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Photo Gallery: Week 1 (April 16-22, 2007)
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Results
of winter storm in PA (4/16) |
Said
storm in said state of PA (4/16) |
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End of
the snow storm, somewhere in PA (4/16) |
Bridge
to Terabithia... or is it to Maryland. Hard to tell. (4/16) |
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The
night shot from Marsha and Elliot's place, Baltimore, MD (4/16) |
The day
shot from Marsha and Elliot's place, Baltimore, MD (4/17) |
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Very
excited about veggies at Whole Foods, Baltimore, MD (4/17) |
Just as
excited about Wal-Mart, Baltimore, MD (4/17) |
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Nothing
like a good piece of chew after sushi - chewing gum, that is! Elkridge, MD
(4/17) |
Cousin
Scott and me, Elkridge, MD (4/17) |
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Cows.
'nuff said. Somewhere in VA (4/17) |
Vultures abound, obviously waiting for us to breakdown!
Somewhere in WV (4/17) |
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The
beautiful Seneca Rocks (in the back on the right)
Seneca Rocks, WV (4/17) |
You
talkin' to me? |
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Quaint
country store with sweet surprises inside (see next picture),
Seneca
Rocks, WV (4/18) |
And I
thought pickled herring was bad!
Harper's Store, Seneca Rocks, WV (4/18) |
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Good
enough reason for me!
Harper's Store, Seneca Rocks, WV (4/18) |
Sittin'
pretty while "rock climbing" - i.e., climbing a 5-foot-tall rock that sits
along the path to the top of Seneca Rocks - that's my Mountain Mama! (4/18) |
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We
learned a lot about short cuts on our walk to the top of Seneca Rocks |
Lucky
shot shooting blindly at this vulture flying across the sun |
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No
grizzly sightings, but other just-as-fierce wildlife abound |
JSS +
EM = tru luv 4-eva (ain't we hip?!) |
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Atop
the mountainous mountain, a fellow hiker was kind enough to take our picture
with the "rocks" of Seneca Rocks in the background (4/18) |
On top
of Seneca Rocks in West Virginia, a likely place to meet a fellow New
Englander from Massachusetts, Vicki, one of only 3 people we saw on the
mountain today (4/18) |
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The
view from base camp (i.e., the parking lot) of Seneca Rocks (4/18) |
The
view from the parking lot (i.e., base camp) of my home away from home,
Elkins, WV (4/18) |
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Just a
picture I liked from the road in Virginia (4/19) |
Were
wiser words ever written? (4/19) |
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Along
the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park, VA (4/19) |
Blue
Ridge Mountains, VA (4/19) |
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Finding
the perfect place to meditate took some time,
but mission accomplished! |
We saw
many bikers and were duly impressed |
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A
scenic view at one of the lakes along the Blue Ridge Parkway, VA (4/20) |
A small
dam at the end of the lake in the previous picture |
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A small
waterfall at the Old Logging Railroad, Blue Ridge Parkway, VA, where we met the couple from
Wallingford, CT |
This is
C.H., Navy veteran, family man, and owner of the Knob Hill Motor Lodge in
Hillsville, VA (4/20) |
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This is
Remington, a Virginia Tech student who made our visit to the Hillsville
Family Fish House most enjoyable (4/20) |
Elena
shows off our bowl of hush puppies, a southern staple
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Making
new friends at the Fun Things Etc. shop on Main in Waynesville, NC (4/21)
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And
even more new friends (Janet, Mike, Linda, & Roger) at the Tea-tasting held
at Osondu Booksellers on Main, also in Waynesville, NC (4/21) |
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Would
you believe Elena won the 3rd drawing (of 3)?! (She said she did "The
Secret". I believe it!) She won a tea called Iron Goddess, which
legend says cured an emperor who had been sick for many years practically
overnight.
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Enjoying the tea, all provided by Rishi Tea, all organic free-trade tea |
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Blue
Ridge Mountains from the base of Clingmans Dome in the Great Smokey Mountain
National Park, NC |
Taking
a little lunch break with my baby |
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Will
the REAL eaglemoon please stand up?! |
Catchin' some rays |
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Walkin'
the Appalachian Trail with only two changes of clothes and averaging one
shower a week. This is the picture of roughin' it (while we head for
the EconoLodge for a nice, hot, steamy shower!) |
Also
walkin' the trail; been walking for about a month, planned for about 6
months, from here to Maine. And we thought WE were adventurous!!! |
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Picturesque scene on the way to the top of Chimney Tops |
Walking
up to Chimney Tops; did I mention it's 2 miles (one way), and 1700 feet high
(from the start of the trail)? Just checking. |
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Some of
the ferocious wildlife seen along the way to Chimney Tops
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The
thrill of victory (see the guy at the top),
and the agony of defeat (see Elena) |
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