Tagged With "Jackson Hole"
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Ghost Adventures in Gettysburg and Maryland
It's Halloween and what could be more timely that stories of ghosts and visiting the places they haunt, like Stephanie Kalina-Metzger did in Gettysburg and Maryland.
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High Force Waterfall, Middleton-in-Teesdale
A lovely waterfall, one of England's largest, is beautifully captured and featured today by photographer Ian Cook.
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Taking a tour to Chichén Itzá
Jonathan L takes us along on a tour of Chichén Itzá, with a bonus swim in an underground lake.
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Southwest Pulling Out of Smaller Cities
Southwest Airlines, the upstart that is now the biggest domestic-only U.S. carrier, is pulling out of a number of smaller cities, including Key West, Jackson MS and Branson MO and shifting its planes to cities where they can fly fuller. It's leaving...
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Trainer for Day: Dolphinarium, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Just outside of Puerto Vallarta, set along the Bay, is a large aquatic facility, housing dolphins and several sea lions, along with a few other exotic animals. There are many opportunities to interact with the sea life, but we chose to do the...
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El Morro National Monument - a hike to early american graffiti
El Morro National Monument On a drive from Taos to LA I was able to stop at El Morro National Monument ....
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Finding Reiner #7: Shrapnel & Bones
Paweł and I are back in his little red car on one-lane Polish roads behind tractors. Google Maps underestimates our driving time, and we’re going nowhere fast. Nothing fazes Paweł though, and he's ready with cameras for any kind of...
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Finding Reiner #8: Trail's End?
I’m reluctant to say goodbye to Łukasz and his family because now I want to buy my own metal detector and continue digging in Poland. But, Paweł and I have a long drive ahead to Świeradów Zdrój , a Polish spa town in the...
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Coastal California: A Village, a Hamlet, and a Wide Spot in the Road
I was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay Area, mostly in Redwood City on the Peninsula, 25 miles south of the City, on the east side of the mountains that separate the bay from the ocean. During my teens, on warm weekends and hot...
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Gallery: Hapuna Beach Prince Resort, Hawaii
One of my favorite places to travel is the Big Island of Hawaii. Where else can you find the tallest mountains in the world, the most active volcano in the world, and a surreal landscape of lava flows, desert vegetation, coffee plantations and...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 15, 2014: Deck Chairs Aboard QM2
empty deck chairs on the QM2 When we think about cruising the seas aboard a luxury liner, we conjure up images of stately cabins, five star dining, deck quoits, sitting by the pool, dancing till dawn and exotic ports of call. Well, I...
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Finding Reiner #2: Chasing Ghosts
I'm deep into last-minute research for my "Finding Reiner" adventure. My suitcase is packed with device chargers, plug adaptors, Swiss Army knives, bandaids, spare batteries, and clip-on, flat water flasks for the trail. But, my desk is covered...
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Journey to Jordan: Pt. 5, Wadi Rum
In Part 5, ProfessorAbe takes us to Wadi Rum, an area so apparently barren it has doubled for Mars in movie shoots.
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Surprising Speke Hall, Liverpool
Liverpool's Speke Hall is not your average stately home. Built in the 16th century and occupied into the 20th, it has a fascinating history.
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Wyoming prepares for 2017 total solar eclipse visitors
The first US mainland total viewable solar eclipse in 4 decades has Wyoming officials preparing for a tourist onslaught.
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Wyoming snowboarders play 'cat and moose'
Two snowboarders unaware at first that they had a very large playmate.
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National Museum, Edinburgh: Scotland's Attic
PHeymont visits Scotland's fascinating and diverse National Museum. Llike the Smithsonian, it's a "nation's attic."
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Aug. 1, 2019: "Hole in the Wall" Chesapeake City, MD
GarryRF visits a restored 18th-century house with an unusual history.
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George Washington Memorial Park, Jackson, Wyoming
DrFumblefinger visits Town Square in Jackson, which is the heart of the town. The square is best know for the four antler arches at each of its entrances.
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10 Awesome Things to do on an African Safari
Safaris have evolved into a mixtureof travel experiences that can appeal to your individual interests, like hot-air ballooning, fly-in camping and fishing.
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Nero's palace yields new surprise
Excavation near the Colosseum has revealed a lost treasure of Roman art and history, now being excavated.
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Five NZ Winter Getaways That You Won't Want To Miss
Looking for ways to occupy yourself when visiting New Zealand in winter? Some interesting suggestions for active and relaxed vacations are presented (sponsored content)
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Ayres Natural Bridge Park - Wyoming's First Tourist Attraction
Samantha shares her short but beautiful visit to Ayres Natural Bridge Park while on a road trip to Casper, Wyoming. It was quite peaceful in September.
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Langtang Views, Part 1
Bob Cranwell, the Amateur Emigrant, shares memories of an exhausting but rewarding visit to a remote area of Nepal.
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Bergamo, Italy: Jewel of Lombardy
Professor Abe takes us on a loving tour of Bergamo, Italy and its food as well.
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Top 3 Best Golf Tours for Beginners
Sebastian offers suggestions for where people who love to golf should tee off soon (sponsored content)
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Luray Caverns, Virginia
George G visits a busy, and impressive, Luray Caverns and adds info on other attractions in the area.
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Soundwaves: Another reason for Nashville
Marilyn Jones gets some winter thrills at an indoor-outdoor water park combined with a country-music themed resort.
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Notre Dame: Tarps and future fantasies
The roof is covered now by a waterproof tarp, while architects begin to spin fantasies about a permanent roof and spire.
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Lisbon: Lunch on the "Other Side"
There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river, connected to the city by a...
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Swedish jailbreak over: 24 bulls back in pen
A jailbreak by a herd of prison-farm bulls in northern Sweden was short-lived; the bulls were recaptured nearby.
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Celebrating Nature on Seven Continents: Africa, part 1: A Hyena Worth Waiting For
On safari in Kenya's savanna, Kirsten Hines' tour group makes an unexpected wildlife sighting...
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Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
British archaeologists have found evidence that cheese-making in the high Alpine regions may date back to the Iron Age, 3000 years ago.
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May 15, 2016: The Mysterious Moai
The giant figures of Easter Island have long fascinated visitors, not only for their size and cultural importance but also for their process of creation.
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Following the Nesting Turtles, Monterrico, Guatemala
On a beach in Guatemala, Lestertheinvestor and his wife watch turtles lay eggs and then help collect them for hatching at a conservation site.
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Atlanta's New Record: 100 million passengers in 2015...so far!
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, which has claimed the title of world's busiest airport 17 years running, based on numbers of passengers, has now become the first airport ever to serve 100 million passengers in a year...and the year ain't over yet! But the airport didn't wait for the last days of the year to celebrate; in the clip below you can see how it celebrated, with surprise honors for the lucky 100-millionth passenger, Larry Kendrick, who was greeted by Mayor Kasim Read, news...
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Signs of Jackson, Wyoming
A look at what the signs of Jackson, Wyoming, tell us about the inhabitants of this town.
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Feb. 4, 2016: Speke Hall, Liverpool England
Speke Hall, originally built in 1530, has an atmospheric interior that spans many periods. It also has extensive gardens with excellent views.
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Experts: Now's the time for Northern Lights
If you've always had a yen to see nature's most spectacular light show, the Northern Lights, or if you prefer, Aurora Borealis, now's the time, according to experts cited by The Telegraph (UK). Dr. Nathan Case of AuroraWatch UK told the paper that “The months surrounding the equinoxes are generally good for aurora hunting. As we head into winter, the evenings start to stretch out, giving us more chance to see them. A space weather phenomenon called the 'Russell-McPherson' effect also means...
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Tasmania Travel Experience – Get the Most out of Your Trip
Nina Simons has some suggestions for visiting Tasmania and shares some of the travel gems you'll find there.
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The Hole of Horcum, Levisham near Pickering, North Yorkshire.
Paul Hunter visits the Hole of Horcum, an unusual geologic feature in North York Moors.
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Museum of Apiculture, Radovljica, Slovenia (Where Gumbo was #298)
Gumbo was visiting the unusual and interesting bee-keeping museum in Slovenia, which helps preserve the history and traditions of bee-keeping.
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Dec. 12, 2018: New Orleans Chrismtas Tree
Samantha shares the huge Christmas tree in the Crescent City.
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Re: Signs of Jackson, Wyoming
Very entertaining DrF . I enjoyed looking around another smalltown USA. I presume it's still a working City with 10,000 people living there. Looks like a setting for "Blazing Saddles" - with less horses ! Did you know the Town "Sheriff" got his name from the "Shire Reef" - the Reef being a medieval name for a law enforcement officer of the English King. They had Town Reefs before that. But the Shire Reef of Nottingham got a horse with flashing hooves thrown in with the job. Bit like a...
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Re: Amsterdam's new 'underground' museum
Most European Cities have been occupied by man for thousands of years. It's hard to dig a hole without something of interest coming up. All the items that I have found in my garden were explained when I was informed this area was an Army Training Camp in 1914 - 1919. Liverpool City Centre gets evacuated when a 1,000 pound bomb from 1942 gets unearthed during building work. Maybe once every 5 years.
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Re: End may be near for new 747s
I'm not sure I remember the first time I saw one, but I certainly remember my first flight. I think the largest plane I'd been on up to that time was a 707, and between the vast expanses and (relatively) high ceiling, I felt a little like Alice just after falling into the rabbit hole. When you compare the thoughtful ways, over the years, in which the 747 developed and the new uses developed for it with the way the 737 appears to have just grown like Topsy...well, I think there's something...
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Re: The Famous River Walk in San Antonio, Texas
Glad you guys enjoyed the post. Thank you for all the comments, and your definition of Tex-Mex Justin. What I neglected to say in my post was that we became obsessed with their BBQ while we were out there. OMG, it was the BEST! Kansas City BBQ is good, but nothing compared to Texas. Can't wait to go back and get me some more BBQ. Make sure to hit the little hole in the wall places as they are usually the best. Thanks again everyone for the comments.
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Re: Feb. 6, 2016: Dashing through the Snow
Thanks for the note, Garry! They do love a run in the snow, and no ponds underneath to worry about -- just the rare gopher hole which is just as bad! Scenery should last. Properties around us are all privately and people want to keep their trees.
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Naples: Lively Streets and Sights
A week in Naples gave PHeymont a chance to see some of the liveliest street scenes in a colorful and chaotic neighborhood.