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Picture a Day #338 – A Trip to Yellowstone

Posted on December 16, 2012 by joanienaz

On a visit to Yellowstone National Park, there is so much to see and do, that you can’t bear to waste a minute of your time. After setting up camp in the northeastern section of the park, we drove the northern loop before … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #191-Camping in Vermont

Posted on July 9, 2012 by joanienaz

It has been a month since my last post about our trip across the US four years ago. I have covered the trip from west to east. Here is my first post that chronicles our journey back home from the East Coast to the … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #162 – Acadia National Park

Posted on June 10, 2012 by joanienaz

Our trip to Maine was spent exploring Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. There was a lot to see and do, and we barely scratched the surface! We spent two nights camping in the park in mid-July, 2008. A drive along the loop … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #161 – A Visit to the State of Maine

Posted on June 9, 2012 by joanienaz

My mother loved to tell the story of my great-great-grandfather. He was my mother’s father’s mother’s father. whew! A New Englander, he was a sea-captain out of Bar Harbor, Maine. He served in the US Navy during the Civil War. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #112 – National Park Week, Day 1

Posted on April 21, 2012 by joanienaz

Today is the first day of National Park Week. In honor of this event, I am posting photos that I took at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, during the summer of 2010. I remember the first time we visited this park. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #47 – Saying Goodbye to the Rockies

Posted on February 16, 2012 by joanienaz

My husband and I lived and worked in Rocky Mountain National Park way back in the late 1980’s. We spent two winters on the east side, and one summer on the west side. What a treat to look out our window … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #43 – Camping in the Rocky Mountains

Posted on February 12, 2012 by joanienaz

Our campground on the San Isabel National Forest in Colorado was one of the nicest spots on our trip! I love aspen! Looking west from our campsite, toward the Continental Divide. wild iris

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Picture a Day #29 – Camping on the Kaibab

Posted on January 29, 2012 by joanienaz

After driving through the dark until it was quite late, we finally found a spot and set up camp with a little help from our headlights. This is the forest where my husband and I worked together for a summer, … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #22 – Crossing a Continent

Posted on January 22, 2012 by joanienaz

I began the story in pictures of our trip across the country at the end. Now I will back up, and go to the beginning, because I think it will make more sense. My husband and I left the California coast in … Continue reading →

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