Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
This suspension bridge caught my attention at once. I had to visit once I found it on the map, and we have returned a number of times. There are a number of campsites on the other side of the river, a frequently in-use swimming hole just upriver, and… suspension bridges are just fun!
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Just like a sunset, sunrises provide an opportunity to see one of nature’s most frequent wonders. Watching the sun rise can give you a sense of fresh beginnings and is a wonderful way to start the day. It requires a bit of planning, however.
You need to know:
what time the sun comes up
a good place to [...]
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Nothing like finding a treasure while you’re out hiking! A beautiful fall day provided a perfect setting for finding this geocache. My wife and I followed our GPSr down the trail to the GeoCache. We detoured many times, admiring the views and exploring side-trails. This was one of those adventures that provided the openings for [...]
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
How often do you take the time to really appreciate a beautiful sunset? Do you do more than look for a few seconds and comment/think how beautiful it is before you continue whatever you were doing? This is something that I often have a hard time with and am trying to work on.
I have heard [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Head on around the bend from the altar and you can once again view the caves. From this angle, the appearance of a face is gone, but the vibrant colors of fall achieve their full effect. If only my painting could achieve half of this effect!
Click to see full-sized.
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
Adventure-Some.com has been live for over 3.5 months now. It has over 70 posts, 5 pages and a steady number of readers.
The question now is, where do you want this site to go? I enjoy running this site, but ultimately, it is written for YOU. Here’s you chance to influence the future of the site.
4 [...]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
A short distance from the caves is a natural “altar” that my wife and I stumbled upon. When you’re walking along the trail below the cliff and look up, it can be a bit of a shock to see this formation and wonder who built it (too many viewings of The Blair Witch, I suppose). [...]
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Do you remember these things? I had one when I was younger and finally, out of frustration, put it back together by peeling off the stickers and putting them where they needed to be.
Recently, I decided that I wanted to finally “beat” this toy and requested one for Christmas. “It will be a good [...]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Here are the caves that I mentioned. My wife and I climbed down the cliff (it’s not too hard, there’s a trail off to the side) and were surprised to discover that the cliff was looking at us! You can see, in the lower left corner, my wife is looking right back!
It didn’t take [...]
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
What do you do when you are driving aroudn town on your tractor, can’t find your friends, and are bored? If you are a particular young Finnish man*, you call the local radio station and try to talk your way into a free prize. There are no contests going on, no give-aways currently taking place, [...]
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