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The historic town of Flat Rock, established in 1807, is just what an ivy and pine mountain village should be with unique little shops, and delightful restaurants. Golf courses are nearby. In most seasons you can enjoy plays and concerts…
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People driving through the San Luis Valley, located 16 miles north of Alamosa on Colorado highway 17, hardly notice the sign that says: Great Sand Dunes National Park. Bruce and I have driven this 50 mile gun barrel road ad…
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In the Blue Ridge Mountains, about an hour from airports in Greenville, SC, two hours from Charlotte, NC, and a half hour from Asheville, NC, we made a real find through Air B&B…Pura Vida Cottage (near Hendersonville). We had never before…
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Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington, Kentucky) in its 40th Anniversary year is amazing and huge! The paddocks and pastures and show rings are always busy and are lush in Kentucky Blue Grass. We especially enjoyed the introduction to the different horse…
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It was a bold and brave commitment, which Mark Belissimo and his Board of Directors at Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina made, to host the FEI World Equestrian Olympics at the newest and largest equestrian center in the…
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I have to eat more bacon? Really? Who wouldn’t want that? Okay, maybe vegetarians not so much. But I have it on good authority – my one vegan friend – that that bovine delicacy is the verboten food most missed….
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While enjoying the beautiful forests and cool of summer in Newberry, Michigan, we found The Logging Museum at the edge of town is worth a stop. With various kinds of saws and equipment of historical logging, the small museum and…
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Farm History. Family History. Artistry. Bursts of color. Tradition. Community. Creativity. So many different celebrations of life represented by the bountiful wooden quilts that majestically drape almost five dozen barn doors illuminating the landscape of Tualatin Valley (Twal’ i-tin), Oregon…
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McMenamins Grand Lodge (Mic MIN i mins) in Tualatin (T’WAL-i-tin) Valley, Oregon (OAR-i-gin) – you get the idea — gives new meaning to the word funky — also whimsical and droll and quirky. Oh yes, and historic. But if you’re…
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About an hour north of Newberry, MI, is the most fascinating Shipwreck Museum and Lighthouse we have ever seen. It is located at Whitefish Point, one of the most dangerous places in Lake Superior. Over the years 30,000 people have…
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