tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60267494468832312192024-03-20T01:22:53.615-04:00Julie's State ParksJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-11004626520903464112014-11-25T14:20:00.002-05:002014-11-25T14:20:45.880-05:00Dead Horse Point State Park (Utah)This State Park is on the way to Canyonlands National Park. I made a quick stop here, but really didn't have enough time. It is a BEAUTIFUL state park with amazing views.<br />
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The above pic is a picnic shelter. The below shelter is some MUCH needed shade and surrounds the view area (great idea). It was 100 degrees here today, with very little shade. So, that shelter was a beautiful sight!<br />
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I don't know how these pretty flowers survive in this heat!</div>
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Kermie and the Red Cat love it here!</div>
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And, despite the heat, so do I!</div>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-7881284032183373352014-01-25T12:37:00.000-05:002014-01-25T12:37:04.665-05:00Long Key State Park (Florida Keys)This is an amazing state park. It is a birdwatcher's dream. The entire park runs along the coastline - it is beautiful. Sunrises and sunsets are breathtaking. And, the park people who run it do a very good job; they run a tight ship and it shows. Everything from the campsites to the restrooms are immaculate. Nice job the Florida State Park people do!<br />
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An awesome little hawk. I was surprised he didn't fly away.</div>
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A magnificent frigate bird (female)</div>
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A yellow crowned night heron</div>
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Great heron fishing</div>
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The shore line is just beautiful! All campsites have this view</div>
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Campsite # 3. It was SO nice!</div>
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This is the view all the campers have.</div>
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There are pathways, boardwalks, etc., all through this park</div>
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An awesome, home-cooked breakfast!</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of baby manatees today.</div><br />
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</div> I would imagine that they are park people, since during the time that the manatees are there, no boats or other water activities are allowed. During summer, you can swim in the spring.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cannot imagine having a better job than this guy!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the manatees came right up to the boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess it was a curiosity.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was nice to see all these kids outside and enjoying the park and learning about manatees. This sure beats video games!</div><br />
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</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-27443150971273996422011-12-21T21:52:00.001-05:002011-12-22T09:31:59.064-05:00Wekiwa Springs State Park (Florida)<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Wekiwa Springs</span></strong> is a beautiful state park with something for everyone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enjoy the more than 13 miles of shady hiking trails, or canoe or kayak along the Wekiva River and Rock Springs Run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s also a cool 72 degree natural spring that you can swim in (the water is crystal clear!). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>It’s a great place for kids to run around or to have a nice picnic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Wekiva River is one of two recognized National Wild and Scenic Rivers in Florida. There’s lots of wildlife here, and if you’re lucky you’ll see deer, turkey, fox squirrels, shorebirds and even Florida black bears. Also of note, there is a little wildlife/reptile/nature center were I met a very nice volunteer who showed me snakes, an alligator, and a bunch of different kinds of turtles. It was very interesting; be sure and stop by it if you visit this beautiful park.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Florida's Fall Colors!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of squirrels. There are fox squirrels in this state park, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but, unfortunately, I didn't see any this day.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is a baby alligator inside the little nature/reptile center.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An albino snake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZmrSboSzDA/TvKVYe6Id_I/AAAAAAAAC40/VHC4bTOoF5k/s1600/z+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZmrSboSzDA/TvKVYe6Id_I/AAAAAAAAC40/VHC4bTOoF5k/s320/z+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I loved the shady boardwalk trails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8adfpYVIqqA/TvKUYsKq9sI/AAAAAAAAC14/dZM1a4Uwh-g/s1600/sp+m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8adfpYVIqqA/TvKUYsKq9sI/AAAAAAAAC14/dZM1a4Uwh-g/s320/sp+m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some Florida oranges (or tangerines)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3LQZC4FyvQ/TvKUZ2ZPpwI/AAAAAAAAC2A/BDbnYQpdGTA/s1600/sp+m1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3LQZC4FyvQ/TvKUZ2ZPpwI/AAAAAAAAC2A/BDbnYQpdGTA/s320/sp+m1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Crystal clear water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oJx3PUVvLpU/TvKUdm0SfFI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/Rw_SKg52WNY/s1600/sp+p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oJx3PUVvLpU/TvKUdm0SfFI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/Rw_SKg52WNY/s320/sp+p.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can rent a canoe and enjoy the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CRpWMj4ABm4/TvKUe0J2NUI/AAAAAAAAC2g/Upgj92jmMFE/s1600/sp+r2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CRpWMj4ABm4/TvKUe0J2NUI/AAAAAAAAC2g/Upgj92jmMFE/s320/sp+r2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The beautiful swimming area (the water is COLD!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ld9JmTr4jGE/TvKUfu3wBuI/AAAAAAAAC2o/9v3gWXe2ySM/s1600/sp+r3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ld9JmTr4jGE/TvKUfu3wBuI/AAAAAAAAC2o/9v3gWXe2ySM/s320/sp+r3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of picnic tables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-my_LKmrBkas/TvKUirVTxCI/AAAAAAAAC24/6i9aw94J27s/s1600/sp+x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-my_LKmrBkas/TvKUirVTxCI/AAAAAAAAC24/6i9aw94J27s/s320/sp+x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-14811025265219953182011-11-27T19:37:00.001-05:002011-12-22T09:38:38.107-05:00Shenandoah River [Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr.] State Park (10/2011)This is a pristine state park in the Shenandoah Valley, very near Shenandoah National Park. The Shenandoah River was beautiful!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Magnificent overlook!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have gone for a swim in the Shenandoah River</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had it not been too cold this day!</div><br />
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Tipton-Haynes has an incredible depth of history, from the Native Americans of the Woodland Period to the Civil War. It is a significant part of Johnson City’s early history. You experience three distinct architectural styles on the property that reflect the families that lived and expanded the property. The Tipton-Haynes site is also home to a cave that, according to legend, Daniel Boone stayed in, as well as hosting Native Americans. The cave has also produced artifacts, including a Dire wolf tooth from the Pleistocene Age.<br />
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<div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: red;">(Click on photos to enlarge.)</span></em></strong></div><div align="center">This was a really interesting place. I was just driving through</div><div align="center">the town and decided to stop - I'm glad I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg1zB4VY7QygygdzVAPAERXLGLaEhGDEQ8CHnGWWu20MOGPfLo6G6aee8lTfoW3LT5VW4k1Vo47llGSv1ZnlozOa_k0uH24TsCMzW6nQdMxO0WLhG7VHJb2tJkpvuAJ3MfAdatbHQmHTh/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg1zB4VY7QygygdzVAPAERXLGLaEhGDEQ8CHnGWWu20MOGPfLo6G6aee8lTfoW3LT5VW4k1Vo47llGSv1ZnlozOa_k0uH24TsCMzW6nQdMxO0WLhG7VHJb2tJkpvuAJ3MfAdatbHQmHTh/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the cave. You could go into it, but I opted not to.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Interestingly, when you walked up to the opening, very very cold</div><div style="text-align: center;">air was coming out of the cave. And, it wasn't a cold day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNXREiyntiSQwJdH57zzcn-0MjKHwFOl0XJs7isl4qN5bRNdZDVmI3d8ewhXJ3uycOwmtufaYlG7RXmgwYvBDVFzVD4ADpFEADnkoxzUs5oU8JLkdiZn0nd2wongMkLQulPNFeHGyUBAO/s1600/tn+g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNXREiyntiSQwJdH57zzcn-0MjKHwFOl0XJs7isl4qN5bRNdZDVmI3d8ewhXJ3uycOwmtufaYlG7RXmgwYvBDVFzVD4ADpFEADnkoxzUs5oU8JLkdiZn0nd2wongMkLQulPNFeHGyUBAO/s320/tn+g.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-21325478923395603942011-08-09T22:32:00.002-04:002011-08-09T22:38:53.557-04:00Falls Park (Greenville, South Carolina)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">FALLS PARK ON THE REEDY,</span></strong> in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, is a nature lover's paradise!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are beautiful, flower and tree-lined walking trails, magnificent waterfalls, and the spectacular Liberty Bridge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is something interesting I noticed about South Carolina in July -- They have bugs bigger than the average dog!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The poor little baby is so lost!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>(Click play button)</em></strong></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEPSbZ5Sty-PfWhhATiyn3Tq2Wx5UrejpIL0k4pG4Tucxv3Z0H_tfruwMFemR16CDhutVlz0EAo8pmrRtwIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-60368063152348863632011-07-03T20:50:00.000-04:002011-07-03T20:50:10.774-04:00Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (Homosassa Springs FL)<div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park</span></strong> is a rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned West Indian manatees until they are returned to the wild. The park’s centerpiece is a first-magnitude freshwater spring, which produces millions of gallons of crystal-clear water each hour with the spring outflow creating the Homosassa River. Visitors a given a rare opportunity to observe Florida’s native wildlife in a natural setting and can stroll along the paved trails and boardwalks to see manatees and alligators, black bear and bobcats, and tiny Key deer and otters at close range. Many birds species, from colorful wood ducks and roseate spoonbills to majestic birds of prey and whooping cranes also inhabit the park. For a birdwatcher, this state park is a dream come true!</span><br />
</div></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">(Click on photos to enlarge.)</span></strong></em><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR7r03ApFEwWNVIrweMiJ8ae_l1qBA4Z_nhWnjU00soUyHUEo05pHXbcCGDCXqnHckLGcDXICSZziaic2cVgLE_eXBxp6e9GC_5a2GWRyj427laglo4rL4AdZkhrNYcXWANKsCMq69pc/s1600/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR7r03ApFEwWNVIrweMiJ8ae_l1qBA4Z_nhWnjU00soUyHUEo05pHXbcCGDCXqnHckLGcDXICSZziaic2cVgLE_eXBxp6e9GC_5a2GWRyj427laglo4rL4AdZkhrNYcXWANKsCMq69pc/s400/0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">You start out taking a pontoon boat down the river to the park.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAKTWObfmjnBWZZtTE2o7h0v5zmfXTsa8FWY2jk9VwtAbyS2oCjSUntWEUsjMHg3E25rM6EPjkPp0ymiAVKH_p5etXFnZNnViqTojZN2STtAsmntY8WqdiIWocTerkArqtW6kzd97pw/s1600/boat.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454594005641155074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAKTWObfmjnBWZZtTE2o7h0v5zmfXTsa8FWY2jk9VwtAbyS2oCjSUntWEUsjMHg3E25rM6EPjkPp0ymiAVKH_p5etXFnZNnViqTojZN2STtAsmntY8WqdiIWocTerkArqtW6kzd97pw/s400/boat.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">The park is surrounded by the river, so you take this </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">boardwalk to the different areas.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZEfgdSCPUUzcePrAZxG15mhZW3rlscIcvs7NUz5ohlLQmgDU6alkwpsEqZu6rFp1RFgOZKGFJFTctAlfDYOhewTqDmb3A6t4vHNbIAoX9zCMhRvxMr9ABCglTzE-TZS1ZDnlcA9rvw/s1600/boardwalk.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593996395010418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZEfgdSCPUUzcePrAZxG15mhZW3rlscIcvs7NUz5ohlLQmgDU6alkwpsEqZu6rFp1RFgOZKGFJFTctAlfDYOhewTqDmb3A6t4vHNbIAoX9zCMhRvxMr9ABCglTzE-TZS1ZDnlcA9rvw/s400/boardwalk.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2DX7VgFveavVQysJXq5TCRAAxQMJGn8K5rWs7mscxu6XxgF9OSd5YtWSmlIt76nYb-N-JZvihhzqI9tgpi_enZuKiRVq9SWm6mF2bi9rFJ5SSihd4y31QQh96Se5Wex3Yap9rq1dhw/s1600/kayak.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593992032258642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2DX7VgFveavVQysJXq5TCRAAxQMJGn8K5rWs7mscxu6XxgF9OSd5YtWSmlIt76nYb-N-JZvihhzqI9tgpi_enZuKiRVq9SWm6mF2bi9rFJ5SSihd4y31QQh96Se5Wex3Yap9rq1dhw/s400/kayak.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> The very rare Whooping Crane</span><br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8jdW_Jldc0KURVndYYtsK5qZfeROPIJYcX7kxnJjhq23hfvIRFIMcIjmIjdy2P5nthVkTQvIsS24lUKf9P2a75_Qtqai3vy9tR2_-igisWg8FOfCcNI_gp3i2C3RYJk_H2IT9i4WwQ/s1600/whooping+crane+5.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593579595202210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8jdW_Jldc0KURVndYYtsK5qZfeROPIJYcX7kxnJjhq23hfvIRFIMcIjmIjdy2P5nthVkTQvIsS24lUKf9P2a75_Qtqai3vy9tR2_-igisWg8FOfCcNI_gp3i2C3RYJk_H2IT9i4WwQ/s400/whooping+crane+5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 297px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Sandhill Crane</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pnBPqakut53BojARtvuB5YLDMYm0gIT0TO0Ok8L5j0vjEsbHZ_LMV721fYROvpmq8JPlPuxVrt7zmYFDjjAZIuOOLt9KF4dHCYvHk7yE02wNt92ePdlm2VYPMpBot1g7ssH6vsgPXA/s1600/sandhill+crane+3.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593569232697234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pnBPqakut53BojARtvuB5YLDMYm0gIT0TO0Ok8L5j0vjEsbHZ_LMV721fYROvpmq8JPlPuxVrt7zmYFDjjAZIuOOLt9KF4dHCYvHk7yE02wNt92ePdlm2VYPMpBot1g7ssH6vsgPXA/s400/sandhill+crane+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xhg50cWylPfa5vEqoLh6s9DX0pHObMzB3NoKuhlH-iraFB8bmiDKGjaTsjEKxMGQd5yTeZhQ-t-Y-cHfL4sgG6Bg8aXDy-GvYUip9Xb_bCno94TjHthPZBokoKNa53SQ4LX7kWEcag/s1600/sandhill+crane+2.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593559061789746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xhg50cWylPfa5vEqoLh6s9DX0pHObMzB3NoKuhlH-iraFB8bmiDKGjaTsjEKxMGQd5yTeZhQ-t-Y-cHfL4sgG6Bg8aXDy-GvYUip9Xb_bCno94TjHthPZBokoKNa53SQ4LX7kWEcag/s400/sandhill+crane+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>BIRDS OF PREY</strong> </span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">There are two beautiful bald eagles in the park. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C4RqVjTAHmxtFctCOwLWKYclMES_QOVqmvyAJJb__yDQpBLuhr_Ngrqp2whP9eeLjhF3wgfK0fMHvpm2lG8plDEVVElMVfGwpiAOnZjOUKrkeYNJoV2V4Mg0ggfu4N7Pvw3USXh49g/s1600/bald+eagle+2.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593168415945266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_C4RqVjTAHmxtFctCOwLWKYclMES_QOVqmvyAJJb__yDQpBLuhr_Ngrqp2whP9eeLjhF3wgfK0fMHvpm2lG8plDEVVElMVfGwpiAOnZjOUKrkeYNJoV2V4Mg0ggfu4N7Pvw3USXh49g/s400/bald+eagle+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WZhuz2qB9Nyk96IW1IPn80xSLJ0YI1AaervA7uqcw1YfNbH7402qcy1A6dz_jvLfcik3p66jpwO52iYveriVGmcEidlLf4sUb950gIxLiY4JNNJbhiCgvfC86VJcTJqvNAQbSXotGQ/s1600/bald+eagle+3.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593166736588306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WZhuz2qB9Nyk96IW1IPn80xSLJ0YI1AaervA7uqcw1YfNbH7402qcy1A6dz_jvLfcik3p66jpwO52iYveriVGmcEidlLf4sUb950gIxLiY4JNNJbhiCgvfC86VJcTJqvNAQbSXotGQ/s400/bald+eagle+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">This is a Crested Caracaras, a member of the falcon family.<br />
(I like his toupee!)</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">HAWKS</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb0WLJMmXXcAT4rKcTdNHTsneVDfLMSaPjuhKOcqAJymx7-5e4T40lZmx4t_gv49-aVNyxmEtBt1YB85HBZunG_QCb1xAHjnKnp9wvla_4BCuw0GB7gCTjZ4N1HVqzx597Vf_PExQ0Q/s1600/hawk.jpg"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454593145797299458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb0WLJMmXXcAT4rKcTdNHTsneVDfLMSaPjuhKOcqAJymx7-5e4T40lZmx4t_gv49-aVNyxmEtBt1YB85HBZunG_QCb1xAHjnKnp9wvla_4BCuw0GB7gCTjZ4N1HVqzx597Vf_PExQ0Q/s400/hawk.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></strong></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEtqp7QwHSJFJsaImLnaix0Gbv8IRU8MWyUBQL0V6Xh4mduOge3o9jxUZLzlPJDnMODrP4zW2GTkxVfNuYYk9u7KSFbrmwHlg_5rGyyv6LofX2tACbjYXEeNN28MYc3Amce71jhtkhQ/s1600/hawk+3.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592946849950642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEtqp7QwHSJFJsaImLnaix0Gbv8IRU8MWyUBQL0V6Xh4mduOge3o9jxUZLzlPJDnMODrP4zW2GTkxVfNuYYk9u7KSFbrmwHlg_5rGyyv6LofX2tACbjYXEeNN28MYc3Amce71jhtkhQ/s400/hawk+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Red-Tailed Hawk </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoHqmpCNWU5n-s0LuPLUkhh8RY0Zpud_1oyGNoDVsTfNm9b5u7x6fwI7m7hkwb_hmPxB6mbGkN4Qsy2kD2289hJ0uGXsldsh7E68gFnfhc5QKQUsLcOKHUVGlz48-ZcqIgMcTTT42HA/s1600/hawk+4.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592938495055554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoHqmpCNWU5n-s0LuPLUkhh8RY0Zpud_1oyGNoDVsTfNm9b5u7x6fwI7m7hkwb_hmPxB6mbGkN4Qsy2kD2289hJ0uGXsldsh7E68gFnfhc5QKQUsLcOKHUVGlz48-ZcqIgMcTTT42HA/s400/hawk+4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Barred Owls</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQtOjUoJ8HbHbfLjLkW8BHJtgxC09n3Z-__bq5lc3TTpOiw1USxCCnvLFgNsVxsZ0NE42jBiv1K-OwgkxstE_TFaFP9NjZnINmLjVhgDJSly0JpOR3KBTvTky0AEUGQof1HcxSQwW5w/s1600/barred+owls.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592924433585490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQtOjUoJ8HbHbfLjLkW8BHJtgxC09n3Z-__bq5lc3TTpOiw1USxCCnvLFgNsVxsZ0NE42jBiv1K-OwgkxstE_TFaFP9NjZnINmLjVhgDJSly0JpOR3KBTvTky0AEUGQof1HcxSQwW5w/s400/barred+owls.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Horned Owls</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcNbItJ_eFMW0FytUsg4uu8Bidv4Jgxd5xAXdO7anphcd8iAsrvMjrgJwi4rvBfnvW3G_FaHvQEnqsqAD1EWt3YnuqD8cA_DlJ5QjdmcJtCWxNtS4GwPEo7MD7SUZFq-cQW9AVhR9KA/s1600/horned+owls.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592921432131298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcNbItJ_eFMW0FytUsg4uu8Bidv4Jgxd5xAXdO7anphcd8iAsrvMjrgJwi4rvBfnvW3G_FaHvQEnqsqAD1EWt3YnuqD8cA_DlJ5QjdmcJtCWxNtS4GwPEo7MD7SUZFq-cQW9AVhR9KA/s400/horned+owls.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Osprey</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMfOcoyz7FhVFFxVbuGvI2Rfq8-zs8W9idEldM1N5xuBv5OFW-3sFvkKb8q_8DdkK6Z7UfldEJUPZklMBk0Tix-zr5RCO1JRtwgfhDn8vkTuetGoOEfOqxHEvHeGOdj1Yxc5DT3A6EA/s1600/osprey.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592917337577042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMfOcoyz7FhVFFxVbuGvI2Rfq8-zs8W9idEldM1N5xuBv5OFW-3sFvkKb8q_8DdkK6Z7UfldEJUPZklMBk0Tix-zr5RCO1JRtwgfhDn8vkTuetGoOEfOqxHEvHeGOdj1Yxc5DT3A6EA/s400/osprey.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> <strong><span style="color: blue;">FLAMINGOS</span></strong> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii69zRbBf6eO_5xbDQ33L9BYUOY3JnNmTcfp7x8ew2PNxWznBrmPsKlxcH23m8_TROdDOAEFVxMqp9ksuUOo5YETvlmEhzgNDw199DxrXdSrtlTIXHeue4-ft7J5cq1wHN7FadflgvSA/s1600/flamingo+7.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592551291578754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii69zRbBf6eO_5xbDQ33L9BYUOY3JnNmTcfp7x8ew2PNxWznBrmPsKlxcH23m8_TROdDOAEFVxMqp9ksuUOo5YETvlmEhzgNDw199DxrXdSrtlTIXHeue4-ft7J5cq1wHN7FadflgvSA/s400/flamingo+7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufXLr8iJ7muvoMuyWEZlh_hHIuK9hvFr6f9I5TQyUOk0GCBCkhyphenhyphenhqNus_zzMhCJfiW-PFzGuk2lSTLXP6RY0Y07niaQMqIMH-lXvWLx8EU32ERoMmLzMSzMTDS3UdncUzigTsmD6OcQ/s1600/flamingo+6.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592547489768850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufXLr8iJ7muvoMuyWEZlh_hHIuK9hvFr6f9I5TQyUOk0GCBCkhyphenhyphenhqNus_zzMhCJfiW-PFzGuk2lSTLXP6RY0Y07niaQMqIMH-lXvWLx8EU32ERoMmLzMSzMTDS3UdncUzigTsmD6OcQ/s400/flamingo+6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBIBkuPC-CyCyzuJl6RK6yVPDdirxJmCzJdVAe-Jr-bFdzhUlTMc9R0tmbF9dRopQFXmRpfSfUwqr2Fh2MBPSzqVsy5lsXq-VA6P-na_2ijZmCIIt4FDwyP_SAHbK66rz3AvlUeI78Q/s1600/flamingo+3.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592540864627794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBIBkuPC-CyCyzuJl6RK6yVPDdirxJmCzJdVAe-Jr-bFdzhUlTMc9R0tmbF9dRopQFXmRpfSfUwqr2Fh2MBPSzqVsy5lsXq-VA6P-na_2ijZmCIIt4FDwyP_SAHbK66rz3AvlUeI78Q/s400/flamingo+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptSHg1KFsWh6xJuv1_jVTwaa0DRDRBvy_SYMgs-ccwF7njKAQLLpXf8S2fZy8br-vaMZkzRiFJthkT0pCnCclTfrvFEBkDkGhe3zVXyf67CVn8x5vvy8cMBNYuzFPgheyQyHIBV_JQQ/s1600/flamingo.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592536946581346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptSHg1KFsWh6xJuv1_jVTwaa0DRDRBvy_SYMgs-ccwF7njKAQLLpXf8S2fZy8br-vaMZkzRiFJthkT0pCnCclTfrvFEBkDkGhe3zVXyf67CVn8x5vvy8cMBNYuzFPgheyQyHIBV_JQQ/s400/flamingo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Little Night Heron</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTRLrJfr-LqGgurWsHvECM3v5y49C-qgehfBl-gaM2A76MKZBXEnBezTJbYjWC3nxZvTmagWvq4Su1Zva7hzQthVn7PQMrasGGXBUCNFSx80agaOpQAEfFbxdDi-K4C89bGWfJtjcfw/s1600/night+heron.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592334749382466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTRLrJfr-LqGgurWsHvECM3v5y49C-qgehfBl-gaM2A76MKZBXEnBezTJbYjWC3nxZvTmagWvq4Su1Zva7hzQthVn7PQMrasGGXBUCNFSx80agaOpQAEfFbxdDi-K4C89bGWfJtjcfw/s400/night+heron.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Roseate Spoonbill</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vF-ItsMCvXwxYHVKrKzjNdxojjzDQhZp3zm1TMixypWWJpsX_LJbrieIhLmspUx1LQy6Jn-4p2rxzh82HYZ2C8n6vjimiLLKkMdMNgO7TCbF9TUE_CYsmUdbnoFjf2LvRc-fXOheLA/s1600/spoonbill.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592332336906450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vF-ItsMCvXwxYHVKrKzjNdxojjzDQhZp3zm1TMixypWWJpsX_LJbrieIhLmspUx1LQy6Jn-4p2rxzh82HYZ2C8n6vjimiLLKkMdMNgO7TCbF9TUE_CYsmUdbnoFjf2LvRc-fXOheLA/s400/spoonbill.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> White Pelican<em> </em></span></span></div><div><em><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">(Life is GOOD if you are a bird living in the park!)</span></em><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR81g9O7TbqGllOdD8DVf-Ll7e8MW2FFjcLgaUFeacjvjvU-fHpqt9xSIohAlexph8SGn7SI8XyvjST0NlcqVxKVcukm1KzNbHyn0JKW4f686rGSkOBOLx23YHVC2dSVg41zf1T1pqiA/s1600/white+pelican.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454592324419378178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR81g9O7TbqGllOdD8DVf-Ll7e8MW2FFjcLgaUFeacjvjvU-fHpqt9xSIohAlexph8SGn7SI8XyvjST0NlcqVxKVcukm1KzNbHyn0JKW4f686rGSkOBOLx23YHVC2dSVg41zf1T1pqiA/s400/white+pelican.jpg" style="display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZoirAqMI0_0YZFDbjl9PalfAkN8Xg42Si0NN6xn23Dz1m0EFlZYdJo-OGx1hfDa0qchuCQeNN0y-Z1_9sS23NUXIRU1ZLdDJSPGd72y0mx3ydbgaKO4In_1rJ4kqTNLCqzdFgtE-kw/s1600/wood+stork.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Beautiful Flowers</span><br />
<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI1ap7aMIgi984kXPAL0Zm3i9Md4O58JJBMleahi7PChNNkZSihYGMiae-JwoNUrp1IJuBavu3sUvqNTkPXdef2-Sxln8i0b5ym2Mim2cKlh28R4oP1Z_lL31n_kz5Fl8mOhf3ZVkXg/s1600/flowers.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454591898407086642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI1ap7aMIgi984kXPAL0Zm3i9Md4O58JJBMleahi7PChNNkZSihYGMiae-JwoNUrp1IJuBavu3sUvqNTkPXdef2-Sxln8i0b5ym2Mim2cKlh28R4oP1Z_lL31n_kz5Fl8mOhf3ZVkXg/s400/flowers.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKte5BoTIKWEq3mJp1uqF4FIjEcVwtIuSEKw4YSPOMDjLAIZv267QmrXKtF9Fvxz2MM_ckryCteuXLC-Wv280-koD4n_eNppwfBFWXIe_AQSWR_2S7GtM2QvxwdIRYyR_pdfczDZqdew/s1600/flowers+2.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454591887862671602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKte5BoTIKWEq3mJp1uqF4FIjEcVwtIuSEKw4YSPOMDjLAIZv267QmrXKtF9Fvxz2MM_ckryCteuXLC-Wv280-koD4n_eNppwfBFWXIe_AQSWR_2S7GtM2QvxwdIRYyR_pdfczDZqdew/s400/flowers+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Key Deer</span><br />
<div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454591536059537218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cEqeHe3jNLQvgBqVaO4iYLEtEkNJ4ZcMM35QmdmCI_jHXfn77FI5X_nQN4yTbIoOt5NJXNDAFqDqdvgArfmqjZOAeq7ExdxPHum6aoseId-O3iLwOd3gfJaTLgydgRyUd_a8Jf5m0A/s400/key+deer.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES96Ufl-Vd-kmiC3B_LU3jmJOvnI3qDA3qbA9kaRz8Y6xkIXJi_ILwiIpsGJ9I1yTEo7Z-uEq__W1rIKOBf9yAkmmZzZBcEhc9z7uTQ-aWfgQ7u3dhKALZoxYFFRXLSxmtkUGMrnj7g/s1600/key+deer+2.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454591532312869474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES96Ufl-Vd-kmiC3B_LU3jmJOvnI3qDA3qbA9kaRz8Y6xkIXJi_ILwiIpsGJ9I1yTEo7Z-uEq__W1rIKOBf9yAkmmZzZBcEhc9z7uTQ-aWfgQ7u3dhKALZoxYFFRXLSxmtkUGMrnj7g/s400/key+deer+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> This hippo is the park's oldest resident. The park used to</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">be an exotic animal farm. When the State of Florida bought it,</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">they only wanted native animals. But, "Lou" was so</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">popular, so he was allowed to stay.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9tjKGokY70kgecVLPmv6UKHtG6yr04Cfv39hVldeOATVu-3CILYekw77T-avIqgRzZwuLzU0c6R3YqPPI1RAgReySK8EJIdhQpsNdOyR6Vb8yUpClz2ey29QzYut2xTNqSWHKIhqarI/s1600/hippo+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9tjKGokY70kgecVLPmv6UKHtG6yr04Cfv39hVldeOATVu-3CILYekw77T-avIqgRzZwuLzU0c6R3YqPPI1RAgReySK8EJIdhQpsNdOyR6Vb8yUpClz2ey29QzYut2xTNqSWHKIhqarI/s400/hippo+5.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454591293363961154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWAuCTqXrb8rcnlCp_5CBAHSryi283Bhvp_1WBU-dWtQFoT5Xli0Co1XXbhO-MHlGAqDm9cCznMm_Iaqo3mUnUugVexc_C983Zj1AwO5Awr3E5TMbuIbN_RAJH6evzqnpGK_Op_ZjwQ/s400/hippo+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></div><div><div><div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> MANATEES (there were a LOT of them)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">This manatee was huge!</span><br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8rFNY_B5ZcRm1u4nNfusBpnkFurA-c8kLm1vdqkbPs0JBTCgdhLiAcb7s1DtiZ4MA-fFVpPYqDgGm5KGtoThhbU5DXl0BTZ6U6N90MyzNIm-mg6P2QzwJ63yf-2zzBbpH3hHidytuw/s1600/manatee+7.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590803108130066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8rFNY_B5ZcRm1u4nNfusBpnkFurA-c8kLm1vdqkbPs0JBTCgdhLiAcb7s1DtiZ4MA-fFVpPYqDgGm5KGtoThhbU5DXl0BTZ6U6N90MyzNIm-mg6P2QzwJ63yf-2zzBbpH3hHidytuw/s400/manatee+7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg70cM7BmYWSSt80UawSpowSvdrYbzgmj6Uo3_fVdrHrqlWWx9u8Klt5uCNtPXVDKm01KBzmlHXBpVQmLGdxPLUw0kDe561VB-2Zgyb_gmpXTKigI8XVLLXIevpf521uOtQCjg2YLpEA/s1600/manatees+9.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590798740646706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg70cM7BmYWSSt80UawSpowSvdrYbzgmj6Uo3_fVdrHrqlWWx9u8Klt5uCNtPXVDKm01KBzmlHXBpVQmLGdxPLUw0kDe561VB-2Zgyb_gmpXTKigI8XVLLXIevpf521uOtQCjg2YLpEA/s400/manatees+9.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Common, but cute!</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG-jfZ9vOcF3ly1q9GUyvKQUlsrgx3ZmZqMi0_Ey06ZGReEybfwgWs7Us5AfkGbf8mc9pE8oGJnknVN-5He-2ltffs8TcfUSYji5iaxbrwc3wsOeRpOj59L1lcVwrIR6kRJOnFdCYog/s1600/turtles+2.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590479754187218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG-jfZ9vOcF3ly1q9GUyvKQUlsrgx3ZmZqMi0_Ey06ZGReEybfwgWs7Us5AfkGbf8mc9pE8oGJnknVN-5He-2ltffs8TcfUSYji5iaxbrwc3wsOeRpOj59L1lcVwrIR6kRJOnFdCYog/s400/turtles+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvduTSI0j0xtMKa8fDyEHq-UbUayTYWTSwZyc_hkhDxWTzSjjhUWCSO6fjP0YwTvO8TRZD_ShZIoUTnizg9mLmeVVROPTHOrEM8FyuIu5GO_toX5kUUNnicQaXscYDaWFo_K9mTHfXw/s1600/tortoise.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590471158845906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvduTSI0j0xtMKa8fDyEHq-UbUayTYWTSwZyc_hkhDxWTzSjjhUWCSO6fjP0YwTvO8TRZD_ShZIoUTnizg9mLmeVVROPTHOrEM8FyuIu5GO_toX5kUUNnicQaXscYDaWFo_K9mTHfXw/s400/tortoise.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>REPTILE HOUSE</strong> </span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">This thing was so small - the size of a golf ball.</span><br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch0reGDehlK30fdLK6OQMLf_XWlbqlWz02G1xS_tnLPJhFQQNRjN3-psakJk1wJUsNTNODazI17o8YQWis6rmltWbmBpjQhqtYbS_sigw5_8LK2H1tG-RKnfvltV6Ubs8rIxXq3tzZQ/s1600/tortise+little.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590465013821682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch0reGDehlK30fdLK6OQMLf_XWlbqlWz02G1xS_tnLPJhFQQNRjN3-psakJk1wJUsNTNODazI17o8YQWis6rmltWbmBpjQhqtYbS_sigw5_8LK2H1tG-RKnfvltV6Ubs8rIxXq3tzZQ/s400/tortise+little.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IDItEkF7nIkItDxBqLHO_sr0sn6Kjau-vbFIdjsPDQWAv-i44T-vOSM9UCEXlefKmfUGMeO_NpB78HWd3Llbw2-JQOmC1BR6I7BGLgJzTvtIWzSQ0TTDA6jJHIcipjFMF_18wTzmEA/s1600/reptiles.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590459969434594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IDItEkF7nIkItDxBqLHO_sr0sn6Kjau-vbFIdjsPDQWAv-i44T-vOSM9UCEXlefKmfUGMeO_NpB78HWd3Llbw2-JQOmC1BR6I7BGLgJzTvtIWzSQ0TTDA6jJHIcipjFMF_18wTzmEA/s400/reptiles.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> Alligators</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmTv4-mBbSZ-AuB9-2MB7bctTQ3Iqf3ZQnKXCHqrDedCjftuVqMq_b6SycR4SAszxRbYqIWiQIDhb_uF8HEfdiioo1c5k0fr5wXfTDvrP2taupJWd6DysAXLU2fJThBts-2gU0IXZHw/s1600/gator+3.jpg"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454590171601299954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmTv4-mBbSZ-AuB9-2MB7bctTQ3Iqf3ZQnKXCHqrDedCjftuVqMq_b6SycR4SAszxRbYqIWiQIDhb_uF8HEfdiioo1c5k0fr5wXfTDvrP2taupJWd6DysAXLU2fJThBts-2gU0IXZHw/s400/gator+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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(there were a couple of them there)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsW2Zn_9onzdNtSj8UXbueWQ4gQlCx9a4ndZqUx5hMCq1O0105aHUQ_ePsH_e7wOHev10C5CNaTMFKIyuf1Fju-D1alYCNK1TQKjQn1C5pB5n0rTf914phrm1jWoD_72IOsc9ZuewXD0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsW2Zn_9onzdNtSj8UXbueWQ4gQlCx9a4ndZqUx5hMCq1O0105aHUQ_ePsH_e7wOHev10C5CNaTMFKIyuf1Fju-D1alYCNK1TQKjQn1C5pB5n0rTf914phrm1jWoD_72IOsc9ZuewXD0/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A very large retired circus bear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2-wOJREhkuXemHA2Hxo3Vjr-FxGix8tvl6PhfDAvZm_D58ivJHtolpjl5mShPB_GbIk10bAJmJ0R8qi9Esp494LAUHzARoUAGuiOkbFZopgXYT27gM5yX1R-ofFAccZQ9WOUHQicElc/s1600/bear+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2-wOJREhkuXemHA2Hxo3Vjr-FxGix8tvl6PhfDAvZm_D58ivJHtolpjl5mShPB_GbIk10bAJmJ0R8qi9Esp494LAUHzARoUAGuiOkbFZopgXYT27gM5yX1R-ofFAccZQ9WOUHQicElc/s400/bear+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Bobcat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSa3TljSF_JfSG2tn0Sba1lFP4fCQ87IZ6vVfzpyPLvWfIJq7bINXY7LDt2LXj1hEe9rTjAXd4PikooJP1Js4omyqStnsscB57WGHgBgHG6-2JqPOces1M2BEMJqNvgM_f5WOfUbAyK4/s1600/bobcat+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSa3TljSF_JfSG2tn0Sba1lFP4fCQ87IZ6vVfzpyPLvWfIJq7bINXY7LDt2LXj1hEe9rTjAXd4PikooJP1Js4omyqStnsscB57WGHgBgHG6-2JqPOces1M2BEMJqNvgM_f5WOfUbAyK4/s400/bobcat+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A little fox</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UsDZOiTLWphifaOSB9qiC0tnCd2O5f2bc6ntISdxM98yXE3x2L87JjuWe-BwYmUKJ5f4m4YDN4qZQohbOPIZ_wsH5ohZ4tdywoQe4tjCTwHUm-8eqyH4_HpmFi3TBtxCSuDrjNxc_U0/s1600/fox+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UsDZOiTLWphifaOSB9qiC0tnCd2O5f2bc6ntISdxM98yXE3x2L87JjuWe-BwYmUKJ5f4m4YDN4qZQohbOPIZ_wsH5ohZ4tdywoQe4tjCTwHUm-8eqyH4_HpmFi3TBtxCSuDrjNxc_U0/s400/fox+7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lots of Herons and Egrets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsyXf8aErYcnpyINdnk5PAXF0RdGkwvVJDjSp9f0hdztwCL4DzSoKK06ykTMciPqQRuV5GEZfdfRmHcjIy22-74zXc08qSFNG3bdETbOPZKasTrDpT1rmXtFoCuVXi3PHPH2n_624Itg/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsyXf8aErYcnpyINdnk5PAXF0RdGkwvVJDjSp9f0hdztwCL4DzSoKK06ykTMciPqQRuV5GEZfdfRmHcjIy22-74zXc08qSFNG3bdETbOPZKasTrDpT1rmXtFoCuVXi3PHPH2n_624Itg/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Anhinga</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJaw9hGQU9-JAUAoXxeFYp5HIHGnTTjvqboqbmDaztZBG7uER-8z5fjH75vYM-XPsFfiMss8ahXmCc0uYDIEIdZd9fad9xY68yK9EuHxRETAvAdtEo36eS92Q9olIFUYY927sSiIkB2g/s1600/anhinga+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJaw9hGQU9-JAUAoXxeFYp5HIHGnTTjvqboqbmDaztZBG7uER-8z5fjH75vYM-XPsFfiMss8ahXmCc0uYDIEIdZd9fad9xY68yK9EuHxRETAvAdtEo36eS92Q9olIFUYY927sSiIkB2g/s400/anhinga+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Brown Pelicans nesting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8kPUC1T2CxuT92rtc9QdVb6m1R187CpRR2Q8L-2ElXABd_VdLpWofpqnvnD8rZ5QkNN7RJoD5Z3LP1YPsDzYeYS7lzD0q9Dvjdghz3Olm3Lux_as5L8KWv4kYS449H0OZ_6h8-gFSnc/s1600/pelicans+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8kPUC1T2CxuT92rtc9QdVb6m1R187CpRR2Q8L-2ElXABd_VdLpWofpqnvnD8rZ5QkNN7RJoD5Z3LP1YPsDzYeYS7lzD0q9Dvjdghz3Olm3Lux_as5L8KWv4kYS449H0OZ_6h8-gFSnc/s400/pelicans+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Whooping Crane making his famous whooping call</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7RJDxSgl8FRQxLE5JQw7zOxYbOz7Al6PxXgip-sqCRSvf7VccR9bprWp9xttAJ6uk12G0_E-XO9jNaEWXbQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The underwater viewing area - LOTS of fish swimming in circles!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy56517JqNKZFUZHZq8Cn9h4aakg1801a_1CI4mxCmhdBAI56c5LQhe-5IKAvFbie9PQiSwp01egMIWL5U1ow' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-67047433114741840762011-07-01T10:39:00.002-04:002011-07-01T10:40:36.613-04:00Custer State Park (Black Hills SD)<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, <strong><span style="color: blue;">Custer State Park</span></strong> is home to a variety of wildlife and magnificent scenery spanning 71,000 acres; it is the second largest state park in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nearly 1,300 buffalo roam the prairies and hills of Custer State Park, along with pronghorns, elk, mountain goats and adorable burros. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly, I was most enthralled with the buffalo and burros, because those seem to be the only photos I took in this magnificent state park!</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn't resist this photo op!! And, he was a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">willing participant! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXryAoKUaYyNcF-ZwxMUQNLCg-q9ouzDF1d5GMEP3EgpZhDodSrWyjSErwC1ia-ZeIRrbIc47726WXZWQ9cbqmc7UBWaEjoTlFH8_4B7Gn_ulLvYzhsgQiec0mLEu9E4Abnkp8SGRwllU/s1600/custer+burr+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="235" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXryAoKUaYyNcF-ZwxMUQNLCg-q9ouzDF1d5GMEP3EgpZhDodSrWyjSErwC1ia-ZeIRrbIc47726WXZWQ9cbqmc7UBWaEjoTlFH8_4B7Gn_ulLvYzhsgQiec0mLEu9E4Abnkp8SGRwllU/s320/custer+burr+2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-76084399141257538852011-07-01T00:23:00.000-04:002011-07-01T00:23:28.009-04:00Grandfather Mountain State Park (Linville NC)<strong><span style="color: blue;">Grandfather Mountain</span></strong> is 5,946 feet above sea level and is a globally recognized nature preserve. The highlight of a trip to Grandfather Mountain is the <strong>Mile High Swinging Bridge.</strong> The bridge was built in 1952 to give visitors easy access to the breath-taking view from Grandfather Mountain's Linville Peak.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The drive up to the mountain during fall is so colorful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC1cuWpLJVH2tQJkskBbO_pC8QZ0O8FtQy53k7Z6WbbQ_nkmEY15xB_1kR8r7zn2SMCsTFmSolTSbdqw7I31A9-CTiyoHjbrtdlpf_9o2T0oS888kht0g6BNfl9ZvpoeuHGdq5Zd8KNR_/s1600/a+road+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC1cuWpLJVH2tQJkskBbO_pC8QZ0O8FtQy53k7Z6WbbQ_nkmEY15xB_1kR8r7zn2SMCsTFmSolTSbdqw7I31A9-CTiyoHjbrtdlpf_9o2T0oS888kht0g6BNfl9ZvpoeuHGdq5Zd8KNR_/s320/a+road+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> There are a lot of animals and varieties of birds at Grandfather Mountain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwqqlJkslcdDmQ7BAOjCLnOvxDAGeoEwhVKhHcn-WeHhQPSSKU4iqDdNbve3FDzJEKsISXKvfrx7mXW78wU00bSpjtH6dUppirJKUuQIB6z0DUkyGFTuJgaPOauVZR-hZymR2aXF5s-z_/s1600/bear+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwqqlJkslcdDmQ7BAOjCLnOvxDAGeoEwhVKhHcn-WeHhQPSSKU4iqDdNbve3FDzJEKsISXKvfrx7mXW78wU00bSpjtH6dUppirJKUuQIB6z0DUkyGFTuJgaPOauVZR-hZymR2aXF5s-z_/s320/bear+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not exactly something you want staring back at you through the bushes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6vHzzbX-aRgH8XrV6u3zuaQZr4OvlIHRomqnQFCfIT8eEwIA9vAWINiIGVDNKruevBPKNd7uaeyrRJVKq3jfPHb0uqEp8ILvwG52a4Cp3MYSRuadBRUR0_MgBK4KuHKvIWcxX7dHaT5Q/s1600/bear+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6vHzzbX-aRgH8XrV6u3zuaQZr4OvlIHRomqnQFCfIT8eEwIA9vAWINiIGVDNKruevBPKNd7uaeyrRJVKq3jfPHb0uqEp8ILvwG52a4Cp3MYSRuadBRUR0_MgBK4KuHKvIWcxX7dHaT5Q/s320/bear+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The drive up to the swinging bridge offers spectacular views</div><div style="text-align: center;">of the Smoky Mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtXH22Zn1mtW1N79UOneuMA_pa_8erjpoSvYswWt1uhsAlMJWkkrpavFjSTKqsfGlat__NrG33gb9AzNjTJ8aVW9ti-7VcvXMAjm5l9yBvK2eTajE1QL6UIP4GvO1D2CIUf3IpxpY_IdI/s1600/smoky+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtXH22Zn1mtW1N79UOneuMA_pa_8erjpoSvYswWt1uhsAlMJWkkrpavFjSTKqsfGlat__NrG33gb9AzNjTJ8aVW9ti-7VcvXMAjm5l9yBvK2eTajE1QL6UIP4GvO1D2CIUf3IpxpY_IdI/s320/smoky+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is called <strong>Sphinx Rock</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIQKTPtH6-QpSk6Xx-V60SrYAjwC6LqVk-ZKEGzsMrGUJxjh0VEaUsBsKLdjRcReu9BqkaM1HKkVJ0tuPmgu3vLgZgwrGcCeedt-I6RDNrAzry7MBjqNHR3cM3ugVQRHj9Cpc4pDlgQIi/s1600/spinx+rock+1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIQKTPtH6-QpSk6Xx-V60SrYAjwC6LqVk-ZKEGzsMrGUJxjh0VEaUsBsKLdjRcReu9BqkaM1HKkVJ0tuPmgu3vLgZgwrGcCeedt-I6RDNrAzry7MBjqNHR3cM3ugVQRHj9Cpc4pDlgQIi/s320/spinx+rock+1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is called <strong>Split Rock</strong> - for obvious reasons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtokA0F5owQEamNmev08utPIeXqWMZjK-8FyeUIc61F0eIj9C7ZrNUuzWzc3lBmhhzCmTbeh-4atmXT09vWmMWWKM_WzprzOX2RTVyRTVvKWIpaMwoMkvHp0IQyEyBVHHQOOl87bEIJrl-/s1600/split+rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtokA0F5owQEamNmev08utPIeXqWMZjK-8FyeUIc61F0eIj9C7ZrNUuzWzc3lBmhhzCmTbeh-4atmXT09vWmMWWKM_WzprzOX2RTVyRTVvKWIpaMwoMkvHp0IQyEyBVHHQOOl87bEIJrl-/s320/split+rock.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A cute little varmint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSQtrqVD2b1Cx-uiDEuL4Qkr2XA8kPf89grvZKY8xlDdHNd77Ipj-04pHTa0Ucim2BQuDScAIGXgySuy7BH_-SxoCFF3oW3AxId7T3ZaYyl50dG9iSHwColPaB88jh8PIajB0SeiFMFdJ/s1600/squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSQtrqVD2b1Cx-uiDEuL4Qkr2XA8kPf89grvZKY8xlDdHNd77Ipj-04pHTa0Ucim2BQuDScAIGXgySuy7BH_-SxoCFF3oW3AxId7T3ZaYyl50dG9iSHwColPaB88jh8PIajB0SeiFMFdJ/s320/squirrel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I don't know where this otter came from!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF81937AKungXW_o4M3AQ_nteErAgOE7CO1se4EFX1xnOGE7TZFLPFDngYjsoD0aB4PpgJqj7JNpvUJrNv7hLvsdRAsZT4M195QiqKoHKB1UxsFZxuGFgwyxxL-ju8I46y3Dbl2TBPP7GQ/s1600/squirrel+otter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF81937AKungXW_o4M3AQ_nteErAgOE7CO1se4EFX1xnOGE7TZFLPFDngYjsoD0aB4PpgJqj7JNpvUJrNv7hLvsdRAsZT4M195QiqKoHKB1UxsFZxuGFgwyxxL-ju8I46y3Dbl2TBPP7GQ/s320/squirrel+otter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The drive up to the Swinging Bridge (visitor center is at the top).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4JsKSF4CMY7TBoHBCxMS0W_PlT3YoOFsCv42EZVJNNBgIVqFE9MXCIkyIplqLfNlR6K0W4lTJ0_jV3IH6Y8NDRxtHPoD5-mw-Lf8z9i7dM_nmHq_2lWkqZNzBFNSQkpA_IicSLj0p2NG/s1600/bridge+0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4JsKSF4CMY7TBoHBCxMS0W_PlT3YoOFsCv42EZVJNNBgIVqFE9MXCIkyIplqLfNlR6K0W4lTJ0_jV3IH6Y8NDRxtHPoD5-mw-Lf8z9i7dM_nmHq_2lWkqZNzBFNSQkpA_IicSLj0p2NG/s320/bridge+0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the Swinging Bridge. Apparently, there is</div><div style="text-align: center;">nothing holding it up but cables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMxl3fsx8JddF7kIvALFnYJSyI8wPpQzONNFBbgoqVDIpGs7ErVMdLs0SwdSnvDSR_Yw6rJNVoMnBVth4qIOfLZ0IhWFEhyphenhyphenYyW5b2f8i5bs_NANPeA1B2uptAYcRl1WXxMIPc5rAOnJlA/s1600/bridge+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMxl3fsx8JddF7kIvALFnYJSyI8wPpQzONNFBbgoqVDIpGs7ErVMdLs0SwdSnvDSR_Yw6rJNVoMnBVth4qIOfLZ0IhWFEhyphenhyphenYyW5b2f8i5bs_NANPeA1B2uptAYcRl1WXxMIPc5rAOnJlA/s320/bridge+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Walking on it is a little scary, because it <em>does</em> swing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYtp8SStkS3Tp2TKTUjAF1Bwg_nQefIzzT3VEwxsRvmKBsSz-Sypu_Q68DZmO-eqxRsDmKnHOg3MfdRfiKLeF6EM0eYVtJ-xmIeptNM2ETOK81_oUl5VwFRNY4BadbsBpls2ujLuRJiuC/s1600/bridge+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYtp8SStkS3Tp2TKTUjAF1Bwg_nQefIzzT3VEwxsRvmKBsSz-Sypu_Q68DZmO-eqxRsDmKnHOg3MfdRfiKLeF6EM0eYVtJ-xmIeptNM2ETOK81_oUl5VwFRNY4BadbsBpls2ujLuRJiuC/s320/bridge+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The view from the bridge is amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcEf6qVhH-50Jxn-a3TtY9h3YB1bopIglr-6HllfP6Nntnrk_VNUpu130GqnVlXGSlfieO0nmflnyJkQ658ge6Zal24GFNjYDRgEliaHO5steIlVXjaeYUk5ZT-bFa5gXBtnI4C6mmHzQ/s1600/bridge+view+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcEf6qVhH-50Jxn-a3TtY9h3YB1bopIglr-6HllfP6Nntnrk_VNUpu130GqnVlXGSlfieO0nmflnyJkQ658ge6Zal24GFNjYDRgEliaHO5steIlVXjaeYUk5ZT-bFa5gXBtnI4C6mmHzQ/s320/bridge+view+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> There is a hiking trail under the bridge.<br />
It was a <strong><em>very</em></strong> rugged trail despite being called "moderate".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynokA2jikJi_M0yFYBMyIFO45mimYmnqSjXGhw9Y3Pk3HxbzdOfO5Z5Gwjd1-nDaCUg46DEfyRE1XSFZMIP7aAkivrxV0EO9q6Z7HQ0c8pmB5o0jlPHPiEbNOXdECYbTijElZn4zIfTU_/s1600/hike+bridge+0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynokA2jikJi_M0yFYBMyIFO45mimYmnqSjXGhw9Y3Pk3HxbzdOfO5Z5Gwjd1-nDaCUg46DEfyRE1XSFZMIP7aAkivrxV0EO9q6Z7HQ0c8pmB5o0jlPHPiEbNOXdECYbTijElZn4zIfTU_/s320/hike+bridge+0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> You could look up at the bridge on the hiking trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k4JGz7GZxTP7zW8FVYgYKm9cngZium63V-hIab7wp3SnvO2OuVaw4M9rxRw7l8Mi9-ZQ1FD3h_ZX-i6HlBmulYBa-x62176ZiJppSOHTFTe5FwNtWNOmkbZr0BSi7GZMfBdy5L-KbBcO/s1600/hike+bridge+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k4JGz7GZxTP7zW8FVYgYKm9cngZium63V-hIab7wp3SnvO2OuVaw4M9rxRw7l8Mi9-ZQ1FD3h_ZX-i6HlBmulYBa-x62176ZiJppSOHTFTe5FwNtWNOmkbZr0BSi7GZMfBdy5L-KbBcO/s320/hike+bridge+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This thing is all that is holding the bridge up!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I wouldn't have walked on the bridge had I known that!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcH-kNCu9XYGw_lKBuzUokh1yqdcNp-AkPRN6CrSDh5dMBZlJ-OGowCx-51VHntJelM0EwzM5V3fNZOPuF_DFDF3wQe7onUWnBGparq3bpBR6Ktfy0AjFb2Dh9E_CUH_K0WMmCgK6wd8e/s1600/hike+bridge+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcH-kNCu9XYGw_lKBuzUokh1yqdcNp-AkPRN6CrSDh5dMBZlJ-OGowCx-51VHntJelM0EwzM5V3fNZOPuF_DFDF3wQe7onUWnBGparq3bpBR6Ktfy0AjFb2Dh9E_CUH_K0WMmCgK6wd8e/s320/hike+bridge+5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Great day for a no-frills picnic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nMMNAXPQGdc-8Ntb_mOKwWQZHBEmUzwaDL_v0i1xRrzQwzs_ojN_ENXp2ThyphenhyphenJTqSNpfzmQFQjLRe_hdsPfpOaWvvanVqX-qkkPiP7s-kuYqyblogBPPYRm0-1d10RD_IxZntQSc6J0q_/s1600/z+picnic+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nMMNAXPQGdc-8Ntb_mOKwWQZHBEmUzwaDL_v0i1xRrzQwzs_ojN_ENXp2ThyphenhyphenJTqSNpfzmQFQjLRe_hdsPfpOaWvvanVqX-qkkPiP7s-kuYqyblogBPPYRm0-1d10RD_IxZntQSc6J0q_/s320/z+picnic+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Forget those great views and fresh air - <strong>THIS</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">was what I was looking for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyATmrcUQFwPpwqVbhpRdjuRohuZtAwoCgZUCHj8qyr54n1WOoBI6Hw7BHm6bn4AR9Xi2ioLMyIbEcofiohYaeFiOSmFTTe9JHrWgAR3_SNLnqpIhlYiQqCBb3T28mQXogGydVUdQYQhW/s1600/z+picnic+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyATmrcUQFwPpwqVbhpRdjuRohuZtAwoCgZUCHj8qyr54n1WOoBI6Hw7BHm6bn4AR9Xi2ioLMyIbEcofiohYaeFiOSmFTTe9JHrWgAR3_SNLnqpIhlYiQqCBb3T28mQXogGydVUdQYQhW/s320/z+picnic+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">NOTE: In 2009, Grandfather Mountain, Inc., sold 2,700 acres of the backcounty to the state of North Carolina for the Grandfather Mountain State Park. The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation and the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation work together to manage and protect this natural treasure.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-33840687883331669552011-06-30T22:27:00.001-04:002011-06-30T22:28:14.938-04:00Ecola State Park (Cannon Beach OR)<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">One of <strong><span style="color: blue;">Ecola State Park's</span></strong> first attractions was a beached whale. In 1806, Capt. William Clark and twelve members of the Corps of Discovery climbed over rocky headlands and fought their way through thick shrubs and trees to get to a dead whale (for meat) in what is now Ecola State Park. Today, a paved road from Cannon Beach makes your trek to the park much easier. Winding your way through towering Sitka spruce, you suddenly emerge upon a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Indian Beach you can begin your own expedition on <strong>The Clatsop Loop Trail,</strong> a trail that gives you the chance to walk in the footsteps of Capt. Clark and his men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many species of wildlife and birds that call Ecola home, as do migrating gray whales during winter and spring. </span><br />
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<div align="center">It's cool to walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEc9ispqM7_rAO9DNQ1hTg6pR4UZSf-NAhaDEYa-Zm2dH_GWVtvpYUP0Qjuf0yBxylSSMGzKEG171fy8TgLJm8rjb69e27JjvHZ3fQ-EHxa9e8VLZpj-os6wOxJS7Lr7-zolLl-XAoeE/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEc9ispqM7_rAO9DNQ1hTg6pR4UZSf-NAhaDEYa-Zm2dH_GWVtvpYUP0Qjuf0yBxylSSMGzKEG171fy8TgLJm8rjb69e27JjvHZ3fQ-EHxa9e8VLZpj-os6wOxJS7Lr7-zolLl-XAoeE/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a very pretty state park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38vt3ffAVo7TIKwKOcEXMSYJ0iokbcZJZ1fJOWP41UcCt9lRl-ailAHjQnLMDeuTkovwY6YmRpM3abTRij2R8oJ1W0AhmqOh6pPbNKthU13IhSUgxOIgpepGjSTz22Uja8j4A3TTON0A/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38vt3ffAVo7TIKwKOcEXMSYJ0iokbcZJZ1fJOWP41UcCt9lRl-ailAHjQnLMDeuTkovwY6YmRpM3abTRij2R8oJ1W0AhmqOh6pPbNKthU13IhSUgxOIgpepGjSTz22Uja8j4A3TTON0A/s320/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Among the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAdi2Qre-YvPCR-6aAujxgCYcKRAykiYhMn2Zt_uuIo9UrlDj3LDi1u915NANWpaqkB4YFIT3MWMPL9Z55pPmVSDl6rkQUBYYR0LUcnRc5zAzA7cyOfwge5wpOGl8gRiA2rEOzPFXnsQ/s1600/beach+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAdi2Qre-YvPCR-6aAujxgCYcKRAykiYhMn2Zt_uuIo9UrlDj3LDi1u915NANWpaqkB4YFIT3MWMPL9Z55pPmVSDl6rkQUBYYR0LUcnRc5zAzA7cyOfwge5wpOGl8gRiA2rEOzPFXnsQ/s320/beach+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In my travels, I have seen alot of petroglyphs, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">but none as clear and well-preserved </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">as these.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLmcEGgYWR-dNAB5nf8lvw1_FZLEWc2tDsI6DUqQ9WkGWKvV7kxamtmMm4kGQYH4dWULTjOO3ujU3zCMGC1oEODTxYf5jBCX3TsvMvBt5NNt7mGMDry4FRYfEG8jtZrNi0sW91PJg-P4/s1600/newspaper+rock+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLmcEGgYWR-dNAB5nf8lvw1_FZLEWc2tDsI6DUqQ9WkGWKvV7kxamtmMm4kGQYH4dWULTjOO3ujU3zCMGC1oEODTxYf5jBCX3TsvMvBt5NNt7mGMDry4FRYfEG8jtZrNi0sW91PJg-P4/s320/newspaper+rock+2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">These caves contain many ancient rock paintings (in red).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf21BvG2g9F_CFwzgwHERjPMnfJIIaXVzvFifoJtrhmN3tZBtw550Y28xxBi6yvAgpyHNDdHaHOy19p8dIuJ5mP8tsGo2ezuJNMBCP0r2X48GLCrCmXbQIrU7m5OC7Lwr2ktkeAor9Uk/s1600/1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472868143683373186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf21BvG2g9F_CFwzgwHERjPMnfJIIaXVzvFifoJtrhmN3tZBtw550Y28xxBi6yvAgpyHNDdHaHOy19p8dIuJ5mP8tsGo2ezuJNMBCP0r2X48GLCrCmXbQIrU7m5OC7Lwr2ktkeAor9Uk/s320/1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYmp_eOGHTbwyaClnaAhrRD7KAvScKIwHQeOULmQBrufjV1RmmqXySYfGab9aBf8fhXIB0rKlY2x8jqCbrFP_VlB3Tu8s1LdWsCdcJC39NPQqPkPeEtCkV6JtRZr5djjLvvqxi0FbVro/s1600/2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472868139457766034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYmp_eOGHTbwyaClnaAhrRD7KAvScKIwHQeOULmQBrufjV1RmmqXySYfGab9aBf8fhXIB0rKlY2x8jqCbrFP_VlB3Tu8s1LdWsCdcJC39NPQqPkPeEtCkV6JtRZr5djjLvvqxi0FbVro/s320/2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> This is a row of rifles firing. And, to the left is a fish.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY98v1s7VIHz1nd76n6i0bnQauC509DdjiPGsmfd849fISLEDisG-ml64scGqgPNCOSxbtpyKu9sN84djSn6QqF7Y4nTGbkcCPPZo7elw6ErwCeXIG-daQFIwU10715vDb0MO5_cCeRQ/s1600/3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472868133475451442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY98v1s7VIHz1nd76n6i0bnQauC509DdjiPGsmfd849fISLEDisG-ml64scGqgPNCOSxbtpyKu9sN84djSn6QqF7Y4nTGbkcCPPZo7elw6ErwCeXIG-daQFIwU10715vDb0MO5_cCeRQ/s320/3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> This is a big-horned sheep (a very common drawing)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv40GYoeMcSbHTyMzZa2dcK7QzACPq07Pmmb5Go2qpVUzGn1uw4sfyPGqI3MHgl6jSm0FUY87BglqZA9rISej2-1bksFyO6M213COTIoAsTPOMqrYgbmbywbYJMYVLgF_heX6FaW8mDgs/s1600/4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472868130490531970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv40GYoeMcSbHTyMzZa2dcK7QzACPq07Pmmb5Go2qpVUzGn1uw4sfyPGqI3MHgl6jSm0FUY87BglqZA9rISej2-1bksFyO6M213COTIoAsTPOMqrYgbmbywbYJMYVLgF_heX6FaW8mDgs/s320/4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> More rifles.<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgbznXHSJ8eDYbOV7OJL4V3Ce8G0CDkEcREE7iB2WQJ3clBKBlNcvuoUEFzdlizgCXkVyb_SgMDAIU3ggdwRTM3U7GcdOn4u1zrFkkVbq_N_QTP1D1WxxKq8Ua8BKwWcgwjyI5MGJKns/s1600/7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472867697302239538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgbznXHSJ8eDYbOV7OJL4V3Ce8G0CDkEcREE7iB2WQJ3clBKBlNcvuoUEFzdlizgCXkVyb_SgMDAIU3ggdwRTM3U7GcdOn4u1zrFkkVbq_N_QTP1D1WxxKq8Ua8BKwWcgwjyI5MGJKns/s320/7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Best part of the day - a sweet bunny kept me company</div><div>on the hike up to the caves!<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQvBoEa2-e6auZIFeSoGweuEwdpiyItMHlNh9WKtzmfzfziIKG_77tN7G_BIQH0L4dDRRJoCQrjock5XhhSjl48oFH1a7FffgyWUdEV4s4mtiAh9boyTc5MmchCp5_whhUkQqCOUS6lg/s1600/9a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472867687853031266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQvBoEa2-e6auZIFeSoGweuEwdpiyItMHlNh9WKtzmfzfziIKG_77tN7G_BIQH0L4dDRRJoCQrjock5XhhSjl48oFH1a7FffgyWUdEV4s4mtiAh9boyTc5MmchCp5_whhUkQqCOUS6lg/s320/9a.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-90051809560330568182011-06-29T22:48:00.001-04:002011-06-29T22:48:45.148-04:00Bear Butte State Park (Sturgis SD)<div align="left"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Bear Butte</span></strong> in Sturgis, South Dakota, is a beautiful, peaceful place with a lot of Native American history. "Bear Mountain" is the Lakota name given to the unique formation at Bear Butte State Park. The mountain is sacred to many Native Americans, and its ceremonial area is visited by thousands each summer. In most religions, specific areas or sites hold great spiritual significance; Bear Butte is such a place. Many Native Americans see the mountain as a place where the creator has chosen to communicate with them through visions and prayer. Because of its natural and historical heritage, Bear Butte State Park has been designated as a National Natural Landmark.</div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: red;">(Click on photos to enlarge.)</span></em></strong></div><div align="center">This beautiful Meadowlark had an even more beautiful voice. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGyCjvIL8OaRnEahk0Za2cNJC2IHh5tJtLQ6WlEB3ZyA1A88avnyQoQke8iBCpTd_KWsQgYyJxgbQchAyl2HHH-XKahA2WSdLHoJhlwsaW_yDTt0K7MKuAJNcIK89f03z0TVqS_6nmpo/s1600/z+bird+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473925037722492066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGyCjvIL8OaRnEahk0Za2cNJC2IHh5tJtLQ6WlEB3ZyA1A88avnyQoQke8iBCpTd_KWsQgYyJxgbQchAyl2HHH-XKahA2WSdLHoJhlwsaW_yDTt0K7MKuAJNcIK89f03z0TVqS_6nmpo/s320/z+bird+4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <br />
<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8ORZpa7mQ31d6uLVBSTmEG1Bi5APZ-LqZ98ZoKnh_fu1YK4rT_LdDYPnYS6BrJq7M1nWJkhvXR8nj5i23l48xC-RIV3bjiYSPnIkwlMDGYPHZ2ci1-OgnIzjxBkzD4ImNiEHf4MOx0U/s1600/z+bird+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473925022722680690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8ORZpa7mQ31d6uLVBSTmEG1Bi5APZ-LqZ98ZoKnh_fu1YK4rT_LdDYPnYS6BrJq7M1nWJkhvXR8nj5i23l48xC-RIV3bjiYSPnIkwlMDGYPHZ2ci1-OgnIzjxBkzD4ImNiEHf4MOx0U/s320/z+bird+5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> This is the hike up. It looked easy enough.<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf9MkYLT9PObYlaQGQln-zEZm0uM9gWHoFZ_Yd2cUOxKKbGfoGr8w1jb56uu1lv428ob-1Amurf6lVrwD_NgzaIhCPktvgT5Po5C7u7LTEV9yWxqZeCVhpAwG208PA514MoozM3Zo2rg/s1600/z+butte+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473925005879665554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf9MkYLT9PObYlaQGQln-zEZm0uM9gWHoFZ_Yd2cUOxKKbGfoGr8w1jb56uu1lv428ob-1Amurf6lVrwD_NgzaIhCPktvgT5Po5C7u7LTEV9yWxqZeCVhpAwG208PA514MoozM3Zo2rg/s320/z+butte+4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNsONnaFj3WH2SXcJ5pBdIpDNFSXjqGWrbXP22mscyaEm99LGYuzHlPcakVgVuzQguAcpyn2JaYA5nz4hZxEvtNX3yCr8JUAq7nmovdv6uA5CHQrdnhxrH_b3HD8_Km9__ZN8GgNBWdM/s1600/z+butte+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924664393137682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNsONnaFj3WH2SXcJ5pBdIpDNFSXjqGWrbXP22mscyaEm99LGYuzHlPcakVgVuzQguAcpyn2JaYA5nz4hZxEvtNX3yCr8JUAq7nmovdv6uA5CHQrdnhxrH_b3HD8_Km9__ZN8GgNBWdM/s320/z+butte+5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Beautiful view towards the top.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbnskwnIWB-FXMQZGJzvFnW-1ZiY5MlJPpLF_ijgg5Vsg_QFD872hzh_yhcLPJZFsZaWKl6ktJubDcetD8-xrS-rNi05V9lUwANH1owdow56Ygd318aTLBQrDtwWAx1rb5vqfvs0cgJg/s1600/z+butte+6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924659932799634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbnskwnIWB-FXMQZGJzvFnW-1ZiY5MlJPpLF_ijgg5Vsg_QFD872hzh_yhcLPJZFsZaWKl6ktJubDcetD8-xrS-rNi05V9lUwANH1owdow56Ygd318aTLBQrDtwWAx1rb5vqfvs0cgJg/s320/z+butte+6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo4CqiQ_AVLuHypNzVCVClflfAyf3sr_2qbnoONLdF8Ir8_xisPxzXaA_Nb_RddXAqSd8Vbb2glIc5UqeCeeHwZCZ_mytZgly8xudy_fQnnofVGxs_AgrrxjjBXuzl-qEfVfkD0HaLdc/s1600/z+butte+7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924648569927250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo4CqiQ_AVLuHypNzVCVClflfAyf3sr_2qbnoONLdF8Ir8_xisPxzXaA_Nb_RddXAqSd8Vbb2glIc5UqeCeeHwZCZ_mytZgly8xudy_fQnnofVGxs_AgrrxjjBXuzl-qEfVfkD0HaLdc/s320/z+butte+7.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><strong><em>Very </em></strong>long way up!!!<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaypF1H84ZVIbd9khmSX7AgWbVrj1jA9KwTW4-hGSR_4gUzYhZm01xkTLpqX3maF979oPD4Xm_i2GBNRkRUfgSZYLuhVnlnPpVC7a6D8CxA1lbl_G29iiBkNJ6C0Z4gF6af5srIc-6I8/s1600/z+butte+7a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924644127012690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaypF1H84ZVIbd9khmSX7AgWbVrj1jA9KwTW4-hGSR_4gUzYhZm01xkTLpqX3maF979oPD4Xm_i2GBNRkRUfgSZYLuhVnlnPpVC7a6D8CxA1lbl_G29iiBkNJ6C0Z4gF6af5srIc-6I8/s320/z+butte+7a.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Easier going down!<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWby4haULc8a_5yNKluAhKM-Vw9nNdTpqBzFENrCv7lTXBXrYWo6mkxwktHsTg-YZAMd5rkMioU3K9IhbPg8uBZG3FVJqcTnI0pJo2BLewQYhvLcQCxpsU02qdLZy3ZSoHtyTm-ejBba4/s1600/z+down+3a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924634941260786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWby4haULc8a_5yNKluAhKM-Vw9nNdTpqBzFENrCv7lTXBXrYWo6mkxwktHsTg-YZAMd5rkMioU3K9IhbPg8uBZG3FVJqcTnI0pJo2BLewQYhvLcQCxpsU02qdLZy3ZSoHtyTm-ejBba4/s320/z+down+3a.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAM4utVIVfkLBx9jJJOXf0P6ebwWie6AA5MMyz5x-_hwmoFv11pjpnFEQGbJbK3YPx-4bs8t61t0N2DAlDSctI5fNSXIT8xwd_GntZStGBHvmOHcbv1arVDWCUNe2uF9nwheUpLgYlE4/s1600/z+down+3b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924329357040082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAM4utVIVfkLBx9jJJOXf0P6ebwWie6AA5MMyz5x-_hwmoFv11pjpnFEQGbJbK3YPx-4bs8t61t0N2DAlDSctI5fNSXIT8xwd_GntZStGBHvmOHcbv1arVDWCUNe2uF9nwheUpLgYlE4/s320/z+down+3b.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Nice view of the Black Hills of South Dakota. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58AKrd7oCN9Y7uUWmYnzhHZwF057skKic5MepiLjgISlqMfd-YJwCmFZHsfFvuOoiyU_iJg1UvlgBl3fGtGiSAjTLByv6fAbp7EgbfaheNGn3xm2km8L4VnnrcaR24BUA3qNfi8HwrFM/s1600/z+down+3d.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924320743330706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58AKrd7oCN9Y7uUWmYnzhHZwF057skKic5MepiLjgISlqMfd-YJwCmFZHsfFvuOoiyU_iJg1UvlgBl3fGtGiSAjTLByv6fAbp7EgbfaheNGn3xm2km8L4VnnrcaR24BUA3qNfi8HwrFM/s320/z+down+3d.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Some pretty flowers.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqXbkWCerGg-PacS0a6yb2e1DM_jI1lifUIK6uCOsWsGtSHxgSkfx7xCLS5JGYTtXbqoll2rANepi3DHesmYpBrkpLIwMASXXGpQUPHcCSmJ1-P36bNCj2w-dA3LAZaFsUaougBCWjyw/s1600/z+flowers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924307717348578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqXbkWCerGg-PacS0a6yb2e1DM_jI1lifUIK6uCOsWsGtSHxgSkfx7xCLS5JGYTtXbqoll2rANepi3DHesmYpBrkpLIwMASXXGpQUPHcCSmJ1-P36bNCj2w-dA3LAZaFsUaougBCWjyw/s320/z+flowers.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlvpQZw0y9d5phjv6on3DHjfM7QKUVlcasevED_TbI3jPcC-aBbcth6gppJkCBnwJ1Uj6z1yCuxnbOPjKI4TkeebJbvi1J43fkY_KeqHQFPnSYIJ5WsJ-NV7YAbLJxpzbVTQMxgaUUr4/s1600/z+flowers+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924297975391890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlvpQZw0y9d5phjv6on3DHjfM7QKUVlcasevED_TbI3jPcC-aBbcth6gppJkCBnwJ1Uj6z1yCuxnbOPjKI4TkeebJbvi1J43fkY_KeqHQFPnSYIJ5WsJ-NV7YAbLJxpzbVTQMxgaUUr4/s320/z+flowers+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> This is an explanation of the colorful prayer flags.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUbb5ge_whHTLTHVxK5ZlKxokCN36BPBW-CvvxfDaN9aXKF1uQYO4bNFIiji_D63j1TuMkiv-l8XLkaXdxSaWUHljd_AHORRIFMa6t6PqPkvraN1Q7kms424VcC7Yc2PPJ0MtpVdlHMY/s1600/z+sign.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473924291502712578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUbb5ge_whHTLTHVxK5ZlKxokCN36BPBW-CvvxfDaN9aXKF1uQYO4bNFIiji_D63j1TuMkiv-l8XLkaXdxSaWUHljd_AHORRIFMa6t6PqPkvraN1Q7kms424VcC7Yc2PPJ0MtpVdlHMY/s320/z+sign.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 204px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-79784549100872790582011-06-29T22:39:00.003-04:002011-06-29T22:43:58.635-04:00Chimney Rock State Park (Bat Cave NC)<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chimney Rock at <strong><span style="color: blue;">Chimney Rock State Park</span></strong> is located near Lake Lure in the NC mountains. The park is nestled in Hickory Nut Gorge adjacent to the towns of Lake Lure and Bat Cave. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chimney Rock, the 535-million-year-old monolith for which the Park is named, is considered one of the most iconic sites in North Carolina. From the top, you see the 75-mile panoramic views of Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really a fantastic park to visit, with great hiking trails, breathtaking scenery and plenty to do to keep you busy all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TJdtfjdTHaVfo3UiARUBVQVT6QO3GSrPt87ofSJj53y8-OFn16GiScNvv4MfzI9oZSFra40Yo2sIjHewzLfuzkBKnAr93QM9VTciymXs49Tz_N0KEnWge9UVyNi5BIZ13I8xgGTc_wtz/s320/3+opera+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It <strong><em>does</em></strong> kind of look like the Devil!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIA_0KIFrtZ431MPNyTyK3g2SN2u4KOS3WWEcrX3fUa5d6aCzARLilBQc1McCQ-GuMOZS-9QmMBx6UT-59RNs7jqoJaWtYuQgMEiFcceCWgcUCVahTyIKfHENAsda5_FM_lXf2fgDgmkw/s1600/cr+v.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIA_0KIFrtZ431MPNyTyK3g2SN2u4KOS3WWEcrX3fUa5d6aCzARLilBQc1McCQ-GuMOZS-9QmMBx6UT-59RNs7jqoJaWtYuQgMEiFcceCWgcUCVahTyIKfHENAsda5_FM_lXf2fgDgmkw/s320/cr+v.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This sign didn't scare me, but it was a major</div><div style="text-align: center;">hike UPHILL to get to Exclamation Point (the highest</div><div style="text-align: center;">point in the park)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSHpb2_T0DFtq-JzgZ-bZ3Nt8mya6sY-FeurmIU2ziQ6mAIdt8bNUmX12I1S1oFPEJp9gGzOBe5qTKtyMikaB5lWKOhtWChyphenhyphenLWeQs3vNBpcyW6qhGddWnfPejubDixuow_zmoooXsYoRT/s1600/falls+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSHpb2_T0DFtq-JzgZ-bZ3Nt8mya6sY-FeurmIU2ziQ6mAIdt8bNUmX12I1S1oFPEJp9gGzOBe5qTKtyMikaB5lWKOhtWChyphenhyphenLWeQs3vNBpcyW6qhGddWnfPejubDixuow_zmoooXsYoRT/s320/falls+a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Real easy going down these steps (it doesn't</div><div style="text-align: center;">occur to me yet that I will have to come back up them!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy941TgGKV-1OEmy47jkgwTgp2aTDRkhLeTxC0w2i8OcEyIoluWy1VsSedEkPoi1Dr9-ncLKt8ekSUEnwnwArcnYuLtUq3pK0v5TCRCcePd-lKk7_Lm9ctKT278nVjzzZAyeKzDREk4Eu/s1600/falls+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-2788133141767760672011-06-29T21:31:00.001-04:002011-07-01T00:25:38.241-04:00Rainbow Springs State Park (Dunnellon FL)<div align="center"><span style="color: #000099;"><strong>Rainbow Springs State Park is in Dunnellon, Florida.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #000099;"><strong>It is just a little west of Ocala.</strong></span></div><br />
<div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color: red;">(Click on photos to enlarge.)</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"></div><br />
<div align="center">There is no shortage of beautiful waterfalls in the park.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEWk8W2S4ZG3qhTXZkA-Zmjo4T0C6VhyphenhyphenAVbdH1seX_3sjFAwEarG9ntV-VKCGnySZmOToeKB_qTmPaHtktRHz7iwq_k2Shrr1LaMAFzhC6_V7fHBh4WSIAvmw8PoKIBzL0rIKy9J8wA/s1600-h/RSSP9K.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968645850544514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEWk8W2S4ZG3qhTXZkA-Zmjo4T0C6VhyphenhyphenAVbdH1seX_3sjFAwEarG9ntV-VKCGnySZmOToeKB_qTmPaHtktRHz7iwq_k2Shrr1LaMAFzhC6_V7fHBh4WSIAvmw8PoKIBzL0rIKy9J8wA/s400/RSSP9K.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Ufrv1T3-fEipBZ0whfwNWp5dKIOyOjK6Ls5MLaEEN-Sc2ZkAO5LcZPjzeeL03igtyu9ZiJiDQ-i2tRkwwQOlUmvV8gj0PibUpW6OSx0K_tdlGX6GY6MP3_w1Uqrn5bHOR4bquVbMA/s1600-h/RSSP9L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968644263944834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Ufrv1T3-fEipBZ0whfwNWp5dKIOyOjK6Ls5MLaEEN-Sc2ZkAO5LcZPjzeeL03igtyu9ZiJiDQ-i2tRkwwQOlUmvV8gj0PibUpW6OSx0K_tdlGX6GY6MP3_w1Uqrn5bHOR4bquVbMA/s400/RSSP9L.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a></div><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGW493NUN9BcMN51JoY9bmP7CK9iF1-OE2oKS8MPILJj3iyhwUDzBl-zbV8rZkOkcnNBwKk6yEw8LsuIAh9syycr15HvuheFrEpx58iOOTFFEji_P2SLmxV0mf6jNZPIhnK4nRQbuUA/s1600-h/RSSP9M.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968643390396594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGW493NUN9BcMN51JoY9bmP7CK9iF1-OE2oKS8MPILJj3iyhwUDzBl-zbV8rZkOkcnNBwKk6yEw8LsuIAh9syycr15HvuheFrEpx58iOOTFFEji_P2SLmxV0mf6jNZPIhnK4nRQbuUA/s400/RSSP9M.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLc5FU8f1bVLngY-bKKu3cLOdd2kNmWgm_EJktpObiyVSEyyhbFHzUP63m1GRDgXY7YyCA5zasg-18bmAh50UMPdyWTV1X2b5K5Agmz8Gf1KqvtIYW54oBdPT19bPrNczaVwKnpVkKA/s1600-h/RSSP9R.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968636829197618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLc5FU8f1bVLngY-bKKu3cLOdd2kNmWgm_EJktpObiyVSEyyhbFHzUP63m1GRDgXY7YyCA5zasg-18bmAh50UMPdyWTV1X2b5K5Agmz8Gf1KqvtIYW54oBdPT19bPrNczaVwKnpVkKA/s400/RSSP9R.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh3g6Hi0XmjgjDXD8vYZt63ovkWnIiW49tpvJDKNGRQ2ZpOpwko_uv_EcH1yXj7yJBoBGkOMWhyphenhyphenbvbMnDS5W0XPKgLt9q0kEDNUQDaaGMwkR78ROJ4iBPHcBiY9azxZd6wv-ccJ_Uqw/s1600-h/RSSPV.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968634252328114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh3g6Hi0XmjgjDXD8vYZt63ovkWnIiW49tpvJDKNGRQ2ZpOpwko_uv_EcH1yXj7yJBoBGkOMWhyphenhyphenbvbMnDS5W0XPKgLt9q0kEDNUQDaaGMwkR78ROJ4iBPHcBiY9azxZd6wv-ccJ_Uqw/s400/RSSPV.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Lots of flowers blooming<br />
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<div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968290579731602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk5QuNMQLSnsH1c0M8ZH8oEB2QbCstWmb1JaUt5EAv7aROrOtrBHR_aIA2ES3f76n2SVOJch0E_oiHG6KNlrVRP-Ol7bdJ3MPP6u7aDX5FjO21aleLs0h-voom9XnE_lEK6dLmy47hg/s400/RSSP9I.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <br />
<div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968286250566306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9fyBgh8jaPlfdYH0Mgov9R3_qsCgQNIEvS5DVXHSKOrYN95DW3d0O8vvtbPuq4kcsaoXClzJqyhsqoRe1UP8bdCoCsei67onRs7Sns6i_L4EdFm-l92jI4E3p8iC2LMvzNfyKFP_5w/s400/RSSP9P.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5synFik93p350IOW2RyjRiqw6aOrNpDpQtbeIN8RpOKlSk8Mgd0sGKWUnOJlZx9hWq4hHvp3T6uViLlcJxkfJI_AynjDZrCI1CihU3phc4JJOF1abQCI7FNOO9ENYIMhIVGhdG1erAg/s1600-h/RSSP+BERRIES.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428968283412895634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5synFik93p350IOW2RyjRiqw6aOrNpDpQtbeIN8RpOKlSk8Mgd0sGKWUnOJlZx9hWq4hHvp3T6uViLlcJxkfJI_AynjDZrCI1CihU3phc4JJOF1abQCI7FNOO9ENYIMhIVGhdG1erAg/s400/RSSP+BERRIES.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div>Rainbow Springs is a natural spring. The water is crystal</div><div>clear and the sand under the water bubbles up from the spring.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMJB-Hbd1EjWByrOoGtA5BuEl0nAE5hb1s2NpmjlZqoK9r27TMTEHJk6UGAXcOEwGoKrCKVz3iQl_qLwcZqsSNKHw6TctRkq1sftyGoHVHjuKujgGGsSDGS5A6zcZoI0aW77GdoBhoA/s1600-h/BUBBLING+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967967441155186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMJB-Hbd1EjWByrOoGtA5BuEl0nAE5hb1s2NpmjlZqoK9r27TMTEHJk6UGAXcOEwGoKrCKVz3iQl_qLwcZqsSNKHw6TctRkq1sftyGoHVHjuKujgGGsSDGS5A6zcZoI0aW77GdoBhoA/s400/BUBBLING+1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967962254148258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTksfBzQCMj1ELPSX2jyrwLeKx_3EF7MSx6xhEgiEFL4xaf0HvfVb-S4N54YH9gDnMg1hM38LPo4KvwpRk-Q5MWHXqmpS93Fqokq6VW4fMkaRBkDsFelG0NaC4HdYKs7x8AZpunM7Q9Q/s400/RSSP9Q.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />There's a roped off swimming area.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYiRiopmzvuE-XljPWodWWvYDa134fGvHxtpyEUemOJFK1fape0HvxVAVQmh1L1RFq_cza-ZhWWsnVsqdcTT_OLQeYBi1Gnw1iwqUbWeZcuUuK4JscIaEWtQAJUWo7973Q3-q8mi4gw/s1600-h/RSSP9X.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967959410325762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYiRiopmzvuE-XljPWodWWvYDa134fGvHxtpyEUemOJFK1fape0HvxVAVQmh1L1RFq_cza-ZhWWsnVsqdcTT_OLQeYBi1Gnw1iwqUbWeZcuUuK4JscIaEWtQAJUWo7973Q3-q8mi4gw/s400/RSSP9X.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidABBAUNzDMIAqStRhdwe6RBqBN5bpNE61aus6uGSg6L41YLTMOJDSal7n2TfL_DX6aajIxx1pR2ajjLJyuHRS3p2CNgUbiOdrQcYQptQBAjnqB5-EadZYmeYr7wcRDOuHUHx0dcte5A/s1600-h/RSSPY.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967955466027426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidABBAUNzDMIAqStRhdwe6RBqBN5bpNE61aus6uGSg6L41YLTMOJDSal7n2TfL_DX6aajIxx1pR2ajjLJyuHRS3p2CNgUbiOdrQcYQptQBAjnqB5-EadZYmeYr7wcRDOuHUHx0dcte5A/s400/RSSPY.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> I don't know what kind of bird this is.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlX_25nLz-eTVZgk3vDAZVsuPL0qCnkFTHEvMJG6XB3JV9MHor0Tz65zF8j8WbJWmB8xX8j8zgqH2zHUk8NX9JAvYhWmsKkjyesvJeK-OkyFE6kfx2IjLlWAV9QGlZb5-EU7RJuewzw/s1600-h/bird+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967624662679858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlX_25nLz-eTVZgk3vDAZVsuPL0qCnkFTHEvMJG6XB3JV9MHor0Tz65zF8j8WbJWmB8xX8j8zgqH2zHUk8NX9JAvYhWmsKkjyesvJeK-OkyFE6kfx2IjLlWAV9QGlZb5-EU7RJuewzw/s400/bird+3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> But, this one is easy - a Cardinal.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLssx5-pDqQ0WzBBo0IlDESKVL923SRuULsZVwX6bw1bzAQuGGC5znJtgcva_Y5Pv2z4Ct-n_upuITg-XMMFSnIc4F_hJA8V-CCxJc9oomnjP8t6o5xbe7jvYedqVYrmAAlV3V2_RCQ/s1600-h/cardinal+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967621037695906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLssx5-pDqQ0WzBBo0IlDESKVL923SRuULsZVwX6bw1bzAQuGGC5znJtgcva_Y5Pv2z4Ct-n_upuITg-XMMFSnIc4F_hJA8V-CCxJc9oomnjP8t6o5xbe7jvYedqVYrmAAlV3V2_RCQ/s400/cardinal+2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> All the trees are full of moss.<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHIQTgiPBvBYXEy_wFxsNoGuzrY9h6nB9FjVjR-p3oQCAdn0JMkkux-MCyrWEssibkZqdqjGd4E0nQs59L4_YYxmP6jj_IrHbxbnXP8Sy6QwagFlR8DpqsxXG9XtS5lagMq_09RLvVQ/s1600-h/RSSP9E.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967610906166370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHIQTgiPBvBYXEy_wFxsNoGuzrY9h6nB9FjVjR-p3oQCAdn0JMkkux-MCyrWEssibkZqdqjGd4E0nQs59L4_YYxmP6jj_IrHbxbnXP8Sy6QwagFlR8DpqsxXG9XtS5lagMq_09RLvVQ/s400/RSSP9E.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> This tree was called the "Devil's Walking Stick"<br />
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<div>The hiking trail was beautiful. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYDLc0EiIGuFdMb_-PJi8JU5FrsRocqPCt5Q-6KKWUJr-hZcUtBoSu4eIT8Q0DOoLvz9t-Khokn_8aT3vpSeA-bWjd0miRTrXKCn6GxnL51xGFDwSqiw2JUOxmSUFR7aa1rXR3t6uqA/s1600-h/RSSP9W.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428967211725153826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYDLc0EiIGuFdMb_-PJi8JU5FrsRocqPCt5Q-6KKWUJr-hZcUtBoSu4eIT8Q0DOoLvz9t-Khokn_8aT3vpSeA-bWjd0miRTrXKCn6GxnL51xGFDwSqiw2JUOxmSUFR7aa1rXR3t6uqA/s400/RSSP9W.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpH81nQWsruaMNMQadc0u7kSiahcrdPjgFrujnH6n9igIJXHyWtb9jONhe19tLQm9woK46PMXOHrkHkmkRJrDTUZp1ZYZG4RR2jY_5z9_4H1Ynu7YHSSGz-z6FuHNmK0wp0RnazrFDA/s1600-h/RSSP6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428966987816244130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpH81nQWsruaMNMQadc0u7kSiahcrdPjgFrujnH6n9igIJXHyWtb9jONhe19tLQm9woK46PMXOHrkHkmkRJrDTUZp1ZYZG4RR2jY_5z9_4H1Ynu7YHSSGz-z6FuHNmK0wp0RnazrFDA/s400/RSSP6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026749446883231219.post-35353373708391880752011-06-29T21:00:00.000-04:002011-06-29T21:23:29.169-04:00Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (Las Vegas NV)<div align="left" style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">After becoming bored with all the bright lights and glitz of the Las Vegas Strip, I took a short drive out to Red Rock Canyon. The beauty of this canyon speaks for itself! And, the best part - wild burros. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: red;">(Click on photos to enlarge.)</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Some pretty little desert flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvTA0QMLXN-zHSLnVil9o-OMqb-XMi-Q1IrKeSZobvGn7RTZoJIOtQ4DkN3GOI4w8N1bIy4vVLKmMKgiXbT9U_BHazzGYq6csaxyyfVG__cjl4Uj-KTMJXNwQOhDmxo95ZDVOpuOZTpg/s1600/rr+d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvTA0QMLXN-zHSLnVil9o-OMqb-XMi-Q1IrKeSZobvGn7RTZoJIOtQ4DkN3GOI4w8N1bIy4vVLKmMKgiXbT9U_BHazzGYq6csaxyyfVG__cjl4Uj-KTMJXNwQOhDmxo95ZDVOpuOZTpg/s320/rr+d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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This entire area is filled with beautiful Joshua Trees. According to legend, Mormon pioneers considered the limbs of the Joshua trees to resemble the upstretched arms of Joshua leading them to the Promised Land. Early explorer John Fremont described them as “…the most repulsive tree in the vegetable Kingdom.” I disagree with that statement, but, whatever the case, they are very interesting trees.<br />
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Look closely at this - there are several handprint pictographs. They are a little difficult to see in the red rock.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>ROCKCLIMBERS</strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The tiny speck is a rockclimber</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DspOE-ojApB4FOYSqNw0I1zPJkIg6zh6e8_MSi5rlHO0yrzrj5Cncyz9jthXW3l5hoHVHlChfcNPz6CoVTgdrrlQsGih4ZGPL3PLMtD8t31yztaWUSuWPFSqQdoF8jlSjoMtNGo9A9I/s1600/rr+rockclimb+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DspOE-ojApB4FOYSqNw0I1zPJkIg6zh6e8_MSi5rlHO0yrzrj5Cncyz9jthXW3l5hoHVHlChfcNPz6CoVTgdrrlQsGih4ZGPL3PLMtD8t31yztaWUSuWPFSqQdoF8jlSjoMtNGo9A9I/s320/rr+rockclimb+a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Closer views</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-isFL9nLO9U1w23aytpQnTjGEnlRdE-FI6ZJXhK-Ptz_qXT466VQcasixrYmGG8Ck7gLcLCUng4HirhGU20Km5VrPYKFiSIHUFzX_OYLdxz4vL1ybXbOYePq0IwAyyJnuc02XReLlOik/s1600/rr+rockclimb+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-isFL9nLO9U1w23aytpQnTjGEnlRdE-FI6ZJXhK-Ptz_qXT466VQcasixrYmGG8Ck7gLcLCUng4HirhGU20Km5VrPYKFiSIHUFzX_OYLdxz4vL1ybXbOYePq0IwAyyJnuc02XReLlOik/s320/rr+rockclimb+b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wild burros and horses are very common in Nevada. I saw this cute little family of burros. They were rather shy, but this one came up to me -- because a woman next to me had a bag of carrots! (They discourage feeding wild animals.)</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This was his little family hiding in the background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywS_69eqpQL-xrDvEQkNOF3l4n0SL29bUwazjMbyNQhNuxlnS28Pa8VTsQkK22aW2RPHbKm5rnLtrMpqZVyLZFlqVIKhnOYRv5YCg3yhmhOR7kJL2JajNsYPPvxvPvM9Vz-E2fWIvqzQ/s1600/bur+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywS_69eqpQL-xrDvEQkNOF3l4n0SL29bUwazjMbyNQhNuxlnS28Pa8VTsQkK22aW2RPHbKm5rnLtrMpqZVyLZFlqVIKhnOYRv5YCg3yhmhOR7kJL2JajNsYPPvxvPvM9Vz-E2fWIvqzQ/s320/bur+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The mother was <strong><em>very</em></strong> protective of her offspring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRu_aMBq1y2RiNBimj6qKs7_3YNL0UmY-aae5lrP18z0ONPNKhxpTJHWx7K6boZtDZm08x486H5dNvao9lIX_MJWB6VoVgM_0cocm-KCJw9vbG4wPXpgtqS8tDMY5z_ALx9NbcFn2qXQ/s1600/bur+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRu_aMBq1y2RiNBimj6qKs7_3YNL0UmY-aae5lrP18z0ONPNKhxpTJHWx7K6boZtDZm08x486H5dNvao9lIX_MJWB6VoVgM_0cocm-KCJw9vbG4wPXpgtqS8tDMY5z_ALx9NbcFn2qXQ/s320/bur+6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">He was so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIi0GHMIB9cT_YBQItO9vwZmoQBB9AnqnOAmbJae_KbWZOSbK2lYShW9d5iqF87bOAeoIm_wxFTRHgpho9S1qsZKGLgdMbXfg-hHHB3oEeGnnWe3gBNwvMhcpSX9-6UobOp59xJTKy_Os/s1600/bur+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIi0GHMIB9cT_YBQItO9vwZmoQBB9AnqnOAmbJae_KbWZOSbK2lYShW9d5iqF87bOAeoIm_wxFTRHgpho9S1qsZKGLgdMbXfg-hHHB3oEeGnnWe3gBNwvMhcpSX9-6UobOp59xJTKy_Os/s320/bur+7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Life doesn't get much better than this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GkI3ls2n9Waas8Roan9eSqrnhGW6fFqcuuSCII2Y0jW636aHiRjv1eomleR5cQ7UB7I0JQwe6Y60FpKjpr5UwgDKF91aEMp3qbCSHbq9spD1oAyYQ6An2sA3zjVO0ELjqrWubq9yCko/s1600/z+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GkI3ls2n9Waas8Roan9eSqrnhGW6fFqcuuSCII2Y0jW636aHiRjv1eomleR5cQ7UB7I0JQwe6Y60FpKjpr5UwgDKF91aEMp3qbCSHbq9spD1oAyYQ6An2sA3zjVO0ELjqrWubq9yCko/s320/z+me.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225999784354527129noreply@blogger.com0