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Machetes, Salvation, and a Major Heart Attack

{Could be subtitled, “Our Vacation and What We Came Home To“} The content of this post and its title are not going to appear to match, that is, unless you read it all of the way to the end. Most of the content will be about a quick trip to...

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Taughannock Falls Lookout

After our long day at Letchworth State Park the day before, Taughannock State Park in the Fingers Lake Region, seemed like a fun rest day for our family. We started as we had the two summers before, looking from the lookout down to the falls. There was more water in...

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Family Vacation: First Stop – Ithaca, New York

The planning stages for the whole family to go to Upper New York State began, I think, when we came back from our last trip to the Finger Lakes area. That pretty much sums up how much we love the natural beauty in that part of the state. It’s about...

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Taughannock Falls State Park

So after hours of travel, we were finally at our first destination, Taughannock Falls State Park. We parked at the visitor center and to my surprise, greeted with the Maryland state flower right here in New York! Taughannock Falls State Park’s namesake waterfall is one of the outstanding natural attractions...

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Driving to New York and Taking Photos

Well Laura did the driving and I did the taking photos. (Or as John calls it, “Drive by Shooting.”) Laura asked me if I wanted to go with her one weekend to New York to see some waterfalls. I said YES! I didn’t have to think about it much, I...

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Who Knew Rod Stewart Liked Model Trains?

I’ve always been kind of fascinated with model trains. We always had a train set under our Christmas tree when I was young, and then as a mom, made sure my children had a train set too. Perhaps it’s in my blood, my granddad worked for B&O Railroad. One of...