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Lowell Observatory Pluto Telescope

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My parents in front of the historical 13 inch Astrograph (a type of telescope employed exclusively to take pictures) used to discover Pluto in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. This was at Lowell Observatory, Mars Hill Campus, in Flagstaff, AZ, which was named as one of “The World’s Most Important Places” by…

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Santa’s Wonderland in Texas

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The Biggest Christmas attraction in the state of Texas that sparkles with over 3 million LED lights, is located in College Station. Santa’s Wonderland sits on 69 acres boasting Santa’s Town, Texas Christmas Village, and the spectacular over a mile long winding trail of lights. And this Christmas season, it…

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Desert View Watchtower Photos

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I can say it was still beautiful especially at the Desert View and Watchtower site even though much of the Grand Canyon view was covered by clouds and fog. When I booked our flights, the weather forecast was not available yet for the week that my parents and I would be…

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Hamilton Pool Preserve

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One of the stops on our trip on thanksgiving weekend was to the Hamilton Pool Preserve in Dripping Springs, Texas, just about 23 miles north of Austin off Highway 71. From the parking lot we hiked less than a mile through a kind of a rugged terrain, hilly and rocky, but…

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Fall Foliage Colors

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One of the reasons I wanted to go to the Travis County Park was to see the fall foliage colors along our way. In Texas, at least along our route, and maybe because of this time of the year, there was not much however we still see some of the beautiful foliage. Still…

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Aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington

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My beautiful mom and I aboard the USS Lexington (USS Lexington Museum on the Bay), a World War II-vintage aircraft carrier, docked in Corpus Christi, Texas! It also served as an attack carrier, anti-submarine carrier, and training carrier. Records show it is as tall as a 19 story building; as…

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Aerial view of Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges

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It was time for a vacation and I was taking my parents with me to some places in the United States. New York was on our itinerary. This was our first view of New York city, the famous Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge, as well as the Manhattan Skyline.…

Outdoorsy Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend : A Must-See in Page, Arizona

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Located just two-hour drive from Desert View in Grand Canyon, in Page, Arizona off Highway 89, was the Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River that I have heard/read about after my solo trip to the Grand Canyon two years prior. One of the tourists’ comments was it could easily be…

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Aboard the Battleship USS Texas!

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The Battleship is 100+ years old! Isn’t she beautiful and so precious? A piece of major world history. The Battleship Texas, USS TEXAS BB-35, had taken part of both the World War 1 and World War 2 naval battles, and is still surviving until now, though it needed some repairs. It…

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Historic Mission Control Center

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So this was where the action took place! The Historic Mission Control Center! For me it is “hallowed”! It is just so amazing, looking at the consoles, telemetries and monitors the NASA team used to monitor and guide space missions, in the 1960’s, when the technology is not as advanced as…

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