Gumbo was visiting Everglades National Park in Florida. Specifically, he was at the Observation Tower in the Shark Valley region of the park. Congratulations to PortMoresby for accurately nailing this location (again!) Shark…
Gumbo was enjoying a stroll in Winnipeg’s largest park, Assiniboine Park. Established in 1904 the park covers 1100 acres (450 ha); almost half the park’s design is styled after an English park (which is quite common in Canada). Big…
There have been more than a few tales and ships condemned to sail on forever, or never reach home—Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, the Flying Dutchman, Edward Everett Hale’s “Man Without a Country”—but this odd…
The Gumbo gang did a number on this one: the answer came in pieces from Still Country Photo who placed it in Barcelona, Jonathan L who suggested Spain or Catalonia, and from PortMoresby who identified it as the sculpture Homentage a la…
Gumbo was enjoying the unparalleled beauty of the American Southwest. Without having been there when the photo was taken, I would not have guessed it was taken in Arches National Park, at least not without having tried a dozen other…
Gumbo was visiting the gothic Church in Vernon, a few short kilometers from Monet’s gardens and home at Giverny.
PHeymont’s search for the scenes of his favorite mystery novels takes him to the neighborhood of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Gumbo was visiting historic Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Through the trees (top photo) he saw the college’s bell-tower (Campanile), better seen in the second photo. The Campanile is one of Dublin’s iconic…
Gumbo was visiting the Hoover Dam , previously also called “Boulder Dam “. This dam is a magnificent feature of engineering! Built in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, it bridges two states, Arizona and Nevada….
Copenhagen has its downtown Tivoli, with rides, restaurants and entertainment packed into a glittering core, but Stockholm can match it and maybe then some with Skansen, a large park a short bus or ferry ride from the central city. Skansen, opened in…
Gumbo was visiting Everglades National Park in Florida. Specifically, he was at the Observation Tower in the Shark Valley region of the park. Congratulations to PortMoresby for accurately nailing this location (again!) Shark…
Gumbo was enjoying a stroll in Winnipeg’s largest park, Assiniboine Park. Established in 1904 the park covers 1100 acres (450 ha); almost half the park’s design is styled after an English park (which is quite common in Canada). Big…
There have been more than a few tales and ships condemned to sail on forever, or never reach home—Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, the Flying Dutchman, Edward Everett Hale’s “Man Without a Country”—but this odd…
The Gumbo gang did a number on this one: the answer came in pieces from Still Country Photo who placed it in Barcelona, Jonathan L who suggested Spain or Catalonia, and from PortMoresby who identified it as the sculpture Homentage a la…
Gumbo was enjoying the unparalleled beauty of the American Southwest. Without having been there when the photo was taken, I would not have guessed it was taken in Arches National Park, at least not without having tried a dozen other…
Gumbo was visiting the gothic Church in Vernon, a few short kilometers from Monet’s gardens and home at Giverny.
PHeymont’s search for the scenes of his favorite mystery novels takes him to the neighborhood of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Gumbo was visiting historic Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Through the trees (top photo) he saw the college’s bell-tower (Campanile), better seen in the second photo. The Campanile is one of Dublin’s iconic…
Gumbo was visiting the Hoover Dam , previously also called “Boulder Dam “. This dam is a magnificent feature of engineering! Built in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, it bridges two states, Arizona and Nevada….
Copenhagen has its downtown Tivoli, with rides, restaurants and entertainment packed into a glittering core, but Stockholm can match it and maybe then some with Skansen, a large park a short bus or ferry ride from the central city. Skansen, opened in…
