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Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Roger

We didn’t do much on Memorial Day — the crowds were still massive. I did take off in the afternoon and walk the Schoolhouse Gap Trail in the National Park in search of a Swainson’s Warbler. It’s a little brown … Continue reading →

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Tennessee

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Roger

Jellico, Tennessee

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Kentucky

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Roger

The chair entered Kentucky west of Cincinnati on May 27, but I couldn’t stop in the middle of the Ohio River bridge, so we stopped at the Tennessee border on May 28.

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Creation Museum — Petersburg, Kentucky

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Roger

We spent a morning touring the Creation Museum. When we strolled through the garden, we saw two wild Northern Water Snakes swimming in one of the ponds. The top one was about two-and-a-half feet long, the other one about a … Continue reading →

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Whitewater Canal State Historic Site — Metamora, Indiana

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Roger

We recently returned from a 10-day vacation, most of which was spent in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, with family. On our trip down, we stopped in southeastern Indiana and took a ride on a canal boat. What’s left of the canal runs … Continue reading →

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