Indeed, Palisades Tahoe is an “upside down” mountain, its trails designed with the most plentiful and interesting greens and blues at the top, so even beginners and low intermediates get the full experience and awe of the spectacular vistas that make Palisades Tahoe such a special place. Taki...
offers visitors a scenic hike along a white-blazed path inhabited by "fairies." This is the 1 trail of this list we have already hiked and it's a fun family hike that you can make more intense if you don't have little ones with you, but if you love the Hobbit, then this is fun...
For me, the mark of a place that takes pride in itself and has community spirit is one that has historic markers and plaques and its respect for historic and cultural places. You feel it especially in the historic Davenport Hotel – a truly grand dame that is very happy to share its sto...
Georgetown, is a significant landmark and the seat of the country’s legislative authority. As the place where elected representatives gather to make decisions on behalf of the nation, the Parliament Building holds historical and political significance. ...
They’ve also been readingThe Nick Adams Stories,a collection of short stories that Hemingway wrote about his boyhood in northern Michigan. The stories cover hunting, fishing, life, death–all the most important things– with descriptions that make you feel you’re there with him. In “Big ...
Several of the buildings on town have Heritage Uxbridge plaques on them. The one pictured below says that it belonged to George and Elizabeth Todd. George owned Todd’s Produce and they lived in the house from 1911-1955. The house was built in 1875. There are several streets in Goodwood ...
It is not a museum but an open park area with some inscriptions, plaques and sculptures dedicated to the victims of the bombings. The focal point is a stunning monument that provides a quiet space for contemplation and remembrance. A reflecting pool accompanies it and has a wall with the lis...
A loud weird sound was coming from a bird far up on the wires above and I could barely make it out even with the telephoto lens of my camera. On further inspection later with the trusty bird posters, I saw that it was a Belter Kingfisher. Never heard of it, never saw one but now...
Maybe this is deceptive, though. It can make you feel like you belong – and maybe you kind of do – but for all of the formal politeness, reflexive kindness and genuine friendliness (yes, friendly; it’s not a word that usually springs to mind when we talk about Japanese people, but...
they dug through three subterrnean streams and poured molten copper nd bronze to make the outer coffin, and the tomb was file with models of palaces, pavilions and offices as well as fine vessels, precious tones and rarities. Artisans were ordered to fix up crossbows so that any theif ...