Tagged With "John Milton Carson"
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Re: Portland, Maine: A Big Little City
It's about 30 miles north of Cabot's Cove, which is near Wells, Maine. Which is at one end of the excellent Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, which combines forest and shore habitats and makes a wonderful walk. It was featured in a couple of Pictures of the Day, and was the scene, back in 2013, of Where in the World is TravelGumbo #5
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Re: John Denver Sanctuary, Aspen
That sanctuary is beautiful and the fact that it's free is amazing. Very nice photos! I'll have to stop there next time I'm in the area.
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Re: Gibside, Tyne and Wear
Perhaps the most famous member of the Bowes-Lyon family was one born just a few years after the family stopped living at Gibside. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, born in 1900, was the ninth (of ten) daughters of the 14th Earl, married the future King George VI, and then Queen Elizabeth the "Queen Mum."
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Re: January 21, 2019: Saint John City Market, New Brunswick, Canada
Terrific photos of color and texture. The fresh produce is appetizingly displayed.
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Re: Meeting of John Hamilton Grays
Charlottetown has a lot of cool statues throughout the city. I like to take photos of the signs telling about the statues. Heres the one for this
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
I empathize with your rainy, muddy experience. That is no fun. As I recall, Kitty Hawk is also very windy, one of the reasons the Wright brothers chose it. They knew if they could fly their plane into the wind for some distance, no one could challenge the fact that they had flown a heavier than air machine. I regard this as one of the greatest stories of the 20th century. Two creative guys from a bicycle shop in the midwest designed and developed a successful flying machine. It didn't take a...
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Great Piece! I've been to the Outer Banks several times and the wind always seems to make it cold. It is a neat area and I learned to always bundle up when headed there.
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Thanks for the comment guys. It has been a while and I did forget to mention the fact that the Wright Brothers were workers in a bicycle shop which makes their story even more amazing! As always DrFumblefinger, thanks for the input
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Re: Boston Public Library (Where Gumbo was #150)
What an amazing library! I look forward to seeing it. It is amazing how many of us love libraries. So far,my two favorites are both in Manchester, England.
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Re: Boston Public Library (Where Gumbo was #150)
And lets not forget Melvil Dewey - a Librarian in the North-East USA who invented the Dewey Decimal System (1876) which is now used in more than 135 Countries ! A wonderful collection of photo's. Love architecture.
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Re: A visit to Great Basin National Park
Well, for a start, make sure you visit Reno, Travel Luver. It's a much small town than Vegas but still has all the casinos, restaurants, etc that you'd expect from a Nevada City. From here it's easy to do a day trip to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, or down to Carson City. Reno is actually the closest major city to Great Basin National Park, say about a 3-4 hour drive. Vegas is 6-7 hour drive away. Salt Lake City is closer to Great Basin than Vegas. But you really can't do it as...
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? #5
Well, the photo does very much look east coast...deciduous trees, open canopy. The trail is also very well maintained...and looks like one of the photos in Pheymont's Portland Maine blog. Given that I am going to say that it is on the Rachel Carson national wildlife interpretive trail...
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Re: Baja California: La Paz — John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl”
Thanks for the note, TravelandNature! AeroMexico has pretty regularly scheduled flights into La Paz, though through Mexico City, so you'll have to connect. Worth checking major search engines like Expedia or Kayak, though, because it is a rather long drive, though I enjoy the desert scenery of Baja California.
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Re: Visiting John Steinbeck country. 2) Salinas: the National Steinbeck Center
DrFumblefinger- A wonderful presentation on the the National Steinbeck Center.I felt like I went along! It really seems that the Center does a excellent job of informing us on the life of John Steinbeck!
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Re: Visiting John Steinbeck country. 2) Salinas: the National Steinbeck Center
If you don't like Steinbeck, you'd still learn a lot about the man and this period of American history. If you're as fond of him as I am, it's an absolute treat to visit this place, TravelRob!
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Re: Visiting John Steinbeck country. 3) Cannery Row, Monterey, California
I first visited Cannery Row in 1964, on a trip from the Bay Area in my '53 Plymouth with friends, going to the Monterey Folk Festival. We slept free on the floor of a room in the Monterey Hotel of someone we met and generally had the kind of fun kids had in the mid-'60s. At that time Cannery Row looked not unlike the photo at the top, and nothing like it does today. It's the same old story for old-timers everywhere, it ain't what it was, if you're a fan of funky, as I am. The difference, in...
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Re: Visiting John Steinbeck country. 3) Cannery Row, Monterey, California
Thanks for the comment, PortMoresby. I am not fond of places badly decayed, but it would be nice to have more of the original cannery scenario still in place, instead of all the tourist traps. Agree about the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It's not to be missed, but was omitted from this piece because it didn't exist in John Steinbeck's time.
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Re: Visiting John Steinbeck country. 1) Salinas: the Steinbeck House
Thanks for the excellent tour. I haven't been there yet. I'm starting to notice the details of your pictures - that staircase looks more like a ladder - oh, so steep. (Look forward to the museum, I have been there.) - Lynn
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Rocky Mountain High? Not at Denver Airport!
While Colorado has made recreational use of marijuana legal, it's also given business owners and building operators the right to ban it on premises—and both Denver and Colorado Springs airports have done so. Now, a vendor is suing the Denver...
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Gold Country, California: The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
I thought this series about Gold Country was done. But I realize now that may not be true for some time. About 6 months ago, wanting to replace the wood stove in my house that was installed when the house was built in 1978, I called...
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Charleston's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist: Where Gumbo Was (#76)
Visiting Charleston recently, I was struck by its handsome cathedral and unusual spire. The church seems reasonably well-rooted in the 19th century, but the tower reminded me of the turn-of-the-last-century church of Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre ...
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The Gathering: Carson City, Nevada
DrFumblefinger came across this collection of classic cars and trucks on a busy shopping mall parking lot in Carson City, Nevada.
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The Casements—Winter Home of John D Rockefeller
Visit the place the Rockefellers went to escape winter. Samantha shows us around and gives its history.
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July 27, 2017: Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada
While attending a family function in the Carson City Nevada area, Ottoman took advantage of a free afternoon and drove to Lake Tahoe.
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July 4, 2018: Spotted on the Road, Carson City
A classic 1958 Impala was spotted on a parking lot in Carson City. It had been regularly used as a family car for almost 60 years.
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January 4, 2020: Statue of Pope John Paul II, Krakow
DrFumblefinger visits a statue of Pope John Paul II on Wawel Hill -- home of Krakow's royal past.
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Taos: Celebrating American and Native culture and art
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of Taos and Taos Pueblo in New Mexico.
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Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge, Maine
PHeymont shares memories of a favorite spot in Maine and some thoughts on its role in our lives.
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John Denver Sanctuary, Aspen
Many of you remember folksy singer, Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr , better known by his stage name, John Denver . John was a talented and very successful singer, songwriter and actor who made his home in Aspen,...
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Motel 6 freshens its rooms...and its image
Motel 6, a brand whose name reflects its original room price, has long been noted mainly for low prices, and for Tom Bodett's radio ads, promising that "we'll leave the light on for you." Now, facing increasing demands for comfort and...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 17, 2015: Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge, Maine
Today's picture is doing double-duty; it served as a clue in one of the earliest Where In The World is TravelGumbo puzzles, and is still one of my favorites not only because of its calming colors and gentle shapes, but also because it reminds...
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March 21, 2018: Steamboat Park- North Dakota
Samantha shares her visit to Steamboat Park in North Dakota and her connection to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Goodyear's blimp hangar is instant landmark
A new blimp needs a new hangar: 9 stories high, a football field long. And an overnight inflation crew...
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July 25, 2018: John Wayne Statue - San Antonio, TX
Samantha shares some pictures of the John Wayne statue located on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, It made her think about her grandma.
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April 29, 2018: Peg's Glorified Ham n Eggs
DrFumblefinger shares a breakfast gem that he thinks is worth your time and patronage.
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Hawaii State Capitol Building – The Aloha State
On their quest to visit all 50 state capitol buildings, Samantha and her husband feel a spirit of 'aloha' in Honolulu.
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Taos and Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
On a brief visit to Taos Pueblo and the town of Taos, PHeymont found both less and more than he expected.
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May 23, 2018: Thomson, Georgia Train Station
Samantha shares her visit to the Old Georgia Railroad Railway Train Station, formally known as the Thomson Georgia Train Station Depot.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 8, 2014: Strawberry Fields, Central Park, New York, New York
Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre landscaped section in New York City's Central Park that is dedicated to the memory of Beatles member John Lennon. It is named after the Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever". The memorial is a...
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Portland, Maine: The World's Longest Lobster Roll...and so much more!
Portland, Maine is a great place to visit any time (even in the winter!) but it’s hard to imagine a more exciting moment to have been there on the day they built the world’s longest lobster roll! The roll for the roll is seen arriving,...
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Baja California: La Paz — John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl”
(La Paz and its harbor, Mexico) The Sea of Cortez was once pearl-rich, but for unknown reasons there’s been a dramatic decline in its pearl-producing clams during the past half century. Some postulate it’s because of...
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In John Steinbeck’s wake: My Blog from the Sea of Cortez.
(Isla Espiritu Santo, views of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico) As a lad I enjoyed exploring the world through the pages of a good book. Arthur C. Clarke lead me on diving adventures off Ceylon and Australia, as well as on a...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 3) Cannery Row, Monterey, California
"Cannery Row...is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream." — John Steinbeck, from his novel ' Cannery Row' Wow! With a beautifully written introduction like that,...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 11, 2014: Highway 395
My favorite stretch of lonely road in the world is the 200 miles of Highway 395 south from Topaz Lake, where it enters California from Nevada, where these pictures were taken, south through Bridgeport and the turnoff to Bodie , past Mono...
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Taos NM - Indian, Mexican, and Yarn
Taos is an amalgam of southwest history and present. It is a tourist town that draws people with money and new-age hippies to the mountains. It has a history of Native peoples from the nearby Taos Pueblo and of Mexican families that settled the area...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 2) Salinas: the National Steinbeck Center
John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 1) Salinas: the Steinbeck House
I greatly admire and enjoy the writing of American novelist, John Steinbeck -- in fact, you'll see a quote from one of Steinbeck's books at the end of my posts on TravelGumbo. Steinbeck was born and grew up in the small farming town...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 1st, 2014: Strawberry Fields, NYC
Being a music fan, a Beatles fan and a John Lennon fan, I had to visit the Strawberry Fields memorial when we were in New York. It is located in Central Park West between 71st and 74th streets, directly opposite the Dakota Buildings...
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Contemporary philosophers
This has nothing much to do with travel, but I enjoyed these insights and thought you might too: ***** The first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone. ~ George Roberts ***** If God had intended us to fly he would have...
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Paris bathers whine over 1° temperature change
Paris is saving energy with a tiny drop in pool temperature...and swimmers are complaining about freezing!