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Land of the Rising Sun – Miyajima

Miyajima Island Corey and Joanna had mentioned Miyajima many times over the past year, so we knew it was going to be something special.  It would be our last outing, before a day of rest in preparation for the trip home.  The weather gods could not have been kinder, so off we went with the girls, in tow…

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July 4, 2012 Hendersonville, NC

[modula id=”6296″] July 3rd we drove to Flat Rock Mountain Lodge, just South of Hendersonville for a two-night stay. We spent the morning of July 4th hiking trails in Dupont State Park We also hiked trails leading to High Falls and Triple Falls.  These may look familiar as they appeared in the movie “The Last of…

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Rollingview SRA and Home

Had a very nice outing to Rollingview SRA this morning with Sheree’.  Near the cemetery, we spent a good 10 minutes watching and listening to a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.  It was relatively birdy, White-throated Sparrows, Gnatcatchers, Red-eyed Videos, Cardinals, Crows and Blue Jays making up most of the song chorus. Here is my first ever picture…

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Summer Hikes in Marquette County

From the Wetmore parking area, I hiked up the Beagle Road Trail, which led to the Who Cooks For you Trail, and eventually up to Bareback Mountain. It was a bit rugged but, as usual, the views were worth the hard work.  Harlow Lake The hike down was very enjoyable with beautiful vistas of the…

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