMG_8861.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And took off quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXbvF2WrcY0D1Wvycv7X88BfP73fPcWt_Re4GBIWK8O3-anIJ5jzIYWwniWQjIqUjJytm-rTd9DCR7EyomwT80Dr6LbJT8-mU5oMlujImqRCfn3s-Gc5A91JefUZX30wOtj4pJl-Fx0dsHc_l9j3nk57z0sGptWOGY5xl_Tzccjoc3cSQ1xZZ1ZIFbbp9/s1200/17IMG_8863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXbvF2WrcY0D1Wvycv7X88BfP73fPcWt_Re4GBIWK8O3-anIJ5jzIYWwniWQjIqUjJytm-rTd9DCR7EyomwT80Dr6LbJT8-mU5oMlujImqRCfn3s-Gc5A91JefUZX30wOtj4pJl-Fx0dsHc_l9j3nk57z0sGptWOGY5xl_Tzccjoc3cSQ1xZZ1ZIFbbp9/w640-h428/17IMG_8863.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This little piper cub is just like the one that Stan's Daddy had, except it had pontoons instead of wheels. It brought back a lot of great memories for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVJckTX_3Aa7p47-rTQa8vKP0n2kExa8QbTDV_YnUF5jhkdloQChifmKfJwQ8WxwWPA8gzrvpnyF3Y6SIPeTHtMbx5_jS53DMn_gWqEkf5yAA0R50mXiZ68ZwgfRGTtGlPS5goYRtmPf74Da4z56e-iAkWZ_YNHByIWI0JprE5LuRh2tyrtNLU9nc3aOS/s1200/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVJckTX_3Aa7p47-rTQa8vKP0n2kExa8QbTDV_YnUF5jhkdloQChifmKfJwQ8WxwWPA8gzrvpnyF3Y6SIPeTHtMbx5_jS53DMn_gWqEkf5yAA0R50mXiZ68ZwgfRGTtGlPS5goYRtmPf74Da4z56e-iAkWZ_YNHByIWI0JprE5LuRh2tyrtNLU9nc3aOS/w640-h428/18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">These little guys came in like a boat...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ5LJ6zFtMutAWqVFvJKbAV6kJjRwjiKysaVQDt5YeRLP1qimwAYMowS66D2-5gaGDbXdQdHCp91Qe-RD6Togw_leae_4Wd5DKCVfFfn96DUqDcPp02Gn5veqPjj-flKxUEtPl1L4qwzVdH-M7QdmihBm5Qwku5aGaB3qnGH6lR8CeKIPIM1BJvMY8snz/s1200/20IMG_8853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ5LJ6zFtMutAWqVFvJKbAV6kJjRwjiKysaVQDt5YeRLP1qimwAYMowS66D2-5gaGDbXdQdHCp91Qe-RD6Togw_leae_4Wd5DKCVfFfn96DUqDcPp02Gn5veqPjj-flKxUEtPl1L4qwzVdH-M7QdmihBm5Qwku5aGaB3qnGH6lR8CeKIPIM1BJvMY8snz/w640-h428/20IMG_8853.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">and drove right up on shore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEm87zVFcpcAs0PBI_5i7vknjEsmfHcgFDyCWXrbP6fTT4AHer1pbjbIp_Lmn1kn6qgB48h51EUaY5y3yLGdPCnmYeC5z61v2oBYHTyoR-0fFzR7YY1XuAayLCaX-uUHzm75JrCt5yvoA_OOmwegYx5AaiAXZFN9NXPXZ2lC_87zUqfN6pYZDY_UGU55N/s1200/21IMG_8884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEm87zVFcpcAs0PBI_5i7vknjEsmfHcgFDyCWXrbP6fTT4AHer1pbjbIp_Lmn1kn6qgB48h51EUaY5y3yLGdPCnmYeC5z61v2oBYHTyoR-0fFzR7YY1XuAayLCaX-uUHzm75JrCt5yvoA_OOmwegYx5AaiAXZFN9NXPXZ2lC_87zUqfN6pYZDY_UGU55N/w640-h426/21IMG_8884.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The seaplanes showed how they take off and then did a bombing demo. Each plane was given grapefruits which they had to drop between the two yellow buoys. It was harder than it sounds...can you see the splash in the water? This plane was the closest to the target. The next thing they demonstrated was landing precession. They came around and had to touch down between the same buoys. That seemed to be difficult too. It was a lot of fun to watch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRI1w7XR2y2mCbtWvFYLkLnuViCr93IgPC2LjlLn_dngwPnUlwEXSv86P7C8udjpbT1ZmLTo2Llv9dc0g241kCHM65kwKSj6DeaLV6X46DVZakaSZabu-0gH4SrLj9em-rI4HTWkSlSf015OVh4vTMCw_j9z6Wz40OoSwHaaYzdPSDlu65xRnbq4GdQg60/s1200/22IMG_8866a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRI1w7XR2y2mCbtWvFYLkLnuViCr93IgPC2LjlLn_dngwPnUlwEXSv86P7C8udjpbT1ZmLTo2Llv9dc0g241kCHM65kwKSj6DeaLV6X46DVZakaSZabu-0gH4SrLj9em-rI4HTWkSlSf015OVh4vTMCw_j9z6Wz40OoSwHaaYzdPSDlu65xRnbq4GdQg60/w640-h426/22IMG_8866a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div></span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Corning, NY 42.1428521 -77.0546902999999913.832618263821153 -112.21094029999999 70.453085936178837 -41.89844029999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-90365253142441668322023-09-18T12:15:00.009-05:002023-10-04T07:28:21.622-05:00Sept. 13-15 The Captain's Birthday (Part I)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“Travel often; Getting lost will help you find yourself.” </i>— Holstee Manifesto</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We celebrated Stan's birthday by taking a small trip to The Lake House in Canandaigua. It's a very nice resort hotel on Canandaigua Lake. Kyle and Brytanie gave us a gift card for this hotel after we kept the kids in May.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our first stop on the way to Canandaigua was a picnic at the <a href="https://www.wiemer.com/" target="_blank">Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard</a>. It's one of the top wineries on Seneca Lake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDjRrr6vGQnaJ3MISFI9rA6z3yiHKIkJWFejALie9QoM9DFdkPvJ3NbwiSxFaJ5a30gI0ERCgLiNNQ2V99C-AmMorTCS3EWdfziBuijfpfkT7jxAzI_Gj4uh1yzzDHyAYvYGuNf25De5-KsiIvsrgvb794O12wg6a36PiVW-v0r-KlLT8HNPdd6yKUXh1/w640-h428/1IMG_8624.jpg" width="640" /></span><span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">This winery doesn't have a view of the lake, but the setting was beautiful, the wine was good and we had fun watching the geese.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ-PhvCX0lui9WeEqswD5-RvEkC7rwRi9qv5flZWXE4b-wJuRHmhkHqX8Mh1-R9k8FffstChkbDviEXtRtUdSLangzo98VfHLOvL_g4bE1DzVAe9yt6YHAy6jPzkA1z3Z1SZRk2uCMvSdilgqN4_Zc6GJFgXWRsM_yRy4c3zeGI5eLZcQxLlsznNrFiKL/s1200/2Untitled1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ-PhvCX0lui9WeEqswD5-RvEkC7rwRi9qv5flZWXE4b-wJuRHmhkHqX8Mh1-R9k8FffstChkbDviEXtRtUdSLangzo98VfHLOvL_g4bE1DzVAe9yt6YHAy6jPzkA1z3Z1SZRk2uCMvSdilgqN4_Zc6GJFgXWRsM_yRy4c3zeGI5eLZcQxLlsznNrFiKL/w640-h640/2Untitled1.png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div>Check in wasn't until 3 so we did a little exploring along the city pier and wandered through the old boat house. The pier was built in 1848, and the first boat houses were built during the 1850’s. The simple wooden boathouses contained small skiffs while larger ones housed sculling shells, sailing and steam yachts. By 1888, over 80 boathouses were along the pier and in the “steam” basin. In 1903, the pier was enlarged to accommodate train and trolley tracks to service the steamboats transporting farm produce and passengers along the lake. <a href="https://www.canandaiguaboathouse.com/history.php" target="_blank">Boathouse Row</a> is one of the most captivating and unique attractions in the Finger Lakes.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/07/canandaigua-boathouses.html" target="_blank">boathouses</a> are all unique and have their own personality. They serve as a place to dock and store the owner's boat for the season. Some only have space for the boat, while others have a second story for relaxing and taking in the sights of the lake. But the homeowners association prohibits people from living in these boathouses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP5_HHTlhLXtMNslPQe70fLPQI3_6Mo1VQM0y9YqllM9YA1ap2TSoeDiz0jk3sp0HRBmE0p7O_HFKYZNSQ3ojD3Q3l9Tb-Hdd_E93YAvsmxRpdPlzN9lSQrbdVmXENpt0P2gr8NKHq1xLIPH51pw21FjHQ4nasuEDjspazmO9cq8QV_f04J6BVE5qcHlA/s1200/3IMG_8663a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1200" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP5_HHTlhLXtMNslPQe70fLPQI3_6Mo1VQM0y9YqllM9YA1ap2TSoeDiz0jk3sp0HRBmE0p7O_HFKYZNSQ3ojD3Q3l9Tb-Hdd_E93YAvsmxRpdPlzN9lSQrbdVmXENpt0P2gr8NKHq1xLIPH51pw21FjHQ4nasuEDjspazmO9cq8QV_f04J6BVE5qcHlA/w640-h374/3IMG_8663a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs_pUK-G_6T2gvcywdUmwYSpw0MMeaKpmrC6ioi9RDb0ylVijpDt5bVTgH9LEw4sWySY919KXMkMqJXIv1B8GDtTDAbePNiNkyoTMLtm_Ly5DYCn4RYWwspnxtPp5WZqJf_peIYz0jSoUTNCt_K_zTIcwFJZDWM5TMSDdgVIkHF5c5NFQRO8XX19catNs/s1200/4IMG_8652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs_pUK-G_6T2gvcywdUmwYSpw0MMeaKpmrC6ioi9RDb0ylVijpDt5bVTgH9LEw4sWySY919KXMkMqJXIv1B8GDtTDAbePNiNkyoTMLtm_Ly5DYCn4RYWwspnxtPp5WZqJf_peIYz0jSoUTNCt_K_zTIcwFJZDWM5TMSDdgVIkHF5c5NFQRO8XX19catNs/w640-h428/4IMG_8652.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV0Li58UEEh1GU4kWqiBCQTif4Z-4UcY9hnlArskXLNZieG03DDbXXi6kU-Rw3URC7j9BySjIiPbYczmhZqcGelxCtKnQiITTZKSs9oijrY3qluGgqhWbIseB69-kqna8Vt6z6z9qfIKasE-XQt-PszepMSLmr2bdE1phsS5d94ll5jpusgmtRd5OvTE6/s1200/5IMG_8657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV0Li58UEEh1GU4kWqiBCQTif4Z-4UcY9hnlArskXLNZieG03DDbXXi6kU-Rw3URC7j9BySjIiPbYczmhZqcGelxCtKnQiITTZKSs9oijrY3qluGgqhWbIseB69-kqna8Vt6z6z9qfIKasE-XQt-PszepMSLmr2bdE1phsS5d94ll5jpusgmtRd5OvTE6/w640-h428/5IMG_8657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Lake House on Canandaigua.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyhy0FaYCZvjvBEaCVFgTieIa950irkCNilEV9Q_166ireKR3YU36gc4ki-vccQvRfkUbCUVYg79VcanpagoRGvq2Y4gaTQybIN-RWac2IxwrgxEQdzP8hADmxbO3uWntrWkWuo_k11w1skm33fPj29FnI1nPZewzQjcA90GBOFRkVXm5Epv3fsGedZnA/s1200/6IMG_8666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyhy0FaYCZvjvBEaCVFgTieIa950irkCNilEV9Q_166ireKR3YU36gc4ki-vccQvRfkUbCUVYg79VcanpagoRGvq2Y4gaTQybIN-RWac2IxwrgxEQdzP8hADmxbO3uWntrWkWuo_k11w1skm33fPj29FnI1nPZewzQjcA90GBOFRkVXm5Epv3fsGedZnA/w640-h426/6IMG_8666.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U0tKwSxIdHCpMss4TwAsRbnB-zVtE9WXSxu263r-bNvVexcJ7gCJmOkZoTSjGCEDCkBPB3AxyXbq8Gt14niO2KnpO_kjjCY9ol912s7NVhhGxD2XWn5_lZwL9UPHs8SqEOvRBVakEDkJzVRNuCznpHfLsngAsoMm77pbK22_Ui08CJgMKTCd58nAA8VR/s1200/7Untitled2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U0tKwSxIdHCpMss4TwAsRbnB-zVtE9WXSxu263r-bNvVexcJ7gCJmOkZoTSjGCEDCkBPB3AxyXbq8Gt14niO2KnpO_kjjCY9ol912s7NVhhGxD2XWn5_lZwL9UPHs8SqEOvRBVakEDkJzVRNuCznpHfLsngAsoMm77pbK22_Ui08CJgMKTCd58nAA8VR/w640-h480/7Untitled2.png" width="640" /></a></div>Our beautiful room with a view of the canal leading to the lake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqc-mlsTQ24JNt-QQ4UQHR2kbmBe4qLJIhC8s4QO8Bl1sZvKwaQwrL_xTyJFQo8i7Qhf2PMBWBWVXs0ECLA5a1eURW0ziV5Ne9j5Yd7xm3Qqu4vYwsK-PzzwrxAi6SSYfkkcUBlomAAv3KHdZflkDoAz8mE-m0SCVFubTEvj7NnZFTCR7fDR6ZQH5QHanD/s1200/8Untitled3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqc-mlsTQ24JNt-QQ4UQHR2kbmBe4qLJIhC8s4QO8Bl1sZvKwaQwrL_xTyJFQo8i7Qhf2PMBWBWVXs0ECLA5a1eURW0ziV5Ne9j5Yd7xm3Qqu4vYwsK-PzzwrxAi6SSYfkkcUBlomAAv3KHdZflkDoAz8mE-m0SCVFubTEvj7NnZFTCR7fDR6ZQH5QHanD/w640-h640/8Untitled3.png" width="640" /></a></div>We had dinner at <a href="https://www.nolansonthelake.com/" target="_blank">Nolan's</a>. We started with the fried calamari topped with banana and roasted red peppers, green onions and fresh garlic in a white wine-Parmesan sauce. Stan had the chef's salmon special and I had the Asiago Scallops topped with spinach, bruschetta tomatoes and melted Asiago cheese with fresh basil corn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPB84oyw8w-n46tagVb7hxmIemGjCGH47Now8d09JBBQ5Ccb_pLXsDV8VRJQln0RVVV9zckVEeOAk15zxHW3mE1aXBmYnQ6IQedc2Fmh0s7ONEpKHzYNQFyKwYfEBJxNNXImr5J_yuQaB83eFiOsZceQdM-Nuz_qqlfX0NLdDxciX4HaxRYuBR-g4mHC2/s1200/9Untitled4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPB84oyw8w-n46tagVb7hxmIemGjCGH47Now8d09JBBQ5Ccb_pLXsDV8VRJQln0RVVV9zckVEeOAk15zxHW3mE1aXBmYnQ6IQedc2Fmh0s7ONEpKHzYNQFyKwYfEBJxNNXImr5J_yuQaB83eFiOsZceQdM-Nuz_qqlfX0NLdDxciX4HaxRYuBR-g4mHC2/w640-h512/9Untitled4.png" width="640" /></a></div>The view from our room after sunset.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wi_dqTbmiW65fC9B1z51XWYlWqTnBPLcrd2QYYOrX5aWFtI2Us7JOP42Nx8y1bXkXoxxCv_NGMdyk061iF_yY0YTos365nqg88OflR_DoUhvQLM8iDsL_ELAN3yNYy-sMhp1jnyxfT2sa2L2V5sNJes5JGxZB0_IYAC0ihiEWvcKw3bHuOCDCckMU2xY/s1200/10IMG_8691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wi_dqTbmiW65fC9B1z51XWYlWqTnBPLcrd2QYYOrX5aWFtI2Us7JOP42Nx8y1bXkXoxxCv_NGMdyk061iF_yY0YTos365nqg88OflR_DoUhvQLM8iDsL_ELAN3yNYy-sMhp1jnyxfT2sa2L2V5sNJes5JGxZB0_IYAC0ihiEWvcKw3bHuOCDCckMU2xY/w640-h426/10IMG_8691.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>An aerial view of The Lake House.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_T-NdQi5M4digGFj6HJei1b4kdjAXLAg_Xwv_bWRi6iWJ0Sjh009ggVRhjrokzSJG0tPYNGJVNvdsDxtQY6Ojmv_Ny97Z9M33B5b3EjYXVWVI9GTO8oQo2pthjYvPnip4hCu0nmroJPhQuOefujKS6sl_wFr-XW_7O0kPvX7yj0jwGpVZ7Sb9IlREUfD/s1200/11Lake%20House%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_T-NdQi5M4digGFj6HJei1b4kdjAXLAg_Xwv_bWRi6iWJ0Sjh009ggVRhjrokzSJG0tPYNGJVNvdsDxtQY6Ojmv_Ny97Z9M33B5b3EjYXVWVI9GTO8oQo2pthjYvPnip4hCu0nmroJPhQuOefujKS6sl_wFr-XW_7O0kPvX7yj0jwGpVZ7Sb9IlREUfD/w640-h426/11Lake%20House%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On Thursday we wandered through the little shops on Main Street and then rode our bikes along the lake. We had a nice lunch sitting outside at the Twisted Rail Brewing Co.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAJ1QyXPqeovZXPpPucPwUzbIzdHjJ0XSz2CwLOSDn_kTPIbQ17vJ_oZk2QHMO__SGp4G5YDZYFoQGzGc-ggKpf3YPkK7ewuNeg7D4yYeqqeYuGi1OACU5COfdPclsMjczlAENFCVladWDipY64FBi7FdgZUeCmsPfcUv3zVw9r4332qT6bry6AolGzfH/s1200/12IMG_8697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAJ1QyXPqeovZXPpPucPwUzbIzdHjJ0XSz2CwLOSDn_kTPIbQ17vJ_oZk2QHMO__SGp4G5YDZYFoQGzGc-ggKpf3YPkK7ewuNeg7D4yYeqqeYuGi1OACU5COfdPclsMjczlAENFCVladWDipY64FBi7FdgZUeCmsPfcUv3zVw9r4332qT6bry6AolGzfH/w640-h426/12IMG_8697.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>After lunch we went to the <a href="https://www.sonnenberg.org/" target="_blank"><span></span>Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion</a>. Sonnenberg (Sunny Hill) is the former summer home and creation of Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson. He was a New York City banker, and she was the daughter of a New York State governor. As newlyweds in 1863, they purchased the 300-acre farmstead near Canandaigua Lake for their summer estate. By 1887, they replaced the previous farmstead residence with the current Sonnenberg Mansion. After Mr. Thompson's death Mrs. Thompson started renovating the house and building the gardens that are here today. After her death the home and grounds were used by the VA as a hospital for 40 years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The house<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx9j7i9VmccYB-p7BYg_Ghy_-5KwFg-e174Den7nAyet0If_J0VUuDHjlYyiod8Os5oBpJ04FYcUD19czGf4uaawIINa0YZ3Ua2KBtckq2bj-DYgCx4obd6sIJGwMXZ58mTazg_FBV3GPaXctm7KDO8o9p1lKPL0GkV-mc7sKc0zPEQX6snnwxFJNeNMO/s1200/13IMG_8743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx9j7i9VmccYB-p7BYg_Ghy_-5KwFg-e174Den7nAyet0If_J0VUuDHjlYyiod8Os5oBpJ04FYcUD19czGf4uaawIINa0YZ3Ua2KBtckq2bj-DYgCx4obd6sIJGwMXZ58mTazg_FBV3GPaXctm7KDO8o9p1lKPL0GkV-mc7sKc0zPEQX6snnwxFJNeNMO/w640-h426/13IMG_8743.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIJsLENnlLQ1HXKhv6ccZGUjelLw7F1usZuHYrZjwxCQqWJWFEolgK-a8CnI_uOxrwg9aJjcNFd9KJBkDh6oUjEv1H0zg44PiFRa2lfHAOizQiUBH0jxy7Bb-8dpb-pEz9loUpcoeTQvSrk8Aik9pm5MEVY1brMUqEXPcqFbTDCE5KES3ZsLMo4RjDxzI/s1200/14IMG_8732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIJsLENnlLQ1HXKhv6ccZGUjelLw7F1usZuHYrZjwxCQqWJWFEolgK-a8CnI_uOxrwg9aJjcNFd9KJBkDh6oUjEv1H0zg44PiFRa2lfHAOizQiUBH0jxy7Bb-8dpb-pEz9loUpcoeTQvSrk8Aik9pm5MEVY1brMUqEXPcqFbTDCE5KES3ZsLMo4RjDxzI/w640-h426/14IMG_8732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF4oCe7G0rL7sr0tu-98oUPLuCSd6BxKOrwW1n6UtyActHZVKMvxMQm0K-OEO2JT6qcqx5H2H-MjZXyYoHsT-rA3OhiDURG87sXC419_lclF9ROndUS59Z1ZZq_2IiJENOnJvYvfJLDejAiL4xQaZuANOHcWz8i3E2yV6YmefsiJ2foaN-qUFjZ-z75_s/s1200/15Untitled5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF4oCe7G0rL7sr0tu-98oUPLuCSd6BxKOrwW1n6UtyActHZVKMvxMQm0K-OEO2JT6qcqx5H2H-MjZXyYoHsT-rA3OhiDURG87sXC419_lclF9ROndUS59Z1ZZq_2IiJENOnJvYvfJLDejAiL4xQaZuANOHcWz8i3E2yV6YmefsiJ2foaN-qUFjZ-z75_s/w640-h640/15Untitled5.png" width="640" /></a></div>Only a small section of the home is open to visitors at the moment, but work is continuously going on to renovate more of the mansion. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4imVBngkY4NfMLjMl9jBo_hdFoVgP6Hujqxl-W_vul3FqWLur7m_t1ENPZof3AW7MfDNd7iq1yP_ilBWcmbtL4C2UYngwaRZ3KyDoVwkxJusqu9aLa-bNJPpzvJ9XdqlOihPFmm63uYw9YcIYISYl0hbXo-axyt36kp-3qAOzz4jScChZRdnWgN-HR93/s1200/16Untitled6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4imVBngkY4NfMLjMl9jBo_hdFoVgP6Hujqxl-W_vul3FqWLur7m_t1ENPZof3AW7MfDNd7iq1yP_ilBWcmbtL4C2UYngwaRZ3KyDoVwkxJusqu9aLa-bNJPpzvJ9XdqlOihPFmm63uYw9YcIYISYl0hbXo-axyt36kp-3qAOzz4jScChZRdnWgN-HR93/w640-h640/16Untitled6.png" width="640" /></a></div>The view of the south lawn and Italian Garden from the main bedroom of the home. The Roman Bath and Japanese Garden are past the pine trees. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdiDka4kuTQwTmza1ungim7z8-fPXYNhG_8xg79V6djU6V6bbdKf9agdCeSvszEG76aVG2JE9wwFwXjXhRG76xcm4eDHk1DW1pmnMFgRkllyiSi4y0ciazlt9RzfubuQG6sHAAs5dAAyq3Pyo7_tWlfcXfV2KiUIeJOnQPRru6fXP3CA2vDbWH3kBCmjC/s1200/18IMG_8727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdiDka4kuTQwTmza1ungim7z8-fPXYNhG_8xg79V6djU6V6bbdKf9agdCeSvszEG76aVG2JE9wwFwXjXhRG76xcm4eDHk1DW1pmnMFgRkllyiSi4y0ciazlt9RzfubuQG6sHAAs5dAAyq3Pyo7_tWlfcXfV2KiUIeJOnQPRru6fXP3CA2vDbWH3kBCmjC/w640-h428/18IMG_8727.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A map of the grounds. My favorite gardens were the Rock Garden and the Japanese Garden.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyP0MLla-sviolre0pGaC6jTSJd1EQ0UhAxVAeBzAnISohuaMKaiVgwVu7AKSCkLI9TqBJj-PPjgFrNCKx5GqGQap2GCmmPxSCRudviC-mOZUdan4Ic0uq73Qihwz-RodZrtLRwZDYDcbjalzicawc6Z9a1VLrA2quQY_kEK4sTV5fdREodB2xaL-JHJU/s1200/17mape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1200" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyP0MLla-sviolre0pGaC6jTSJd1EQ0UhAxVAeBzAnISohuaMKaiVgwVu7AKSCkLI9TqBJj-PPjgFrNCKx5GqGQap2GCmmPxSCRudviC-mOZUdan4Ic0uq73Qihwz-RodZrtLRwZDYDcbjalzicawc6Z9a1VLrA2quQY_kEK4sTV5fdREodB2xaL-JHJU/w640-h374/17mape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Carriage and Ice House.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnr9ktCIlD5ye4roI9o9Hy0Q2vp6gfQCQoyxraDkT0bKw48o9zc5MG2_TZQjH5Xq_ILt0_xtSa6kyrbjkH1BMFkur_UCI34Sca8Mkt_MQbTzfP_y3Q5x3P_HLYsUw3wMWePa-oESDO0OQHRqSgP7OwiQNhB3A55NM6hn8xi7jZMkIZvUxhSr36yYKtwKl/s1200/19IMG_8738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnr9ktCIlD5ye4roI9o9Hy0Q2vp6gfQCQoyxraDkT0bKw48o9zc5MG2_TZQjH5Xq_ILt0_xtSa6kyrbjkH1BMFkur_UCI34Sca8Mkt_MQbTzfP_y3Q5x3P_HLYsUw3wMWePa-oESDO0OQHRqSgP7OwiQNhB3A55NM6hn8xi7jZMkIZvUxhSr36yYKtwKl/w640-h428/19IMG_8738.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Peacock House<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruz6Qy57UsvnuFwL1eui5hFTB2B_uwwgMIk30YqJjTxC3_orBUuKQlGc1jlMLqemI_okjBbcsc8be_l2PZsTe9ykpMVh8xOrzgNnq7FW3nG9Hn1hX_N23lRUm5pcMAodzx-y5s6XgnP5eJXUXSxX3c_1PtFM8i4ZO4-Zt_LU2YwFJClg9_Uc6n4cWs1Sn/s1200/20IMG_8740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruz6Qy57UsvnuFwL1eui5hFTB2B_uwwgMIk30YqJjTxC3_orBUuKQlGc1jlMLqemI_okjBbcsc8be_l2PZsTe9ykpMVh8xOrzgNnq7FW3nG9Hn1hX_N23lRUm5pcMAodzx-y5s6XgnP5eJXUXSxX3c_1PtFM8i4ZO4-Zt_LU2YwFJClg9_Uc6n4cWs1Sn/w640-h480/20IMG_8740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Rock Garden was the last garden designed by Mrs. Thompson in 1920. It has a winding path that traverses a limestone grotto with a waterfall, a river and several pools. I bet it was the favorite place to play for the children that visited. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXTFUaVGV6F4flYOAxP26JTtQpKgiWw5vJb6HeXs0FdWYEemy0KKpT1XJU99JLTXHlKwR6dclDoyXpFBUCuy9TFXh1zvzeiLqrlqjexE0SaXhDeLolGoskQGSLqdr-fjP9bLFRBrscU7l08F5AP67oaSOJ078_fnz2rvj46cXaIxwi_G4OGcs74mY4_jJ/s1200/20IMG_8741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXTFUaVGV6F4flYOAxP26JTtQpKgiWw5vJb6HeXs0FdWYEemy0KKpT1XJU99JLTXHlKwR6dclDoyXpFBUCuy9TFXh1zvzeiLqrlqjexE0SaXhDeLolGoskQGSLqdr-fjP9bLFRBrscU7l08F5AP67oaSOJ078_fnz2rvj46cXaIxwi_G4OGcs74mY4_jJ/w640-h426/20IMG_8741.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In 1906, Mrs. Thompson had the Japanese Garden built and is today recognized as the first residential Japanese Garden in America. This detailed miniature landscape was created on an orchard in just six months. The designer returned in 1908 to build the teahouse. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQ_-AX5QFJs7r6R1_ZccK0Q5_9wEKKSE0PecCC0EDZ65Q8M1dqFTahXDTGXwKpZlGBAQcvlQ_Gz_TfKll7JUBUBouDPoGlNMSz1hk9F7vR5ZOCMCl6F93i-DnXmbi9cg2qWjyOoSrYe4EPObS8dr8en5U2dPK6tyK_u-HOv6dbMtdxIWWI1KN7tbCaf6K/s1200/21IMG_8748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQ_-AX5QFJs7r6R1_ZccK0Q5_9wEKKSE0PecCC0EDZ65Q8M1dqFTahXDTGXwKpZlGBAQcvlQ_Gz_TfKll7JUBUBouDPoGlNMSz1hk9F7vR5ZOCMCl6F93i-DnXmbi9cg2qWjyOoSrYe4EPObS8dr8en5U2dPK6tyK_u-HOv6dbMtdxIWWI1KN7tbCaf6K/w640-h426/21IMG_8748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://www.sonnenberg.org/sonnenberg-gardens-grounds/" target="_blank">The Greenhouse Conservatory Complex</a> was built between 1903-1915, is one of the few remaining intact Lord and Burnham Greenhouses in the United States. They were year-round greenhouses that produced fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers for Mrs. Thompson at Sonnenberg as well as her New York City home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVzTJrZTB3uQ4kJTc5Lp-7Ry-9pTKYLG9ffWw8ckCTOpcgPPOfgqEz_aTIKecP34D2bgqWUafgZz8UOUs8BB98m9eQNDZ70Uf-4Ixy-bTaE-8EEoP1KBsGlXzdWHUtkorSwik5TLLLdJqHG43GROsG-Xlp2-7TgLXIwrjsnjfYzQVomZ4sylV5D7tNe24/s1200/22IMG_8756a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1200" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVzTJrZTB3uQ4kJTc5Lp-7Ry-9pTKYLG9ffWw8ckCTOpcgPPOfgqEz_aTIKecP34D2bgqWUafgZz8UOUs8BB98m9eQNDZ70Uf-4Ixy-bTaE-8EEoP1KBsGlXzdWHUtkorSwik5TLLLdJqHG43GROsG-Xlp2-7TgLXIwrjsnjfYzQVomZ4sylV5D7tNe24/w640-h312/22IMG_8756a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hHjF4kYiSHWcBXNsmldVwFdcHh5LdYGjjaWKgcpkQ-D3zzUVVGLQdLPS65NvI29JkvoD3g3yKSGq4LsMyTMR8kI7UJCkU3q93CS64pfmo1_6e10Fki1UfgZcO_qXME2kAXiGiYvVodygC3tU4PnzYdvju32M0Yq1Y8PBzo46rZXHyT7Sn7JOd47lgahv/s1200/23Untitled7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hHjF4kYiSHWcBXNsmldVwFdcHh5LdYGjjaWKgcpkQ-D3zzUVVGLQdLPS65NvI29JkvoD3g3yKSGq4LsMyTMR8kI7UJCkU3q93CS64pfmo1_6e10Fki1UfgZcO_qXME2kAXiGiYvVodygC3tU4PnzYdvju32M0Yq1Y8PBzo46rZXHyT7Sn7JOd47lgahv/w640-h640/23Untitled7.png" width="640" /></a></div>Our last dinner in Canandaigua was at the <a href="https://www.nykitchen.com/" target="_blank">New York Kitchen</a>. This is a nonprofit organization with a passion and mission to create a gateway for people around the world to experience New York’s incredible agriculture and viticulture industries. They hold all kinds of classes and run a nice little restaurant. We sat on the deck with a view of the lake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ch2-VnAeGJCHlf8nhmUg6de0ZEQkFDYFICJn4ZXkyVMp8LxD23cjDLyFYH3x1l6k18bFe96eHGVD4gFPrYTeAe2zwMU8mzUj5IxucJ8cQYJmJD3H0SnmCa70NaMDuVVDO3bNjv0y3OgRkNK-4xIhjVPNjQcaJSVFp9aofIi2bxqhZxWjZ4YD9t1vLT6A/s1200/IMG_8769.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ch2-VnAeGJCHlf8nhmUg6de0ZEQkFDYFICJn4ZXkyVMp8LxD23cjDLyFYH3x1l6k18bFe96eHGVD4gFPrYTeAe2zwMU8mzUj5IxucJ8cQYJmJD3H0SnmCa70NaMDuVVDO3bNjv0y3OgRkNK-4xIhjVPNjQcaJSVFp9aofIi2bxqhZxWjZ4YD9t1vLT6A/w640-h428/IMG_8769.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Stan had the sweet ginger orange glazed salmon with boo chow, red pepper, red onion and garlic served over rice noodles. I had the chicken and bacon white pizza with garlic oil, shredded mozzarella, spinach, caramelized onions, mushrooms. Very good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NztiB1e5uSDjHVtNXR2i3fMP3im5UzkmwpwUJPQGceDHWnCRI1a29e5dEyS8z8row73zpmzM1QOnrM9h_P4lnAND1ohEypbmUeYQXGbAOrkUXAfhkD2lzqj7J3p8jSToYI6Zvbdyh9r7QACXluvX9Ws10PiAMEqJ6Btc8ik2lpqovloSUyETjSN2gdH5/s1200/Untitled8a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NztiB1e5uSDjHVtNXR2i3fMP3im5UzkmwpwUJPQGceDHWnCRI1a29e5dEyS8z8row73zpmzM1QOnrM9h_P4lnAND1ohEypbmUeYQXGbAOrkUXAfhkD2lzqj7J3p8jSToYI6Zvbdyh9r7QACXluvX9Ws10PiAMEqJ6Btc8ik2lpqovloSUyETjSN2gdH5/w640-h512/Untitled8a.png" width="640" /></a></div></span></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0Canandaigua, NY42.887535 -77.281698414.577301163821154 -112.4379484 71.197768836178852 -42.125448399999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555276336810930704.post-89741426821419987992023-08-31T13:21:00.000-05:002023-09-02T16:28:19.424-05:00August Updates<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity."</i> -Albert Einstein</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">August has flown by and the fall weather has already arrived. We've had a pretty mild summer temperature wise. Unfortunately those temperatures were kept in check by all the scattered rain showers we've had. It seems like we get a little sun and a little rain everyday.<span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We filled as many nice days as we could this month with activities. We took the boat to the farmers market when we could, we went to the Glorious Garlic Festival in Geneva, did a little hiking and enjoyed a few picnics. On rainy days I painted and Stan played the guitar...all wonderful activities we love.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Enfield Falls</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK1i7TcICBTcc5IUNtUgoocHvjwUFrao-H1gAO63vC8_qnRsJ-SiLFsqohmFmIJz4g_BsOrc44UIDshJq8uAgPrH13-KhB3cMybr-BQu7Kkt1i4Wu7O3l6_sX2MDwFnF2nYudiw2xuq4LWkfKPFQX38zN5sEC-RNL05mfxzw_bh0QO-SZc8c3l0NhYwmU/s1200/1IMG_8268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK1i7TcICBTcc5IUNtUgoocHvjwUFrao-H1gAO63vC8_qnRsJ-SiLFsqohmFmIJz4g_BsOrc44UIDshJq8uAgPrH13-KhB3cMybr-BQu7Kkt1i4Wu7O3l6_sX2MDwFnF2nYudiw2xuq4LWkfKPFQX38zN5sEC-RNL05mfxzw_bh0QO-SZc8c3l0NhYwmU/w640-h428/1IMG_8268.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutl94QRT7nrz_2NFydHM_Ses4AyeRrEmQmNuD-eCy8oO4yKkMw471pQ5oz7rNVZvYM7yDTCE0XeITiXA7hpQbOoxpVvQNciI4ItiRg49_T3lrUMt3VVYeQ1CRryeHZUAgGGwoYoLc9ND-U42UnHRYphJpocgv1LSyDksmP_-B3iWYLjJXKX2Na6TPHEHx/s1200/2IMG_8269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutl94QRT7nrz_2NFydHM_Ses4AyeRrEmQmNuD-eCy8oO4yKkMw471pQ5oz7rNVZvYM7yDTCE0XeITiXA7hpQbOoxpVvQNciI4ItiRg49_T3lrUMt3VVYeQ1CRryeHZUAgGGwoYoLc9ND-U42UnHRYphJpocgv1LSyDksmP_-B3iWYLjJXKX2Na6TPHEHx/w640-h428/2IMG_8269.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the prettiest places to hike is only a few miles from our marina. Robert H. Treman State Park offers some nice trails that lead to 12 waterfalls. This time we started at the upper entrance to the park. We took the upper rim trail to these stairs and then followed the gorge trail back to our car.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NMkwbgWA_WUPIJ3eGcMznmWK824cPBY4zIGZ81LUv8-niRpRufppW30KlX7D-FPdCjUKqPCZylvaHvvJElVROSr-bA7Dm7m1MH43l4RoMEOZJ5EnYSnOUwpBL7yTn5kgi-hJfltQK90O2P0bHoSN8Z-sk2g3wls3W9gatvqxCDBEYcb0ebBcNOCoZ7Aj/s1200/3Untitled%207.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NMkwbgWA_WUPIJ3eGcMznmWK824cPBY4zIGZ81LUv8-niRpRufppW30KlX7D-FPdCjUKqPCZylvaHvvJElVROSr-bA7Dm7m1MH43l4RoMEOZJ5EnYSnOUwpBL7yTn5kgi-hJfltQK90O2P0bHoSN8Z-sk2g3wls3W9gatvqxCDBEYcb0ebBcNOCoZ7Aj/w640-h480/3Untitled%207.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">A look at the gorge trail from the top of the stairs that lead down to the river.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8DfOE1RvZVtKW44hjvHgXahgQ_iziQLEUptfRymyI1bOdrLI4FBIqr5b6uI9EclODvUsBzBokozyiBv_VlP50SyotwsQBfLoA7utWyIbvOJqpQR44DnvESo7EQjFVNcYtiKo2DRLUAPMog2TUbh-hPj4Lhxj6aZdY4nGdO3fMGnZZAWXcVrY-xgQ89tn/w640-h480/7IMG_8214.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">At the bottom of <span style="text-align: left;">Lucifer Falls.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9zhfZf7QUrX5X4xESQdJvVESNHNYeN5q5pNHfzywvOoD8ZP969gwao4RPfQfKuTzVFj14N09HSs4Eu1Qs2O8CCJ5ecCDDVP86j6ep6vHGa1mJC-6_HCaYP8q7hNL9hcqtB-wiOAjxmU9Mn1uHTbIduewA7QktpTglZv90k7fNicNvO0tEw2Pyw2g7OI9/s1200/8IMG_8225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(The Devil's Kitchen)</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtttuPs0GtZ0Xxd-fEHH6zJH4oaDsACjt5oYuU8mrlUpYF72afvwcSDOQnlCtOkpaghC-SU0Cwf8AunliJd5NEeNp-EuiEMBfLwzPwT3OyiB238w0ZfdP0bj78jksYsR-PacmTjsEfOGYJuaIGUsaTTXPeU_RNkF6cv_ue8YEHPEC0eC95LP3ufWBvcrvm/s1200/11IMG_8249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtttuPs0GtZ0Xxd-fEHH6zJH4oaDsACjt5oYuU8mrlUpYF72afvwcSDOQnlCtOkpaghC-SU0Cwf8AunliJd5NEeNp-EuiEMBfLwzPwT3OyiB238w0ZfdP0bj78jksYsR-PacmTjsEfOGYJuaIGUsaTTXPeU_RNkF6cv_ue8YEHPEC0eC95LP3ufWBvcrvm/w640-h428/11IMG_8249.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVPbw12CjLPu-F-zvfSdmOCTs3W_TAWGd_3uiwdDc8IeR8rw4o4tn3bl1GvEEkzY1I6cArBMRpchhZXqdRRPj00EY6oDwxcPCBUuJHfbVyuUa6-nlcatltEoKmc6EM6ibjAtYXVWkHeBSbGhyndxZsoE3w07_k2Je2YU9n1the_wqWYFrdHEkQ_Y8XJC5/s1200/12IMG_8259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">On our way home from the Ithaca Farmers Market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-Ic8MwSY3fTqsAWG4SxOmtTQpUCzuh55mB9dOkb3z_LMR7ZcZc9-ULwIwNIiqzV3PqvGAAPTFZ6hF5RwhqkZ7KH7B8dLqAHOUL7qg2FDbKWffNtxbgxkR4VJgYkHJNzOB3q_nWyFtrilvEu2KodtzeOSWIlj-Hr05UPU8caFF71UiITApEmdDPfstoVE/s1200/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-Ic8MwSY3fTqsAWG4SxOmtTQpUCzuh55mB9dOkb3z_LMR7ZcZc9-ULwIwNIiqzV3PqvGAAPTFZ6hF5RwhqkZ7KH7B8dLqAHOUL7qg2FDbKWffNtxbgxkR4VJgYkHJNzOB3q_nWyFtrilvEu2KodtzeOSWIlj-Hr05UPU8caFF71UiITApEmdDPfstoVE/w640-h426/13.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzCTVzyqTHFct5IxkxzW5UNHJ4UEoulZjeyncHHCJ7trevht6OH1OiUn2YeVWcVdVSqUatKkQHGGOw_9NhfQIkhefQnKhPfVUdRX1Ew_29jDMSWPO5kxcL6GMtz0ZSqx0HH8DwLxPhoRJr0Q_7E397lYnxKp8Goz_NMsmKDPsBxED359Z4AyetcVt1F8e/s1200/14Untitled%202a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzCTVzyqTHFct5IxkxzW5UNHJ4UEoulZjeyncHHCJ7trevht6OH1OiUn2YeVWcVdVSqUatKkQHGGOw_9NhfQIkhefQnKhPfVUdRX1Ew_29jDMSWPO5kxcL6GMtz0ZSqx0HH8DwLxPhoRJr0Q_7E397lYnxKp8Goz_NMsmKDPsBxED359Z4AyetcVt1F8e/w640-h512/14Untitled%202a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We also like taking our boat up to the Boatyard Grill for dinner. It's our favorite place to eat around here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKmEKfo5aC-jdcNUHL6Y_AOXqSHoD3_lFQWwgkaPaGdQES31lvRVsDT4Z0aTbuY-3U3-tdODvbgfW_Qdaf4aLTZ8SbHKuH1sE0eu3fmxV09KwZY_XxM9oeGGRJ3O0Dpl9d9_G2XMPOZpQX2saEIlii62TBgI2xGX2EFl02Ojbdf5jSAYxRIOa6mRtdYgy/s1200/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKmEKfo5aC-jdcNUHL6Y_AOXqSHoD3_lFQWwgkaPaGdQES31lvRVsDT4Z0aTbuY-3U3-tdODvbgfW_Qdaf4aLTZ8SbHKuH1sE0eu3fmxV09KwZY_XxM9oeGGRJ3O0Dpl9d9_G2XMPOZpQX2saEIlii62TBgI2xGX2EFl02Ojbdf5jSAYxRIOa6mRtdYgy/w640-h428/15.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">We enjoyed a beautiful Sunday at the Glorious Garlic Festival where we tasted garlic, listened to music and had lunch.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><i>“Why fit in when you were born to stand out” </i>—Dr. Seuss</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We took advantage of a beautiful day to explore an area of Ithaca we haven't been to since <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2017/06/june-29-six-mile-creek-ithaca-ny.html" target="_blank">2017</a>. We parked at Mulholland Wildflower Preserve and hiked up to what is called the second dam on Six Mile Creek. The water was very muddy and moving quickly from all the rain we've had. Once at the bottom of the dam we backtracked to a trail that took us to the top of the dam and the reservoir. At the top of the dam we found a great spot along the cliff to enjoy our picnic.<span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknENs8iW0F5hPbQdvLI2uTyBBoVu4nbUFZcDyQVwhecIQH6voe6Nrxjf_tXPT4zXztybrHKdherwMo0-3qJz66GqEyaz1cj2mPiPleUHO5UWww5ew5IYESCAfKO-_oUqoOHmN_eIJdxrMWNteYEzi1RdsFulKVgr-L-xY77-R0lMIBx89SQUdqzBoX-87/s1200/1IMG_8354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknENs8iW0F5hPbQdvLI2uTyBBoVu4nbUFZcDyQVwhecIQH6voe6Nrxjf_tXPT4zXztybrHKdherwMo0-3qJz66GqEyaz1cj2mPiPleUHO5UWww5ew5IYESCAfKO-_oUqoOHmN_eIJdxrMWNteYEzi1RdsFulKVgr-L-xY77-R0lMIBx89SQUdqzBoX-87/w640-h426/1IMG_8354.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The bottom of the dam.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFRe5tBkcqVm77M9chphY4lZ8Fxms6uhYTgLxNpecOwVp-M6-dGM3vJcnd00GpFuMaMpPpd2iHuYc2SnkcNDnai0J6tTqVBfzuudYYiAr0Ly5UYBLnOPZy9xpq6zgQG3VuJwdvwyj7_chGoY0_nIoW_3QViLs0boxEaeE89fl1dEDqPAzO3PMCiIDBnsG/s1200/2IMG_8359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFRe5tBkcqVm77M9chphY4lZ8Fxms6uhYTgLxNpecOwVp-M6-dGM3vJcnd00GpFuMaMpPpd2iHuYc2SnkcNDnai0J6tTqVBfzuudYYiAr0Ly5UYBLnOPZy9xpq6zgQG3VuJwdvwyj7_chGoY0_nIoW_3QViLs0boxEaeE89fl1dEDqPAzO3PMCiIDBnsG/w640-h426/2IMG_8359.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hhzHUQsbDnMUprL6_gGcSnpRl1k1AdQpOspLWzTyZe98F8xiZ17CD1naEj5cK0gziEoLvEGKguR0R6q46W-S3OT0WCXwUBA7ealP3Y5STmknyrYbmeNljDgpRaEXqDZoG--g3dpLxZOSym2Pyt5KSNoxMBvBbwWq37k_AoNhMfPDT116Z_9gKToA1IH7/s1200/3IMG_8361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hhzHUQsbDnMUprL6_gGcSnpRl1k1AdQpOspLWzTyZe98F8xiZ17CD1naEj5cK0gziEoLvEGKguR0R6q46W-S3OT0WCXwUBA7ealP3Y5STmknyrYbmeNljDgpRaEXqDZoG--g3dpLxZOSym2Pyt5KSNoxMBvBbwWq37k_AoNhMfPDT116Z_9gKToA1IH7/w640-h426/3IMG_8361.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Part of the trail to the top of the dam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvfGKknUYGoop2fXsQMv9eda6645v7aJ5dxIL6kR29uz0jMnTgLriWBw6cr56AVtzZMNBNKH577xrsA8Bbv-hDEhv4_ll2Ck77RGdjW--ubwLSZ18R54Of3py3W8q6zTzlSvcpsvQT1RMhvqpO0zw7oRuWX3KO1uGQ88pbySTVTkxUGrhtD0nPDlZ_HFT/s1200/4Untitled%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvfGKknUYGoop2fXsQMv9eda6645v7aJ5dxIL6kR29uz0jMnTgLriWBw6cr56AVtzZMNBNKH577xrsA8Bbv-hDEhv4_ll2Ck77RGdjW--ubwLSZ18R54Of3py3W8q6zTzlSvcpsvQT1RMhvqpO0zw7oRuWX3KO1uGQ88pbySTVTkxUGrhtD0nPDlZ_HFT/w640-h640/4Untitled%203.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The view of the top of the dam.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeDC_IiExEAWjx0AjPSM6T2M6qcH0AQ05H7e0Rq_ib70iKC9-HzRjZ67lm8n8ALxlVicFkSwLzAqKzzcnHDriTPE-Pg2vAXxKEkibC9AJe_dFNfoftFQtBklK_UxgZxM1NndNOhoT5peJmYgKF-EVIkFt91nKqIO8HlRIuw3UxK7ck3spjpVc3yuPQ3t2/s1200/5IMG_8367.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeDC_IiExEAWjx0AjPSM6T2M6qcH0AQ05H7e0Rq_ib70iKC9-HzRjZ67lm8n8ALxlVicFkSwLzAqKzzcnHDriTPE-Pg2vAXxKEkibC9AJe_dFNfoftFQtBklK_UxgZxM1NndNOhoT5peJmYgKF-EVIkFt91nKqIO8HlRIuw3UxK7ck3spjpVc3yuPQ3t2/w640-h426/5IMG_8367.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our lunch spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64UeVjKhfJbLsW5sxOlEHvnMKx8G6BDOnR_5fE_T2yeeOgQZTb1e3Rk_ZADa9jgRCzGLs0qYWlhOW9526JOJxF9NCIz5ASp3x66ZRZKAgUmHBwPecctaySCC0UNx92rY4wAtW7Ga2HNFhTNuWoOOzHc7kUqeuf1xO0N5VIhmDDy8ESJrEM4kdva5LQeaL/s1200/IMG_8368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64UeVjKhfJbLsW5sxOlEHvnMKx8G6BDOnR_5fE_T2yeeOgQZTb1e3Rk_ZADa9jgRCzGLs0qYWlhOW9526JOJxF9NCIz5ASp3x66ZRZKAgUmHBwPecctaySCC0UNx92rY4wAtW7Ga2HNFhTNuWoOOzHc7kUqeuf1xO0N5VIhmDDy8ESJrEM4kdva5LQeaL/w640-h426/IMG_8368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUktLP-yO5lLDSu7UvS_Ui2xJMD_LB9Dd8JaRI96Fhe4iqPc-QGj6ZgOmDB4z7zv8tt5qgJod4ybbDo2r9MXcgYUcyVK8GqYw82h8shHw2NmCCjYGfExkhEzdpkFdUlrmKBAnI0IqdDc_C1esDWCwUalyDFjk47_RxtsVmmmeHHAQXdMhY4GDkVNZr3HA/s1200/6IMG_8369d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUktLP-yO5lLDSu7UvS_Ui2xJMD_LB9Dd8JaRI96Fhe4iqPc-QGj6ZgOmDB4z7zv8tt5qgJod4ybbDo2r9MXcgYUcyVK8GqYw82h8shHw2NmCCjYGfExkhEzdpkFdUlrmKBAnI0IqdDc_C1esDWCwUalyDFjk47_RxtsVmmmeHHAQXdMhY4GDkVNZr3HA/w640-h426/6IMG_8369d.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our lunch...homemade chicken salad, cheese, crackers, wine and cake.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtKIY7AkTJYkiJatIJl36HJKaHCTNMngq5Awf0P66OwMRQ1DOLf8yippsaHiWlBwBEOv_C0VyucUscUzO4jXdzaJIT8paZe4PF4fb1A3MUo4Dqckq709u6A9fvg7XiofDi_BbsYjwuBuo-KjPfbbX97DilmCZyWluW5TsJGbkgw_VRx5cAGW0pjywTmlQ/s1200/7IMG_8370.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtKIY7AkTJYkiJatIJl36HJKaHCTNMngq5Awf0P66OwMRQ1DOLf8yippsaHiWlBwBEOv_C0VyucUscUzO4jXdzaJIT8paZe4PF4fb1A3MUo4Dqckq709u6A9fvg7XiofDi_BbsYjwuBuo-KjPfbbX97DilmCZyWluW5TsJGbkgw_VRx5cAGW0pjywTmlQ/w640-h426/7IMG_8370.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The muddy reservoir above the second dam. This is where we saw kids swimming the first time we were here. One of our views during lunch.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbVgQKE5Q-Fgl8q9rWN7uTycXLQJzygjuV9yUOuy6HhMGRf-l8c7COmsOfRc2q6JBWu9SuU9mj37GjhPgvlcA-XGpTYY3XDdPziWF7JOuwpxdgMiBWIsEVtpPW_ARS2mU5lKCkojswNBeHh0PJmUh788O7iNw_kNgyVVMwAulOPCjTuzf72shDZDii-Jd/s1200/8IMG_8371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbVgQKE5Q-Fgl8q9rWN7uTycXLQJzygjuV9yUOuy6HhMGRf-l8c7COmsOfRc2q6JBWu9SuU9mj37GjhPgvlcA-XGpTYY3XDdPziWF7JOuwpxdgMiBWIsEVtpPW_ARS2mU5lKCkojswNBeHh0PJmUh788O7iNw_kNgyVVMwAulOPCjTuzf72shDZDii-Jd/w640-h428/8IMG_8371.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of the interesting things we saw along the trail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQXi6qiyebxy8nTkdiULS1LDTjl6S-TKlnBO60n6oao7mToxiJUZODm0vsTFspr3g1L-YYZvTMkdoEbE-w7cOFT97ANoT19LX9Lbst_YBvUJUJBFZ1XVw7aMvVTgFH6TWFnmhHdOeXGPuV4d6U6Yb1wsoDe-WKionDmiJ_DyfUpLejfuVjS-DFarJWP2w/s1200/9Untitled%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQXi6qiyebxy8nTkdiULS1LDTjl6S-TKlnBO60n6oao7mToxiJUZODm0vsTFspr3g1L-YYZvTMkdoEbE-w7cOFT97ANoT19LX9Lbst_YBvUJUJBFZ1XVw7aMvVTgFH6TWFnmhHdOeXGPuV4d6U6Yb1wsoDe-WKionDmiJ_DyfUpLejfuVjS-DFarJWP2w/w640-h640/9Untitled%201.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbi5YlPE-BuHN-xEOTNE34uSvVLCwqP1rvheVqxbJsMMgN2qBsbMhJuZWekxEJEs0Xb0wG2r2gejY_ypvJoLoC8kgxYcTdtdJbTQaWkV6yu9OwK-JNV7vqGF4_oWL9g7uKCVia2idtyUb82nhH3_1-Ro64KkotpHBxiGFM87M78LcVoZNVFxteIoPPh09/s1200/10Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbi5YlPE-BuHN-xEOTNE34uSvVLCwqP1rvheVqxbJsMMgN2qBsbMhJuZWekxEJEs0Xb0wG2r2gejY_ypvJoLoC8kgxYcTdtdJbTQaWkV6yu9OwK-JNV7vqGF4_oWL9g7uKCVia2idtyUb82nhH3_1-Ro64KkotpHBxiGFM87M78LcVoZNVFxteIoPPh09/w512-h640/10Untitled.png" width="512" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After lunch we made our way back to our car to leave our picnic basket and then explored the creek north of Giles St. We've been in the area for years and didn't realize this beautiful waterfall existed just a mile from downtown. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wells Falls, also known as the Businessman’s Lunch Falls, is 65 feet tall and drops in a series of four drops. Of these, the largest is a 30-foot man-made dam. It's located directly adjacent to an abandoned power plant. The Van Nattas Pumping Station was built in 1893 on the site of an old flour mill. It provided water for the city both for drinking and for fire stations. Over the years, the site grew as new pumps were added so it could create electricity. Since the 1940s, the station has sat abandoned next to Wells Falls creating one of the most unique waterfalls in New York.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The top of Wells Falls.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDrxIhWPIY6cpgAyNmyRk8NL5ZMGeRTwZcqMrR5_nId8OSXVZbPqyISRU27OK3D_du8lqjxYfTFy6Q5kcnz2kxlNiCRTdhxRjEgE3X7yUmaK9iiZkwD7hokL-DbRMhoV6ob7NLINWm5_Obx9TlETYTzhnYqg6b5MkfaXlPqRzV3l-Bnm_ZoQ3h_DPNoYx/s1200/11IMG_8400b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDrxIhWPIY6cpgAyNmyRk8NL5ZMGeRTwZcqMrR5_nId8OSXVZbPqyISRU27OK3D_du8lqjxYfTFy6Q5kcnz2kxlNiCRTdhxRjEgE3X7yUmaK9iiZkwD7hokL-DbRMhoV6ob7NLINWm5_Obx9TlETYTzhnYqg6b5MkfaXlPqRzV3l-Bnm_ZoQ3h_DPNoYx/w640-h426/11IMG_8400b.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo5XjyCq7y4AJKUAa9oKqdrp3bPo-hUPn8lljlLq1hYlA9Z729XDSD-VcRwYctrGeKR94Sgba61uTKyfO5Gli1SnFnHzzJgN_eyDNA2mJluLie32kl0FntZ7mYs9lmxjNEzQ9Bz6xHwWuGR9U3YO1L6N77YGvtPg_HyVxpwwehvl9NLUO-fBF5roTWo03/s1200/12IMG_8405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo5XjyCq7y4AJKUAa9oKqdrp3bPo-hUPn8lljlLq1hYlA9Z729XDSD-VcRwYctrGeKR94Sgba61uTKyfO5Gli1SnFnHzzJgN_eyDNA2mJluLie32kl0FntZ7mYs9lmxjNEzQ9Bz6xHwWuGR9U3YO1L6N77YGvtPg_HyVxpwwehvl9NLUO-fBF5roTWo03/w640-h426/12IMG_8405.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Hiking down the hill to the bottom of the falls.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3K6D-wRtloLFpubPkmmmH9chrvkVf22ZWX0bO7AEIbbciPm0wWi7xpX3TvH-geapFSdB_YZu3yGmIDDYIujYGgSx6lfCPHGd_Wui8sffK-6rikQKWT0ki8hLd4LbQKzw57TqqWoS4JZtR-iX2sAyjfGhdasmQaZUkxqPAXv92WgfxWuTB0JTGPg4J6gCi/s1200/13IMG_8410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3K6D-wRtloLFpubPkmmmH9chrvkVf22ZWX0bO7AEIbbciPm0wWi7xpX3TvH-geapFSdB_YZu3yGmIDDYIujYGgSx6lfCPHGd_Wui8sffK-6rikQKWT0ki8hLd4LbQKzw57TqqWoS4JZtR-iX2sAyjfGhdasmQaZUkxqPAXv92WgfxWuTB0JTGPg4J6gCi/w640-h426/13IMG_8410.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Looking over the cliff to the road that leads to the falls. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfVOivXdUTAgnoWQg4M1hugaH436G2FKUDfD_rP7xRVs9moK3lx3eohd6PbCNVoGKQvq352Y3Mb3SS-p_VqwKt8hwK7z5L2N3U4n8YfFWlYxjuRYXulVNnQn_jDIcpSCWcm3MmqCzUabYaai6rzW0il2XmrYkPzgvdiCeQDaAfSFxWfYbfcFRFdfeXAyn/s1200/14IMG_8412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfVOivXdUTAgnoWQg4M1hugaH436G2FKUDfD_rP7xRVs9moK3lx3eohd6PbCNVoGKQvq352Y3Mb3SS-p_VqwKt8hwK7z5L2N3U4n8YfFWlYxjuRYXulVNnQn_jDIcpSCWcm3MmqCzUabYaai6rzW0il2XmrYkPzgvdiCeQDaAfSFxWfYbfcFRFdfeXAyn/w640-h480/14IMG_8412.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Looking back at the cliff where I took the photo above. We took this road back to Gile St. It was a bit easier than the route we took coming down.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcRrWJvnXxca4Ua5PG5f5eg3nKPdMbcgL_5Bw-zahe0dAgRYIkyLETFoCHbcEQ3vrs5t6_cZEQ3j_1Z6tXWPUrkJN6sQTHhI5WUHShP_WlGQBo0MvRAvhu4S257FWWdzu_R6EKRVVdHKqeOkko-Lqs8oJYEjfX7LEPIHGGJ3DWQnClSIXCE1KxVcRZfLt/s1200/15IMG_8415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcRrWJvnXxca4Ua5PG5f5eg3nKPdMbcgL_5Bw-zahe0dAgRYIkyLETFoCHbcEQ3vrs5t6_cZEQ3j_1Z6tXWPUrkJN6sQTHhI5WUHShP_WlGQBo0MvRAvhu4S257FWWdzu_R6EKRVVdHKqeOkko-Lqs8oJYEjfX7LEPIHGGJ3DWQnClSIXCE1KxVcRZfLt/w640-h480/15IMG_8415.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The bottom of Wells Falls.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><i>"The Lake....where families go to make memories." </i>-Author Unknown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FiYaDlVybsppVnxFM_qBSAedH-hlzBVadsyl03w4p6CUMbibgGxOt4q8QrFGh_nBAkEDPQdyZdXQLyVUoQdG22mCMrrQX7n7XIePw0dYZEytvil13LiqF_q_3GHM4W00GPDU-TfqXLG6NmPVl-nb96b05qhCQ9nBLStBsqk3hu-UBsrSOdlXsw4-PXyR/s1200/IMG_8108a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FiYaDlVybsppVnxFM_qBSAedH-hlzBVadsyl03w4p6CUMbibgGxOt4q8QrFGh_nBAkEDPQdyZdXQLyVUoQdG22mCMrrQX7n7XIePw0dYZEytvil13LiqF_q_3GHM4W00GPDU-TfqXLG6NmPVl-nb96b05qhCQ9nBLStBsqk3hu-UBsrSOdlXsw4-PXyR/w640-h426/IMG_8108a.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">We spent this year's last family lake vacation at a nice house just south of Seneca Falls on Cayuga Lake. The weather was beautiful, but a bit too windy to spend time on the boat riding on the raft...no problem we found other things to do. We spent our first full day taking the boat through part of the <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/2018/06/june-20-seneca-falls-ny.html" target="_blank">Cayuga–Seneca Canal</a>. This part of the New York canal system connects the Erie Canal to Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake. It was built in 1818. Since we were already in Cayuga Lake we took everyone through C2 and C3 that leads to the town of Seneca Falls. These locks are a set of locks called a staircase or flight. We were lifted up a total of 49' from the Seneca River to Van Cleef Lake. Check out this <a href="https://sscruisingadventure.blogspot.com/search?q=how+a+lock+works" target="_blank">old blog post</a> to see how a lock works. We wandered around town a little and then had lunch before we headed back to the house.<span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The house</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndlEFyA6bNTlO7qZGyREDvD0oJ7pGgPUJVING3RWFcrXN0noX4UDq1cQbBNSF6wmH4Rn46QT6b8IHkOotxbxXuQ6QXK6vK7Zmo1iyPTWvbtJQL8UMj8EGMGCPWyoa7ZZf1ByWjAkTH1LxFjbwWcUiK1j61dGwiDJYxaW1vvyh6iTRTqREbuMZ1c94wvmN/s1200/house%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndlEFyA6bNTlO7qZGyREDvD0oJ7pGgPUJVING3RWFcrXN0noX4UDq1cQbBNSF6wmH4Rn46QT6b8IHkOotxbxXuQ6QXK6vK7Zmo1iyPTWvbtJQL8UMj8EGMGCPWyoa7ZZf1ByWjAkTH1LxFjbwWcUiK1j61dGwiDJYxaW1vvyh6iTRTqREbuMZ1c94wvmN/w640-h640/house%203.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5UTpe3nUOhqNL92jaBFtokrkIUqRa7hl80-04kzASqoqubnkEQaeZFjKxb42ILfBSeY3yYkFG-tEqy7mDG9hgZX7RbFXyXD0TjuTBKpwpLP33Q809a9bGQkJhVveJLsf9eMJ4yBY9ww9xa_LBJ7eGTBeRuMBg0_V358WaXs-SWue7KsVcxNV48nJyahp/s1200/house%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5UTpe3nUOhqNL92jaBFtokrkIUqRa7hl80-04kzASqoqubnkEQaeZFjKxb42ILfBSeY3yYkFG-tEqy7mDG9hgZX7RbFXyXD0TjuTBKpwpLP33Q809a9bGQkJhVveJLsf9eMJ4yBY9ww9xa_LBJ7eGTBeRuMBg0_V358WaXs-SWue7KsVcxNV48nJyahp/w548-h640/house%204.png" width="548" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2kjV1NQ2nPkTnblhkOSpGtvO6vj1x4zP489yS8QTlHUYgLlAHwgZFRuK580UCq_JGP8vFECxY0RAD1mVpFjf1dkns5pa_Rwth7hv5QzleATYIQBS_mllrjeTeA4tJvzjlaEHV2PFsVe-MJdS6eYxyCBf9BTYUmdc2oXsD6VZAhr9Jy4VT7Cao_bnlRBO/s1200/house%205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1200" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2kjV1NQ2nPkTnblhkOSpGtvO6vj1x4zP489yS8QTlHUYgLlAHwgZFRuK580UCq_JGP8vFECxY0RAD1mVpFjf1dkns5pa_Rwth7hv5QzleATYIQBS_mllrjeTeA4tJvzjlaEHV2PFsVe-MJdS6eYxyCBf9BTYUmdc2oXsD6VZAhr9Jy4VT7Cao_bnlRBO/w640-h548/house%205.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This house had a great movie and game room above the garage. The perfect place for a family movie night.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQkIuxeLDL4P3N6HAdYp1EmDmhd1Ldk82CGZEXf4ojkbic8480E91An2caVjUebkgWEaFZDPZu_Bmh47BmvWASgnmvG2YDG8dsqYinMTfg3uXgSrmVJwguoJEKMA0JXSxb__i4CfxiPeZ1hWvulm9GMqt4x04C-hxeRQIzDBkdld67RMfdewmgMnZelcT/s1200/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQkIuxeLDL4P3N6HAdYp1EmDmhd1Ldk82CGZEXf4ojkbic8480E91An2caVjUebkgWEaFZDPZu_Bmh47BmvWASgnmvG2YDG8dsqYinMTfg3uXgSrmVJwguoJEKMA0JXSxb__i4CfxiPeZ1hWvulm9GMqt4x04C-hxeRQIzDBkdld67RMfdewmgMnZelcT/w640-h640/Untitled.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">The kids get to the marina around lunch each time we rent a house. So we have a little time to fill before we can check in. This time we had lunch on the boat then rode bikes along the trails by the marina and played in the park.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP9Z7_-60itGJvSalDIILc1hJfH3EoRph9EEXk7VR672AYxuRCujOqIk4KMD53WLr3c5c1l7Qo92CkeHA8-HvX51lbikaHymHYPZdAWdq7Pjfdlzu9tOqRWCLNYiw3Ebi2PKN5IRPisxg5tP96MHAsfzFAvFVTdpyiqGbLniIqTP1C0F4lKqOU4ZqgxLE/s1200/1%20Untitled%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP9Z7_-60itGJvSalDIILc1hJfH3EoRph9EEXk7VR672AYxuRCujOqIk4KMD53WLr3c5c1l7Qo92CkeHA8-HvX51lbikaHymHYPZdAWdq7Pjfdlzu9tOqRWCLNYiw3Ebi2PKN5IRPisxg5tP96MHAsfzFAvFVTdpyiqGbLniIqTP1C0F4lKqOU4ZqgxLE/w640-h480/1%20Untitled%202.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It lifted us up 24.5'.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uxPkwpdWDH1QzeoQOqal5Ks_ByoUchxKYMn7mXd4KZxJNLPbqJDK1x5khZTTZ7H7jl4VqzTEvQHVLpZC3d7F98vMT9_Idl91I069lw4Ct9yskzwyjBul5qx0x-90R7LVGdt3T8OAQTqcWEGQjVYTDHZy8KqKr-Xh8tfPWf5069g8QHBaLuY3KiLD3qqe/s1200/16IMG_8069a2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uxPkwpdWDH1QzeoQOqal5Ks_ByoUchxKYMn7mXd4KZxJNLPbqJDK1x5khZTTZ7H7jl4VqzTEvQHVLpZC3d7F98vMT9_Idl91I069lw4Ct9yskzwyjBul5qx0x-90R7LVGdt3T8OAQTqcWEGQjVYTDHZy8KqKr-Xh8tfPWf5069g8QHBaLuY3KiLD3qqe/w640-h430/16IMG_8069a2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO6ferdDVAk1Bwipi1Z6sRMgiqH8gQTRbTFgwNu8o3ShXFt0x8Jpf0QfNCVkrvpAW8-5sGdDHATcyl1FrgYcfc27ASAWxmE8Bi5IIf3mAEtf1-aNJQ-R0koQbliGgWxmmvtYdobc9E58-V0s5Nh6gozDPrJknRCm1qEKFNt5a1I4tsmeWlqBqF2Ii9LgE/s1200/17Untitled%205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO6ferdDVAk1Bwipi1Z6sRMgiqH8gQTRbTFgwNu8o3ShXFt0x8Jpf0QfNCVkrvpAW8-5sGdDHATcyl1FrgYcfc27ASAWxmE8Bi5IIf3mAEtf1-aNJQ-R0koQbliGgWxmmvtYdobc9E58-V0s5Nh6gozDPrJknRCm1qEKFNt5a1I4tsmeWlqBqF2Ii9LgE/w548-h640/17Untitled%205.png" width="548" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Once inside we put a line around a cable so we could stay close to the side of the lock.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XF7eNKn1jFityR1ZDjfG1OT7rTnEoav0wOMNW7WePR3Zs9T4knCLXpzKMr9XvdxT11vr4LuuNRTo1bq805IHz0RRenju1n2yBEuqnv3mDQICUS8ZE00CdwwbsQukZuYkZSJXatYnoLEj4u6t_a6TT7FnVi7Lw7CIq62LPROmJmG3wcslwLsqpogss4sZ/s1200/18Untitled%206.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1200" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJju9p2U4SKcmxdUGcp7oOOn1Ii-21F6jFWwuDovrvr49jduZRrxzjkt2piBmd9PFJhjmet-rLEyw4GWxVR1FUl_kB8h-uw63yccT2MJCORtgyMc4ocPf0NrSVTuN3MuwG7Ti9GDU4fLpf_26WsTsaqjUNYwzgw-3ZSrKOOa3D3BoL_hYhSLw5aXt6VDIT/w640-h432/19IMG_8072aa1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Going up!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YIzNMAnBtJp1zxHW4ZH8aJ8MDyzeKAZoRvdnTVUyKvtJ6DvetAmyVuWjUbly1lmzp3opJS_XBhhGHjpfLYTKsS2-dweL6GqkIib60H-o8a43_s58vvrcycIsxkqdWz6Y1UsnZGHbTDGylCLl45XXo_EAS_NkxdYaXb3MWkWQejIZUYf0pEN0oCHHVybo/s1200/20IMG_8075a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YIzNMAnBtJp1zxHW4ZH8aJ8MDyzeKAZoRvdnTVUyKvtJ6DvetAmyVuWjUbly1lmzp3opJS_XBhhGHjpfLYTKsS2-dweL6GqkIib60H-o8a43_s58vvrcycIsxkqdWz6Y1UsnZGHbTDGylCLl45XXo_EAS_NkxdYaXb3MWkWQejIZUYf0pEN0oCHHVybo/w640-h426/20IMG_8075a1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Once we were through the two locks we were in <span style="text-align: left;">Van Cleef Lake and right in the heart of Seneca Falls.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfh7Fx0MbgG65-tVTMey2Fy9h3KvErbLYRMIdW68FOyNzVnXbCJlNp4GJ2j9fIZ9fPORhrwHxVh6yiDEBM3xWfYf-u9SsvVCz19hVm5ow9nBWe3lQcYv39TRYR09WqnVlpF8WTASLLqG1DWJjUHmlgepmrSHt2zrNRFe-AYGoHFuwVHDt59r5Hl4NMXdH7/s1200/21IMG_8080a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfh7Fx0MbgG65-tVTMey2Fy9h3KvErbLYRMIdW68FOyNzVnXbCJlNp4GJ2j9fIZ9fPORhrwHxVh6yiDEBM3xWfYf-u9SsvVCz19hVm5ow9nBWe3lQcYv39TRYR09WqnVlpF8WTASLLqG1DWJjUHmlgepmrSHt2zrNRFe-AYGoHFuwVHDt59r5Hl4NMXdH7/w640-h426/21IMG_8080a1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrlhhIhsN5_UySNTepIgchZAcyhJa39jim5bF1kdcBLGRPwn_3l3Bp04D9NThkN-tjzdBW-zNjg_lOarMl-rpB7Xm7kETYcRjZxF8R8d-CjNiYlCQ-melMGTrHDLc288nx7vQtAtfXGnyCyDqiSkFTMrUKGHHeCQejfFZeTPSIpLLn9FQRg9eZdWuyNHI/w640-h480/23IMG_8078a1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Graham was the captain most of the way back.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgINMOx4kVMdkR1EDiwEjnZkti2F5Gy5p99c2TrguyrOd4zVyseGgCqGupL2pidUG8ihWJXfdfrNBlUwTunQtpgli99RTdUBDTrmgks1qUqxQNQK2ujuzqUoyfKXSq4R6zYxkfqJIknbj42yQ3hyiJDjpSjbr4Jng-hsHRbLU5FFvrGHIpzfao7z8SGjq/s1200/24IMG_8085a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our second full day was beautiful...but very windy. Kyle and Graham explored in the kayaks before we tried to have fun on the runabout. It was just too rough, so we played at home.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiI2IYXj5em41xkEGGNsq1WFKGbgoPq9IVSogVgWAQX7_dLoR51u58cI6kwVPzQD7S3-TqVq3QYVkBv4wmzbtYkdl19JR4_w3JkdzXkSEMQs5OOuSEPWTdcSRDxpafitrnkLm5puiwHiy7rm7oXUpmwBlIu7YTTC9LH1h26DHu2lk3b1L0_-tNTpupVEF/s1200/27IMG_8094a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1200" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiI2IYXj5em41xkEGGNsq1WFKGbgoPq9IVSogVgWAQX7_dLoR51u58cI6kwVPzQD7S3-TqVq3QYVkBv4wmzbtYkdl19JR4_w3JkdzXkSEMQs5OOuSEPWTdcSRDxpafitrnkLm5puiwHiy7rm7oXUpmwBlIu7YTTC9LH1h26DHu2lk3b1L0_-tNTpupVEF/w640-h432/27IMG_8094a1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBZ-UIuOv1meZdmge7YOv1nM4rg9Zy1ei33cb2q4jBiz2lAgm31pcYTYi9WFjfdJPlt0PzWk9j6NCBUOvij9TMKIWovCkohXiuP9W7HFTSfwv17u_1IKA4SAsk4EXiAynaYApm6nr66KCD99xVwYC_FpPcRR_7kU7kCyu9t2jNBPbYUwzGuBEPNmlj3rk/s1200/28IMG_8094c1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBZ-UIuOv1meZdmge7YOv1nM4rg9Zy1ei33cb2q4jBiz2lAgm31pcYTYi9WFjfdJPlt0PzWk9j6NCBUOvij9TMKIWovCkohXiuP9W7HFTSfwv17u_1IKA4SAsk4EXiAynaYApm6nr66KCD99xVwYC_FpPcRR_7kU7kCyu9t2jNBPbYUwzGuBEPNmlj3rk/w640-h480/28IMG_8094c1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The waterfront was pretty and we had plenty of room to play, but it wasn't very nice for swimming. Luckily the weather was cool and we really didn't want to swim. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4q822F6kzKWPi_a8TyiCYGNHP2T2VHju1QTapYa4piDpQFZw_CTQNrrrgCjUXO9hZImQSQq0f0papVC1bw6RnloF3g30PD5iQdnaPdGxGn7-3EsjHt7CPdFpeoU3YuyMMUhNRmwi2wXi3RykKOGoJL4gxhoSt29TKGceEIbTRn6pwD-H_0DFT9H-SPAP/s1200/26IMG_8097a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4q822F6kzKWPi_a8TyiCYGNHP2T2VHju1QTapYa4piDpQFZw_CTQNrrrgCjUXO9hZImQSQq0f0papVC1bw6RnloF3g30PD5iQdnaPdGxGn7-3EsjHt7CPdFpeoU3YuyMMUhNRmwi2wXi3RykKOGoJL4gxhoSt29TKGceEIbTRn6pwD-H_0DFT9H-SPAP/w640-h428/26IMG_8097a1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our traditional last night fire and s'mores. It's our way of saying goodbye to summer.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVU5aGsPogG_2Fc6oyo3AQRbtb7SzQw3unQAEvqQNI3QgbYRTQoboFGjnNIZAzrHXrIsLHaE9OFK-2vTvirE4F3_EdxrNoTPoObyDnjNVEiPtJ0RUZ8KrtHbPx8DhW54OkguW3gLH49E0m5m0f_X9EwpK5VU6aXxtgnlVUrOZhACdTNeRNY4C1CqK8fuG/s1200/29IMG_8122a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVU5aGsPogG_2Fc6oyo3AQRbtb7SzQw3unQAEvqQNI3QgbYRTQoboFGjnNIZAzrHXrIsLHaE9OFK-2vTvirE4F3_EdxrNoTPoObyDnjNVEiPtJ0RUZ8KrtHbPx8DhW54OkguW3gLH49E0m5m0f_X9EwpK5VU6aXxtgnlVUrOZhACdTNeRNY4C1CqK8fuG/w640-h426/29IMG_8122a1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeNA6ilTfyRq5hHxVEQXnvzfN7v_p0r-mAzju_ZIj8J2GuiBFytu6If9wNtK14gFDbsa_ctaJ3_Tg7RUlMotMhNNHj9soWH1ZMonR_RNRVT8L4fMQbg72gmF1TErWSBE4y1GsxahKFBh-Us3Q9TqabeCbLs7ftlO6yfX_vgs2WDnDQQsG9fdM1MuW8Rtj/s1200/30Untitled%207.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeNA6ilTfyRq5hHxVEQXnvzfN7v_p0r-mAzju_ZIj8J2GuiBFytu6If9wNtK14gFDbsa_ctaJ3_Tg7RUlMotMhNNHj9soWH1ZMonR_RNRVT8L4fMQbg72gmF1TErWSBE4y1GsxahKFBh-Us3Q9TqabeCbLs7ftlO6yfX_vgs2WDnDQQsG9fdM1MuW8Rtj/w640-h640/30Untitled%207.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1V4FTe98QdKO0OQZjkMoUfQikthmN4DYKYrYu_MH277z5BQr3FBqEmI4d6CkG-X_dCssQKmcj8mcmrCXzeuHmG9XIbcns6e8sA3lhvadWi7CIIEP4BHVLLedvt0Mkz6FTHr0HhMUJxhbIWLz7jozDdFnorsfxpdpDoKmw0wc972bmHiiAJRiv0M9Yhp4/s1200/31Untitled%208.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1V4FTe98QdKO0OQZjkMoUfQikthmN4DYKYrYu_MH277z5BQr3FBqEmI4d6CkG-X_dCssQKmcj8mcmrCXzeuHmG9XIbcns6e8sA3lhvadWi7CIIEP4BHVLLedvt0Mkz6FTHr0HhMUJxhbIWLz7jozDdFnorsfxpdpDoKmw0wc972bmHiiAJRiv0M9Yhp4/w640-h640/31Untitled%208.png" width="640" /></span></a></div></div>Susie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715975013034531601noreply@blogger.com0