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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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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…

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…