Tag: mountains
group name: mountainlife
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February 23, 2007 03:16 PM EST --
I received a call from my mother Saturday afternoon, in early December; she informed me that my Granddad had passed away a few hours earlier. I paced the floor and then looked out of the . . . more
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October 07, 2007 01:30 PM EDT --
By Marc Ethier
Gather Correspondent
The days became weeks and the weeks months and suddenly we were staring down the departure date for our return to The States. We wanted to end with something spectacular. . . . more
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February 23, 2007 02:03 AM EST --
After spending a hectic couple of days at the Boskone Convention in Boston, Gynn and I drove north. We stayed a night with family in Merrimack NH, and then it was back on the road. Our destination: Some . . . more
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November 11, 2007 01:29 AM EST --
Last weekend we got away for a quick visit to the Sierra Nevada Mountains that rise out of central California to enjoy the fall colors. Our first stop was Sequoia National Park - one of my . . . more
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February 27, 2008 10:45 PM EST --
Highway 395 which travels along the Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Central California from Los Angeles to Reno, Nevada is perhaps one of the most scenic roadtrips . . . more
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October 13, 2007 04:32 PM EDT --
Around the lake~
To see the season change~
In the woods~
The path~
The back of our house~
Clarence doesn't mind the cold water~
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November 13, 2007 07:24 PM EST --
Many people think that vacationing in a National Park must be very expensive. In most National Parks, however, there is a very wide variety of lodging options that can make visiting National Parks . . . more
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October 23, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
Well we got about 4 inches on Sunday and I took some pictures and thought I would share our little storm.
This is at my son's preschool, after the kids had been out for recess.
The sand . . . more
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November 14, 2007 01:09 AM EST --
Walker Sisters Cabin on the Metcalf Bottoms Trail
Smoky Mountain National Park ~ Tennessee
The road driving up to the trail head is steep and
narrow. . . . more
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June 03, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
Welcome to Pikes Peak, Colorado! At 14,110 feet Pikes Peak towers over the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado to the east and dominates the skyline for hundreds of miles all around.
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February 28, 2007 10:48 PM EST --
This is a draft chapter of Hall's wood, a memoir of when I cut firewood back in the early 80s.
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Back when I hauled wood into Telluride, I made pretty good money, grossing . . . more
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July 17, 2007 11:00 AM EDT --
One of the most expensive yet major attraction of the White Mountains is the Cog Railway. The Cog claims to be an "engineering marvel". Built in 1930 it is am amazing experience.Climb to the . . . more
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December 16, 2005 06:10 PM EST --
This is a draft chapter from Hall's Wood , my memories of cutting wood in my 20s. If you like it, also check out Goodenough Road , 3 Cords a Day , Mr. Forget'is Name Who . . . more
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August 22, 2007 01:47 PM EDT --
My great-uncle Hjalmar Noben prospected and mined in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho, so we've been going up there for decades. On a trip in 1989, we drove to the top of Buffalo Hump (not a trip . . . more
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September 29, 2008 09:07 PM EDT --
By ForestWander Nature Photography
Waterfalls have a special attraction for me as a nature photographer.
The ability to take a slow exposure brings a waterfall picture to . . . more
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January 29, 2007 04:22 AM EST --
A few days ago a mountain lion attacked a 70-year-old man in a state park here in Northern California, near where I live. I've been reading the reports because this is something I've spent a lot . . . more
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July 30, 2007 08:58 PM EDT --
This 4th of July, my mom's house was full of children and grandchildren. Janie and I had our usual room, which is really nice, tucked back away from the highway. Out the back door is a . . . more
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February 21, 2008 04:54 PM EST --
Convict Lake is a beautiful hidden lake tucked up against the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mono County: an area of geological interest full of lakes, volcanic tablelands, high desert and glacier . . . more
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October 23, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
Today was gorgeous.
There are still leaves changing.
Clarence and Mateo
Reflection
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July 11, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
July . . . more
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