Travels



We love to travel, visit historical sites and State and National Parks. 

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FLORIDA

There is something for everyone in St. Augustine including beaches, historical sites, 
dining, lighthouses, parks, fishing charters, beautiful sunsets, alligators and 
shopping to name a few.


MARYLAND

Baltimore, Maryland and Edgar Allan Poe
We found Baltimore to be a beautiful city full of culture, historical buildings and sites, harbors, ethnic neighborhoods, churches, restaurants, statues, and many parks and many Poe sites. 


MICHIGAN

Holland is a beautiful little town loaded with wooden shoes, statues, quaint shops, lots of Dutch heritage, and countless tulips and other spring flowers.


NEW YORK

The village is known as the setting of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", written by Irving in 1820, who lived in neighboring Tarrytown and is buried in Sleepy Hollow CemeteryOriginally incorporated as North Tarrytown in the late 1800s, the village officially adopted the name of Sleepy Hollow in 1996.



OHIO


Chillicothe, Ohio. We drove slowly back until the dead end, and then up and up a sloping driveway to an old farmhouse and barns.  My maiden name is Seymour; my grandmother Lucy Curtis married my grandfather Alonzo Harvey Seymour.


Malabar Farm State Park  Lucas, Ohio
Malabar Farm, in Pleasant Valley, was Bromfield's dream. He built the house, restored the land, and preserved the woodland. 
Bromfield has come to be recognized as a pioneer in organic farming.


Motorcycle or Sports Car Drive:   Marietta, Ohio
After touring Henderson Hall we headed north out of Marietta on Route 26.  Following Route 26 we then turn left (or north) onto SR 260, then left onto 565 to left on County Road 145, and then take 821,


Zombies have a complex literary heritage of authors ranging from Richard Matheson and H.P. Lovecraft to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, all drawing on European folklore of the undead.                     



OKLAHOMA

The Mercantile   Pawhuska, Oklahoma
The Pioneer Woman or Ree Drummond has numerous cookbooks, and a cooking show and also has her own blog where it all started.  Recently she and her husband opened a shop called The Mercantile in her hometown of Pawhuska, Oklahoma.


SOUTH DAKOTA

What not to miss? The Badlands of course. There is an entrance fee. I recommend hiking one of the trails through the Badlands. Some trails are pretty level, short, and easy, but give you stunning views of the area. And take the Badlands Loop Road.

TENNESSEE

The Carnton Plantation and The Battle of Franklin 
The floors of this restored Plantation in Tennessee are still stained with the blood of the men who were operated on during the battle.  In one room where the operating tables were set up, you can see the heavy bloodstains in a semi-circle around a clear spot where the surgeon stood.

VIRGINIA  


Charlottesville, VA.  Recently while driving the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway we visited Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.  Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and the third president of the United States.


WEST VIRGINIA

The Mothman Festival  Point Pleasant, WV
The Mothman is said to be a moth-like creature seen in and around the area of Point PleasantWest Virginia from November 1966 to December 1967. The first reported sighting was on November 12, 1966, by five men digging a grave at a cemetery near ClendeninWV.


CANADA

Lake Superior Circle Tour
What is the Lake Superior Circle Tour? 
It is a 1,300-mile circle tour by highway around the world’s largest and most famous freshwater lake, with scenic shorelines, sandy beaches, and towering bluffs.  We actually ended up driving around 2400 miles.


MEXICO

If you prefer not to swim in the ocean, all hotels have swimming pools, and most more than one.  Group sightseeing tours, water sports, day trips and deep-sea fishing, etc., all can be booked right from your hotel. Or just relax, have an adult beverage and enjoy the white sandy beaches!



OTHER

Tent Camping List
One of the most important things I've learned is to keep it simple.
A phase our friend, Tom Thornton taught us is: K I S S, for keep it simple stupid.
You can make the camping experience as easy or as hard as you like, but camping should be fun and enjoyable.


The World's Longest Yard Sale is also known as The 127 Yard Sale or The 127 Corridor Sale and is a 4-day event every year. The dates are always the first Thursday of August, from Thursday to Sunday





    



2 comments:

  1. Seems you're pretty diverse in what you like for your travel destinations! Thanks for the travel and vacation ideas.

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  2. We really love our National Parks, history, season change and the great outdoors so many if not most of our adventures center around one or more of those interests. Thanks for the comment!

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