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My latest travels
This is my bird's eye view of my travels throughout Florida, New York and many of my other favorite places. There will also be stories of places that no longer exist except in history books, and pictures of a past and a people that may one day soon be forgotten.
One of my Recent Favorites!
Oct 23, 2023
Mazama Crater Lake Campground
This had to be the best overall day of my two week trip. I have never seen such a gorgeous setting and any water anywhere the color of...
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Oct 26, 2023
Lake Kissimmee State Park
This was a gorgeous State Park. Located 15 miles east of Lake Wales. Or, 45 miles from Yeehaw Junction. Clean Restrooms and Showers. The...
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Oct 23, 2023
Mazama Crater Lake Campground
This had to be the best overall day of my two week trip. I have never seen such a gorgeous setting and any water anywhere the color of...
93 views
Jul 5, 2023
Koreshan State Park: Estero, Florida
Founded in 1894 by Dr. Cyrus Teed, an unconventional physician from Utica, New York, graduate of the Eclectic Medical College of New...
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Jun 26, 2023
Quiet Waters Park
Quiet Waters park is located in Deerfield Beach, Florida. I absolutely loved the setup for camping. They give you a large tent that...
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Apr 7, 2023
Morgan Park in Arcadia
Morgan Park lies on the tranquil Peace River; it’s perfect for a morning bike ride or stroll. There are three trail loops with more than...
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Apr 7, 2023
Peace River Botanical Sculpture Gardens
These gorgeous gardens are located in Punta Gorda Florida at 5827 Riverside Drive. The gardens opened in 2017 on the waterfront on the...
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Apr 6, 2023
Soloman's Castle in Ona Florida
I decided I wanted to visit a place I had never been. I zeroed in on Arcadia, Florida. It was a little less than a 3 hour drive from home...
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Feb 21, 2023
Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail
I started my ride today by driving to Lake Okeechobee Park in Okeechobee. There was plenty of parking and a nice clean bathroom. The...
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Feb 16, 2023
Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park
Stopped in to the Regional Park today and all I can say is WOW. It is located at 11200 Park Access Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33498. FREE...
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Jan 19, 2023
Hollywood Boardwalk Bike Ride
Perfect day on the Hollywood Boardwalk. The weather was terrific....no wind and plenty of sunshine. I had my bike with me but we had to...
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Dec 6, 2022
The Historic Jungle Trail-Vero Beach
The Historic Jungle Trail is an 8-mile sandy road on Orchid Island - a barrier island along the Indian River north of Vero Beach. The...
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Dec 5, 2022
The Devil's Punchbowl
BRICKELL POINT THEN.... BRICKELL POINT NOW.... Situated about two miles south of the Miami River, along the shore of the bay, is perhaps...
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Nov 27, 2022
Lauderdale By The Sea
Had a great time riding my bike from the Pompano Beach Pier to the pier at Lauderdale by the Sea. It is only about 3 1/2 miles each way...
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Nov 2, 2022
Manatee Lagoon-West Palm Beach
Packed up my bike today and went to West Palm Beach and also into Palm Beach. Located at 6000 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL...
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Jun 16, 2022
Grassy Waters Preserve: The Hog Hammock Bike Trail
Great morning bike ride today. The address for parking on the trail is 8537 Northlake Blvd. If you take I-95 to Blue Heron exit and go...
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Jun 9, 2022
Ancient Spanish Monastery: Miami, Florida
The Ancient Spanish Monastery, at 889 years old, now resides in North Miami Beach. This 35,000 stone Cloister/Monastery is a Florida...
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Jun 1, 2022
Green Cay Wetlands: Boynton, Fl.
Green Cay is a wetlands and a Nature Center located at 12800 Hagen Ranch Rd, in Boynton Beach, FL. Did I mention it is free to visit?...
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May 27, 2022
Pikes Peak: Colorado Springs
Had a great day on Pikes Peak. Once we arrived at the mountain, it started to snow. I was really looking forward to getting a doughnut up...
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May 24, 2022
Garden of the Gods: Colorado Springs
Located in Colorado Springs, we visited in late May. It is said of May in Colorado Springs, that it may rain, it may snow and it may be...
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Mar 1, 2022
Mounts Botanical Gardens .............Lego Exhibit............
I have been visiting Mounts gardens for many years. I have never seen them look more beautiful and healthy as I did today. The fish pond...
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Sep 30, 2021
Okeechobee Blvd: West Palm Beach
I took the Tri-Rail train into WPB on my bike about a month ago and I was riding along the water and I came to the Okeechobee Blvd....
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Sep 30, 2021
Bryant Park Bridge Art: Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida
Bryant Park lies at the end of Lake and Lucerne Streets, along the Intercoastal, at the bridge to Lake Worth Beach and Palm Beach. It is...
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Sep 24, 2021
Richard & Pat Johnson Museum: West Palm Beach
The Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum is located in the historic 1916 Courthouse in downtown West Palm Beach. The...
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Aug 25, 2021
Wildflower Walk: Burlington, Vermont
My son and I were in Burlington and we had an hour to kill before our flight home. We stopped off at the Ethan Allen Homestead and as...
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Aug 25, 2021
Bike Path: Burlington, Vermont
Just got back from a week trip to Vermont. I rented a bicycle for 4 days and had such a great time on the Burlington Bikeway. I rented...
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Aug 20, 2021
World's Tallest Filing Cabinet: Burlington, Vermont
This was a pretty cool 38-drawer monument I found on my Burlington trip. Southwest edge of town. Drive US 7/Shelburne Road/Ethan Allen...
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Aug 20, 2021
Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard: Waterbury, Vermont
I just returned from my visit to Waterbury, Vermont to pay my respects to the graveyard of discontinued flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice...
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Aug 8, 2021
A man's home is a castle: Wellington, Florida
So Bruce Woods was down at the local library reading one of those coffee table editions of Irish Castles. He was blown away by a picture...
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Aug 2, 2021
Mary Brickell Park: Miami Florida
501 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI Visiting Brickell park it sure was crazy seeing this mausoleum just sitting there in the center of the high...
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Jul 19, 2021
Sights and Sounds of Delray Beach
Took a nice bike ride through the City of Delray Beach this morning. Started out in the West Settler District and worked my way to the...
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Jul 12, 2021
The Wauwinet House: Nantucket
The Wauwinet House first welcomed guests in 1875. The inn was named after the chief of the Indian tribe that inhabited the eastern...
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Jul 6, 2021
Wakodahatchee Wetlands: Delray Beach, Florida
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands, opened since 1996, are located in Delray Beach at 13026 Jog Road. They are open from Sunrise to Sunset and...
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Jul 5, 2021
Tate's Hell: Carrabelle, Florida
I know I will most likely never venture into Tate's Hell in the very near future.....not because of the legend but because it is a long...
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Jul 5, 2021
The Morikami Museum: Delray Beach, Florida
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is a center for Japanese arts and culture located at 4000 Morikami Park Rd. in Delray Beach,...
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Jul 4, 2021
Mounts Botanical Gardens: West Palm Beach, Florida
With a mission to "inspire and educate through nature" and a history spanning more than 40 years, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach...
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Jul 4, 2021
Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Juno Beach, Florida
Great place to visit where you can seewatch Sea Turtles as they recuperate from the many injuries they receive in the many waterways and...
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Jun 25, 2021
Greenport: Long Island, New York
In the mid 1600s, a group of colonists from New Haven, Connecticut crossed Long Island Sound and settled in the township of Southold,...
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Jun 24, 2021
Bonnet House: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
THE BONNET HOUSE BIRD CAGE What a gorgeous piece of preoperty the Bonnet House is on. The Bonnet House (also known as the Bartlett...
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Jun 22, 2021
Society of The Four Arts: Palm Beach, Florida
This is such a great place to walk around and enjoy the gardens and the arts. They have different exhibitions which change often. The day...
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Jun 22, 2021
Highlands Hammock State Park: Sebring, Florida
Highlands Hammock is a place where wilderness and history are preserved. Visitors can walk the trails where the Florida panther and black...
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Jun 22, 2021
Flamingo Botanical Gardens: Davie, Florida
Originally founded as Flamingo Groves, a citrus orchard, in 1927 by Floyd L. and Jane Wray. The Wrays came to Florida in 1925 and were...
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Jun 22, 2021
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park: Gainesville, Florida
In the midst of North Florida's sandy terrain and pine forests, a bowl-shaped cavity 120 feet deep leads down to a miniature rain forest....
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Jun 18, 2021
Mrs. Wilke's Dining Room: Savannah, Georgia
Most Southern towns used to boast a boardinghouse where you could find a simple, quiet room and a communal dining room that offered at...
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Jun 11, 2021
Villa of San Michele: Isle of Capri, Italy
Axel Munthe first visited Capri as a tubercular teenager and it was then that he fell in love with the island. After climbing the...
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Jun 11, 2021
Mariah Brown House: Coconut Grove, Florida
Mariah Brown was born in the Bahamas in 1851. She immigrated to the United States in 1880. By 1885, Mrs. Brown was living in Key West...
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Jun 11, 2021
Fred the Tree: Old 7 Mile Bridge, Key West
Affectionately nicknamed “Fred,” this sturdy but unexpected tree has grown and flourished in the roadbed of the Old Seven Mile Bridge. A...
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Jun 10, 2021
Mary Brickell Park: Miami, Florida
This park is located at 501 Brickell Avenue Visiting Brickell park last week, it sure was crazy seeing this mausoleum just sitting there...
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Jun 10, 2021
Wynwood: Miami, Florida
Took a train ride to Wynwood to see what all the fuss was about. The actual Wynwood Walls was closed due to the pandemic the day I went,...
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Jun 10, 2021
Elena Hoyos: Key West Cemetery
This is the headstone of Otto Bethel (1876-1950). He is one of the men tasked with hiding the body of Elena Hoyos in the Key West...
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My Travel Timeline
Koreshan State Park: Estero, Florida
Founded in 1894 by Dr. Cyrus Teed, an unconventional physician from Utica, New York, graduate of the Eclectic Medical College of New...
Soloman's Castle in Ona Florida
I decided I wanted to visit a place I had never been. I zeroed in on Arcadia, Florida. It was a little less than a 3 hour drive from home...
The Historic Jungle Trail-Vero Beach
The Historic Jungle Trail is an 8-mile sandy road on Orchid Island - a barrier island along the Indian River north of Vero Beach. The...
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