Author: grandmisadventures
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Moments & Misadventures :: Snapshots From The Road
I have had a lot of road trips throughout my life. Up one coast, down the other, and through the middle in every which way- these road trips have taken me all over the place. In all of these road trips there are of course the places you purposefully go to, but there are also…
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“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” –William feather
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Holland’s Windmill Island Gardens {Michigan}
After exploring the Indiana Dunes National Park, we continued driving north up along Lake Michigan until we came to the charming city of Holland. Holland Michigan was founded by Dutch immigrants and continues to be home of one of the largest populations of people with Dutch heritage here in the states. While the city itself…
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Visiting Indiana Dunes National Park {Indiana}
Nothing makes a weekend like a visit to a national park. This weekend had us venturing to the very north of Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan to experience Indiana Dunes National Park. Created as a national lakeshore in 1966 and then elevated to a national park in 2019, Indiana Dunes is one of…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Camels Don’t Spit, They Sing
Ah, that special time in every traveler’s life when they get to experience a camel ride for the first time. By no means the most comfortable way to travel (I get saddle sore just thinking about it), it is still an experience that everyone should have at least once. Our group had been traversing through…
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Canoeing Down the Buffalo National River {Arkansas}
I went back to my hotel in Denver professionally tired from the non stop days at the conference I had attended and carrying notebooks full of conference notes of all that I learned. I was looking forward to enjoying having a hotel room to myself for one last night. I had big plans to stay…
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Walking in the Garden of the Gods {Colorado}
On my way back up to Denver I decided to make a quick stop at the Garden of the Gods. This marvel of a park is just outside Colorado Springs and offered a glorious walk through the stunning red rock formations. From the visitor center you follow a paved path down the hill to the…
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The vast distances that separate the stars are providential. Beings and worlds are quarantined from one another. The quarantine is lifted only for those with sufficient self-knowledge and judgment to have safely traveled from star to star.” –Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
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Rock Circles & Prayer Trees- Lessons from the Native Americans {Colorado}
I love when one plan turns into a series of plans full of places to see. My job was taking me to Denver for a conference but I decided to come a few days early so I could go and visit some family who live in Colorado. I arrived at the Denver airport, got in…
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A Walk to Cataract Falls – Great Smoky Mountains National Park {Tennessee}
Ah, the Great Smoky Mountains- so beautiful, so majestic. No trip to this part of Tennessee is complete without a visit to this historic park. Great Smoky Mountain National Park encompasses 522,419 acres across Tennessee and North Carolina and is a part of the greater Appalachian Mountains that carry on through to the north part…