tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631013840821076722024-03-26T17:55:22.920-07:00AIROSMITHThis site documents our new adventures while traveling full time in our 2017 Airstream Flying Cloud travel trailer. We hope to share our travel and experiences with our friends and family. AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-26508539212078171532024-03-23T19:04:00.000-07:002024-03-23T19:04:08.770-07:00Playa Santispac, Baja California Sur, Mexico<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNPpzwHE-IXdVOVaU3edRgxIHkSfGDvtTkNRcFP9uxnDg_8ciGTOAGr-8wQmBnAysrK1EK2ELC6ZhYTw0fg-4OYn_4FndDsOY9XDDBgEduTH8Ba3q1h52uBboK2hs4fe9FJZ0OZMYSKJFXqSjRbjDyVnsFKL6xD13A9EK5qKliKsaTS6p7ku9Gz9w6Bdu/s3888/IMG_8055.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="3888" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNPpzwHE-IXdVOVaU3edRgxIHkSfGDvtTkNRcFP9uxnDg_8ciGTOAGr-8wQmBnAysrK1EK2ELC6ZhYTw0fg-4OYn_4FndDsOY9XDDBgEduTH8Ba3q1h52uBboK2hs4fe9FJZ0OZMYSKJFXqSjRbjDyVnsFKL6xD13A9EK5qKliKsaTS6p7ku9Gz9w6Bdu/w400-h300/IMG_8055.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Three nights on the beach at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahía_Concepción,_Baja_California_Sur" target="_blank">Playa Santispac</a> allowed for two day’s kayaking. It’s the most that we have done for some time. Then again, it is one of the reasons to camp here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the travel guides suggest that the best beaches begin just south of Mulegé. Santispac is well known and well used. $200 pesos (about $12US) will get you a night here. If you are lucky, you can score a palapa. We signed up for three nights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is all dry camping, which we expected. We came in with a full fresh water tank and empty waste tanks. And most of a 20L garafon of drinkable water. Our lithium batteries and expanded solar have worked well. We are liking the upgrade we did last summer. Power has not been a problem, as there is abundant sun shine here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAiwhKQ_bXCmf3raYK1-EZsohxPDbYwag_sfUuXEapIHQj73s6HCkF4EJG_Nd-hF4SmWnzbmVz026DkMFwIs6ZBmyMlX98gBxPTCEOtMN1IIN9VRiiCR2V5lGJLOIDc-io9EHLEi2nw6jo2uX8scl3JEAT2I0uC-6iUaEYsO6ZdwVWzppy6cxBULzr6Uy/s3516/IMG_8113.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAiwhKQ_bXCmf3raYK1-EZsohxPDbYwag_sfUuXEapIHQj73s6HCkF4EJG_Nd-hF4SmWnzbmVz026DkMFwIs6ZBmyMlX98gBxPTCEOtMN1IIN9VRiiCR2V5lGJLOIDc-io9EHLEi2nw6jo2uX8scl3JEAT2I0uC-6iUaEYsO6ZdwVWzppy6cxBULzr6Uy/w344-h400/IMG_8113.jpeg" width="344" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We began hearing talk of how popular the Easter holiday is here in Mexico. Two full weeks begining before Palm Sunday and through the Easter holiday, the folks here take the time off, and go to the beach. Arriving here, after a whole 12 miles drive down from Mulegé, we found the beach relatively uncrowded. It has filled up every day since then, and this afternoon the carnival pulled in and set up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another draw to this area if for sailboat cruisers who ply the waters of the Sea of Cortez. We chatted with a couple over dinner last night. They purchased a 43 foot catamaran in Puerto Vallarta, and are moving it up to Puerto Peñasco. They live in Phoenix and having the boat in the northern end of the Gulf will allow them an opportunity to explore the gulf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They explained that moving the boat north, this time of year, is difficult. The winds are blowing from the north, and they are sailing agains the wind. They guess that the trip will take another five weeks. They are expecting heavy winds, and have decided to say in the Bahía de Conceptión for 3 or 4 more days where they will be sheltered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interesting in that so far, we have talked with two different RVr’s who were former sailboat owners and have sailed the Gulf extensively. Both have said that they are now exploring all the places by land, that they had only seen by dinghy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPxhwtxJnAY-8HZ_MqAYBgosn3QFfniX8C4j8cZJ29yn0OK9u9X7mehDerIsLhtK0oZMeEp1BXSRYUsvqJxER3HWwTflDEg8PYBthayVBdz3LKexkw_S8lvmTs5GGH1q1y3VubZeLHxAZ5-bwDoIJkEOMR8EJtg3hGUy6MIf7zDHHngI23iAkta8dl64A/s3264/IMG_0931.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPxhwtxJnAY-8HZ_MqAYBgosn3QFfniX8C4j8cZJ29yn0OK9u9X7mehDerIsLhtK0oZMeEp1BXSRYUsvqJxER3HWwTflDEg8PYBthayVBdz3LKexkw_S8lvmTs5GGH1q1y3VubZeLHxAZ5-bwDoIJkEOMR8EJtg3hGUy6MIf7zDHHngI23iAkta8dl64A/w640-h480/IMG_0931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This morning, we woke to twelve sail boats in the Bahía </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaTZN_hWfvTMK1uvYWejV-ciDQM3nhmwdXUnMY6iudIScyY8Jd2znYY7_UW23HXhtZfV0KlRv-y_QcpXwDzvIi8Nh6jGQtt6dShnhvbPYCBPLMg6UXACw_O2ZmV-0CNeGE_V_k2OJI3wWQ64jWjiPBGjX7IirU72TZsItqlkxklbqII_PIPhAptFlRgtS/s4032/IMG_8074.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaTZN_hWfvTMK1uvYWejV-ciDQM3nhmwdXUnMY6iudIScyY8Jd2znYY7_UW23HXhtZfV0KlRv-y_QcpXwDzvIi8Nh6jGQtt6dShnhvbPYCBPLMg6UXACw_O2ZmV-0CNeGE_V_k2OJI3wWQ64jWjiPBGjX7IirU72TZsItqlkxklbqII_PIPhAptFlRgtS/w300-h400/IMG_8074.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We got a later start yesterday and learned first hand that the wind here picks up about noon. It wasn’t anything we couldn’t handle, but it was a shorter trip, and we fought the wind all the way back to camp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJg2gon9JVKHqf1PA3ci5cfoAKpOdfEPGCa4mjCEVygRPjRZfIaMwo2cX1__SxD_mbxOQZEel_jARlbQVU01VWI7ZMg7YkSXtiSK-YXPqepLw20snwjYoC9LL4DjTYiUe3k8c2pl4WdGt_LTGcF9-_do_B3zpiC5hGlBC9QiINrGiMsjCNotTBDFR7eUnL/s3862/IMG_8075.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3862" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJg2gon9JVKHqf1PA3ci5cfoAKpOdfEPGCa4mjCEVygRPjRZfIaMwo2cX1__SxD_mbxOQZEel_jARlbQVU01VWI7ZMg7YkSXtiSK-YXPqepLw20snwjYoC9LL4DjTYiUe3k8c2pl4WdGt_LTGcF9-_do_B3zpiC5hGlBC9QiINrGiMsjCNotTBDFR7eUnL/w640-h480/IMG_8075.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtAFGs1CP0qk7v7iRI36D3cFdzBlE1ImiAnhC19u0Y-ivuGCNvFiWy5pfKk7KBks7cgRqF1p46vgaWTzgP_Npg1n7ByEo_18HBHl7AwemuLmHsmWYdqDf_zQQh1eU0T-IylFt785uP_I0KWpjTDi52RhfI595SapJXoToQiIpkRR6Z4OYCRmxh8XDZcts/s3774/IMG_8079.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="3774" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtAFGs1CP0qk7v7iRI36D3cFdzBlE1ImiAnhC19u0Y-ivuGCNvFiWy5pfKk7KBks7cgRqF1p46vgaWTzgP_Npg1n7ByEo_18HBHl7AwemuLmHsmWYdqDf_zQQh1eU0T-IylFt785uP_I0KWpjTDi52RhfI595SapJXoToQiIpkRR6Z4OYCRmxh8XDZcts/w640-h480/IMG_8079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI66fH7slCNAKLkIBaoj0BqbDu6j-3b795jHHL8WOzDXTzbEeVdZLCZoZJmnCwAVnWgR6S8Ewna32b1iacF0dLig8Bd_ZbNDt_hGiRWDbi5s8DC6HJGZwvsUvYheIL9y95CHNctVeuGTjfItCEiNxsJEhE-1Fcv6azWQ_osZ8CFdZtVtAn44GC_9bY9pbu/s4032/IMG_8080.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI66fH7slCNAKLkIBaoj0BqbDu6j-3b795jHHL8WOzDXTzbEeVdZLCZoZJmnCwAVnWgR6S8Ewna32b1iacF0dLig8Bd_ZbNDt_hGiRWDbi5s8DC6HJGZwvsUvYheIL9y95CHNctVeuGTjfItCEiNxsJEhE-1Fcv6azWQ_osZ8CFdZtVtAn44GC_9bY9pbu/w480-h640/IMG_8080.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFGoONw67-N71SVCf1XWuUMA0patYLvM6vToj-bu5ozcIkljzTOpviomxrwMc9VviSKe4E17mFDjHv-THbxOszYGK7uhOQI_gVaWdaLtlGiKwDy4tEasfJfxDMcK6LBMSbQQq57urymNWXRzLgTI6WLRdRPtckLpUaepTt3KYdqzuOK91HWi9o4MHCQFH/s4032/IMG_8083.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFGoONw67-N71SVCf1XWuUMA0patYLvM6vToj-bu5ozcIkljzTOpviomxrwMc9VviSKe4E17mFDjHv-THbxOszYGK7uhOQI_gVaWdaLtlGiKwDy4tEasfJfxDMcK6LBMSbQQq57urymNWXRzLgTI6WLRdRPtckLpUaepTt3KYdqzuOK91HWi9o4MHCQFH/w480-h640/IMG_8083.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPzSzfNsHnJ410hUGILG-6vz0ewCcwM3cljW08-xeB5z-RCSZ4TSVH0TgUFrftA8sIqSE-sJWOi1Cm4VfhH06dbv5UtEuC3injaagtANBkna-9mTAg3TQSlLfLK0hpSnb6cmHUfP5-__KSf_l-HnVqx8aGa9aJWcVed_3HzgtGY1q8rq3PUs7nbcFxlAQ/s4032/IMG_8088.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPzSzfNsHnJ410hUGILG-6vz0ewCcwM3cljW08-xeB5z-RCSZ4TSVH0TgUFrftA8sIqSE-sJWOi1Cm4VfhH06dbv5UtEuC3injaagtANBkna-9mTAg3TQSlLfLK0hpSnb6cmHUfP5-__KSf_l-HnVqx8aGa9aJWcVed_3HzgtGY1q8rq3PUs7nbcFxlAQ/w400-h300/IMG_8088.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Today, we got an earlier start and paddled out to, and around Isla San Ramon. It’s about a mile out, and is an uninhabited shelter for cactus, gulls, pelicans, and Osprey. The wind held off and we were out for over 2 hours. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPvjjNwHbSkX2NlsMUiGSMO35lxsFLPx7uUJ49s2CXtVBF4Zxw-xJoHZ1Vn3HKb8F7aoDr-CK-VN5oSfcjC9-_Xh2A27GRJrhcjhzJKR5Ia909tqcLhVeRrtsuED6sjvCrQZXa9nHSKgYr-92teNCvKiSa4B6PNccUe-vvFGO4shWdutIStrisGOhNFVH/s4032/IMG_8086.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPvjjNwHbSkX2NlsMUiGSMO35lxsFLPx7uUJ49s2CXtVBF4Zxw-xJoHZ1Vn3HKb8F7aoDr-CK-VN5oSfcjC9-_Xh2A27GRJrhcjhzJKR5Ia909tqcLhVeRrtsuED6sjvCrQZXa9nHSKgYr-92teNCvKiSa4B6PNccUe-vvFGO4shWdutIStrisGOhNFVH/w640-h480/IMG_8086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They were on their way north. We shared stories about life on the road! We are finding that many nomads are heading north, just as we are heading south!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9cf8vmM0uZ4fXdaUvfbmnHp8hAS6VmVA0z3gcbnZx0oH85G7qhiuKSnJx_fcNqrjS7y74xWeNk0yw95kRXhQrtdoy_oYv_CLsWFmx3MtYVD0vnYaC7GndA_HrjorMdJbEeI8lgx3EE-SJBkztHhh_0JLAJ7gbRfHLpH89hMku4_v7qO9TMG_5zFdFBUE/s4032/IMG_8112.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9cf8vmM0uZ4fXdaUvfbmnHp8hAS6VmVA0z3gcbnZx0oH85G7qhiuKSnJx_fcNqrjS7y74xWeNk0yw95kRXhQrtdoy_oYv_CLsWFmx3MtYVD0vnYaC7GndA_HrjorMdJbEeI8lgx3EE-SJBkztHhh_0JLAJ7gbRfHLpH89hMku4_v7qO9TMG_5zFdFBUE/w480-h640/IMG_8112.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to enjoy these times on the road. Taking in these views, and enjoying these spots where we make our home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTxsPSVtNpgp_QAUJ0RWFBmXRPEMqVvn5qg5Y_sEvHtYpDFfaTlPHYo8-V9gQl9xkFDplZXe_GaJxQryCZ8Abl8CSmCxpQt7Ou9oJoNm__p1PNo2r8eUnsAhQ_TQoicMaiVRhcUmoaWgp7yS9W_j6TzzGQ8ESP26X2YtwygGr7qZ2XeU_kCCDjWh8p9Q2/s4032/IMG_8066.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTxsPSVtNpgp_QAUJ0RWFBmXRPEMqVvn5qg5Y_sEvHtYpDFfaTlPHYo8-V9gQl9xkFDplZXe_GaJxQryCZ8Abl8CSmCxpQt7Ou9oJoNm__p1PNo2r8eUnsAhQ_TQoicMaiVRhcUmoaWgp7yS9W_j6TzzGQ8ESP26X2YtwygGr7qZ2XeU_kCCDjWh8p9Q2/w640-h480/IMG_8066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You can visit it by a short walk across the Río Mulegé, one of two large rivers in the Baja. The river empties into the Sea of Cortez here. At the view point you can see the oasis set in the desert.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNohnd_xcy9YyDpk6EatnL57CM8wgUhSTseZJERtcv9251Adt9AfSQl7k8X9JBuKt_dakdNNAMimNaslTozRYjjGfBHdAhf6XVmktcO40r_4RH_-OpgtfeeZ4ef_6Ho9NM0Ql0NEDqlxthZbJyX7t4_8LthcgzrkIcRwbWXqD-bms-A9ko5Rh9Fket0xB1/s4032/IMG_8051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNohnd_xcy9YyDpk6EatnL57CM8wgUhSTseZJERtcv9251Adt9AfSQl7k8X9JBuKt_dakdNNAMimNaslTozRYjjGfBHdAhf6XVmktcO40r_4RH_-OpgtfeeZ4ef_6Ho9NM0Ql0NEDqlxthZbJyX7t4_8LthcgzrkIcRwbWXqD-bms-A9ko5Rh9Fket0xB1/w480-h640/IMG_8051.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hEhBtahcK7xniPfBz79jRzcbF0WHBWLo46HOE5A5BDKqTp8qoI_S9F1hot75kj8UiNWcy0I6wTgDcsyiBTf4nxOytC5IivxDRqetTr-s9wdZ_1-931yhsIXWjZGhqRyN1k-NMHYzdIWCmrHZdRbbtsxMbTW37AJ0HuVr4VrERSFUE7pracncHtzbm4w0/s4032/IMG_8030.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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That alone is reason enough to visit.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">While you are here be sure to catch the large metal sculptures of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Breceda" target="_blank">Ricardo Breceda</a> found on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleta_Meadows_Estate" target="_blank">Galleta Meadows Estate</a> and other locations around town. The visit should take you a half day or so and it would not be a waste of your time.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74E2OgwcMREFblbbccR1Q-HPZzmsNPHtUpwJ-mDIBRboEBeHrb5YPwcn90etyy3Yg0R7jg0dBVCOib7LglCtC50MKVGH5VWuRhGOYCjF3X0FXSbST0EVEAU0hqriuuJyRFjNmYj_mpCQTEpEosI8V3QijZ2uYPWTzGqUc-4Inzt8ih3HqCHfLlX1DzNA7/s4032/IMG_7752.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74E2OgwcMREFblbbccR1Q-HPZzmsNPHtUpwJ-mDIBRboEBeHrb5YPwcn90etyy3Yg0R7jg0dBVCOib7LglCtC50MKVGH5VWuRhGOYCjF3X0FXSbST0EVEAU0hqriuuJyRFjNmYj_mpCQTEpEosI8V3QijZ2uYPWTzGqUc-4Inzt8ih3HqCHfLlX1DzNA7/w480-h640/IMG_7752.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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But they are always interesting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrT0wtNFgVzcjRuTq-wf-I1IyGH24DZhxUVBripdHovlYbwrnqz4x1HR1Tf5CUIv1RqYjrbkDeheyt1ZVPwh_SwcMzP-t7nqy8ItuJjp3VEA4srlA22FQBg61qd8XqE4Lh3_OxD_K95zj9z1nyQs0oAzsplQfFS1tvsdhzqVnY0QQYbhwIlScwSUAGpUP/s4032/IMG_7756.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrT0wtNFgVzcjRuTq-wf-I1IyGH24DZhxUVBripdHovlYbwrnqz4x1HR1Tf5CUIv1RqYjrbkDeheyt1ZVPwh_SwcMzP-t7nqy8ItuJjp3VEA4srlA22FQBg61qd8XqE4Lh3_OxD_K95zj9z1nyQs0oAzsplQfFS1tvsdhzqVnY0QQYbhwIlScwSUAGpUP/w640-h480/IMG_7756.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spanning Borrego Springs Drive is this massive dragon undulating through the sand. 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4SZ5C-Lhjpsl8lc9-jEyA150wZ2p3XgvK35VK-__b4mKLLn0pS6lfwhuQgeb6GAzzQ2TBbiBH-z_lr6lLQSxnZUnvPvpx3vJd2h0LvLFQBkcwzacGYHaqDWsn-l02vp1ffahV_mrLXCwkciwrO5o4Ta1NQOaW7vthDgLZUvft2AJQ4-yKvuQmlw9YW2n/w400-h272/IMG_7455.jpeg" width="400" /> </a> <span style="font-size: large;">If you plan to visit the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Instrument_Museum_(Phoenix)" target="_blank">Musical Instrument Museum</a> in Phoenix you should schedule more than one day to do so! It is the largest museum of its kind found anywhere in the world. The 200,000 square feet, with galleries on 2 floors, house a collection of over 15,000 instruments and related objects. Also included is theater and concert hall that can seat almost 300 people.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Opened in 2010, the story of how it came to be is quite interesting. We scheduled a day to visit. We should have arrived earlier, and showed more endurance to stay until closing….though we almost made it! We heard that for a slight up-charge you can snag a two day ticket. I would advise doing so.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our day included exploring the galleries on the first floor, light lunch at the Cafe, and a 90 minute orientation tour after lunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first floor had the Acoustic America Exhibit that will be there until September. Then you can visit the Artist Gallery, the Mechanical Music Gallery the Experience Gallery and the Conservation Lab.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The second floor houses musical instruments from around the world. There are galleries for Africa, the Middle Ease, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, Latin America, Europe and the United States and Canada. It could take days to fully explore this floor.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndx5dUDpEYSliDvkCU-WNnyvvbmwDHKBdjDVWVkm1DnVD55Q1MCuK1yGhrplHspLNcbdIWPueZOK0025HxVydcFUAIqIwv9y8XFTvNTkncXxpZisxRsHXnB6jbOY47iFZbC2zDOGCIPNJK1mqzStT9-qfLw0b2LV4bk-_06MEcekgDGn05QKOW7S77xnn/s4032/IMG_7454.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndx5dUDpEYSliDvkCU-WNnyvvbmwDHKBdjDVWVkm1DnVD55Q1MCuK1yGhrplHspLNcbdIWPueZOK0025HxVydcFUAIqIwv9y8XFTvNTkncXxpZisxRsHXnB6jbOY47iFZbC2zDOGCIPNJK1mqzStT9-qfLw0b2LV4bk-_06MEcekgDGn05QKOW7S77xnn/w300-h400/IMG_7454.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndx5dUDpEYSliDvkCU-WNnyvvbmwDHKBdjDVWVkm1DnVD55Q1MCuK1yGhrplHspLNcbdIWPueZOK0025HxVydcFUAIqIwv9y8XFTvNTkncXxpZisxRsHXnB6jbOY47iFZbC2zDOGCIPNJK1mqzStT9-qfLw0b2LV4bk-_06MEcekgDGn05QKOW7S77xnn/s4032/IMG_7454.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Acoustic America exhibit explores the history of the Guitars, Mandolins and Banjos that form the heart of American Music. Country, Folk, Blues, Bluegrass and Rock.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTH2tG-MDyHrb8v_79RPAYM-UFge2GW42kLgwfva8gB897QVrv2QyF2f-0HaSZHTo1R5hpEXfkD626CLSTGIU1ICnxnGxzXIByhZiPy1HI5XVC-7kmJeIJrxAaKiJ685YrfIlLBOLfZ0ntaFjWz8MH5K0Bs4JGt1ucoodktpJZWjCUl3rkhjKGcnobfNk/s4032/IMG_7456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTH2tG-MDyHrb8v_79RPAYM-UFge2GW42kLgwfva8gB897QVrv2QyF2f-0HaSZHTo1R5hpEXfkD626CLSTGIU1ICnxnGxzXIByhZiPy1HI5XVC-7kmJeIJrxAaKiJ685YrfIlLBOLfZ0ntaFjWz8MH5K0Bs4JGt1ucoodktpJZWjCUl3rkhjKGcnobfNk/w480-h640/IMG_7456.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TkBGg55KIf3PAUzfgJ7NYq9PAiu9Pr0DT_vv10nNjRO1WqhhsVbN4h_-D2fz-2rTGFFea0Blp06OdCNpdwzeLDX_9c15CI36r0iJuDXEhiH6gUrjgDYH48B8AiHsngRVhNu80WwDa98RoDOf9qHIuFY1ltL89wYIvORsggFklJQoWcFCEO_EA1MvwEkX/s4032/IMG_7458.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TkBGg55KIf3PAUzfgJ7NYq9PAiu9Pr0DT_vv10nNjRO1WqhhsVbN4h_-D2fz-2rTGFFea0Blp06OdCNpdwzeLDX_9c15CI36r0iJuDXEhiH6gUrjgDYH48B8AiHsngRVhNu80WwDa98RoDOf9qHIuFY1ltL89wYIvORsggFklJQoWcFCEO_EA1MvwEkX/w480-h640/IMG_7458.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s Earl Scrugg’s banjo in the middle.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ-mE44xtXEu2DWLMRVlNYIRBYcIna4DoOGfZjkKuUmN5aTAR8CehH9OhAox_gB7Ma-KSJ8iICpPbNCWtvNAFp0aBbGijqK4WQXJ0JrV8nvX-yMJ4wTU7_HYLunRN7d_qkMrDcKw-sHWX0SReMtDIxHFM4K0iDdWcwfxxj3mvltJtVcp-YqLL9uR5rJ1o/s4032/IMG_7462.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="4032" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ-mE44xtXEu2DWLMRVlNYIRBYcIna4DoOGfZjkKuUmN5aTAR8CehH9OhAox_gB7Ma-KSJ8iICpPbNCWtvNAFp0aBbGijqK4WQXJ0JrV8nvX-yMJ4wTU7_HYLunRN7d_qkMrDcKw-sHWX0SReMtDIxHFM4K0iDdWcwfxxj3mvltJtVcp-YqLL9uR5rJ1o/w640-h274/IMG_7462.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_mzWNNM8AXX1dFhFkDsPtNOKQua568LNBDXpYfO4EBoV-jqkw97F6CPzHOTcFCG1aVMrjzKTqqrhiDKYhlPLlS-2u5nORBTWw1CSK3_32nMII6MXBlcAr1E92argbAM07rofplhhG4qE_2L03Vy6mTYnfAdRiPeAbM73ck9G1vU2esZTAm6lpule9bLg/s4032/IMG_7459.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_mzWNNM8AXX1dFhFkDsPtNOKQua568LNBDXpYfO4EBoV-jqkw97F6CPzHOTcFCG1aVMrjzKTqqrhiDKYhlPLlS-2u5nORBTWw1CSK3_32nMII6MXBlcAr1E92argbAM07rofplhhG4qE_2L03Vy6mTYnfAdRiPeAbM73ck9G1vU2esZTAm6lpule9bLg/w640-h480/IMG_7459.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peter Yarrow, from Peter, Paul and Mary played this guitar when he joined Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder in singing “Blowing in the Wind” at the inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday in 1986.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR44YpMLPs-rvYtvB9VcZN1P8M7gWmqePtsjSRwQMvEx1ihatpIUHEPHrjmTrnNYt32vWS3Mr9NVzfdzEE0kwOpF2zAjMRPnla2Zxl61-HrRVafQqvuDOXgNyFpz1iZiQtGwCaxOw1WfnpLIkaxMME_p03FfZ6HgIYzw3ApwkNlfAwWWKB9hae9ZMXYKCR/s4032/IMG_7473.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR44YpMLPs-rvYtvB9VcZN1P8M7gWmqePtsjSRwQMvEx1ihatpIUHEPHrjmTrnNYt32vWS3Mr9NVzfdzEE0kwOpF2zAjMRPnla2Zxl61-HrRVafQqvuDOXgNyFpz1iZiQtGwCaxOw1WfnpLIkaxMME_p03FfZ6HgIYzw3ApwkNlfAwWWKB9hae9ZMXYKCR/w480-h640/IMG_7473.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The banjo evolved from a single string, gourd instrument found in Western Africa. This gourd banjo, owned and played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Flemons" target="_blank">Dom Flemons</a>, is a reproduction of those plantation styled instruments played by the slaves that brought the instrument to this country.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNgLb18pgf-oA2CaldzEQgzYifHxqsHzo8ZUOkU2w7aa-CboWPZ8NQD47k9rY60DTIqMU_jW9qLdBnAqkVYHSTTcTDHWQHgDIkCuboMVXuzK-gCDEwp6Tt3Tpws2XxJ22MTC5siGwXdk8lKIZhb5Y1SyqGke4gfs07_ABxUTicUKjaHkWCqzaHGwCuvBy/s4032/IMG_7474.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNgLb18pgf-oA2CaldzEQgzYifHxqsHzo8ZUOkU2w7aa-CboWPZ8NQD47k9rY60DTIqMU_jW9qLdBnAqkVYHSTTcTDHWQHgDIkCuboMVXuzK-gCDEwp6Tt3Tpws2XxJ22MTC5siGwXdk8lKIZhb5Y1SyqGke4gfs07_ABxUTicUKjaHkWCqzaHGwCuvBy/w480-h640/IMG_7474.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5feaBuxharMloKgU-iM4p1KlKLDtanlpb4a6QPimsDMZqBWTOxiAqCfFC0_h9Uo5nMudDDo17Fag8lDDQbRA1YetPFCXRuaJ-IcTW9NyQv131UXOLNJrVAvkTeboXQSIYDpImWT-0Vt_IgrvOEtj8l3MypwhI4eLPsDW2xG_PX00mCtQoglK64BBqWtz/s4032/IMG_7461.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5feaBuxharMloKgU-iM4p1KlKLDtanlpb4a6QPimsDMZqBWTOxiAqCfFC0_h9Uo5nMudDDo17Fag8lDDQbRA1YetPFCXRuaJ-IcTW9NyQv131UXOLNJrVAvkTeboXQSIYDpImWT-0Vt_IgrvOEtj8l3MypwhI4eLPsDW2xG_PX00mCtQoglK64BBqWtz/w480-h640/IMG_7461.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mississippi John Hurt and his guitar.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LUaCOPtKFdlU2VUOswF6cNyib_GG6srx0A5iGSNeHD-S2iyrrP8Q1Q7C7EnufX3FBe-0YXTl2ZIphmsU0Yg05B77aW-9_A47HFQHsU1pPdM1TwknpEr5-4bfGXEOpwkkPw4aXxoZnRLUPyoQR4YjuGxTkIGXN9rkJQRxWMHAe70ZEJPzaSJbYzX_Bng8/s4032/IMG_7463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="3877" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAv3T0WF8BhaNpqxZaAtZxg8xpMtbXgrhHpdnfZ-vu8gxt4vHUzn69QP3jgnWmy89HuAAsmKPcUlZ65cyiUQBbIPzx2d7B3ScecLI6az5ibZeT-7W-mw0c1jwCsSHrmXip7pcbdLWLP8YpaC9mG8ciEEdvw5w5Di9wh27haeF4H3mPXzmIY6c9ARgT3GNo/w640-h276/IMG_7471.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPCFQ4EmD5DRqtezDSB3ugUr15v-5CZ-tBT-UEgXNPP8DOcQ5PtoPtCCxxR8nGbIAVujGubUYzITw9OVWPHyM25CPwVMHrsIWzXjbWxsQ0EOgBb3kQNvfjjkVpL2bIExjJIErR9AMNv1cFA5w6ogsyk_IQ3vWSxKS-1n4A8LZG6PSMs1cA4g7PgTcIChX/s4032/IMG_7470.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPCFQ4EmD5DRqtezDSB3ugUr15v-5CZ-tBT-UEgXNPP8DOcQ5PtoPtCCxxR8nGbIAVujGubUYzITw9OVWPHyM25CPwVMHrsIWzXjbWxsQ0EOgBb3kQNvfjjkVpL2bIExjJIErR9AMNv1cFA5w6ogsyk_IQ3vWSxKS-1n4A8LZG6PSMs1cA4g7PgTcIChX/w640-h480/IMG_7470.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Uncle Dave Macon’s open-back banjo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7RfepXVGxlbeUMWrUV6CQ0wGhnPxqedGIRGhHQsWwKpdhDFsgsy8ZZKMF6BuVXhEOZLGM47crO0wewixx37V7pG2Xair10QwQGx3zJg4lEP_SPOrWim8aqptSe2XEldmsAGknwNIBu_rtKwDf1-CK7rn3WphOAYok1l3pcFD-aJsUOzVbYujGrBtMZ9z/s4032/IMG_7466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGEkdwBiixa2_BdxFDQde8DXO6_Mqjs48Xl1wtwo9F8O8g3irSVQ3wqvBrgAkPjQ47IigVJgjj0NPBXZsWyGrrFExDddYS47lPMFT_PQZPMs4sZhyphenhyphen0z71byp14gNSgfCn0cqtp9psmF8WYNPXltxGm1pXF0upeCHyTJnN_Jf1TN3TqMJ90pDEUjEZ0J9F/w480-h640/IMG_7465.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdUbI1uUylRc2HSwl1BLbaVONJUhki3fJ7oMyyjBoyWqWjoKfYe2rzs1pbWYsUwCGs35Yc-mxLwKwpvECI7K42_AULqXS6CUlhY3krbBERkwiPO-g5_Wm4g-gRc1_xkS0uxE1MP1aHzUM5nEAYzgcWdtGxEetmkVRJGVQNTmJTXhyvOjW5j5tjcRh1-BK/s4032/IMG_7467.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdUbI1uUylRc2HSwl1BLbaVONJUhki3fJ7oMyyjBoyWqWjoKfYe2rzs1pbWYsUwCGs35Yc-mxLwKwpvECI7K42_AULqXS6CUlhY3krbBERkwiPO-g5_Wm4g-gRc1_xkS0uxE1MP1aHzUM5nEAYzgcWdtGxEetmkVRJGVQNTmJTXhyvOjW5j5tjcRh1-BK/w480-h640/IMG_7467.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grisman" target="_blank">David Grisman</a> narrates much of the history of these instruments. Musician, historian and collector he owns many of these legacy pieces found on display.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzjYI5HSLZSX8JmN4GK7R9uZwfutKgvLl9l_Gld3fcaPy6oDPn2XvtYRUBLYGJPbswkyIk-QkSuM0m3zJrF2d5WgqjmUnUjwFaOzk6MEFViHJWB05HbXm6zyPGsUDges7qfmxR_Roy4d-_0-_p5XKtCasT6GK1qjJwD6MIGzsykUh4b2XDl_6Bkqx559V/s3753/IMG_7480.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3753" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzjYI5HSLZSX8JmN4GK7R9uZwfutKgvLl9l_Gld3fcaPy6oDPn2XvtYRUBLYGJPbswkyIk-QkSuM0m3zJrF2d5WgqjmUnUjwFaOzk6MEFViHJWB05HbXm6zyPGsUDges7qfmxR_Roy4d-_0-_p5XKtCasT6GK1qjJwD6MIGzsykUh4b2XDl_6Bkqx559V/w516-h640/IMG_7480.jpeg" width="516" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Artist Gallery showcases instruments, performances and the history of musicians from around the world. A favorite of mine were the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Seeing them in the movie <i>Paint Your Wagon</i>, and then happing upon the first <i>Will the Circle Be Unbroken</i> album made me a fan. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUXf72qXTEEOTbZY0bMP2_NSxmy_utD2tPi0FpC0A8z4Q1RrNfuwDpTYIgeXarFfXNrpRtkBEQ9GrB2BYT0F33vrw4CfaOzaszUp7BE-lI_hCv92fnTS0XDtrDTs_iTPgMtBrNWk8zYcclFaLO7F8WNmZc10lNbaqPfUxcBGw4aEh3_ySr0hA8z7oETBp/s4032/IMG_7479.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUXf72qXTEEOTbZY0bMP2_NSxmy_utD2tPi0FpC0A8z4Q1RrNfuwDpTYIgeXarFfXNrpRtkBEQ9GrB2BYT0F33vrw4CfaOzaszUp7BE-lI_hCv92fnTS0XDtrDTs_iTPgMtBrNWk8zYcclFaLO7F8WNmZc10lNbaqPfUxcBGw4aEh3_ySr0hA8z7oETBp/w480-h640/IMG_7479.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdReYDTStmPChQAou_VeNaGPz0YCc1h6A7G1XrXvwdkDLIBzNAB59eVbS2A-xvAkTSs-VijCEcMv6mkwpGOHL9VQsWj28l0pFoRjiPAPA1fiwxYMxTiuubTUI93bkR4mfKbsubBIAEi5rjjDWzvUZMfNIHALD6uaBvmPQ9N7Milnx1iu2SXnpQeSQm3GkW/s4032/IMG_7481.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdReYDTStmPChQAou_VeNaGPz0YCc1h6A7G1XrXvwdkDLIBzNAB59eVbS2A-xvAkTSs-VijCEcMv6mkwpGOHL9VQsWj28l0pFoRjiPAPA1fiwxYMxTiuubTUI93bkR4mfKbsubBIAEi5rjjDWzvUZMfNIHALD6uaBvmPQ9N7Milnx1iu2SXnpQeSQm3GkW/w314-h640/IMG_7481.jpeg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am partial to harmonica’s. These were played by Jimmie Fadden.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FDS-m34VnYB7BpNTjcVt_zqs-WYQMjb5Edl_RoKQA4YpGKZAECq4sgcaViRPzFewSQ4hmWa8n1lDHjHvvMz3ZFDDCvI8LqtEjBh6XdowaOksJCveR8V8oP3X1oauIxHp2qZeQ4_-kHENPn27oMGJNPjnIk4XtdT50x-1w8v9UPqIG9UrvsFNvuwQt_Xw/s2951/IMG_7477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="2951" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FDS-m34VnYB7BpNTjcVt_zqs-WYQMjb5Edl_RoKQA4YpGKZAECq4sgcaViRPzFewSQ4hmWa8n1lDHjHvvMz3ZFDDCvI8LqtEjBh6XdowaOksJCveR8V8oP3X1oauIxHp2qZeQ4_-kHENPn27oMGJNPjnIk4XtdT50x-1w8v9UPqIG9UrvsFNvuwQt_Xw/w640-h604/IMG_7477.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oZrNLVOV9KGZBwog74MmLITYXLBLsudaMVOqzfBsmH6kIm8-DeZqmqn4keBbBdSzSYAk5Y_fk1Nz67ud_Drl5kfHS2D0quaSiSbHrGrimJ0qKU1j3C8Eb0ec7nOv19NchWepIE2RcihZ4VxwAnTVQ0AGmChRyELSjxGWEb1V7CyXdcGECIe_vTeX20LW/s4032/IMG_7484.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oZrNLVOV9KGZBwog74MmLITYXLBLsudaMVOqzfBsmH6kIm8-DeZqmqn4keBbBdSzSYAk5Y_fk1Nz67ud_Drl5kfHS2D0quaSiSbHrGrimJ0qKU1j3C8Eb0ec7nOv19NchWepIE2RcihZ4VxwAnTVQ0AGmChRyELSjxGWEb1V7CyXdcGECIe_vTeX20LW/w640-h480/IMG_7484.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hal Blaine was one of the most recorded musicians in history. He was the leader of the <i>Wrecking Crew</i> and playing on over 35,000 studio tracks. From Herb Alpert to Frank Sinatra toe Simon and Garfunkel, he played drums on every Grammy-winning record of the year from 1966 to 1971.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlc9EJaE5z6utNzMeRQE8NtVDcjLOB2NCK6wd2nafz42Y0h_YPN-i-OgZEpZH6t7XFkAwMqKCrwLwPUtNjSPtp3EagValkaDfDEAmAZ1xNx0LMgOSAvC0jMw5EErhI2vmJR9n7JHja5IMMbDX5UH8GSpHrfeFR4H1LTtxijYNDTUwEIKxJ2XI3rsd5PCIl/s3761/IMG_7482.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3761" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlc9EJaE5z6utNzMeRQE8NtVDcjLOB2NCK6wd2nafz42Y0h_YPN-i-OgZEpZH6t7XFkAwMqKCrwLwPUtNjSPtp3EagValkaDfDEAmAZ1xNx0LMgOSAvC0jMw5EErhI2vmJR9n7JHja5IMMbDX5UH8GSpHrfeFR4H1LTtxijYNDTUwEIKxJ2XI3rsd5PCIl/w514-h640/IMG_7482.jpeg" width="514" /></a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR3v3Vvbg9SgoALv10XGsdUby_R6MGJ_f8DoafcdwCeB2qwyYm3VT6deHomYGzpIRNpIERpLOz5TL6TNJg2LQ0JK8Y7x2Y8Wy_kxKpZhyAZkjLXL6opuZJiJtmpZmT7r0Udhyc-3id5WCGnNvBrv47GkZ9Ohwy3tqLTFo4WvihQmZiVqpba1JVJsp_q-4/s4032/IMG_7483.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR3v3Vvbg9SgoALv10XGsdUby_R6MGJ_f8DoafcdwCeB2qwyYm3VT6deHomYGzpIRNpIERpLOz5TL6TNJg2LQ0JK8Y7x2Y8Wy_kxKpZhyAZkjLXL6opuZJiJtmpZmT7r0Udhyc-3id5WCGnNvBrv47GkZ9Ohwy3tqLTFo4WvihQmZiVqpba1JVJsp_q-4/w480-h640/IMG_7483.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elvis’s guitar played during his last live performance in 1977. the guitar was restored by the MIM restoration lab.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikURbzs2TV3SZAy7pVpWlbv-mI2Ng3NnbWbbqUy0hHDPzziOUrAFphYVoFojBJwSpl8WZ87-vc8mIyeqy38LLW7mxm4rj8yyw6dN-mDL3Avyw9shJtyuum1REpHk7FvgMXgac2BJvAR7-XdO8sglAmwCU88J6ZyvqiHm-PQxPJRJeZva37ImwmW_H_w9ru/s4032/IMG_7478.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikURbzs2TV3SZAy7pVpWlbv-mI2Ng3NnbWbbqUy0hHDPzziOUrAFphYVoFojBJwSpl8WZ87-vc8mIyeqy38LLW7mxm4rj8yyw6dN-mDL3Avyw9shJtyuum1REpHk7FvgMXgac2BJvAR7-XdO8sglAmwCU88J6ZyvqiHm-PQxPJRJeZva37ImwmW_H_w9ru/w480-h640/IMG_7478.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOmiwTZMa3ur-sdqs1nwR3nrPrE6w58r1s5m_TseK0iuoO_ulEBZ2Kn8xDTV4AvLhbvpRXSZCXlEGlQp7xN2HysG6AbqGyJuqByL45GjcNbf0UqaZWWb4Y86doekZ6ziGOCVThmGNp01VXVOwqANAKXmcWiim2ajPaaR82X0oKFv_KvgutygckCHuAMac/s4032/IMG_7486.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOmiwTZMa3ur-sdqs1nwR3nrPrE6w58r1s5m_TseK0iuoO_ulEBZ2Kn8xDTV4AvLhbvpRXSZCXlEGlQp7xN2HysG6AbqGyJuqByL45GjcNbf0UqaZWWb4Y86doekZ6ziGOCVThmGNp01VXVOwqANAKXmcWiim2ajPaaR82X0oKFv_KvgutygckCHuAMac/w480-h640/IMG_7486.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-dP-PxVggXVaSQv4xALa77d-Zp1v6fVJUI2pAH28BHEGNmQ3hYbLJQyVdLGDxZFljAj-_n7zlCR17X40lQsAXFGYEeOA3NJ2ObrQMCJInInj9rIkPhlkzBK7EBBs2JnVQE9b3WQOW8ckOSD46OLmsQnana_SDxppRDxNSEF9PU6O45H6lqaz3gEJRHr-/s4032/IMG_7491.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-dP-PxVggXVaSQv4xALa77d-Zp1v6fVJUI2pAH28BHEGNmQ3hYbLJQyVdLGDxZFljAj-_n7zlCR17X40lQsAXFGYEeOA3NJ2ObrQMCJInInj9rIkPhlkzBK7EBBs2JnVQE9b3WQOW8ckOSD46OLmsQnana_SDxppRDxNSEF9PU6O45H6lqaz3gEJRHr-/w480-h640/IMG_7491.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Across the hall you find the large windows that let you look into the Conservation Lab. Here, scientist/craftsman work to conserve and restore the instruments on display here.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8717As9yFB9pn3tHZyPtFbHmi7VwK1jomqvG6i99Z_SJ3kKaNKJoIuLNbGuOKbD7OQIeFBPBXrAV0P-k_fiH4jtKDutHBqLCOSJoum0ra9VcG5xgNSMoubaO99hQsdVSbTePKJCBHamUY90tPdJZyxt2Rof4IBbeTRLWP6ZgC1znno4a5SVSuyANjwpGq/s4032/IMG_7492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8717As9yFB9pn3tHZyPtFbHmi7VwK1jomqvG6i99Z_SJ3kKaNKJoIuLNbGuOKbD7OQIeFBPBXrAV0P-k_fiH4jtKDutHBqLCOSJoum0ra9VcG5xgNSMoubaO99hQsdVSbTePKJCBHamUY90tPdJZyxt2Rof4IBbeTRLWP6ZgC1znno4a5SVSuyANjwpGq/w480-h640/IMG_7492.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PDSMXro2_PwynKTyKr2rtCC_dsfL31r2Xmv3ZqkMrCsf5MZMrWHGCxDMJS1oWc6Hq6wKIXtfzpDe7yJaR1E2p0JeAtcpbNZzRCvPkFPC9hGBZBJN7r7m9iTShvM8lHO2jA7_X5tnOaVrKNDfN53UYqCWwGu1ETuD12KOkMYTJaCqTWMT5WSxr_oz7H5t/s3024/IMG_7490.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="3024" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PDSMXro2_PwynKTyKr2rtCC_dsfL31r2Xmv3ZqkMrCsf5MZMrWHGCxDMJS1oWc6Hq6wKIXtfzpDe7yJaR1E2p0JeAtcpbNZzRCvPkFPC9hGBZBJN7r7m9iTShvM8lHO2jA7_X5tnOaVrKNDfN53UYqCWwGu1ETuD12KOkMYTJaCqTWMT5WSxr_oz7H5t/w400-h378/IMG_7490.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Mechanical Music Gallery houses an extensive collection of instruments from phonographs, music boxes, and player pianos. Many of these instruments were designed and crafted by watch makers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fkd2nc6cNUiYSAjeespXLVs1DFwr-U0hl6gb4GfY1w2DATWlcpdZV96E-c-BMgrRS5QYbyEFZiYIp-j5QefT4kM9JQORWOkSKB40ToV47yB8ZzsuSXe_eTyn8IesJvf5OycL_4p1kZG3MCQq_Gbm7e4aW-bF6nyjOe-cuZGGYxvJUgtKYkZTmPpCnSjf/s4032/IMG_7488.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fkd2nc6cNUiYSAjeespXLVs1DFwr-U0hl6gb4GfY1w2DATWlcpdZV96E-c-BMgrRS5QYbyEFZiYIp-j5QefT4kM9JQORWOkSKB40ToV47yB8ZzsuSXe_eTyn8IesJvf5OycL_4p1kZG3MCQq_Gbm7e4aW-bF6nyjOe-cuZGGYxvJUgtKYkZTmPpCnSjf/w640-h480/IMG_7488.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an Arranging Piano used to make the master roll to produce the piano roll for Player Pianos. It took hours to produce the master for a two minute song. There was no playback capability, nor any way to correct a mistake. Perforce production, the master whole go to the editing desk for any corrections.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjDMr3LUYYpSwATwdsslOhyphenhyphenuIQ5sDn6_yk4f4kOkLr-CvVIjrS06lo7BDt4RCXUNsWC-2DWGKNfG3sIqxtmKhe-32DqApboDiORAy3kA7Eme5jHVAC_tdENQ_Iz1rzTEfmziB2Bp7qP5tH9TdGpMxDfVhFE6ac7kIedoLMWh07jX3vgUQLgUKgOusQGRc/s4032/IMG_7489.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjDMr3LUYYpSwATwdsslOhyphenhyphenuIQ5sDn6_yk4f4kOkLr-CvVIjrS06lo7BDt4RCXUNsWC-2DWGKNfG3sIqxtmKhe-32DqApboDiORAy3kA7Eme5jHVAC_tdENQ_Iz1rzTEfmziB2Bp7qP5tH9TdGpMxDfVhFE6ac7kIedoLMWh07jX3vgUQLgUKgOusQGRc/w480-h640/IMG_7489.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Editing Desk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGO-IYWtrJfdq5QEwpBsY-jwMtSyphXE9Os8gLODBNBjY1W1kUPMXNWwM3_ss6Tx_Q7U4ZWp4TAXUEVkrS3LEOzh_Ks-E6Ix5wJXkhkqw1inTSrKGEne1NUgNucJ8tmIfq9K_bVJ0fmfqA7uB10nUnlaX3A_u-KmDyDgm9jqUPTrOHVcjg1Lpy9c5Il1m/s2000/IMG_8068.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGO-IYWtrJfdq5QEwpBsY-jwMtSyphXE9Os8gLODBNBjY1W1kUPMXNWwM3_ss6Tx_Q7U4ZWp4TAXUEVkrS3LEOzh_Ks-E6Ix5wJXkhkqw1inTSrKGEne1NUgNucJ8tmIfq9K_bVJ0fmfqA7uB10nUnlaX3A_u-KmDyDgm9jqUPTrOHVcjg1Lpy9c5Il1m/w640-h480/IMG_8068.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Appalonia Orchestration instrument is an automated dance organ, used mainly in Europe from the late 19th century into the 1960’s. When it fires up, you know it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh557NfTVtiloFFymSxf6Sp0G39xiphJ2kqZcxTJVBUG7ZNtKKMB2KKQE0VJC-O5B4sifeEddOQgAjVEfMr1Wo5zRqPjMhag5PMlZY3SBHO1tnVJbMHn1nYSHPML_KvHUvp_ww16tZwL54Z8lXa4TQvkVmMcAxfDTMuDCOu2a7Wov8XwBAbuZOBL6KmWOMj/s4032/IMG_7498.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh557NfTVtiloFFymSxf6Sp0G39xiphJ2kqZcxTJVBUG7ZNtKKMB2KKQE0VJC-O5B4sifeEddOQgAjVEfMr1Wo5zRqPjMhag5PMlZY3SBHO1tnVJbMHn1nYSHPML_KvHUvp_ww16tZwL54Z8lXa4TQvkVmMcAxfDTMuDCOu2a7Wov8XwBAbuZOBL6KmWOMj/w480-h640/IMG_7498.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Appolonia couldn’t play without these “play books”.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnjwtZxUIMaHm3pxBar8yqb_d12-1SuQimE7Bo6w5hk2lA7TLZzZficT2DWXXshd1P5BJxCehE7KfM_xWZ0jC8mMRXd5bHZ8ZN7TCdgD_lVZB-_vmUCqCJCZLVU0Rq-zWA9esFcQiFrZohSfyjkVovzCY-K71z2fSu7FnC-3-Xr0D60_JXksYCtJMfuIi/s4032/IMG_7495.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnjwtZxUIMaHm3pxBar8yqb_d12-1SuQimE7Bo6w5hk2lA7TLZzZficT2DWXXshd1P5BJxCehE7KfM_xWZ0jC8mMRXd5bHZ8ZN7TCdgD_lVZB-_vmUCqCJCZLVU0Rq-zWA9esFcQiFrZohSfyjkVovzCY-K71z2fSu7FnC-3-Xr0D60_JXksYCtJMfuIi/w480-h640/IMG_7495.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><div>Your Museum tour should begin at the Orientation Gallery. It gives you an excellent overview of what to expect as well as showcasing several unique instruments. This one, being an Octobass. One of only a few that exist, it is considered the largest of the bowstringed instruments. This one stands at nearly 12 feet tall. This, as well as all other musical instruments on display here can, and are playable.</div></span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCllXsUDh93P6dKRJmhVCvdbdTczsVKKHrh6Mj7jNgxgwbGHFw2dLKSEu7nFhrC4nGYiEmm277_-ImoSgbSEpkzmvRelvLN7S-yzcU2-mN8C1Q9Y2Pt4Ry5HrQWAjzozdU9cOz2wmZXfH5ZZF-WkQsVFWM_zIWecNKTr6mKgkg7rEqYqDqgRyKrbAuitwT/s3703/IMG_7496.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="3703" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCllXsUDh93P6dKRJmhVCvdbdTczsVKKHrh6Mj7jNgxgwbGHFw2dLKSEu7nFhrC4nGYiEmm277_-ImoSgbSEpkzmvRelvLN7S-yzcU2-mN8C1Q9Y2Pt4Ry5HrQWAjzozdU9cOz2wmZXfH5ZZF-WkQsVFWM_zIWecNKTr6mKgkg7rEqYqDqgRyKrbAuitwT/w640-h404/IMG_7496.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At almost 2 inches long, Hohner’s Little Lady harmonica might just be the smallest instrument on display. In 1965 a Little Lady was the first musical instrument played in space. I had several of these in my collection.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW-cVG94liD7Ug13B4KvAr3hj8UQxWPWXuZJn3TJ2_kBe0HDCvNNMys_ADwYXQP6fRUtEgaUaoD-QEMICkBhikXifucG1ORwveFwb-idZuTqID0cMjnfCsXmI0edEotfvt4Cs67Kn8d2oXd4bjOW_MHAeWazJfrUAI7c8m8g5438bz4uBvi3kGoovdS6E/s4032/IMG_7506.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW-cVG94liD7Ug13B4KvAr3hj8UQxWPWXuZJn3TJ2_kBe0HDCvNNMys_ADwYXQP6fRUtEgaUaoD-QEMICkBhikXifucG1ORwveFwb-idZuTqID0cMjnfCsXmI0edEotfvt4Cs67Kn8d2oXd4bjOW_MHAeWazJfrUAI7c8m8g5438bz4uBvi3kGoovdS6E/w480-h640/IMG_7506.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Robjohn Pipe Organ</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzwF0zbCW3UIqMIdNhzbBNDlneZR1q5y9bJ_t9Rw-PZ1nl2WbmU6QVUJKNmXGugoeunL1WH2HyOPiE-jv7WhuMhljQo258_oqHnvsfMt8XJ0qXYtpqXwHckqiaPL24ybP9146ZSdpqPC_PTjLW1DLVpmhkqY7aAslcPFXiocbqT-nNhVnUhbxxHJ5BLz7/s4032/IMG_7502.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzwF0zbCW3UIqMIdNhzbBNDlneZR1q5y9bJ_t9Rw-PZ1nl2WbmU6QVUJKNmXGugoeunL1WH2HyOPiE-jv7WhuMhljQo258_oqHnvsfMt8XJ0qXYtpqXwHckqiaPL24ybP9146ZSdpqPC_PTjLW1DLVpmhkqY7aAslcPFXiocbqT-nNhVnUhbxxHJ5BLz7/w480-h640/IMG_7502.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Also found in the Orientation Gallery is perhaps the only instrument that anyone, and most likely everyone, can play.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is the Air Guitar!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpOTx0VxOqADy2_PIQWT9Swv87b5Z52C9KCKRW0AwZuOMhnlSMlqp3GA4DzIL2M0goFe1575V3CIHxrbaj8KikTZ-i1YUG-UTPVee1CT6NR1ShHf_-FIt4SZB91-B4zZJ2w2kcWYBGNeaM5IAfvI_fghn-Bh-n9aZ9IzXTJ0654Jk1OrpQJx_UXIto8D3/s4032/IMG_7515.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpOTx0VxOqADy2_PIQWT9Swv87b5Z52C9KCKRW0AwZuOMhnlSMlqp3GA4DzIL2M0goFe1575V3CIHxrbaj8KikTZ-i1YUG-UTPVee1CT6NR1ShHf_-FIt4SZB91-B4zZJ2w2kcWYBGNeaM5IAfvI_fghn-Bh-n9aZ9IzXTJ0654Jk1OrpQJx_UXIto8D3/w480-h640/IMG_7515.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This display, found in the United States/Canada Gallery is found with other instruments critical to playing The Blues.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Found in the United States/Canada Gallery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TuXVLgzSrrBUhRUCJnsput-Q8cc78lMiCp9VL44DnWmCIgIdf0Di_d-bt-s7bGlhQhyphenhyphen2-CkACovGsNraVGy4JcoTfedf49v0r6lY0ThUjbWlCkEFOAy0bP8KCPBQ9Uow61vVJrWvfTDBvgbZ0qzDqvonns59XUq3Vv773aAD46kPR9Ff1zxdWXMaTcTa/s4032/IMG_7509.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TuXVLgzSrrBUhRUCJnsput-Q8cc78lMiCp9VL44DnWmCIgIdf0Di_d-bt-s7bGlhQhyphenhyphen2-CkACovGsNraVGy4JcoTfedf49v0r6lY0ThUjbWlCkEFOAy0bP8KCPBQ9Uow61vVJrWvfTDBvgbZ0qzDqvonns59XUq3Vv773aAD46kPR9Ff1zxdWXMaTcTa/w480-h640/IMG_7509.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">He always desired a Steinway, but instead played on an old upright in the front room of our house in Boulder. He played for family and friends, and mostly at church.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For his 50th Birthday, his family, church and community surprised him with a used Steinway Baby Grand Piano. He honored that gift by playing even better. Frequently I would fall asleep, laying underneath that piano, as he played on into the night.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Steinway display at the MIM brought back some good memories for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsxQiE9rfSH2_CNTCQy_I82Yx1L0ugoxYrcFRJwFnOK45CLfrIEi4foOhv926U7wSNm_NGIGIpiERu_8pfMfHbBQVS8ML4MeW9hmnW91yaLej13GHNKz4W7dArDOKXNtHtNHd6WLXmZqp_zmJEPmCbZwR86KJIOJMPbTiDaHD9-hQ5ygDJtpdEY1W8sBH/s4032/IMG_7511.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsxQiE9rfSH2_CNTCQy_I82Yx1L0ugoxYrcFRJwFnOK45CLfrIEi4foOhv926U7wSNm_NGIGIpiERu_8pfMfHbBQVS8ML4MeW9hmnW91yaLej13GHNKz4W7dArDOKXNtHtNHd6WLXmZqp_zmJEPmCbZwR86KJIOJMPbTiDaHD9-hQ5ygDJtpdEY1W8sBH/w640-h480/IMG_7511.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlluIh4PVW_7xaWQ-fGRa1Srm-QD4dA7Hec9fzppYuF3Ah2-LBfK-mhZRHa_kRWBayjAwpF1l18XwSnjcrrDXSg3nUOnnqujvf2b1uUuWvhA-l_gexv7wXo73C1HIxQsgqTHGbSMWeFz1_MEi1BAxvHk_lfhyphenhyphenGlrgVQyICYVJYNbgTDxX5iyN7nSDpGkA/s4032/IMG_7513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlluIh4PVW_7xaWQ-fGRa1Srm-QD4dA7Hec9fzppYuF3Ah2-LBfK-mhZRHa_kRWBayjAwpF1l18XwSnjcrrDXSg3nUOnnqujvf2b1uUuWvhA-l_gexv7wXo73C1HIxQsgqTHGbSMWeFz1_MEi1BAxvHk_lfhyphenhyphenGlrgVQyICYVJYNbgTDxX5iyN7nSDpGkA/w480-h640/IMG_7513.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHRAJSNpoWv-UElqQGm5_sV2SgcIQ5hE5YriDOaM6I2voU6p-45SlvqUMG8iFDVNoq4gPbWBb9naLJeLjyH4AjTSVJoN8R9WKLrXkTsL4g_3gnsqzXNwEKcXtBShx96i_4TdQFT0bg0U3BBQyMqrK5qS7MAJJiQ9NvzuqMVne4AEG5Z6lswsOGjb82C77/s4032/IMG_7512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHRAJSNpoWv-UElqQGm5_sV2SgcIQ5hE5YriDOaM6I2voU6p-45SlvqUMG8iFDVNoq4gPbWBb9naLJeLjyH4AjTSVJoN8R9WKLrXkTsL4g_3gnsqzXNwEKcXtBShx96i_4TdQFT0bg0U3BBQyMqrK5qS7MAJJiQ9NvzuqMVne4AEG5Z6lswsOGjb82C77/w364-h640/IMG_7512.jpeg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-91394962129142004332024-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:002024-01-05T19:19:39.075-08:00Grand Canyon in Winter<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtI-dbU9p-df9MGEuiTVgockohDs9Hk9WwMLK1J_Ct0YgjUlrHnMyeyOIXrMDlmZQ1gXJ8CaJf-rtDDfUtWFTcBLAK6QgOHV-Tl_5V5P51igEIPNNDTmP5r1zYRAcruZ-jufGEr9VBoW7hKFxp24UrD-lhmW6HFZKenN63rlyOAYJQTMJ0sCbILpzc781/s4032/IMG_7448.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtI-dbU9p-df9MGEuiTVgockohDs9Hk9WwMLK1J_Ct0YgjUlrHnMyeyOIXrMDlmZQ1gXJ8CaJf-rtDDfUtWFTcBLAK6QgOHV-Tl_5V5P51igEIPNNDTmP5r1zYRAcruZ-jufGEr9VBoW7hKFxp24UrD-lhmW6HFZKenN63rlyOAYJQTMJ0sCbILpzc781/w640-h480/IMG_7448.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day isn’t nearly enough time to see the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_National_Park" target="_blank">Grand Canyon</a>. But, it was all the time we took coming through. We wanted to see it in Winter. As luck would have it, they had their first measurable snowfall the day before we arrived. It closed our planed route to come in from the east, along the Desert View Drive. Giving us an additional hour of anticipation on our inbound drive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMB7pxoGZHWZv7YxR0pbncLI8DNutU_uQauKAP65KNvMDYVl9qTzmhquzmUzQmlpfoQd1u4XO1u6QMZcsr8wVuB3g9b8V14I5XEb9XDVD9FdjMNc0Q2nj5nfRAuGVYGDWB8AZ6BP6RphdI585HpYlKpmIrllpP2vvoKeHmnqcmGsb9ezr3ep3FKY2YDH7h/s4032/IMG_7404.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMB7pxoGZHWZv7YxR0pbncLI8DNutU_uQauKAP65KNvMDYVl9qTzmhquzmUzQmlpfoQd1u4XO1u6QMZcsr8wVuB3g9b8V14I5XEb9XDVD9FdjMNc0Q2nj5nfRAuGVYGDWB8AZ6BP6RphdI585HpYlKpmIrllpP2vvoKeHmnqcmGsb9ezr3ep3FKY2YDH7h/w480-h640/IMG_7404.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Booking two nights at the Maswik Lodge gave us a day to visit. We started at the Visitor’s Center and the Mather Point Overlook. Next we took the Kaibab Rim Shuttle taking us out to Yaki Point. We followed that up with a visit to the Yavapai Geology Museum.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting snacks, we drive out the Hermits Rest Route, also known as the West Rim Drive. We were lucky as the snow storm had closed it as well, but it opened in time for us to drive it today. This route is only open to private vehicles in December, January and February.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both the Shuttle Ride and our drive offered some stunning views of this national treasure. I’ll just leave a few here to enjoy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d1CTgiQDJ_BHxIp7ej6zfAuc3vHZJttImUrq3xWu0lI1YG5ms3-SXOvTa-mSBE7fhWPz8laHNV_oKnIc4uiObGKv7R9gmhymubi8GyIDCJHUIqjctGZ_v_rt7diTRqfPdMGgoprG-Z6_cTvuv3eE_-fcXufPpokll3QlWqWodzE2aNCcl1LVK2KwWz7i/s3793/IMG_7405.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3793" data-original-width="2844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d1CTgiQDJ_BHxIp7ej6zfAuc3vHZJttImUrq3xWu0lI1YG5ms3-SXOvTa-mSBE7fhWPz8laHNV_oKnIc4uiObGKv7R9gmhymubi8GyIDCJHUIqjctGZ_v_rt7diTRqfPdMGgoprG-Z6_cTvuv3eE_-fcXufPpokll3QlWqWodzE2aNCcl1LVK2KwWz7i/w480-h640/IMG_7405.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In the day, weary travelers could find both shelter and refreshment here. The same holds true today. You can stop here for a nice warm mocha on an early January day. It will do you good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6p9loZNeH_LEjwPRUyD4BveO9y3opu8Isg9uzwvwq-Jcf2FRE9AIP5g_gdcNrJUdgVOt2fHgKlhDnkcNuRrCHakdN5tw62-PSvsu6I3rb8F47S5bxaVI2Vr_PLBq9FlewqR_yHawJoecumEf152XRcaltCzZLyExkAYrwMyJDHMnXTJwTcYgAEQJurpL/s4032/IMG_7443.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6p9loZNeH_LEjwPRUyD4BveO9y3opu8Isg9uzwvwq-Jcf2FRE9AIP5g_gdcNrJUdgVOt2fHgKlhDnkcNuRrCHakdN5tw62-PSvsu6I3rb8F47S5bxaVI2Vr_PLBq9FlewqR_yHawJoecumEf152XRcaltCzZLyExkAYrwMyJDHMnXTJwTcYgAEQJurpL/w480-h640/IMG_7443.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5JdLBXC4191g9WeMgv7PxuYJN4RclmcOb-4NGsg8BjRJxTNKdW0TYeJ3i1bhGpYm5H7UFa7mGI0RWK1rPtuDoof622M-fV6d5VQej_3ZQgc5AC5gpu2TuFKZ8Flttuq_3yRCK-T41kaYNyDKw4hKTl0h4hw0YLPPK9M3Xh3pbq4akajDNeNdOUCYRKOT/s4032/IMG_7441.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5JdLBXC4191g9WeMgv7PxuYJN4RclmcOb-4NGsg8BjRJxTNKdW0TYeJ3i1bhGpYm5H7UFa7mGI0RWK1rPtuDoof622M-fV6d5VQej_3ZQgc5AC5gpu2TuFKZ8Flttuq_3yRCK-T41kaYNyDKw4hKTl0h4hw0YLPPK9M3Xh3pbq4akajDNeNdOUCYRKOT/w480-h640/IMG_7441.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNX2FekFHaHHR9ZN6KC3eD5P-NyNSaLCeNTwmAhLwWAdKb5HsTSOyk5v6so1n10le-DXbbZkBRN5nxwHmQ3XUygJ_vWSYhxPRevaJzQKl3U3gAYNhIOgmGUQ3L2BjA5or9cvIDOPoWyn50atlB3az5nQgtinCRDl39Oya6dtJtBPelvPgmPj9dX1rTpnh/s4032/IMG_7439.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNX2FekFHaHHR9ZN6KC3eD5P-NyNSaLCeNTwmAhLwWAdKb5HsTSOyk5v6so1n10le-DXbbZkBRN5nxwHmQ3XUygJ_vWSYhxPRevaJzQKl3U3gAYNhIOgmGUQ3L2BjA5or9cvIDOPoWyn50atlB3az5nQgtinCRDl39Oya6dtJtBPelvPgmPj9dX1rTpnh/w480-h640/IMG_7439.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPl3Hugu_jqBUimRS_Dkn-srMKrrPg44vOTY3SWIYL0jPuaip8bJWhRrVUNTh69TND1cpWbQvbLrHlJSCNkFjOhLPuyvJbCG8YNsxNY5ALd7QAZHaKIrp4ksW2JTGLhG-C4aiBou4EbyKUpcJB6cOsuOl37D14IxuOGKKTUlFeCVP55Hnh70q5RVBfvq5/s4032/IMG_7447.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPl3Hugu_jqBUimRS_Dkn-srMKrrPg44vOTY3SWIYL0jPuaip8bJWhRrVUNTh69TND1cpWbQvbLrHlJSCNkFjOhLPuyvJbCG8YNsxNY5ALd7QAZHaKIrp4ksW2JTGLhG-C4aiBou4EbyKUpcJB6cOsuOl37D14IxuOGKKTUlFeCVP55Hnh70q5RVBfvq5/w480-h640/IMG_7447.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-44272964539985213882024-01-03T18:13:00.000-08:002024-01-03T18:13:38.932-08:00Arches National Park in January<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl-XKTPTV1MaeQVtbzNgj-0OOsGEDepwiB4UZD3xhgrnuhe4MXGxtiuOzQGlstpBE6zLYq-y-i2OWm5BIGhmDzDMkw_A5iB5KZjbrg2BBd7l8LH5k9vnNOzlZL20PdnqIj1rlm1AnZQMUpsFFo4FRkBahBFVQJ8Xb19-rhCnMK0Lxk3kj1qs7X44nx6CC/s4032/IMG_7351.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl-XKTPTV1MaeQVtbzNgj-0OOsGEDepwiB4UZD3xhgrnuhe4MXGxtiuOzQGlstpBE6zLYq-y-i2OWm5BIGhmDzDMkw_A5iB5KZjbrg2BBd7l8LH5k9vnNOzlZL20PdnqIj1rlm1AnZQMUpsFFo4FRkBahBFVQJ8Xb19-rhCnMK0Lxk3kj1qs7X44nx6CC/w640-h300/IMG_7351.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After spending the Holidays with family in Colorado, we hit the road to return to AIROSMITH and home. Rather than driving directly back to Arizona, we decided to take our time and get in some sight-seeing.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RYYEpzFhzIYz4nieId7LPfcjkblIBpcDtlFLtJPplmqWhyphenhyphenSFW1NbvM_wckgN1mYiMGHxkRb0bUi8H2qq07uRVT5xQ980Qpbq1L4F9-1kVwKzcGtga2iF55aZ454aNFcSKUNbCkiCFprsfeuw1rUlN94N41p3kBf134SYCl4ugKjy526oUlAU8sQp5Dbu/s3871/IMG_7398.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="3871" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RYYEpzFhzIYz4nieId7LPfcjkblIBpcDtlFLtJPplmqWhyphenhyphenSFW1NbvM_wckgN1mYiMGHxkRb0bUi8H2qq07uRVT5xQ980Qpbq1L4F9-1kVwKzcGtga2iF55aZ454aNFcSKUNbCkiCFprsfeuw1rUlN94N41p3kBf134SYCl4ugKjy526oUlAU8sQp5Dbu/w400-h265/IMG_7398.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We scheduled a stopover in Moab Utah in order to visit <a href="https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm" target="_blank">Arches National Park</a>. Perhaps I needed to channel some of my Edward Abbey inclinations.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It’s a short stay, leaving us only a day to drive through the park. We elected to stop at most of the Scenic View Points. A plus to visiting in January is that there are much fewer people visiting. We enjoyed the benefit of visiting during the low season.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The title photo is looking out over the valley from the Courthouse Towers Viewpoint. From left to right you can see the Three Gossips, Sheep Rock, the Tower of Babel, and The Organ. It is a favorite view of mine of this valley.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another lovely view is down Park Avenue, looking toward the Courthouse Towers.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi216ScjR8e88aR2X-krpp74QvH-hU0QXyvC4Lu9QOa0CnpJJfszx1lmYfxBuJ4LWyWEawY1ngRXF21JLSixKKb50zvguVIzrv1ILE3yQ04hW3Zoaw_I3o7npkRBvjXxrAdMtNTA5c4_zKDKkijZ2zw62f_PW6PKCSfneot6ySqwOkAbgiwDAijkLMGjzqU/s4032/IMG_7348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi216ScjR8e88aR2X-krpp74QvH-hU0QXyvC4Lu9QOa0CnpJJfszx1lmYfxBuJ4LWyWEawY1ngRXF21JLSixKKb50zvguVIzrv1ILE3yQ04hW3Zoaw_I3o7npkRBvjXxrAdMtNTA5c4_zKDKkijZ2zw62f_PW6PKCSfneot6ySqwOkAbgiwDAijkLMGjzqU/w480-h640/IMG_7348.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNIEFwTNtNGK6Iq8k_lmJ2azHKJsB-6ruR2YGmuZaXjwZrjaAbNzFyAEkBzjHXevyr2sWjOvKy22DlaQfyNeqt6ldegjOm2YREVNslcTqxMpT0jXaOYkPBeywxYiNhrKC56Ku9s7X4aW4YJXg0LbwYXAPasR1Pne9BaCWg8QZvnFyF0r17xQcuSQiR6mT/s4032/IMG_7349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNIEFwTNtNGK6Iq8k_lmJ2azHKJsB-6ruR2YGmuZaXjwZrjaAbNzFyAEkBzjHXevyr2sWjOvKy22DlaQfyNeqt6ldegjOm2YREVNslcTqxMpT0jXaOYkPBeywxYiNhrKC56Ku9s7X4aW4YJXg0LbwYXAPasR1Pne9BaCWg8QZvnFyF0r17xQcuSQiR6mT/w480-h640/IMG_7349.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next stop is Balanced Rock, just off of the main Park road. Many of these formations are within easy walking distance from the parking areas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyfdCgwUvzVy-A8_ZStubYYcZ2UmBFAj1zc4OaAwAqAO4gSZ8N8A33HVvKgBO8hL4NjfTn9z75bC76LtZN017Ng6BW_ZmHzN019ZdY7HVdCTsQW0EYkuObqV1-QinzqZ410hf9YmFk60MvWcjyp1ZLWYhV9wSoTcR7uHvLFJRvxW8FZNRAreo9RYZLQWo/s4032/IMG_7355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyfdCgwUvzVy-A8_ZStubYYcZ2UmBFAj1zc4OaAwAqAO4gSZ8N8A33HVvKgBO8hL4NjfTn9z75bC76LtZN017Ng6BW_ZmHzN019ZdY7HVdCTsQW0EYkuObqV1-QinzqZ410hf9YmFk60MvWcjyp1ZLWYhV9wSoTcR7uHvLFJRvxW8FZNRAreo9RYZLQWo/w480-h640/IMG_7355.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofpHjphMnnd7aq0tCgo6Vc3aweR5oZKW1311dHSxfKOdtrtH2CuHmKQNZxW-5lRp9Jq8qWPw8_NPqFin4BOd825jQsiy8NdDv_4H5Biub3cKGORT-4jMuR1gFQE-Mp_mFhAxBNLQWrPdlYUhN-pQAT-tlZPl31jSek2AyNu3SGtZA9J_QdmkEbqNBf89_/s4032/IMG_7358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofpHjphMnnd7aq0tCgo6Vc3aweR5oZKW1311dHSxfKOdtrtH2CuHmKQNZxW-5lRp9Jq8qWPw8_NPqFin4BOd825jQsiy8NdDv_4H5Biub3cKGORT-4jMuR1gFQE-Mp_mFhAxBNLQWrPdlYUhN-pQAT-tlZPl31jSek2AyNu3SGtZA9J_QdmkEbqNBf89_/w472-h640/IMG_7358.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Windows section is considered to be the heartbeat of the Park. In a Park that has the largest concentration of natural arches, the Windows area has the largest concentration within the park. Of note are the North and South Windows, Turret Arch, and the Double Arch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVCZ4bqrDu4uXTWeOKYJuURVmke7ZuC4EVgpoEVejrrdy5p5GWILlcF7xYYYqzQ1QwSRWsiuWkVNt6g6ciVMOtk2JJyDbrjEZWEon17sOAlKhDxL1rYqPq_Y1w2sMtgCurijaoub1ia1GoHFSgXaYTRzvOJWj2MXUjJGTE1iE3Dw0PpBguacaqj0pUER0/s4032/IMG_7374.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVCZ4bqrDu4uXTWeOKYJuURVmke7ZuC4EVgpoEVejrrdy5p5GWILlcF7xYYYqzQ1QwSRWsiuWkVNt6g6ciVMOtk2JJyDbrjEZWEon17sOAlKhDxL1rYqPq_Y1w2sMtgCurijaoub1ia1GoHFSgXaYTRzvOJWj2MXUjJGTE1iE3Dw0PpBguacaqj0pUER0/w640-h480/IMG_7374.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSNt_GumGF4AWv7dXyqWjqNrlDWIL4m6hOQUxbUyc8Mqtckp9EchHtjkZofy-FrvQcFMusb374dQsnIpNiJ3ReRtRYRFuBsO-Ymlr7rub7tpSnGKVdK1tm-qYa9c3rLUAyBPKqI-9VRtp-jgRCHfhBTuBntFHqh7BA0MZvcN1i8Xr6Hp0rDz0KoEfhpQo/s4032/IMG_7362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSNt_GumGF4AWv7dXyqWjqNrlDWIL4m6hOQUxbUyc8Mqtckp9EchHtjkZofy-FrvQcFMusb374dQsnIpNiJ3ReRtRYRFuBsO-Ymlr7rub7tpSnGKVdK1tm-qYa9c3rLUAyBPKqI-9VRtp-jgRCHfhBTuBntFHqh7BA0MZvcN1i8Xr6Hp0rDz0KoEfhpQo/w480-h640/IMG_7362.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDyqUMY7rMzMbEZMv4BbfQIxlDR0s31EpUTEOo5vSWyT6AuzGDHENOywro8nqJLNNEft3Ng_LqG6i_Xe0Ri-nHF067vcErwXznya0Vi9rCRMFLLW2osPceCpp4SLkfkJ4lXmHNlD2LY9Jg5mfSocV2BJf2NqEtfag4nNsJKcsUqXd_HluULzL8EeOFCvK/s4032/IMG_7373.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDyqUMY7rMzMbEZMv4BbfQIxlDR0s31EpUTEOo5vSWyT6AuzGDHENOywro8nqJLNNEft3Ng_LqG6i_Xe0Ri-nHF067vcErwXznya0Vi9rCRMFLLW2osPceCpp4SLkfkJ4lXmHNlD2LY9Jg5mfSocV2BJf2NqEtfag4nNsJKcsUqXd_HluULzL8EeOFCvK/w400-h300/IMG_7373.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">There was a welcoming committee of sorts at the Windows. Ravens for the Windows, and a Camp Robber at the Double Arch.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl3wfSJjNTU6brfjTShclFHcdJOuf172cmABhHY_yc_nFmtvbNUt2h__AxYvle3VrVHTh-oETClw3ZdEOYr41VHygCIzj_jhyphenhyphenxakrqKWvxAKz-wWdD-sveeV44gNDEum8-vpyzUlT3k_EP-9Oop7xIZ_OJ1gABynLr6WgI3yKgYnXIpV9IO9s2VIgy543/s4032/IMG_7359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl3wfSJjNTU6brfjTShclFHcdJOuf172cmABhHY_yc_nFmtvbNUt2h__AxYvle3VrVHTh-oETClw3ZdEOYr41VHygCIzj_jhyphenhyphenxakrqKWvxAKz-wWdD-sveeV44gNDEum8-vpyzUlT3k_EP-9Oop7xIZ_OJ1gABynLr6WgI3yKgYnXIpV9IO9s2VIgy543/w480-h640/IMG_7359.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmJvMzDdl7Sue-fWXWqZ5habK5hZiau5CyrgLlbQLZe5c30GHl5sSSIvtVe8NNpCt_kKC3KJ9jzAllfOtCSF_3aDVRLW9IZBcnL1sCc-b_RwKKyt68EwW5gCnyccMUYnFM6hths7jVDR41ILrEfXxP4cVeLdwmpOYVQNBJJpsxjh-qsQUrSUgMWU893r0/s3789/IMG_7376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3789" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmJvMzDdl7Sue-fWXWqZ5habK5hZiau5CyrgLlbQLZe5c30GHl5sSSIvtVe8NNpCt_kKC3KJ9jzAllfOtCSF_3aDVRLW9IZBcnL1sCc-b_RwKKyt68EwW5gCnyccMUYnFM6hths7jVDR41ILrEfXxP4cVeLdwmpOYVQNBJJpsxjh-qsQUrSUgMWU893r0/w640-h510/IMG_7376.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsfNc3iFCXNe0dqRMy7Gq_X4Rsi9TRjet54Gzy81uA5av9813NRKuJgULV_y2rW1kJlReWfFK-Lfh7pOBT9bBMogVVEAxnAMGoGsN9IyNcRCnhZRHU1nHXHkfMQavteMY4B2xT1PIAGxwGU_pFSYCqGYNxo7VTBUhiZuCcfbvALNq6LtSqUZMXZUpXeSV/s4032/IMG_7382.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsfNc3iFCXNe0dqRMy7Gq_X4Rsi9TRjet54Gzy81uA5av9813NRKuJgULV_y2rW1kJlReWfFK-Lfh7pOBT9bBMogVVEAxnAMGoGsN9IyNcRCnhZRHU1nHXHkfMQavteMY4B2xT1PIAGxwGU_pFSYCqGYNxo7VTBUhiZuCcfbvALNq6LtSqUZMXZUpXeSV/w480-h640/IMG_7382.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC4chfZLkLOferMM3oT4pKZySXvAunxi9weqeC2JPn5NGq-xxVVkH15B8daVwzhwYkZmoXQIj-S1wtpG8fi7jCUqOQH1LPuBeLJ8xOhUPwCKXzcmyRB400TVIFjm4pCYs054mrGnCITQ16t8Qjg03e3cRW5_rZuMBvKQgngek2nVGvIPFJjw8UTcPUENv/s4032/IMG_7381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC4chfZLkLOferMM3oT4pKZySXvAunxi9weqeC2JPn5NGq-xxVVkH15B8daVwzhwYkZmoXQIj-S1wtpG8fi7jCUqOQH1LPuBeLJ8xOhUPwCKXzcmyRB400TVIFjm4pCYs054mrGnCITQ16t8Qjg03e3cRW5_rZuMBvKQgngek2nVGvIPFJjw8UTcPUENv/w480-h640/IMG_7381.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn’t hike up to the Delicate Arch during this visit. But the Upper and Lower Viewpoints provide an opportunity for some unique views.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIm2i0rhqQRMSuiN5fsNLo5ujnwpoOfEuApcGaBKzTVhQj2S7gY_RDCVwFPHC8HcfqgIQ_n0WMSmQ6pgR9uHT-BtLWqG4JYwXByP3SIHwQmsgvtq8li8UbL9F9LqDwyQSjB9zI6qOstXmewmARON-vkEE0e_11o3xvEO6ePKahx0_qjggBp9AlNVUv78T/s4032/IMG_7389.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIm2i0rhqQRMSuiN5fsNLo5ujnwpoOfEuApcGaBKzTVhQj2S7gY_RDCVwFPHC8HcfqgIQ_n0WMSmQ6pgR9uHT-BtLWqG4JYwXByP3SIHwQmsgvtq8li8UbL9F9LqDwyQSjB9zI6qOstXmewmARON-vkEE0e_11o3xvEO6ePKahx0_qjggBp9AlNVUv78T/w480-h640/IMG_7389.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzThzYRZUNFLf665ygRPCObLKNTDoD11D9zEg-AWI52cErUOh1s2o7IqTqjn1Q-1gI7lS_sumrFumbxPeHYkkwm32obboiyrstPebnfyNJuXRzmYJtgFH6nF2v7qwGTg4NuSHvC5RQZKtOQYKFC7To-YJ-afon1EDyWxmI3qQ0kc62-4GOPKt6hZUehNHi/s4032/IMG_7391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-5657105282235381252023-12-04T10:58:00.000-08:002023-12-04T10:58:59.122-08:00Taliesin West, Arizona<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DPsYek17F6F9gNKoSX65KNn1pdWxQgvXz52T05Z1cF3Z8-K016N1dFs-QPVFj1TqR-9vJpcNR7rfvOxJUs6JEIWCuMYpNvEfdQiCe3d_HqCwxWQUsMA1WbQrOazcLwLlTRKAdKK197TrkCUDacdTvr4WOPJmaexD67xvB7Do8KRWD7lOhyS-aFcob8Cz/s2000/IMG_8152.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DPsYek17F6F9gNKoSX65KNn1pdWxQgvXz52T05Z1cF3Z8-K016N1dFs-QPVFj1TqR-9vJpcNR7rfvOxJUs6JEIWCuMYpNvEfdQiCe3d_HqCwxWQUsMA1WbQrOazcLwLlTRKAdKK197TrkCUDacdTvr4WOPJmaexD67xvB7Do8KRWD7lOhyS-aFcob8Cz/w640-h480/IMG_8152.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> came to Arizona in 1937, when he was 70 years old. He came here for his health. This was not only his home and office, but was also a school and lab for budding Architects that were learning from the master.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The place mirrors the materials, topography, and setting of the area. The home sits at the base of the MacDowell Range and overlooks Phoenix and the Paradise Valley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wright was heavily influenced by nature. At <a href="https://franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west/" target="_blank">Taliesin West</a>, he worked to allow the building to flow into the surrounding landscape. He used materials from the desert, matching for the most part colors and textures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VUqiSqQxrJy1TPlUd88YPWiGytt3LRU8Lgvam9EsRXAT2VUhiu5kAnMwofbBDJpOCPzlW4Vkqm1zykgiFPqvrMGG3iylHJIJxXCCsSwAI2z3TxU3fJ9flH9UffUSYE-MS7WRR0_o-LvYWq21R5rZIEJEZQEDKoQP0WyNYDd8mppTZ6vaEm7r0ATsTV1N/s4032/IMG_7157.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VUqiSqQxrJy1TPlUd88YPWiGytt3LRU8Lgvam9EsRXAT2VUhiu5kAnMwofbBDJpOCPzlW4Vkqm1zykgiFPqvrMGG3iylHJIJxXCCsSwAI2z3TxU3fJ9flH9UffUSYE-MS7WRR0_o-LvYWq21R5rZIEJEZQEDKoQP0WyNYDd8mppTZ6vaEm7r0ATsTV1N/w400-h300/IMG_7157.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Our visit included a docent led two hour tour. Taking the tour provided context that we would not have had otherwise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Approaching the complex you arrive at an outdoor courtyard. Right away you see Wright’s influences. The desert masonry tower announces its presence immediately. Looking closer you notice a hammer imbedded high up on the tower. There are several stories about that hammer. One was that one apprentice kept misplacing his hammer. As a joke, fellow students placed it in the wall. Though, they moved to remove the tool, once the joke played out. When Wright became aware of the pending removal, he insisted that it remain. The apprentices in the project were architectural students in his desert lab. He encouraged thinking out of the box. He felt that if someone felt the hammer belonged in the wall, it should remain there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">T<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrtiPEsW-n0GHMMZKt8GwVDgORgacjPy4z7cEAXJeRxW18pntTSfHA3dHHfjKU3z8CnWPMMkfXvVvTx_bu_ToSgMMzyz2eS1AMgO58clAML6K-DdzGLOvKN2FjMafnmN8_mqiEXKq7P1k3I2TJ7Q486XFX_M_TqHNZsArmRP6pzbciHtUQgzt9nxksyqr/s4032/IMG_7181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrtiPEsW-n0GHMMZKt8GwVDgORgacjPy4z7cEAXJeRxW18pntTSfHA3dHHfjKU3z8CnWPMMkfXvVvTx_bu_ToSgMMzyz2eS1AMgO58clAML6K-DdzGLOvKN2FjMafnmN8_mqiEXKq7P1k3I2TJ7Q486XFX_M_TqHNZsArmRP6pzbciHtUQgzt9nxksyqr/w480-h640/IMG_7181.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2ZChlZmRYc654tk9nN5QoKs8owI7XY7s4pMnGytYkwcioNwnMLUAJt_Iyi-82_860UXpx1piL5wFMQPWvoSLDTxUz5jVz0fdTQSFNGemS0vX94lWoeAE8Uu3KGJI8lloSa2M1drJ-piz_aVn7bmXZBnJPzATR9h7U4bXT-TNjTeJJLwOobxVDMU-Y1pM/s4032/IMG_7182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2ZChlZmRYc654tk9nN5QoKs8owI7XY7s4pMnGytYkwcioNwnMLUAJt_Iyi-82_860UXpx1piL5wFMQPWvoSLDTxUz5jVz0fdTQSFNGemS0vX94lWoeAE8Uu3KGJI8lloSa2M1drJ-piz_aVn7bmXZBnJPzATR9h7U4bXT-TNjTeJJLwOobxVDMU-Y1pM/w480-h640/IMG_7182.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1-ZHrXiSV0brzBJcEOJUeCJtMnjwzD-bglwCyLGaSiyQxfjBt__hKSI-641NK3Ol8FeEbX5QQOf-EQiouv6gM5u-UlJe2DqBRR_eZW4tp2eZ_5iPadhFpGzWh0hXD3SjSVgWL7b5l1Q0Ola6gRq37HN_A70Paiww-er39NU02S0rHTwASb9UcJRzWV2z/s4032/IMG_7131.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1-ZHrXiSV0brzBJcEOJUeCJtMnjwzD-bglwCyLGaSiyQxfjBt__hKSI-641NK3Ol8FeEbX5QQOf-EQiouv6gM5u-UlJe2DqBRR_eZW4tp2eZ_5iPadhFpGzWh0hXD3SjSVgWL7b5l1Q0Ola6gRq37HN_A70Paiww-er39NU02S0rHTwASb9UcJRzWV2z/w400-h300/IMG_7131.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Several large rocks with petroglyphs were found on the property. In Wright’s emphasis on incorporating nature whenever possible, he included these throughout. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9IhGrZQTZOXWFUox7NjR_2WKwkOHKH9ZqtcB5qUhTGZf5AoONY0rmDgeZw7EhO2Wu8gHD5QPxp0-VDkVPT1q1g7CKxNusuLZNJvOjFeAWtELHpRxDEOgyF5gtW_V-xag1clu0r_lA8eu9oumLwNTk_H6l8LRqUekUU4PDnWRf2t6v_mC1g8WLOBG2KSK/s4032/IMG_7139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9IhGrZQTZOXWFUox7NjR_2WKwkOHKH9ZqtcB5qUhTGZf5AoONY0rmDgeZw7EhO2Wu8gHD5QPxp0-VDkVPT1q1g7CKxNusuLZNJvOjFeAWtELHpRxDEOgyF5gtW_V-xag1clu0r_lA8eu9oumLwNTk_H6l8LRqUekUU4PDnWRf2t6v_mC1g8WLOBG2KSK/w480-h640/IMG_7139.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Taliesin attracted artists of all types. Heloise Crista was one of those who found a home here. She first arrived to study dance under the Wright’s daughter. She had no plans to be an architect, but wanted to be in the atmosphere of creativity that was found here. She took up sculpture, and her pieces can be found throughout.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKdK_gRsvi92MWOqv2k6YeGzDup_L_wcXMJpyN4uT-cp_yX-lPi9Ck3xAkDUws2jgAX9bbNp_OVk8X-zrYbSz-iEWVCiCGpbBOthuNt2JSh_Q_Owrh8DxBEehHgr1jj7mgjdwm_0R2QhqKjZ_ef1r58nFhR7SsyFcm_m_9d_kEb189qase64fKqvYuZKb/s4032/IMG_7132.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKdK_gRsvi92MWOqv2k6YeGzDup_L_wcXMJpyN4uT-cp_yX-lPi9Ck3xAkDUws2jgAX9bbNp_OVk8X-zrYbSz-iEWVCiCGpbBOthuNt2JSh_Q_Owrh8DxBEehHgr1jj7mgjdwm_0R2QhqKjZ_ef1r58nFhR7SsyFcm_m_9d_kEb189qase64fKqvYuZKb/w480-h640/IMG_7132.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Through a Glass Darkly”</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMIbntI3DUIrFQhDEEmoR5kMqxqTXWJPaUIWHt63uqdKw1bh99hl3MkgJyzB7WqioPX9FbK8o95qw8_PjEBjBCJMAG2tNINo9klfX3ipAvGQ_Cq8OzzZaGx3rGaEmKv4ljCs3aoW1X_3MCM-q78j4d0T2roNjeg3oppwMVEaFq6gMNiaWTPWKZEQDDsiZ/s4032/IMG_7133.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMIbntI3DUIrFQhDEEmoR5kMqxqTXWJPaUIWHt63uqdKw1bh99hl3MkgJyzB7WqioPX9FbK8o95qw8_PjEBjBCJMAG2tNINo9klfX3ipAvGQ_Cq8OzzZaGx3rGaEmKv4ljCs3aoW1X_3MCM-q78j4d0T2roNjeg3oppwMVEaFq6gMNiaWTPWKZEQDDsiZ/w480-h640/IMG_7133.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The Door”</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wright purchased an entire set of these ceramic pieces. They were detailed theater vignettes from traditional Chinese theater. Many of the pieces were damaged in shipment, and were considered worthless. Wright incorporated them into Taliesin, using them as markers for a transition into a different space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A6T8YY9Xh78vX1CK_L3UqrVbAgAF0svIvCsakH-Zopjh4x3ijerylTu_Fmhk6vobe1dnW-sDunr0yyRmz-XP5Ov40tOVVn5fon5QtK9fkpozysnLp65nmOQphzIgK4_M7UEqTGLwenf8HFFxsmgMtOyHTfSEi_E1R7MNMkTi7CI8MfEB1QcKCGJpd97Q/s4032/IMG_7134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A6T8YY9Xh78vX1CK_L3UqrVbAgAF0svIvCsakH-Zopjh4x3ijerylTu_Fmhk6vobe1dnW-sDunr0yyRmz-XP5Ov40tOVVn5fon5QtK9fkpozysnLp65nmOQphzIgK4_M7UEqTGLwenf8HFFxsmgMtOyHTfSEi_E1R7MNMkTi7CI8MfEB1QcKCGJpd97Q/w480-h640/IMG_7134.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Using the rock from the property held in place with concrete. Wright didn’t like the margin where the concrete met the stone. He experimented with easing that transition by placing stone over those margins.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOtWwpiA7-N8pK-8tYV9X3g4O6ZJto1NrCV3DHQy6KB38uc3Kmeeb2wrldis6fyRhuK370QjCuJoOIc6j5EXfQtx5EcZk5DuloPjtfsEP7_akEpfVvmfqltbiBBwO-lCfAgqsUKzcX9q10Mw-eNhYwqcTa3OrrQdmMJt214xOVXGvu2dt94us1eUqozwZ/s4032/IMG_7143.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOtWwpiA7-N8pK-8tYV9X3g4O6ZJto1NrCV3DHQy6KB38uc3Kmeeb2wrldis6fyRhuK370QjCuJoOIc6j5EXfQtx5EcZk5DuloPjtfsEP7_akEpfVvmfqltbiBBwO-lCfAgqsUKzcX9q10Mw-eNhYwqcTa3OrrQdmMJt214xOVXGvu2dt94us1eUqozwZ/w480-h640/IMG_7143.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Masonry walls attract natural growth. In other environments this growth would be vines or ivy. In the desert it is cactus.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wright did not like right angles. He worked to have Taliesin to blend into the natural environment. This meant accentuating the angles of the building to flow into the surrounding terrain. You first see this while entering his office.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3iBc1QvwIqXDjofQnPLXF5eHdyLh_JyxVIuZ3B2AVaVwH2EUmncHqUSasYSKPeiYOfkbhSyUTKkHORDVo3YdUpOl8t8nt3w6Qd34EnEobrurvn4UE7-klbCOVKKUpMCDEeRIlp69RZKlRhwRtMMnTbQ1IRVH6W3uw-1jYo7KXOMwwAqw0Ta0kUNfxUqZ/s4032/IMG_7140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3iBc1QvwIqXDjofQnPLXF5eHdyLh_JyxVIuZ3B2AVaVwH2EUmncHqUSasYSKPeiYOfkbhSyUTKkHORDVo3YdUpOl8t8nt3w6Qd34EnEobrurvn4UE7-klbCOVKKUpMCDEeRIlp69RZKlRhwRtMMnTbQ1IRVH6W3uw-1jYo7KXOMwwAqw0Ta0kUNfxUqZ/w480-h640/IMG_7140.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivukNo5P5JLB1rqZOIEiCMQvqqfv1_oLgghsYirGMQLWrPBBRU3W8_I_i8GsvOU38SKx_OKDopxHWVUSlKN3S01jG6F-dFVh_l4_XTgdj-Hi_-73YxeaxWEp0dFVfAug6EOYhsA7Zlf-oLV5DLVcd-U9OZjpvyfHIBaen3A8nruiS4EMFx4Gb-DX6cIZai/s4032/IMG_7138.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivukNo5P5JLB1rqZOIEiCMQvqqfv1_oLgghsYirGMQLWrPBBRU3W8_I_i8GsvOU38SKx_OKDopxHWVUSlKN3S01jG6F-dFVh_l4_XTgdj-Hi_-73YxeaxWEp0dFVfAug6EOYhsA7Zlf-oLV5DLVcd-U9OZjpvyfHIBaen3A8nruiS4EMFx4Gb-DX6cIZai/w480-h640/IMG_7138.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wright designed entrances into spaces to compress and then expand. Throughout, you move through small doors or compressed passageways before entering a larger living or working space.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmwRLEjfzFdX07usF93_VLQRWTA0wNnvR-DsVskwRUMnaIPexMKQTMPdLsoCBpetJZy31JoedR4nmtFYmLYCqHoQkStVzOVtufsTQNaYTIhK_d2zW2xXbgtEurrQeVdFmM6X1wrKFQEOFmpailrleJUpemCIxjc4vMemuJw0H1xC0In92iyP5jl2PJl0b/s4032/IMG_7137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmwRLEjfzFdX07usF93_VLQRWTA0wNnvR-DsVskwRUMnaIPexMKQTMPdLsoCBpetJZy31JoedR4nmtFYmLYCqHoQkStVzOVtufsTQNaYTIhK_d2zW2xXbgtEurrQeVdFmM6X1wrKFQEOFmpailrleJUpemCIxjc4vMemuJw0H1xC0In92iyP5jl2PJl0b/w480-h640/IMG_7137.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidofr8USwA8rgq0URv-N3z_Vz6N6QvDq4G4NiENW9iVcRtO9hOiULNNRuhqO_rwLO96eiEnp8shEVTHqMNF9L_DiOwOQ4yPKFNkgThoSus-XANhEtpRbAr5RV7lqpZeiu-KGvRwfHptL0zz5O2Vf4EKW3a3h9KdAgSq-2e68dp2ki4un7NZ8KfZHXUXOgM/s4032/IMG_7135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidofr8USwA8rgq0URv-N3z_Vz6N6QvDq4G4NiENW9iVcRtO9hOiULNNRuhqO_rwLO96eiEnp8shEVTHqMNF9L_DiOwOQ4yPKFNkgThoSus-XANhEtpRbAr5RV7lqpZeiu-KGvRwfHptL0zz5O2Vf4EKW3a3h9KdAgSq-2e68dp2ki4un7NZ8KfZHXUXOgM/w480-h640/IMG_7135.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCE9jpmUWbB12nsCteyDZZ61FwcdAtLpgcrlB286r-C4G92r9pGPtNriZUJfMxXKMwymk_Mzx3ReZ_RMLf4HJtgEbv3_4jTxHB3Qv8UuX8YExNAN36wrRYnZ8e6XEhIkRUsNxPsS3If0gvuYmvazCz18l0ujalokpOPN3rsCtpv_9W69XVwOmslfSWdSP/s4032/IMG_7141.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCE9jpmUWbB12nsCteyDZZ61FwcdAtLpgcrlB286r-C4G92r9pGPtNriZUJfMxXKMwymk_Mzx3ReZ_RMLf4HJtgEbv3_4jTxHB3Qv8UuX8YExNAN36wrRYnZ8e6XEhIkRUsNxPsS3If0gvuYmvazCz18l0ujalokpOPN3rsCtpv_9W69XVwOmslfSWdSP/w640-h480/IMG_7141.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This large courtyard separates work and living spaces.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYKirkRsJH0jsmUvwIWXGVNVWQ5c-zKwfqGmZaJPan8lxBByoF30jAfndS8xEMXMZmXdpFqURblRQu-pXV4X964gvhQgfkIeuc1wq7sO788XI6T3ffHiSwg1PWhVthfIhjpCDc6viWlZXcHfVM17cphnL-d22wJUGX3AGFFg5gxqgNvmk2zkFTx-Epja1/s4032/IMG_7144.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYKirkRsJH0jsmUvwIWXGVNVWQ5c-zKwfqGmZaJPan8lxBByoF30jAfndS8xEMXMZmXdpFqURblRQu-pXV4X964gvhQgfkIeuc1wq7sO788XI6T3ffHiSwg1PWhVthfIhjpCDc6viWlZXcHfVM17cphnL-d22wJUGX3AGFFg5gxqgNvmk2zkFTx-Epja1/w640-h480/IMG_7144.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The front of Taliesin is called the Prow. As if the building was sailing into the Paradise Valley. Looking back toward the home, your eyes are drawn to McDowell Peak.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvyPXREC1k8Qj7BmAYhoEBvj20O6idOp35BZT3FAJMKg570sRgofvZ3il4S-7x5HFwH0aXx3M27Nr3WlTWvmreyrUxakTz98K5Dr1-o-cp8RF-Z3S-ROsx5m2ZlP7AkCX1zig7mf0a_nh0ISIdK9JZda5UEjU8K92yb6IxJKZY3B_ijyaBszgwJAZ0Axv/s4032/IMG_7148.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvyPXREC1k8Qj7BmAYhoEBvj20O6idOp35BZT3FAJMKg570sRgofvZ3il4S-7x5HFwH0aXx3M27Nr3WlTWvmreyrUxakTz98K5Dr1-o-cp8RF-Z3S-ROsx5m2ZlP7AkCX1zig7mf0a_nh0ISIdK9JZda5UEjU8K92yb6IxJKZY3B_ijyaBszgwJAZ0Axv/w640-h480/IMG_7148.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking over Paradise Vally toward Camelback Mountian</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Garden Room, flowing from the adjacent courtyard, was a gathering place for reception and entertaining guests.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaJjfdvbNVbzHoV6C6npQSZCY2V3vtH4EPNqCvUjgIu7dyVn5jAFjzrYo8rYOfzJdEA9JCoIkCL6fFRI0GP_2drZM4UkHDKap3xVI6OsMWeC52XyaNQWD2JrVV6qRMyLxZPh8_4D5I5Irwrjn3M6x3dwpI_x5d1oJJZQQTGWt7t8_utAIdb5sTK9I__4f/s4032/IMG_7151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaJjfdvbNVbzHoV6C6npQSZCY2V3vtH4EPNqCvUjgIu7dyVn5jAFjzrYo8rYOfzJdEA9JCoIkCL6fFRI0GP_2drZM4UkHDKap3xVI6OsMWeC52XyaNQWD2JrVV6qRMyLxZPh8_4D5I5Irwrjn3M6x3dwpI_x5d1oJJZQQTGWt7t8_utAIdb5sTK9I__4f/w640-h480/IMG_7151.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPw5prJcO4g0ggx9OIUCiEYxjHWI_iVir0laTJmAqtUAWWu-vvuC6DoeMu3C2aQm3bWwFhW7CtO0wLFBK6zYwFVbw3x6X7kX_iYeyiprxsQOYAg-lhivhCx0b4lnMyyDz4ZH55z4wLo2X-YSruWu6M6l1n_XgWYmKArjLNmbSnTCVHiMkoxn7j703wBBZ/s2000/IMG_2420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPw5prJcO4g0ggx9OIUCiEYxjHWI_iVir0laTJmAqtUAWWu-vvuC6DoeMu3C2aQm3bWwFhW7CtO0wLFBK6zYwFVbw3x6X7kX_iYeyiprxsQOYAg-lhivhCx0b4lnMyyDz4ZH55z4wLo2X-YSruWu6M6l1n_XgWYmKArjLNmbSnTCVHiMkoxn7j703wBBZ/w480-h640/IMG_2420.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0nGc10kOB3iqTLmCd-vuwa1IcAqcN7Wfes522NzMTiuCsdP2QVWbbt88XF-CUqrmjkUDAmvCrsrvidmwDnR4BEFlg7l4j_q_f3mN1_4Iqe3xQyDyY87u3rtiJbXtobioD8MbqtSiBGoBlyzSITy0YOBw9NGK4fFxYWGpHXC0-_DQxZoK4p5oSsofbERi/s4032/IMG_7153.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0nGc10kOB3iqTLmCd-vuwa1IcAqcN7Wfes522NzMTiuCsdP2QVWbbt88XF-CUqrmjkUDAmvCrsrvidmwDnR4BEFlg7l4j_q_f3mN1_4Iqe3xQyDyY87u3rtiJbXtobioD8MbqtSiBGoBlyzSITy0YOBw9NGK4fFxYWGpHXC0-_DQxZoK4p5oSsofbERi/w480-h640/IMG_7153.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wright took inspiration from many places. Here we see both Chinese porcelain and Indigenous pottery pieces displayed. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Va_RHzdsymL7W43HHRvQd_0daXZb9RunuhR36HIj1gRl2mGf-Z9Y8WFE3iZUJzc7rzuGIU-AhWAzbDQ5dho1zMAuKFd-YdJq06OaMtWI1NgMZ6ieoULskd4vAbSMAlqVQv6eguWhWpgD0HwD957DbqU9Lr7ffR4yZujLya2Ki9uWrML87sjomKjw-JGt/s1938/IMG_1271.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Va_RHzdsymL7W43HHRvQd_0daXZb9RunuhR36HIj1gRl2mGf-Z9Y8WFE3iZUJzc7rzuGIU-AhWAzbDQ5dho1zMAuKFd-YdJq06OaMtWI1NgMZ6ieoULskd4vAbSMAlqVQv6eguWhWpgD0HwD957DbqU9Lr7ffR4yZujLya2Ki9uWrML87sjomKjw-JGt/w496-h640/IMG_1271.jpeg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Music as art was celebrated just as architecture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRY3cfqTk15c90iQxJQGP1JFadOwIgEjvQfJb4fnTO-FBgYkn5iIWg0x8x5VzROCd1eyqPiJdliD2YW_EBNdM5K8bbIalfxBfk7dw8x4q0H6UGIC2qObyP1fpUiltBoypRv7TW7HbQSOlW0mNCFHlPQFhyphenhyphenePI4U33pQKL3h7izP8TR1Z8kPpRAw7Xy67H/s1804/IMG_2847.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRY3cfqTk15c90iQxJQGP1JFadOwIgEjvQfJb4fnTO-FBgYkn5iIWg0x8x5VzROCd1eyqPiJdliD2YW_EBNdM5K8bbIalfxBfk7dw8x4q0H6UGIC2qObyP1fpUiltBoypRv7TW7HbQSOlW0mNCFHlPQFhyphenhyphenePI4U33pQKL3h7izP8TR1Z8kPpRAw7Xy67H/w532-h640/IMG_2847.jpeg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wright envisioned a chair that could be constructed from a four by eight sheet of wood. Resulting was what some call the “Origami Chair”. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv7p4aUTDvM93_nDLZXIsjosEcjJcYQMM-zvbzFZ32M20Kpte-49ArwyrMdd39RjShTETs0JBoHY0loQc0WHugP8Mc1iKYJk-b1mI1o0oV-jOZATRTcvQ8Cg0973iitNHxsH5Z-YCMdiV5s0ADGfAfv3S96-bwoBlAHaMTDMpHuY-T7GF3SMsB1e1R6ZP/s4032/IMG_7154.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv7p4aUTDvM93_nDLZXIsjosEcjJcYQMM-zvbzFZ32M20Kpte-49ArwyrMdd39RjShTETs0JBoHY0loQc0WHugP8Mc1iKYJk-b1mI1o0oV-jOZATRTcvQ8Cg0973iitNHxsH5Z-YCMdiV5s0ADGfAfv3S96-bwoBlAHaMTDMpHuY-T7GF3SMsB1e1R6ZP/w300-h400/IMG_7154.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is very comfortable</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_R5dZ-j6Qx2A4smc9DrYiD4kxw7f9SV03Lkyvq-GC91OOmWe8N7oZoX55eTXFEM2Tlzh15_7LMy65xmdffhtucyyKq1YCfzOY8dqpvm91WzzE828cDwanIEW4gETTU0K7kbXlI7Gb6TG-pSyjv0RsU7vPqJ9u702HW5xDIUGGjmPYOc0kfI7i92HB_It/w480-h640/IMG_7161.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Structure accommodates Art</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9menNlveToiDGhvzYE7egT-qVEldvnNVF_y7yogeUDNhTECaepUeJeB8uypVqZFaVRC9KqJr_AlvmtIzcOOw-kHFFRLd1F20igdsAJKwxQU53gFxcISqRAsILsTT8Btoe6FM73G_XTvvotxe6Ouwmj7Jl3kGa9E02Evw_2pl0-SuD3MIk2uJNkQjykD9C/s4032/IMG_7156.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9menNlveToiDGhvzYE7egT-qVEldvnNVF_y7yogeUDNhTECaepUeJeB8uypVqZFaVRC9KqJr_AlvmtIzcOOw-kHFFRLd1F20igdsAJKwxQU53gFxcISqRAsILsTT8Btoe6FM73G_XTvvotxe6Ouwmj7Jl3kGa9E02Evw_2pl0-SuD3MIk2uJNkQjykD9C/w480-h640/IMG_7156.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garden courtyard features a traditional Chinese Moon Gate</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFXwXLXKIfx0qk31fcdw0Wx-Xgdo-YN8CBsjeGhDw4H-AsGtb174Cqwx71eLD9bGR_btEYZEvQ21BxuRMd1PKNz3ZjNGcpWOHmJCIVfKTOy-M2oS3doq4ioz8IpqryaM-Kfiv_wHWtWu6CQJWlc9pjAdqAMB7S9-drcbhFHxvT-f4tUMph-sOi1v_7wc0/s4032/IMG_7162.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Life should be experienced elsewhere</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxcNkEOeTkIReIB4cjRkyOD0ZTF85nOon51BQ5I6pyCIPyvzlZMOadKCwhmZXfn9pyPZov5bmjmVTcq7cyTidCEwbN0Gb71CTxAgjtMz2BVKTT-t5X0n8DkA2CXr6PyD6rjGevO46GnlaoZxjgq3lTh5_ui0wBOS6-iDLBbTfXErH3bAKklWjjEUwFzjK/s4032/IMG_7163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxcNkEOeTkIReIB4cjRkyOD0ZTF85nOon51BQ5I6pyCIPyvzlZMOadKCwhmZXfn9pyPZov5bmjmVTcq7cyTidCEwbN0Gb71CTxAgjtMz2BVKTT-t5X0n8DkA2CXr6PyD6rjGevO46GnlaoZxjgq3lTh5_ui0wBOS6-iDLBbTfXErH3bAKklWjjEUwFzjK/w480-h640/IMG_7163.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rDb8btTkjt5988aHyAcqHwkjk8V4Ka3N9dHMx_FvyQY2MEtvnoZgWbpFC54UeuUIqvS2vg7vNtn_CSfIxeFaVxHCMXQxLru4Bp3upmdg2cDk9tmLZ_6FHkajL-JsnTmftBJWO5e7rkmJ1GBnF6TOOqzGeA2a3FEZFjAhsq0xg8iXSo6nhJ_vIjppYe7b/s4032/IMG_7167.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rDb8btTkjt5988aHyAcqHwkjk8V4Ka3N9dHMx_FvyQY2MEtvnoZgWbpFC54UeuUIqvS2vg7vNtn_CSfIxeFaVxHCMXQxLru4Bp3upmdg2cDk9tmLZ_6FHkajL-JsnTmftBJWO5e7rkmJ1GBnF6TOOqzGeA2a3FEZFjAhsq0xg8iXSo6nhJ_vIjppYe7b/w480-h640/IMG_7167.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before drilling down to the aquifer, water was supplied via a water tower. Again, a chance to create art.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht1xDrPmVqw6mturoJVRHxNQtMc6FlbBM-DzXPC4sAiCPHsnQm_KFsqqqyFwf56m-1fuzgDeSi-AoL7a4CAezY1r_3md_K5h8iuukMgGDLOzxT-9Y7E6X_7PXP_EmnO0WZsRxchFjZc8YF0xhO6ztKXJUG9ueoYBBl3ai7Vt4XLS9QL4eTNeanSp6xceN/s2000/IMG_2570.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht1xDrPmVqw6mturoJVRHxNQtMc6FlbBM-DzXPC4sAiCPHsnQm_KFsqqqyFwf56m-1fuzgDeSi-AoL7a4CAezY1r_3md_K5h8iuukMgGDLOzxT-9Y7E6X_7PXP_EmnO0WZsRxchFjZc8YF0xhO6ztKXJUG9ueoYBBl3ai7Vt4XLS9QL4eTNeanSp6xceN/w480-h640/IMG_2570.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These were vents to the shower rooms for associates and students</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xZLF6z3g2AmjVl4-Z48BrQ7Ipa0S52Uv0ZveoF7JVzZp12wM3xJhEN4mefDtvZdXy9W5dNj-7PnS9QOxg8TlohCYNyieIUK3P7Ji8wkhuQiHbFrL89zgiy88_sfaspUnoGBbDccKFiU8_sVk11e3RxFwHZwh9q8EpLYXKJaNlKLRKB0IF_QOobg6JQGR/s4032/IMG_7165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xZLF6z3g2AmjVl4-Z48BrQ7Ipa0S52Uv0ZveoF7JVzZp12wM3xJhEN4mefDtvZdXy9W5dNj-7PnS9QOxg8TlohCYNyieIUK3P7Ji8wkhuQiHbFrL89zgiy88_sfaspUnoGBbDccKFiU8_sVk11e3RxFwHZwh9q8EpLYXKJaNlKLRKB0IF_QOobg6JQGR/w480-h640/IMG_7165.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKWtvUoN-BZ7RJUirtZrDW9YqpTHBXW9D5VR8e8lMGlni7s7M4VrZeeRu0gtSeU12CpN7iV-MHcbT7LQWPwCcEN2dKH_FqoT_-9LBvzGFHIZwuGTFecQgBXX5LJ51KN-MiYIRkauw1wdlnEOkC51gPc-KKzSv5yhkLQZc1h8_tKmESp_ExsA2Ao4uRlPX/s4032/IMG_7169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKWtvUoN-BZ7RJUirtZrDW9YqpTHBXW9D5VR8e8lMGlni7s7M4VrZeeRu0gtSeU12CpN7iV-MHcbT7LQWPwCcEN2dKH_FqoT_-9LBvzGFHIZwuGTFecQgBXX5LJ51KN-MiYIRkauw1wdlnEOkC51gPc-KKzSv5yhkLQZc1h8_tKmESp_ExsA2Ao4uRlPX/w480-h640/IMG_7169.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFwNet7IRG2kFoGfNQNYR91njPq9ZqGxgR9-Vd7qmFfXnKUSarM8Zw0L9NV74ogDICXLZqOViAATsC3g0oElwbvivSF89SzbI6DQtaEu4HMacV_D6jre9Yddr8EESdjpz0IdmK5Qn8SnS4G8JrUrv2gxSPXLyrzFLTSSMDLWnkcvMkxMqvW7QblVJw1zC/s4032/IMG_7176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFwNet7IRG2kFoGfNQNYR91njPq9ZqGxgR9-Vd7qmFfXnKUSarM8Zw0L9NV74ogDICXLZqOViAATsC3g0oElwbvivSF89SzbI6DQtaEu4HMacV_D6jre9Yddr8EESdjpz0IdmK5Qn8SnS4G8JrUrv2gxSPXLyrzFLTSSMDLWnkcvMkxMqvW7QblVJw1zC/w640-h480/IMG_7176.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHIEWnovWmpzxfPTALuKN1hzQGs7xY3pG7p-9FTMhIEErdiQ2ilZbpUGT7QyBlAhue0Yr463Jx6f5ti-bBayzKKkFcK-jtyv7-uiEQcpH-Y1ro4MEMVwjykMaE5Jw92pBtuteYdtvyaNgr-5IwqKtVDcH3Xj5za3gqe5DitXEKQZyODXxOGoMMyaaCHGA/s4032/IMG_7175.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHIEWnovWmpzxfPTALuKN1hzQGs7xY3pG7p-9FTMhIEErdiQ2ilZbpUGT7QyBlAhue0Yr463Jx6f5ti-bBayzKKkFcK-jtyv7-uiEQcpH-Y1ro4MEMVwjykMaE5Jw92pBtuteYdtvyaNgr-5IwqKtVDcH3Xj5za3gqe5DitXEKQZyODXxOGoMMyaaCHGA/w640-h480/IMG_7175.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Taliesin West was a working lab for apprentice architects, there to learn from Frank Lloyd Wright. 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It was the key feature to his design for the Arizona State Capitol building. While his design wasn’t adopted, his vision can be f</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">ound on the corner of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and North Scottsdale Road.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-83852327416225674522023-11-21T07:19:00.000-08:002023-11-21T07:41:24.656-08:00Sedona, Arizona<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnDo2hiGmNmr4qttXPacvScGoQLVlNDhQDTcGD2EWGUW63lxUo1e4sziCpixU8cKmJloNKNigmCmwTyjFa7sVqjhuv2Blt6ctFhOPx6TTAcOa6q_lBVHx5W3_XxTsLfVOvqN6tp8X4WZlrADESfxZ64IIvqVYjlQUhaOgStJungaVc_qOQtIekSAShGXP/s2000/IMG_8025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnDo2hiGmNmr4qttXPacvScGoQLVlNDhQDTcGD2EWGUW63lxUo1e4sziCpixU8cKmJloNKNigmCmwTyjFa7sVqjhuv2Blt6ctFhOPx6TTAcOa6q_lBVHx5W3_XxTsLfVOvqN6tp8X4WZlrADESfxZ64IIvqVYjlQUhaOgStJungaVc_qOQtIekSAShGXP/w480-h640/IMG_8025.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />We have enjoyed three days here in the Sedona area. It has been a busy week here just before Thanksgiving. Over the weekend we drove up the Red Rock Scenic Byway, which runs between Oak Creek and Sedona, through the massive red rock formations that the place is famous for. Each trail head we tried was parked to the limit. The only viable option was to park in Sedona and take the hiker shuttles. We chose to get an early dinner instead. 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Castle Rock (Red Butte), Bell Rock(Red Rock Sticking Up), Courthouse Butte Eagle’s Mountian), (Red Cliffs), Lee Mountian (Sheep Mountian). </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The name in (parenthesis) is the Apache name.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_aw5TONwgNZBNiUyG0gChyipbLPW6f1YxibpOfdC43FE5TGxJSSRfLra_a1v5IzX7e45jE_KWU7oQjN5SIBah7C4qQmJ5iWNNt-b3XL9z6sp9Vn0HE_smBHKmgEEq56Yw_ipX4wLD7P6d2D2UhJiGkpYroHrWczxWI-5La9Qy4tqXeWTf-ViejuljcwB/s4032/IMG_7100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_aw5TONwgNZBNiUyG0gChyipbLPW6f1YxibpOfdC43FE5TGxJSSRfLra_a1v5IzX7e45jE_KWU7oQjN5SIBah7C4qQmJ5iWNNt-b3XL9z6sp9Vn0HE_smBHKmgEEq56Yw_ipX4wLD7P6d2D2UhJiGkpYroHrWczxWI-5La9Qy4tqXeWTf-ViejuljcwB/w480-h640/IMG_7100.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFZtSj9hZu8urVx-lHy_drd41_EmHGmoLUe36UTgnOtylBVDEzW4Qj9rGXsxNL0Di745e6tnLybPjAR95ImPxTQ6uCBJKndoYM7LCP_XYdcXsVmORuVA3O98IAzOzF6Kpnb35w6jQaVovx-zOwD0152PbH__csMEMinonkV3AXZ2BvKH_4cfPdiugimZ6/w300-h400/IMG_7107.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We tired for the trailheads again on Monday, but alas, the same problem. It was wine tasting for us. It might take some serious strategic planning to take a hike in this town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We did have Sunday to visit the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm" target="_blank">Montezuma Castle National Monument</a>. While Montezuma had nothing to do with the place, the Castle, built between 1000 and 1300 CE by the Sinagua people, is one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in the Verde Valley. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zB-SS5xeXoeo7lOTouinNS6NcICT9tU1UaHXCTlFz9VNItJ0wuZdC_vqPiSNMqYFKrUD2NXXhZhs1qfZRtmoFF1WXjpwKSLFXlxOOQFn0_SAmzlJRBYnuWqYawzd5yvTZj_oTBeSfgpxwqQHqiv2hOtKMa6Y9xyjppwmma5zuUbRN21cQCEU5twHzEGr/s4032/IMG_7069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zB-SS5xeXoeo7lOTouinNS6NcICT9tU1UaHXCTlFz9VNItJ0wuZdC_vqPiSNMqYFKrUD2NXXhZhs1qfZRtmoFF1WXjpwKSLFXlxOOQFn0_SAmzlJRBYnuWqYawzd5yvTZj_oTBeSfgpxwqQHqiv2hOtKMa6Y9xyjppwmma5zuUbRN21cQCEU5twHzEGr/w640-h480/IMG_7069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNlbPdiqrOBu-tW77ssd3XdM0NbtVNe1OFSZ17yyhUUNpCSov8zbw2KjoLT5KAvWny5r2plSQixyTOrvzTKNc1BrcFcfXgLK2B2rn0aCfRSa5Mx4Z0aRruSWkLqvl6wTQ2LFzO3GFDVa2D_AYADXaMQbnlyuSy7uic4J_2MZg_cQQdaeNxv4VG0QQcUrm/w480-h640/IMG_7075.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Castle was strategically located along Beaver Creek</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can also visit the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/moca/planyourvisit/exploring-montezuma-well.htm" target="_blank">Montezuma Well</a> located several miles distant. The wWell is a natural occurring spring that is part of the orgin stories of the native people of the valley. It also has several ruins along the rim.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjft-UbYdPditgo4PtEy8M3BF1n8BrFCmHeP9ydi3HJaDUaQP_qWB0GkpfasK79C4Iti7xrICxjWmQbOOLS5tTf2aixrkbw832Wm6gah2Fhnx3EShtrPuaflnRaLFifq7PtcMGrEa_ai4liQ67Z7hQG1-Nxglg6Jk3En9l_lIKO_yQ4NfdR2_Qj7vNeXx/s4032/IMG_7090.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjft-UbYdPditgo4PtEy8M3BF1n8BrFCmHeP9ydi3HJaDUaQP_qWB0GkpfasK79C4Iti7xrICxjWmQbOOLS5tTf2aixrkbw832Wm6gah2Fhnx3EShtrPuaflnRaLFifq7PtcMGrEa_ai4liQ67Z7hQG1-Nxglg6Jk3En9l_lIKO_yQ4NfdR2_Qj7vNeXx/w640-h480/IMG_7090.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUYNRpv8vZ9bbTHT4slR8KoivDjly4XbeHA9QoOPBc0oCockwVxGV5AIo3jWHMlOemNBC1IdXUg2CDTtSIo7WuickstJwooVtSxGsOejoSqF7GEkL3lbMXMxiWWcYBBZkrAje78V8_XUJLEqJXRVvz0b4HQFTEJpU7z286ZtAkhOyapvU8KTmRyw7LWgm/w480-h640/IMG_7085.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A short walk down to the waters edge reveals another cave dwelling</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllvgfqGKDwZBcbqSE9gWZdHRFrE1iEejb17ClwXHe2lsH6Gg0g2wsE_m0NUBbs_-HuVnT_2F_yHjAd9HKpfj1MBgsCya-r6cq4tZkEFXb4obGXdmQGGHeb5B9Mx_uGbka7b1htzNDKSRuhlb0EAe1WuevRusMCp2Dalr84fxrj80wVKEhdUAV3TpLmWiy/s4032/IMG_7086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllvgfqGKDwZBcbqSE9gWZdHRFrE1iEejb17ClwXHe2lsH6Gg0g2wsE_m0NUBbs_-HuVnT_2F_yHjAd9HKpfj1MBgsCya-r6cq4tZkEFXb4obGXdmQGGHeb5B9Mx_uGbka7b1htzNDKSRuhlb0EAe1WuevRusMCp2Dalr84fxrj80wVKEhdUAV3TpLmWiy/w480-h640/IMG_7086.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXd38GHq95YA-pwSflmW7KbREqa6I1ZfI5_MvQ4nlShXdc5jHZ0F3C3NJYdPFQO5nDbXBwwbFUHcswEy2dloizJ8g-0HreFRfXMmPCfcX_mrs_BF2E1EPpw1fv1sSlsqftnGzp1fPtXtOwhBb8t_UXz_aZfokfwXxUfqVUho4OFRLLm-2OlpEGXBh1Jd9/s4032/IMG_7087.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXd38GHq95YA-pwSflmW7KbREqa6I1ZfI5_MvQ4nlShXdc5jHZ0F3C3NJYdPFQO5nDbXBwwbFUHcswEy2dloizJ8g-0HreFRfXMmPCfcX_mrs_BF2E1EPpw1fv1sSlsqftnGzp1fPtXtOwhBb8t_UXz_aZfokfwXxUfqVUho4OFRLLm-2OlpEGXBh1Jd9/w400-h300/IMG_7087.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the walls here you can find faded pictographs. Here is a serpent in red.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3_1qjbv6GNMcjUDQlIhKZ0P1mNXAbAftCH1Hk5Et2mSoz9zMc0n2uOsKdBZMIY2S8D6bKdFxuVVz8ZiT5OQEBT931cRFroPcn7voGjuiGryqZEkaSYdfdMQw2MffgYC3RQ_GYkmxbIlUqezZnnagBSCnSofObqt5Zx9sJpr_hUvEP511V5lsOZ6pWJM-/s4032/IMG_7088.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3_1qjbv6GNMcjUDQlIhKZ0P1mNXAbAftCH1Hk5Et2mSoz9zMc0n2uOsKdBZMIY2S8D6bKdFxuVVz8ZiT5OQEBT931cRFroPcn7voGjuiGryqZEkaSYdfdMQw2MffgYC3RQ_GYkmxbIlUqezZnnagBSCnSofObqt5Zx9sJpr_hUvEP511V5lsOZ6pWJM-/w300-h400/IMG_7088.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here, also in red, a human figure</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjfXX6m8-O3z_jVRWBN9VwjGGpseB0-GK22lZQxlsUUZIyza25c44ZTxNBgmIPSkAFqbvjqSf_s_KrtthvvbHv2MO-x5zvu399H-jIqrmGO_T5ALwcO32Tz-gW5K4TJUAI9MjR_nkfGen7nG3_FL5GEI6rDMOpf-3ZI8KoYgs1Q1d951gLh4Z409xGqqt/s4032/IMG_7093.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjfXX6m8-O3z_jVRWBN9VwjGGpseB0-GK22lZQxlsUUZIyza25c44ZTxNBgmIPSkAFqbvjqSf_s_KrtthvvbHv2MO-x5zvu399H-jIqrmGO_T5ALwcO32Tz-gW5K4TJUAI9MjR_nkfGen7nG3_FL5GEI6rDMOpf-3ZI8KoYgs1Q1d951gLh4Z409xGqqt/w480-h640/IMG_7093.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another short detour takes you to the most serene part of the park. This is the Well’s outlet. It flows into Beaver Creek.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuZl0boaevqeQ3_gWhEE73CNxpB4QzN0nlgEYrKjU4XtfV7t89m64DuAygjRPEU7stByn3aN8dN4mW3PCY_1WgD-oZRwRmEyV3wxgQMLUCiEZ-j1Octv2Bvy4KT75KD9kP2e4HzYJkX9FHJpxNIuhuomOsssAHrg7Nl_ZkX_qOwnc_TUpxOQbWL6F4k3j/s4032/IMG_7092.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuZl0boaevqeQ3_gWhEE73CNxpB4QzN0nlgEYrKjU4XtfV7t89m64DuAygjRPEU7stByn3aN8dN4mW3PCY_1WgD-oZRwRmEyV3wxgQMLUCiEZ-j1Octv2Bvy4KT75KD9kP2e4HzYJkX9FHJpxNIuhuomOsssAHrg7Nl_ZkX_qOwnc_TUpxOQbWL6F4k3j/w480-h640/IMG_7092.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ancients put this water to use. This is the restored irrigation canal that channeled water to gardens below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL0JSvDjNUWKXOEox1YOZuls-xGDX5B5bVyANa_wkqUN7U5XNRIE5GM2qt82u63D7U2XODOdh2ZdedW66TZYhhdvGrt5XhQdTQa1U7X1Vmq-jGo04TrQTCqZ2UcW2uAmSCnvgJW6L8jDP4XCWboHbFN6wZ4yQGA0Yyv3SPrsnF0LtmPn-nmslgHhB9SNi/s4032/IMG_7094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL0JSvDjNUWKXOEox1YOZuls-xGDX5B5bVyANa_wkqUN7U5XNRIE5GM2qt82u63D7U2XODOdh2ZdedW66TZYhhdvGrt5XhQdTQa1U7X1Vmq-jGo04TrQTCqZ2UcW2uAmSCnvgJW6L8jDP4XCWboHbFN6wZ4yQGA0Yyv3SPrsnF0LtmPn-nmslgHhB9SNi/w480-h640/IMG_7094.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbA8zJH0fJrPin4tWjbcIMN-qzFUkej-j3Y4no2FlfEfBzgt3SXnDv-Ok0C7OrO_2S_jorRvEQ8dUMNV5V4OMgBHJJjk_GQBDnXZ5Jyw_XadDNGKpGQyhBrwdZR1k9ExO6tpqPK8G8hKItoSKtbSh7VuCBO0dX9HSwG-Rc7gEPocoFtQGC14wAFSSr9_I/s3744/IMG_7089.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="3744" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbA8zJH0fJrPin4tWjbcIMN-qzFUkej-j3Y4no2FlfEfBzgt3SXnDv-Ok0C7OrO_2S_jorRvEQ8dUMNV5V4OMgBHJJjk_GQBDnXZ5Jyw_XadDNGKpGQyhBrwdZR1k9ExO6tpqPK8G8hKItoSKtbSh7VuCBO0dX9HSwG-Rc7gEPocoFtQGC14wAFSSr9_I/w640-h480/IMG_7089.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the Well you can get an expansive view of the Verde Vally.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /> <p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-26054066446458572082023-11-17T07:28:00.000-08:002023-11-17T07:28:27.315-08:00Canyon de Chelly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKoWvTyMthOHIWuKXTwpAmzHQEckGJ6YjVv5z0e1pFguTYGBElgI5c9Ej-aQp4zACE7XnRRC3L9GliO3mU0NFN8aAv6_0ppTDUHOgw3aZPnt2QMOK2r2u44w09S2ew_3R0Hmcru_FF2V_oCtwemQLPQ09AuiXAE2hyfJOVm3hrTvEVklxEUNYdbphnknE/s13758/IMG_7004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3906" data-original-width="13758" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKoWvTyMthOHIWuKXTwpAmzHQEckGJ6YjVv5z0e1pFguTYGBElgI5c9Ej-aQp4zACE7XnRRC3L9GliO3mU0NFN8aAv6_0ppTDUHOgw3aZPnt2QMOK2r2u44w09S2ew_3R0Hmcru_FF2V_oCtwemQLPQ09AuiXAE2hyfJOVm3hrTvEVklxEUNYdbphnknE/w640-h182/IMG_7004.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuPOPneAyuGuvXhJTiemZVQMTwqxFOyFsXXhEoBp4LEU-3ypMMPvqcpouMwgwTkyt3zIXx6eoN8dyXjbgv2Bd2wQXSweB1hY9Zfph47eTpOXn5iNIlOhvGZ4U_ppQ6e_J-2-s5TBGUJol6Vt9zDV6D8rhIIjkswWZKPljBt1NiHutywXEJy4wZSiXLayI/s4032/IMG_6998.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuPOPneAyuGuvXhJTiemZVQMTwqxFOyFsXXhEoBp4LEU-3ypMMPvqcpouMwgwTkyt3zIXx6eoN8dyXjbgv2Bd2wQXSweB1hY9Zfph47eTpOXn5iNIlOhvGZ4U_ppQ6e_J-2-s5TBGUJol6Vt9zDV6D8rhIIjkswWZKPljBt1NiHutywXEJy4wZSiXLayI/w300-h400/IMG_6998.jpeg" width="300" /> </a> <span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm" target="_blank">Canyon de Chelly</a>, just outside of Chinle Arizona is a national </span><span>monument that is managed jointly by the Navajo Nation and the National Park Service. AIROSMITH settled in to the, dry camping only, Cottonwood Campground located at the mouth of the canyon. We planned for a two day visit.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The park maintains canyon overlooks on both the north and south rims. These can me accessed by paved roads. The trails to the lookouts are well maintained. The drive on each rim are just over a 30 mile round trip, and both could be done in one ambitious day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you plan to go into the canyon it self, you must be accompanied by a licensed Navajo guide. We arranged for a half day trip with Beauty Way Jeep Tours. We began our visit to this breathtaking canyon with Viola who was driving “Snoopy” a black and white Jeep wrangler.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOPAbXxAI4n7AYbIK0XUFHPUlWMHQbb0ZIGyEVM-1Frke87a50xdKRPTDyplWXzhUPsbR3iMdV_N3na_AAujUhDqM4aqmwdUSRG9_B7RmsxWY7dj2XrrU6uJFbrzuMTOftF81Ei9vxemiQVg3oeiYZtxsU_BrqyV5VARj_M3uWxIBIQ0rYiZPaVSWu1UP/s4032/IMG_6954.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOPAbXxAI4n7AYbIK0XUFHPUlWMHQbb0ZIGyEVM-1Frke87a50xdKRPTDyplWXzhUPsbR3iMdV_N3na_AAujUhDqM4aqmwdUSRG9_B7RmsxWY7dj2XrrU6uJFbrzuMTOftF81Ei9vxemiQVg3oeiYZtxsU_BrqyV5VARj_M3uWxIBIQ0rYiZPaVSWu1UP/w300-h400/IMG_6954.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We were fortunate in that Viola grew up in the canyon where she played during the summers, and helped her grandmother herd sheep. She told us that families still farm and raise livestock in the canyon, though there is only one woman who lives there full time. The only way into the canyon is through the wide sandy wash at the mouth, and requires a four-wheel drive vehicle even when the road is passable.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We asked that our tour concentrate on the archeological sights in the canyon. Viola knows the canyon well and shares that knowledge mixed with personal stories. Our four hours with here passed too quickly.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J7IKXTnJw2PjzSdNK6h9xKrU1R7SFjj_mlFk0QQSWdkJ5ev3LR1bKWhdDsblTHtlGXk4vbjqIkJXOCVJRb44BqA5PqsbaxKza5uJTEOQzn8DxPo95ESpgDY4AzZXCg0jlkOvhincoAYcopOAA9JBbQDCcNonKKigWJ8VytNjNwI60ulp-elBFSjXiHxg/s4032/IMG_6932.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J7IKXTnJw2PjzSdNK6h9xKrU1R7SFjj_mlFk0QQSWdkJ5ev3LR1bKWhdDsblTHtlGXk4vbjqIkJXOCVJRb44BqA5PqsbaxKza5uJTEOQzn8DxPo95ESpgDY4AzZXCg0jlkOvhincoAYcopOAA9JBbQDCcNonKKigWJ8VytNjNwI60ulp-elBFSjXiHxg/w640-h480/IMG_6932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop was Kokopelli Cave, named for the petroglyphs found around it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHrMiEBH6H1TtqbmBFiZDOipuY39WMCfhz3v-F6cpQj6L9UDqiRAe0HdwM8lSM1CSCKL1cTSV_GbvC1ZmknVmef84h7sOHhq38EBimQDAiSRQSoYkGFzOghyF4hRqOMLf0kmv4SLtcGlP9q6bm6uuGy1wFyeBMPu5rgSadbov-Gpt1FNdKUnyOEJHzhOw/s4032/IMG_6933.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHrMiEBH6H1TtqbmBFiZDOipuY39WMCfhz3v-F6cpQj6L9UDqiRAe0HdwM8lSM1CSCKL1cTSV_GbvC1ZmknVmef84h7sOHhq38EBimQDAiSRQSoYkGFzOghyF4hRqOMLf0kmv4SLtcGlP9q6bm6uuGy1wFyeBMPu5rgSadbov-Gpt1FNdKUnyOEJHzhOw/w480-h640/IMG_6933.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see Kokopelli, a frog and handprints.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2LDfaomA5PubB80GEyDcX8Z_-fxMj3A0yU2LxDD2pNifjeX0dEsMxAkQR65NukrsN_Dbi7I1dvR9aXAEobLdVL7bf7rAq9Tvn2KL2RCjvDu4ycj6GiCNtaB0zIqhwkeTDd3lMitngbKm6eVp8DNn2InvAgOebegBA7Ci3vBGJFYLbv8DoX8FSS92C7-z/s4032/IMG_6934.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2LDfaomA5PubB80GEyDcX8Z_-fxMj3A0yU2LxDD2pNifjeX0dEsMxAkQR65NukrsN_Dbi7I1dvR9aXAEobLdVL7bf7rAq9Tvn2KL2RCjvDu4ycj6GiCNtaB0zIqhwkeTDd3lMitngbKm6eVp8DNn2InvAgOebegBA7Ci3vBGJFYLbv8DoX8FSS92C7-z/w640-h480/IMG_6934.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The canyon has been occupied by indigenous people for some 5,000 years. These visitors have left their marks from the Archaic people in its earliest days to the Navajo beginning in the 1700’s.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqUxpwTHPtWddTB_vJKmPyIrEX5M9F-fxhBV4vSlqpst6ohna0nbWpnm64_UPGPkdLScNRbGkMfE5tbiaMeSDk-G6qa0wEMEA3JlHc9fVJn6d6b7HJwnrVU0c-b-HW72GmW_MxtCRl1H10prFCiNvLObfDDUBbkXz70kb4W7TzT36IhhDcyZCqdlYrQky/s4032/IMG_6943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqUxpwTHPtWddTB_vJKmPyIrEX5M9F-fxhBV4vSlqpst6ohna0nbWpnm64_UPGPkdLScNRbGkMfE5tbiaMeSDk-G6qa0wEMEA3JlHc9fVJn6d6b7HJwnrVU0c-b-HW72GmW_MxtCRl1H10prFCiNvLObfDDUBbkXz70kb4W7TzT36IhhDcyZCqdlYrQky/w480-h640/IMG_6943.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuO-CDZfdXQmrlKDhhmc7BZkLboBJVKVU48g_bK2rs73ewd2rkE-mR_plhyphenhyphenvDBZhRYD062aINZkKuXldILeh9LfWBwOlY930BfCSrQtoMcVHCOeHbQ71_ivv-91WH0NFKFznRvoZDrH9y_qb499R4C7G7taLLL-ZKafvwgxi5C1OihVbhYatny2qsoGBP/s4032/IMG_6942.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuO-CDZfdXQmrlKDhhmc7BZkLboBJVKVU48g_bK2rs73ewd2rkE-mR_plhyphenhyphenvDBZhRYD062aINZkKuXldILeh9LfWBwOlY930BfCSrQtoMcVHCOeHbQ71_ivv-91WH0NFKFznRvoZDrH9y_qb499R4C7G7taLLL-ZKafvwgxi5C1OihVbhYatny2qsoGBP/w480-h640/IMG_6942.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Throughout the canyon massive walls present amble opportunity for art and storytelling.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLtguf36nAcLAtp8zGr3CbppafU6fB-Ng-CoRqImN_6wmFfYHpuxO69btM2nI3wPP9XtLtSNkj_2icRq6a_T8beL7BY4gyUn1q_jPQg3AJeh41Mugkn22q3K6wIzt1woMC7QLz2RnSs8xdX4nj3-exnvNXF73Ch2kw9eX-phuxGO0D7V6LUCLWeGfKrd3/s4032/IMG_6944.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLtguf36nAcLAtp8zGr3CbppafU6fB-Ng-CoRqImN_6wmFfYHpuxO69btM2nI3wPP9XtLtSNkj_2icRq6a_T8beL7BY4gyUn1q_jPQg3AJeh41Mugkn22q3K6wIzt1woMC7QLz2RnSs8xdX4nj3-exnvNXF73Ch2kw9eX-phuxGO0D7V6LUCLWeGfKrd3/w640-h480/IMG_6944.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many of these petroglyphs are found high up on these walls. As are many of the ruins found in the canyon. One wonders how the artists and builders could get so high up to work. Then you remember that these were done some thousand years ago, and there has been a lot of erosion since that time. Viola talked of how the canyon flooded this spring from the runoff of record winter snowfall.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaRS4kJ5XCUZMOotbJS-ZEqxq-c0z8OoYq-MpX8f4YmvcZDK5LwgvvpgZziwqO5n7OlP3-Ql-X69slskZy3RbJK07YO9xcJH-TLF0IU6wZ5oU-KcQRjMMp8zJ9ZqEjqoLAuSrAvItPVjzEequUFzbYvsvBRupOX5WBrQDfAxqsToQrxnDT8lQKasv-dUj/s4032/IMG_6945.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaRS4kJ5XCUZMOotbJS-ZEqxq-c0z8OoYq-MpX8f4YmvcZDK5LwgvvpgZziwqO5n7OlP3-Ql-X69slskZy3RbJK07YO9xcJH-TLF0IU6wZ5oU-KcQRjMMp8zJ9ZqEjqoLAuSrAvItPVjzEequUFzbYvsvBRupOX5WBrQDfAxqsToQrxnDT8lQKasv-dUj/w480-h640/IMG_6945.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There seems to be art in rocks themselves. These owls overlook the indigenous art across the way. Though, Viola tells us that the Owl is a bad omen for the Navajo.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4Wm_-h_TYA0Yjs3IoYsbxktgmwCfnATe-pr8QJK9jrWYWsFhiZczMK_-cztRsYkbvi6sGY7Z9PpDj_m1u7UNhAZT5uAsyFgXVNOwAVm2HKFchmPpqych2vlh9MslzjW6aE8ljFVJ_wnPB9HpR858d4vzZTGVkw0zf9fXQ21PDqk9hhJl8kYTj9P3FMOh/s4032/IMG_6948.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4Wm_-h_TYA0Yjs3IoYsbxktgmwCfnATe-pr8QJK9jrWYWsFhiZczMK_-cztRsYkbvi6sGY7Z9PpDj_m1u7UNhAZT5uAsyFgXVNOwAVm2HKFchmPpqych2vlh9MslzjW6aE8ljFVJ_wnPB9HpR858d4vzZTGVkw0zf9fXQ21PDqk9hhJl8kYTj9P3FMOh/w640-h480/IMG_6948.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Canyon de Chelly is quite wide throughout while Canyon del Muerto is much narrower.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyvJqA4PiPqphO-TSDvH4OqzDBC_Q6TTpnmrg0lX1fK_cturrHGOFq9PK3YzqNglJGDkAUP6Of-IeVO5rGNMV_C1fAwVugQFRM8OYBg4pXoHx71JtZ9UokkULf1FR34Gb4_0C3sgyaaPBUgv2LKT056lygVgUOLcI9Eh2UcomjCQZ93Hf-hQoPmBD-TTI/s4032/IMG_6950.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyvJqA4PiPqphO-TSDvH4OqzDBC_Q6TTpnmrg0lX1fK_cturrHGOFq9PK3YzqNglJGDkAUP6Of-IeVO5rGNMV_C1fAwVugQFRM8OYBg4pXoHx71JtZ9UokkULf1FR34Gb4_0C3sgyaaPBUgv2LKT056lygVgUOLcI9Eh2UcomjCQZ93Hf-hQoPmBD-TTI/w640-h480/IMG_6950.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We arrive at our first ruins, aptly named “First Ruin”. At about 200 BCE the Basketmaker People began building houses and ceremonial structures into the canyon walls. Nearly a thousand years later the Ancestral Puebloans followed and built their communities, often adding on to what was already built.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcvExxrEvAODAZRqddTBLehwz91LeAgO_Dh3cqu3B6IWh9vSm_jT182AAjzGCPfS2W7ofKc9ZvWqgDFz3yB2QAe_4spH6_Y_cQwqvFJBsicUd3MJxRWjw0V2BBzO4NtnT4tEveQaLq_dDPGttpNi5pWlBkH0dEbGi6zTqJWDI7XeKLr1upyoXuIInIIlX/s4032/IMG_6951.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcvExxrEvAODAZRqddTBLehwz91LeAgO_Dh3cqu3B6IWh9vSm_jT182AAjzGCPfS2W7ofKc9ZvWqgDFz3yB2QAe_4spH6_Y_cQwqvFJBsicUd3MJxRWjw0V2BBzO4NtnT4tEveQaLq_dDPGttpNi5pWlBkH0dEbGi6zTqJWDI7XeKLr1upyoXuIInIIlX/w640-h480/IMG_6951.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are similar ruins throughout the canyon.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxz_8-f2P63tGCue8EyUmSYV1sDKa_brcy5Pw7vyzWLcFmSMabRIUAtMpgZcpeqS5jqM6juUbO-83azB4U2SHxKoXDqeiDjEfYZzDRLfFd0udS3dGLrG8k8-Ypz9JAMWPtVkGtJan6qGAGn42OClGoIom3vptGxP-I_S9fHOQZftLhAWG4mdfHeHkLaTt/s4032/IMG_6953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxz_8-f2P63tGCue8EyUmSYV1sDKa_brcy5Pw7vyzWLcFmSMabRIUAtMpgZcpeqS5jqM6juUbO-83azB4U2SHxKoXDqeiDjEfYZzDRLfFd0udS3dGLrG8k8-Ypz9JAMWPtVkGtJan6qGAGn42OClGoIom3vptGxP-I_S9fHOQZftLhAWG4mdfHeHkLaTt/w480-h640/IMG_6953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarrGTKKmqCxPKA9S8YXgS_iNvJU05HEdxpSwaHLhR3FYPrlOoKYXp7QdgRCh4weCQ_pl7FTe6-3cRn-hg7DlFP4PY_RM-DLJVX64cQmGokXRpm-nWaQ_QQT-ZQ9hh8fXxpvNNYy682Bdtpcc9Hui2pCVxEZ3GR8d6-3WXYmNKh2tFAJ3H01Q_wK3sgQ4M/s4032/IMG_6955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarrGTKKmqCxPKA9S8YXgS_iNvJU05HEdxpSwaHLhR3FYPrlOoKYXp7QdgRCh4weCQ_pl7FTe6-3cRn-hg7DlFP4PY_RM-DLJVX64cQmGokXRpm-nWaQ_QQT-ZQ9hh8fXxpvNNYy682Bdtpcc9Hui2pCVxEZ3GR8d6-3WXYmNKh2tFAJ3H01Q_wK3sgQ4M/w480-h640/IMG_6955.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKogIKSV9-rR1xSX9mZOKEOycf0imZPzvhz4RTRFPuv34Kj-_AqNyf6vhxggzSZXM7oBQ5M7LTEVhqOB7vG-XlNSYqzGvRjbntMB3KP9LaBo0t4Ay7viguxfBJ5xx-9QnK9sDMPoiwtNeU6EvghvbxE0z4dpmXzR53KEmGzQQjnYML5l9w2A0bPB5JuhwC/s3678/IMG_6958.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="3678" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKogIKSV9-rR1xSX9mZOKEOycf0imZPzvhz4RTRFPuv34Kj-_AqNyf6vhxggzSZXM7oBQ5M7LTEVhqOB7vG-XlNSYqzGvRjbntMB3KP9LaBo0t4Ay7viguxfBJ5xx-9QnK9sDMPoiwtNeU6EvghvbxE0z4dpmXzR53KEmGzQQjnYML5l9w2A0bPB5JuhwC/w640-h480/IMG_6958.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the White House Ruin. It is named because of the white wash to be found on the upper level of the structure in the alcove on the cliff. We see exposed brick today, but these structures were typically covered with a white wash.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKogIKSV9-rR1xSX9mZOKEOycf0imZPzvhz4RTRFPuv34Kj-_AqNyf6vhxggzSZXM7oBQ5M7LTEVhqOB7vG-XlNSYqzGvRjbntMB3KP9LaBo0t4Ay7viguxfBJ5xx-9QnK9sDMPoiwtNeU6EvghvbxE0z4dpmXzR53KEmGzQQjnYML5l9w2A0bPB5JuhwC/s3678/IMG_6958.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR9h3s4eEg3Lcf6KLGw2PNhOa_uv8wosohlYS7JepVKh23zzS5sLbVLi7axk_G57v4vRttzYd2iPYu0l7LB05cNe6FAUmI-hGPotfOfSAvLWV31prDjoct3sANKxHGVGyUKjQa7LCwfghL2sDp19744FoQ0KjHY1pb2iZLU1rcIadeLLjiPFOQXb3vuu-/s4032/IMG_6957.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR9h3s4eEg3Lcf6KLGw2PNhOa_uv8wosohlYS7JepVKh23zzS5sLbVLi7axk_G57v4vRttzYd2iPYu0l7LB05cNe6FAUmI-hGPotfOfSAvLWV31prDjoct3sANKxHGVGyUKjQa7LCwfghL2sDp19744FoQ0KjHY1pb2iZLU1rcIadeLLjiPFOQXb3vuu-/w480-h640/IMG_6957.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Again we find art. A figure with a rain hat, and a Road Runner.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nKI5Df5QIsU48sSQ-qYaYnuCihhtJfmATRcOdiF3FVmwOQdh3CG8YGFZjqk2ehAY54mO1VUYfTYYVFzJdGiNJhZljYuIWbnlQY2Evzbt_nxecCFbsmoV0QGDGPpuiDrkibQMNCAQbgezgbM_6bo_2Clo3bKmUAMt9bEuetoB32toJsr2AOkorgsWo58W/s4032/IMG_6963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nKI5Df5QIsU48sSQ-qYaYnuCihhtJfmATRcOdiF3FVmwOQdh3CG8YGFZjqk2ehAY54mO1VUYfTYYVFzJdGiNJhZljYuIWbnlQY2Evzbt_nxecCFbsmoV0QGDGPpuiDrkibQMNCAQbgezgbM_6bo_2Clo3bKmUAMt9bEuetoB32toJsr2AOkorgsWo58W/w640-h480/IMG_6963.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwwUePbpJHk4l1pbJe8cbiwgKgTTbU_LzNB-NFLhTRoBQH-p63tfKZtBwOFuOczctXzDVLpNkGXd8G-U6BJcJCdf5Qt7QGP0cjqXn2gccBPYGh9_aBthDCmvsVQNmdMI0z5D7vn824jzNC3SlFN6MnDaAfrAyGJfo3pztQgmT9g8ZBrPSHq-H4YGXeeLs/s4032/IMG_6965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwwUePbpJHk4l1pbJe8cbiwgKgTTbU_LzNB-NFLhTRoBQH-p63tfKZtBwOFuOczctXzDVLpNkGXd8G-U6BJcJCdf5Qt7QGP0cjqXn2gccBPYGh9_aBthDCmvsVQNmdMI0z5D7vn824jzNC3SlFN6MnDaAfrAyGJfo3pztQgmT9g8ZBrPSHq-H4YGXeeLs/w480-h640/IMG_6965.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2iAzuwy3Qq7-TH9viIpQqmD3cH4KODPErpmFBBq96YjxDAsV9zYq7FoYrwe9a-NndzTO2xf4N11kR7_hS4UJm5CEzSpc_T3hI3rvaLX7gn_EHd9piLu78uiYSxjNrsR53yxU-oohjhm4IZcqsEXQ96tS1UShTs3k9uTE_uoHcYVJwV3_zAzHIqqJASR-/s4032/IMG_6969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2iAzuwy3Qq7-TH9viIpQqmD3cH4KODPErpmFBBq96YjxDAsV9zYq7FoYrwe9a-NndzTO2xf4N11kR7_hS4UJm5CEzSpc_T3hI3rvaLX7gn_EHd9piLu78uiYSxjNrsR53yxU-oohjhm4IZcqsEXQ96tS1UShTs3k9uTE_uoHcYVJwV3_zAzHIqqJASR-/w640-h480/IMG_6969.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp12f2vO9Aqq6u_XKSmOrQZW3gevBSTXEb7K3GJIQuEfUQTOMXcL0bXG5b0IjbZqDMFP-7YIgK34_wmfnKZpEcM_Rm0xGLSBr1NRa8-QsGOaBVNA-JCEJRqnA2RuAij7_NhutorJfgpBU26DJgXnweGjUqb0bu9A6QiFy3KzsxrzXWQx0J4wL8c9PbxHSv/s4032/IMG_6970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp12f2vO9Aqq6u_XKSmOrQZW3gevBSTXEb7K3GJIQuEfUQTOMXcL0bXG5b0IjbZqDMFP-7YIgK34_wmfnKZpEcM_Rm0xGLSBr1NRa8-QsGOaBVNA-JCEJRqnA2RuAij7_NhutorJfgpBU26DJgXnweGjUqb0bu9A6QiFy3KzsxrzXWQx0J4wL8c9PbxHSv/w480-h640/IMG_6970.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yt9EpXLh0Gs3yipQqpXW_HTVThcPXzsY7P89F3ja61IQYca3qP21pZO-ry30iltbG31JnzQXxEAFuPIDnvoLzsFF98T2mBPSsvk_EfR0XHm7CCNZ3rAjnB1DlrtNRDO77ldTwu0NHb8IHT-gSeI4TWFs3a5-8Zgj_lpkr9NKljMsU6ASLPW5BtAUa9Cd/s4032/IMG_7008.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yt9EpXLh0Gs3yipQqpXW_HTVThcPXzsY7P89F3ja61IQYca3qP21pZO-ry30iltbG31JnzQXxEAFuPIDnvoLzsFF98T2mBPSsvk_EfR0XHm7CCNZ3rAjnB1DlrtNRDO77ldTwu0NHb8IHT-gSeI4TWFs3a5-8Zgj_lpkr9NKljMsU6ASLPW5BtAUa9Cd/w480-h640/IMG_7008.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Throughout the canyon, and up on the rims you will find wild horses.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq1vwBEQMPsU6h4jr66lFjTDKinyO9rvF85RlUod86H3Tco8ZEh49h96Rvb2JTjUvdMOnx6OnkY854qoasQFi3rAW54CijwUsBGlVdMLhKXf51wlrrui6YCl58V-nMuRQobVwBF8d6UDomOK5eAdp2ZArpc7_l-YFvdoA_MmWVUwslJH3rjWRymltMhH1/s4032/IMG_7025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq1vwBEQMPsU6h4jr66lFjTDKinyO9rvF85RlUod86H3Tco8ZEh49h96Rvb2JTjUvdMOnx6OnkY854qoasQFi3rAW54CijwUsBGlVdMLhKXf51wlrrui6YCl58V-nMuRQobVwBF8d6UDomOK5eAdp2ZArpc7_l-YFvdoA_MmWVUwslJH3rjWRymltMhH1/w480-h640/IMG_7025.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsz9Fi1gDU4vCkveQHecJf82Tj_zvwDX0faS8kINLR9chsl3ChFcUP8AMu9AfSOKvBB80PXs2U4wVTFwvo2E_WhpmHDLcIqiPhM0XVP0Mp8e9g4mzHlOacMXLyhk5BNMHN3re3mTfMk_eMloFfnWUqwFza2qP9Ebi-Ts4NSfvVZlnDkC-dG-iTHkXBP-U/s4032/IMG_7024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsz9Fi1gDU4vCkveQHecJf82Tj_zvwDX0faS8kINLR9chsl3ChFcUP8AMu9AfSOKvBB80PXs2U4wVTFwvo2E_WhpmHDLcIqiPhM0XVP0Mp8e9g4mzHlOacMXLyhk5BNMHN3re3mTfMk_eMloFfnWUqwFza2qP9Ebi-Ts4NSfvVZlnDkC-dG-iTHkXBP-U/w480-h640/IMG_7024.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNilxG1JhvRa5hs_VEtV22FFJJIBEL4j7P2nGr6ne5_djMTzJ9kL3YUUDxwyO3ZfwvQ1sWn5HLyih78VIaA68J0qNbEgX-32LsI_sLQFE7xvXJ0rV0Cixe1V6R48PlL97RCO_Wc5SMv72S_8ONXKmssgPRLN3imI8XcUNB_fOfDyQzZl-E1w1sIrpvnww/s4032/IMG_6979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNilxG1JhvRa5hs_VEtV22FFJJIBEL4j7P2nGr6ne5_djMTzJ9kL3YUUDxwyO3ZfwvQ1sWn5HLyih78VIaA68J0qNbEgX-32LsI_sLQFE7xvXJ0rV0Cixe1V6R48PlL97RCO_Wc5SMv72S_8ONXKmssgPRLN3imI8XcUNB_fOfDyQzZl-E1w1sIrpvnww/w480-h640/IMG_6979.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr61t0yz-ZOLbOZ4YTknpqD8mtzpTCYnYFHy02ep28k9erME5igh_2tDTtWX9onRUVqcTWWRMoVuvAj8nnkA7IfEuPVJHJoaOjeLba-Un1g39HLnTjFMRvpKty3h3YMwS7gw9zhkcNK8Wv-R1lFHhAJ_Jla0sXThfnvN0Ve4BvamWWjsCR53RVZ3Nfyw_j/s3759/IMG_6981.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="2822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr61t0yz-ZOLbOZ4YTknpqD8mtzpTCYnYFHy02ep28k9erME5igh_2tDTtWX9onRUVqcTWWRMoVuvAj8nnkA7IfEuPVJHJoaOjeLba-Un1g39HLnTjFMRvpKty3h3YMwS7gw9zhkcNK8Wv-R1lFHhAJ_Jla0sXThfnvN0Ve4BvamWWjsCR53RVZ3Nfyw_j/w480-h640/IMG_6981.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A bit farther up the canyon we find the Antelope House Ruin. So named for the series of antelope petroglyphs. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOPjAhmZJOZFe4WkNvKmLks2ENms4pNYKzPsh1hBCojlYEt_S3qEldBgnGAhO6P1kqtm3VVUQtThSopjZSFoTSGX1E9x4EwxExCzpXlosmfRBRML6Byq5bXIwVmkwjmBZYn4UQQVOPg_JaufqtlZEmPqbRfBPInohfNMBNGpcdjlzeB0HrG8OMxTEhmli/s4032/IMG_6983.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOPjAhmZJOZFe4WkNvKmLks2ENms4pNYKzPsh1hBCojlYEt_S3qEldBgnGAhO6P1kqtm3VVUQtThSopjZSFoTSGX1E9x4EwxExCzpXlosmfRBRML6Byq5bXIwVmkwjmBZYn4UQQVOPg_JaufqtlZEmPqbRfBPInohfNMBNGpcdjlzeB0HrG8OMxTEhmli/w640-h480/IMG_6983.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here was see both petroglyphs and pictographs. An antelope and several colored quadrupeds. The double circle typically records an eclipse. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G2vcjzG6WAc3iXSdS6k67pSXJgDMcpf9NJLYPH1NE41N7RbhfsLoZeri3Xsv1YQzLySG5wbTn6SDXL7GjZrnt04Ops8WW2G4LQtro-4o940vIwCtIR1sohA4yDT1EUnfR8Rbd7LNn8b1HeZfnwpdgw1865_SV-vZjUkMHRLvj7acfxlpGPOzhLwKxx_f/s4032/IMG_6989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G2vcjzG6WAc3iXSdS6k67pSXJgDMcpf9NJLYPH1NE41N7RbhfsLoZeri3Xsv1YQzLySG5wbTn6SDXL7GjZrnt04Ops8WW2G4LQtro-4o940vIwCtIR1sohA4yDT1EUnfR8Rbd7LNn8b1HeZfnwpdgw1865_SV-vZjUkMHRLvj7acfxlpGPOzhLwKxx_f/w300-h400/IMG_6989.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yy3kgDZH_H5DeUp80vnTDh80DGMsiUetwTpoEef36KtAwozPj8d5r1vd_60yUccbgvY6LqegNTFucDSirnJnLIqA0xqA8oTciJp1GExTiK1Z6KV1hd3Ezc_df3bZx-360_ncFltUZgMVdUwQ8XtYjgcz4ov7t8EJc_pWvbCSQv0uWbBOLwd95ifEH0WK/s4032/IMG_6987.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yy3kgDZH_H5DeUp80vnTDh80DGMsiUetwTpoEef36KtAwozPj8d5r1vd_60yUccbgvY6LqegNTFucDSirnJnLIqA0xqA8oTciJp1GExTiK1Z6KV1hd3Ezc_df3bZx-360_ncFltUZgMVdUwQ8XtYjgcz4ov7t8EJc_pWvbCSQv0uWbBOLwd95ifEH0WK/w640-h480/IMG_6987.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking up, the canyon provides a unique perspective. The cliffs here in Canyon Del Muerto approach 1,000 feet in hight.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvQvG1rtnmgirUrgqPp5lcsbtXsYyPxVNtNQXb445Ug25-qh0zBv9SjV6C3hpZjrxRrcnSA7JABEz0jDkv2Mid2sQJz2640korBKplpXXqPdtgd1Nh_UhSbm_tTDL0F8lJvc4bi5RGhj6INod-t086qZjv5mvqdQEaUA8wBKn2DhI6IWXx5AE95ppjINE/s4032/IMG_6985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvQvG1rtnmgirUrgqPp5lcsbtXsYyPxVNtNQXb445Ug25-qh0zBv9SjV6C3hpZjrxRrcnSA7JABEz0jDkv2Mid2sQJz2640korBKplpXXqPdtgd1Nh_UhSbm_tTDL0F8lJvc4bi5RGhj6INod-t086qZjv5mvqdQEaUA8wBKn2DhI6IWXx5AE95ppjINE/w480-h640/IMG_6985.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6EdR2TttBwCTe02pZxx46VeA2st3rzlgxIIyVOrc0OC05qSld4jxQNHkzNagsRWxLLnXMO3zmHXggFtpRdP_P6MFWDjCMSaAW-8PewV0UGrI2QtobNT6GF51sungilWsqlsj8GXx4DeBOtmTf0IwNhc8hS8Hy78f38LWQOtTTzv0Mk29rLKLqPO97yxT/s4032/IMG_6991.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6EdR2TttBwCTe02pZxx46VeA2st3rzlgxIIyVOrc0OC05qSld4jxQNHkzNagsRWxLLnXMO3zmHXggFtpRdP_P6MFWDjCMSaAW-8PewV0UGrI2QtobNT6GF51sungilWsqlsj8GXx4DeBOtmTf0IwNhc8hS8Hy78f38LWQOtTTzv0Mk29rLKLqPO97yxT/w480-h640/IMG_6991.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As an added bonus, we find a Natural Bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3soXeGmGcoaKocz_AN5bWz8Y5BhoRLwWgMMBWL6NbcRxykziAml9iewILw6dbAqiL4uWj2IyuEZTpD46E_vwB7fkcl-21RkIeWRklcHa7ThrWsTlJjrZKqfr8Lj-0cnHdI7Af8R2GLyAgciAb2Hd1X-i4ryXpCt4X7643OPL9t4WZEMPsXu4yyykc5hP1/s5834/IMG_6997.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3796" data-original-width="5834" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3soXeGmGcoaKocz_AN5bWz8Y5BhoRLwWgMMBWL6NbcRxykziAml9iewILw6dbAqiL4uWj2IyuEZTpD46E_vwB7fkcl-21RkIeWRklcHa7ThrWsTlJjrZKqfr8Lj-0cnHdI7Af8R2GLyAgciAb2Hd1X-i4ryXpCt4X7643OPL9t4WZEMPsXu4yyykc5hP1/w640-h416/IMG_6997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our last stop in the Canyon is called Newspaper Wall. Nearly the entire wall is filled with petroglyphs.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI-AH5wIDiUgyJzfI4k12zz414wgdOooqw6y3hZo9fMHAQFA3sMS7IDDqlqwImccE0rI-dDAdw0o0unTadMs2rSem3Myi3NCVdDSmwD6i0vrWqUFXhvQRIl4j7S3aCYVuprgGn_z8m3hafYAEiPya3jjJmyZuVPVc39l4rErXM77-djVoytIGquFLDxpf/s4032/IMG_6996.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI-AH5wIDiUgyJzfI4k12zz414wgdOooqw6y3hZo9fMHAQFA3sMS7IDDqlqwImccE0rI-dDAdw0o0unTadMs2rSem3Myi3NCVdDSmwD6i0vrWqUFXhvQRIl4j7S3aCYVuprgGn_z8m3hafYAEiPya3jjJmyZuVPVc39l4rErXM77-djVoytIGquFLDxpf/w640-h480/IMG_6996.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking closely you will see hundreds of figures. Were they telling just one long story, or recording a lengthy history. One theory is that it is recounting the Long Walk 1863-1868. After a brutal campaign to take their traditional land, the Navajo were forced to walk 300 miles to Fort Sumner in New Mexico. Many died along the way. Finding only misery at the fort, the Navajo negotiated a settlement that allowed them to return home and rebuild their lives.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5uWFESJvoUZ-wI9iPPI1hKfTH2D3c9EiASDjTqXJm-VHO7OP658oZ5ZlOlv87eEQfwpH6jH9ExET6_dpcrqcAvvp4Sw8YKZeJN_j5TD1-N8VoO9R15-fMHzKwvLOEgR62dX4_R9-5gJ8NqeXSicngjWhDDxn27jDdt_RK3pHVtxNZ8dRF8sBiTFVyZA6/s4032/IMG_7003.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5uWFESJvoUZ-wI9iPPI1hKfTH2D3c9EiASDjTqXJm-VHO7OP658oZ5ZlOlv87eEQfwpH6jH9ExET6_dpcrqcAvvp4Sw8YKZeJN_j5TD1-N8VoO9R15-fMHzKwvLOEgR62dX4_R9-5gJ8NqeXSicngjWhDDxn27jDdt_RK3pHVtxNZ8dRF8sBiTFVyZA6/w480-h640/IMG_7003.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A drive along the South Rim provides several overlooks into the Canyon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAr2k01cQvCOn_RRY8o8gEeyRVI2FvKxPWFoLbQoF-ZF-XeAw_n7_gOxqkGmYNUq7OyXCtLRlT9lj2_ypZ1lrThnorPe6kpx1CUi5YLvZx15Y0oeaUf6phWlVuM7rrtCwBPaUR98VUhonOg-hRn9pzj0llR8-p39gkfdRa0Kmc2HRHEaKPGHAJMC8qDpnL/s4032/IMG_7005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAr2k01cQvCOn_RRY8o8gEeyRVI2FvKxPWFoLbQoF-ZF-XeAw_n7_gOxqkGmYNUq7OyXCtLRlT9lj2_ypZ1lrThnorPe6kpx1CUi5YLvZx15Y0oeaUf6phWlVuM7rrtCwBPaUR98VUhonOg-hRn9pzj0llR8-p39gkfdRa0Kmc2HRHEaKPGHAJMC8qDpnL/w640-h480/IMG_7005.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0lvJ7jpNMR_RE1qmp3vODhqGd0sCUI2QEiLUoZvyx_FpFt88-T_7CXq8pB3czCq8JlMV27xlrbkLva-p-UFaQCoc4pYFg3aBLHAC536OWSN9TDje4S8r2EYRpfnnMBt0u_w1Y6WO4MJIGUT48z9jJsuz4QDeu6cLeeajs9czBBcuvECrmGF5B9E00vRH/s4032/IMG_7010.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0lvJ7jpNMR_RE1qmp3vODhqGd0sCUI2QEiLUoZvyx_FpFt88-T_7CXq8pB3czCq8JlMV27xlrbkLva-p-UFaQCoc4pYFg3aBLHAC536OWSN9TDje4S8r2EYRpfnnMBt0u_w1Y6WO4MJIGUT48z9jJsuz4QDeu6cLeeajs9czBBcuvECrmGF5B9E00vRH/w480-h640/IMG_7010.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Junction Overlook is where the Canyon de Chelly and the Canyon del Muerto divide.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EhM0lyiwPH4hZ2PwNPHMEKgfainSTFPCRG_Oe0e5httDa1jnK1r5CRUQzu2v6l1Pr-FGq9E86AQQQDuE95VuAriRzUcLJMjJ-7E9uDSsHRdEUEmAhaU16NwcgdTzPTupzgAszKSU4qxc62RSEDncQzFOiaYRdFOQ7rA8hyphenhyphencHO3TFXBXV1X9l26RxxxjX/s4032/IMG_7023.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EhM0lyiwPH4hZ2PwNPHMEKgfainSTFPCRG_Oe0e5httDa1jnK1r5CRUQzu2v6l1Pr-FGq9E86AQQQDuE95VuAriRzUcLJMjJ-7E9uDSsHRdEUEmAhaU16NwcgdTzPTupzgAszKSU4qxc62RSEDncQzFOiaYRdFOQ7rA8hyphenhyphencHO3TFXBXV1X9l26RxxxjX/w640-h480/IMG_7023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last overlook is for Spider Rock. According to Navajo legend, Spider Woman lives on Spider Rock. She was the first to weave the web of the universe, and taught the Navajo how to weave. How to create beauty in their life and create balance in body, mind and soul. It’s the teaching of the Beauty Way.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmy5uuZTDrcD6evb0ih3tvzTOY2q8IYWkN_nP1ylIazoZqmMacT8u1Y669s7COvG9DsAl5OICO3PTPPTD7P83IO2RwqlVvjokTmLPetQ5-nBVY08EonpFBHJVQO4p6O33121bKbGXQb4yx6BU4znpEa7pjMXuMkYUIOKuPAUC4cbBrS1p9yAkVJBnWHOp/s4032/IMG_7019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmy5uuZTDrcD6evb0ih3tvzTOY2q8IYWkN_nP1ylIazoZqmMacT8u1Y669s7COvG9DsAl5OICO3PTPPTD7P83IO2RwqlVvjokTmLPetQ5-nBVY08EonpFBHJVQO4p6O33121bKbGXQb4yx6BU4znpEa7pjMXuMkYUIOKuPAUC4cbBrS1p9yAkVJBnWHOp/w480-h640/IMG_7019.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhildxwNAZyvBO3lAH_q29XTsSCNNW7PZ6IUs0W70nDj_4HhCW60_obtKEjy7O53rzmbHiuXl53I51NJpwVh_vne84FQSGwXqmVHVyuI6IpskzvJjcIWvte6FXoL93B_1gEaeH7_q-2kiceTjk2ZxlZiDy7Ex5egpRbGLz-6ZSL-aWAVAZtmZOE5-ueZUF6/s4032/IMG_7026.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhildxwNAZyvBO3lAH_q29XTsSCNNW7PZ6IUs0W70nDj_4HhCW60_obtKEjy7O53rzmbHiuXl53I51NJpwVh_vne84FQSGwXqmVHVyuI6IpskzvJjcIWvte6FXoL93B_1gEaeH7_q-2kiceTjk2ZxlZiDy7Ex5egpRbGLz-6ZSL-aWAVAZtmZOE5-ueZUF6/w640-h480/IMG_7026.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The North Rim dive offers three overlooks. The first is above Antelope House. The views of the valley are spectacular.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGTVROXL0BbDY2exXvo1kY1OBh2XuzGibkpY_O2Q3-iPtj_v8Gs1yj3PsFYUsd6jMEu8N84wqQmX-Ds6dlf-7e1jyAaE_qGFNU7SM8HDcQuLDQCsjSXyghMCGBldyeO8Smu9ETCoIbXWOdk06VboRPRvqOmi384jwCvEOxblSvlNje2Kn2P4NqiyN4jKy/s4032/IMG_7028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGTVROXL0BbDY2exXvo1kY1OBh2XuzGibkpY_O2Q3-iPtj_v8Gs1yj3PsFYUsd6jMEu8N84wqQmX-Ds6dlf-7e1jyAaE_qGFNU7SM8HDcQuLDQCsjSXyghMCGBldyeO8Smu9ETCoIbXWOdk06VboRPRvqOmi384jwCvEOxblSvlNje2Kn2P4NqiyN4jKy/w480-h640/IMG_7028.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesQ606bstVj31tye4wIYJOG6GTKg2v6C35gePvHGy9VvCCmg3DUEWH9nZm9HpcEScYEuAhfsmREwi1xWVlIfZpRzIvHqUplMf_SouJgyX6iytSOqjCewq7oin8ZBMtn9xNd-MKsF24PTA1a1v2Oo8F-09BO3b19oQExFCiZQRBMkkreKT0tbpFZ6ZM44X/s4032/IMG_7029.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesQ606bstVj31tye4wIYJOG6GTKg2v6C35gePvHGy9VvCCmg3DUEWH9nZm9HpcEScYEuAhfsmREwi1xWVlIfZpRzIvHqUplMf_SouJgyX6iytSOqjCewq7oin8ZBMtn9xNd-MKsF24PTA1a1v2Oo8F-09BO3b19oQExFCiZQRBMkkreKT0tbpFZ6ZM44X/w640-h480/IMG_7029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Follow the carin marked trail across the sandstone rim rock to the overlook above the ruin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzGcK3i2Eo11IzfNMjggvf3t_RhhuxHVKVjqf_Hq8fD6v26WtDhobFRVrr_WoSCDmVv3OQPnyf5t8nraEn7A_s3b1lAV6OeGO7hP8KdNYe1IM0PHeEtQ5wbXrG0jIAFjIefCZIgEWBplqxT_v5H2PD1fES4Sa-VpCwUkShbFqyEH3_lVhkWFL3dnVAvQA/s4032/IMG_7030.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzGcK3i2Eo11IzfNMjggvf3t_RhhuxHVKVjqf_Hq8fD6v26WtDhobFRVrr_WoSCDmVv3OQPnyf5t8nraEn7A_s3b1lAV6OeGO7hP8KdNYe1IM0PHeEtQ5wbXrG0jIAFjIefCZIgEWBplqxT_v5H2PD1fES4Sa-VpCwUkShbFqyEH3_lVhkWFL3dnVAvQA/w640-h480/IMG_7030.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walking across this sandstone surface reminded me, accept for the angle of attack, of climbing the Third Flatiron above Boulder, my home town.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJFjUsXxAAk45WmI459A7p9_2Ux8r3Seb-Ht4agguvY2qM4_4-oHrniZoNDrrwePx-E9bb1EvDOoBNGMzeQ5c_JUDLHrkN7IlIRY_WgdCuJcpK_Tn1Lc4Ql6_XvBfV1OeGOiCtYhMVJEDA4KO4a2yBbqqG16FPFJ6QbqPPTaCP2Em1xtwTm1kyOVzvpra/s4032/IMG_7034.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJFjUsXxAAk45WmI459A7p9_2Ux8r3Seb-Ht4agguvY2qM4_4-oHrniZoNDrrwePx-E9bb1EvDOoBNGMzeQ5c_JUDLHrkN7IlIRY_WgdCuJcpK_Tn1Lc4Ql6_XvBfV1OeGOiCtYhMVJEDA4KO4a2yBbqqG16FPFJ6QbqPPTaCP2Em1xtwTm1kyOVzvpra/w640-h480/IMG_7034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing Antelope House, built in the 1300’s, from above gives a better perspective of it’s size.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0lLlyn5UXvgn_dVh_zKeVFm2GWXkVcQuHx-Uos4jIcRUo_kP-9XESfZCTbMZuS5_4_EMNqleF1FiWLK3ocJFz12jq_9oUiEWxw7xl0_Iem4wSyuiwj6dSeNOLCnfJv9MW-i5l1_R3ghVRf1vUkGaZM6iQ0A2djZWOCR0G9ijzzH34xI1rt3mT4SKkAMF/s4032/IMG_7040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0lLlyn5UXvgn_dVh_zKeVFm2GWXkVcQuHx-Uos4jIcRUo_kP-9XESfZCTbMZuS5_4_EMNqleF1FiWLK3ocJFz12jq_9oUiEWxw7xl0_Iem4wSyuiwj6dSeNOLCnfJv9MW-i5l1_R3ghVRf1vUkGaZM6iQ0A2djZWOCR0G9ijzzH34xI1rt3mT4SKkAMF/w640-h480/IMG_7040.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen0Jm5wAVHvCDNvQUvSdi0LKYMHkEneq0hztQ_fygDiD6toSnmOwtEzKbj2Z1gD5ap_9OSAvEGJKCJ9gounIDeHgGvA3z52duYkaG9JCteyUwWu74bSjLh8Tlu-pujVLhW3m6CxRYRzypC-7S3JpYv87kxMian_QKvotdVao247B17nB_0O5Ar7NTfewt/s4032/IMG_7041.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen0Jm5wAVHvCDNvQUvSdi0LKYMHkEneq0hztQ_fygDiD6toSnmOwtEzKbj2Z1gD5ap_9OSAvEGJKCJ9gounIDeHgGvA3z52duYkaG9JCteyUwWu74bSjLh8Tlu-pujVLhW3m6CxRYRzypC-7S3JpYv87kxMian_QKvotdVao247B17nB_0O5Ar7NTfewt/w640-h480/IMG_7041.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These peaceful sites are throughout the canyon. The Navajo continue to farm and run cattle and sheep. These are used in the summer. The livestock have been moved out of the canyon for the winter.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9vqcSD26NxesDsFfE5dyN6-FQWODCjGDcvT1BS5hyphenhyphen26GE5oJLwZSwn8h_Tx_nf4gXJ8Aj156mK6ObPXYPNcbpyW-R2KSUnYiSgqQNXGe_Rxuex_yTcwbeGGfL_rF0K0wB0GhKCXxBmHZG0OaMRkTQhpcyqciXDGz8MDRiPqetjIT_uhBOo5I4UnzwuY7/s4032/IMG_7043.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9vqcSD26NxesDsFfE5dyN6-FQWODCjGDcvT1BS5hyphenhyphen26GE5oJLwZSwn8h_Tx_nf4gXJ8Aj156mK6ObPXYPNcbpyW-R2KSUnYiSgqQNXGe_Rxuex_yTcwbeGGfL_rF0K0wB0GhKCXxBmHZG0OaMRkTQhpcyqciXDGz8MDRiPqetjIT_uhBOo5I4UnzwuY7/w480-h640/IMG_7043.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our next stop was Mummy Ruin. It is one of the largest Puebloan villages in the canyon. It was occupied to about 1300.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-0BFvIlKOH5YWa49hAYya79xNzS3bxngU7DJ9LohMdULZsUzBrKfip2MymbDsx2SADtHGXwx9vMTXlwEkzmICzp-EDtEksUAE2ZdDfqeG2V_nrWspwsTZmsqndi4Mm7971llJw1ewYyMV5DUwb5yk8bVoHyCXP8aPmRA68PgpWkdJdMY7fMP8HCUs0kf/s4032/IMG_7046.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-0BFvIlKOH5YWa49hAYya79xNzS3bxngU7DJ9LohMdULZsUzBrKfip2MymbDsx2SADtHGXwx9vMTXlwEkzmICzp-EDtEksUAE2ZdDfqeG2V_nrWspwsTZmsqndi4Mm7971llJw1ewYyMV5DUwb5yk8bVoHyCXP8aPmRA68PgpWkdJdMY7fMP8HCUs0kf/w480-h640/IMG_7046.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The town complex on the central ledge was built in the 1280’s by the people who had migrated south from Mesa Verde.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAyewvrMcgdALTw8Z6QfGR_G0BtICQOpMnkg1fTXPuBC3K8gXDu4gRjhBv_lICj52YUZNl5L9b0YZkKkK66cxT1iZcJWnjVHK0P-GRpXfcFh7Ont-feCHIFcLjBiS8eCyDfLdKiKx6ePcCnnfSmpb3K836QLfgBktnV0vm6hDcg401t4g5CAUUzoprbMz/s4032/IMG_7047.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAyewvrMcgdALTw8Z6QfGR_G0BtICQOpMnkg1fTXPuBC3K8gXDu4gRjhBv_lICj52YUZNl5L9b0YZkKkK66cxT1iZcJWnjVHK0P-GRpXfcFh7Ont-feCHIFcLjBiS8eCyDfLdKiKx6ePcCnnfSmpb3K836QLfgBktnV0vm6hDcg401t4g5CAUUzoprbMz/w480-h640/IMG_7047.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The east and west alcoves were occupied by living and ceremonial rooms.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj594iMsTuaVMEXe9lRvcAOcFCz1InmvjHSqI-KA5QitJyDmkZjW0o7dLxcg88xXQz_HaC1Eye-LZlx11s6seRdyzDfrYUoCvA53fllOSfAMdVZ3OIsYZiF4hvlAayI6cM9WmHXq4d12uQpm3IiLxg2EdF_vCWwBImusHhds44Y8XoynvCvRSJizHN5KXf4/s4032/IMG_7052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj594iMsTuaVMEXe9lRvcAOcFCz1InmvjHSqI-KA5QitJyDmkZjW0o7dLxcg88xXQz_HaC1Eye-LZlx11s6seRdyzDfrYUoCvA53fllOSfAMdVZ3OIsYZiF4hvlAayI6cM9WmHXq4d12uQpm3IiLxg2EdF_vCWwBImusHhds44Y8XoynvCvRSJizHN5KXf4/w640-h480/IMG_7052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFjqIDu-OC5I8mYqBN2uRwmMZ4C5BRyiA5Sp5vIpPgkYdQnp9EHYekM6bHnxsLtk3SQlARpoaXlAtEZhVCn-6Evmz-rzbKu2V5C3CMQGGv9L6h9KWcPe2sWjC2jCS309LHNPNfKgeE0ghP_nbcDm9AvA6y1cgNgIcgzUD5SOsWaKCpEE_LzS0jQMbomJM/s4032/IMG_7055.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFjqIDu-OC5I8mYqBN2uRwmMZ4C5BRyiA5Sp5vIpPgkYdQnp9EHYekM6bHnxsLtk3SQlARpoaXlAtEZhVCn-6Evmz-rzbKu2V5C3CMQGGv9L6h9KWcPe2sWjC2jCS309LHNPNfKgeE0ghP_nbcDm9AvA6y1cgNgIcgzUD5SOsWaKCpEE_LzS0jQMbomJM/w640-h480/IMG_7055.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our final stop was Massacre Cave. In the winter of 1805, about 115 Navajo took refuge on this ledge above the canyon floor. A Spanish military expedition led by Antonio Narbona found and killed them all by firing from the rim.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrb2BwUnj6LBpNAyYWcKFoV8-Xi09Nryh0pIwe6X54Tf_G4SL_tgsKcMtSs6ZYSZFND3LSyyA3WAZ4CiRQe8sUIejgNF8yPH-ARMO-hHK2Io1qPBH6HR0LrPVd3uYjdYQW4DxJzxoRsq1AtV1IX3Vh339-0CS0ZuAGCh-X6ygeSlp56vOBvmZbGQIQRKqu/s4032/IMG_7060.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrb2BwUnj6LBpNAyYWcKFoV8-Xi09Nryh0pIwe6X54Tf_G4SL_tgsKcMtSs6ZYSZFND3LSyyA3WAZ4CiRQe8sUIejgNF8yPH-ARMO-hHK2Io1qPBH6HR0LrPVd3uYjdYQW4DxJzxoRsq1AtV1IX3Vh339-0CS0ZuAGCh-X6ygeSlp56vOBvmZbGQIQRKqu/w640-h480/IMG_7060.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking North from the top of the Canyon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-55294342099865547522023-11-08T17:09:00.002-08:002023-11-08T17:10:10.256-08:00Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Santa Fe’s Museum Hill is home to the Botanical Gardens and several world class museums, several of which we visited. You will find the <a href="https://wheelwright.org/" target="_blank">Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian</a>, the <a href="https://miaclab.org/" target="_blank">Museum of Indian Arts and Culture</a>, and the <a href="https://www.internationalfolkart.org/" target="_blank">International Museum of Folk Art</a>. While we had just over two weeks in Santa Fe, we didn’t have enough time to see them all.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We already made the trek to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, but didn’t find the time to visit the Wheelwright. We did take Sunday to visit the Museum of International Museum of Folk Art and quickly learned that a day is not nearly enough. That’s the thing about travel, there is always a reason to come back.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQnQXC83gkr6EjI1sA9YgI0WwWsgrP0L85u606dahlumVPfXUXLAZ34G9bLvzOJtEA3KHOWM0Xd22apo6-sw7fg2-B9cpj5WK1hOZt3Hq8ODViyMmDVTNdQItRUkyz8fB7WIEoU4tm9U0wWtEIvQx7MdD1hKerU4kBDw25RDdhtUoRGnc1gAThMO50Iuh/s4032/IMG_6706.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQnQXC83gkr6EjI1sA9YgI0WwWsgrP0L85u606dahlumVPfXUXLAZ34G9bLvzOJtEA3KHOWM0Xd22apo6-sw7fg2-B9cpj5WK1hOZt3Hq8ODViyMmDVTNdQItRUkyz8fB7WIEoU4tm9U0wWtEIvQx7MdD1hKerU4kBDw25RDdhtUoRGnc1gAThMO50Iuh/w300-h400/IMG_6706.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Folk Art Museum was full of surprises. From the Ghhúunayúkata / To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka exhibit exploring the art and utility of the parka for the Alaska Native People. And the Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, and the folk art of the Ghosts and Demons of Japan. We could have spent the entire day in the Multiple Visions exhibit which fills the entire Girard Wing. Here is a short view of our visit.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yōkai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yōkai folklore has been a part of of Japanese culture for hundreds of years. You see it in the storytelling, theater, art and performance. It influences those expressions today. The display tells this history through the art.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb-zdFEJhXNDP1g6ia0HMXI3uz1TnAgM1yxN8LAo41sCW-SoFk2ubw7EN8UCCwW1U_clMkuwP6QkHZtCJjb5Bb5yfcNNWXvcuvdw0A3Xk_vcVhsC27He45u0wMyDeqXzEwfgNa1OQ2GWWcOc3DNK-t7hLU-LSJInx1mrkbYLmUduz3Guzoxb88QPfOmIq/s4032/IMG_6705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb-zdFEJhXNDP1g6ia0HMXI3uz1TnAgM1yxN8LAo41sCW-SoFk2ubw7EN8UCCwW1U_clMkuwP6QkHZtCJjb5Bb5yfcNNWXvcuvdw0A3Xk_vcVhsC27He45u0wMyDeqXzEwfgNa1OQ2GWWcOc3DNK-t7hLU-LSJInx1mrkbYLmUduz3Guzoxb88QPfOmIq/w480-h640/IMG_6705.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This exhibition is located in the Mexican Heritage Wing and explores the folklore of this art made from simple materials, which has been practiced for years. There are over 100 examples from piñatas, day of the dead skeletons, dolls, masks and elaborate fantasy animals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Xg8MSzMdhbVBKfPGZIbjAgC7rZLDdQY0j_5g0kmWZgkUapwKHZGIUp2JRQ7H7UaGDqTo88uGRQOimqLgHfFi_hygExf_Ay9wa2YzW7YiqWa51-7OC_DMPKDfS1ojOcsTyLv_TIXBIAqkKH7ymRn1wciUj2Pvc4qw0GNUy2eLLZl2zu65Foxe-Vkh_jgc/s4032/IMG_6655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Xg8MSzMdhbVBKfPGZIbjAgC7rZLDdQY0j_5g0kmWZgkUapwKHZGIUp2JRQ7H7UaGDqTo88uGRQOimqLgHfFi_hygExf_Ay9wa2YzW7YiqWa51-7OC_DMPKDfS1ojOcsTyLv_TIXBIAqkKH7ymRn1wciUj2Pvc4qw0GNUy2eLLZl2zu65Foxe-Vkh_jgc/w480-h640/IMG_6655.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alexander Girard was a collector. Fascinated by nativities, toys and miniatures he pursued his passion. In 1978 the Girard’s made a donation to the museum that included some 106,000 objects. So much so they had to build an additional wing onto the museum. “Sandro” was an interior designer and architect by profession, contributing to major companies world wide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He personally designed the Multiple Vision exhibition, building the displays for some 10,000 pieces. His design often creates a different perspective, allowing you to see some of the diorama as if you were at street level, or invited to enter or attend. If you spend an afternoon here, you would not have enough time! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H93ZK1-cCUUBo6Gx4YXXDapXdHUa_FiO6j7yR5GpCVK69erhXP42vwQiRaJRdOvE77s5BTpb3HLJbD5erODCOGsjQmfHS1k-vV-H97zZcXPxZfgcJei1_d_4ux0Z6XaC9Yl4GT9IyGqn6n-wHC7jHbYLHfJEH9W6JwEtiDbMDBMA1RU7N8OW5sAf1naT/s4032/IMG_6703.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H93ZK1-cCUUBo6Gx4YXXDapXdHUa_FiO6j7yR5GpCVK69erhXP42vwQiRaJRdOvE77s5BTpb3HLJbD5erODCOGsjQmfHS1k-vV-H97zZcXPxZfgcJei1_d_4ux0Z6XaC9Yl4GT9IyGqn6n-wHC7jHbYLHfJEH9W6JwEtiDbMDBMA1RU7N8OW5sAf1naT/w640-h480/IMG_6703.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where to begin????</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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As you look past the action to the crowd, you see that they too are crafted miniatures.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycnJJLDzSzdks-HJNYgOUT2YXKcz1bjUy3hQwf7vFeDol6D9RvVLKcYJjxHRcQ4r2AFkj3PRUc0riN-GKxSBvi2naSxhoG1OocTcH0YtnHw89rboiXL1zF7O2aFR0WMb15wIueWgs3l2IJdwDeCCLqlinYvQx_NTTGJxBpG6ECv0T1vd78CI_K2s0Z-cW/s4032/IMG_6688.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycnJJLDzSzdks-HJNYgOUT2YXKcz1bjUy3hQwf7vFeDol6D9RvVLKcYJjxHRcQ4r2AFkj3PRUc0riN-GKxSBvi2naSxhoG1OocTcH0YtnHw89rboiXL1zF7O2aFR0WMb15wIueWgs3l2IJdwDeCCLqlinYvQx_NTTGJxBpG6ECv0T1vd78CI_K2s0Z-cW/w480-h640/IMG_6688.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the baptism </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It is one of the last remnants of the Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge spur. The line is jointly owned by Colorado and New Mexico, and is operated by the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Rail Road Commission. The railroad was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We first road a section of the trip in July 2020, boarding in Antonito riding to Osier and returning to Antonito. The trips were limited then to Covid shutdowns. We took the opportunity to complete the trip this year. Riding from Chama, New Mexico we boarded a tour bus for an hour ride to Antonito, where we met our train for a day long ride back to Chama.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were fortunate to ride the train during one of the best years for fall colors in the west. The season has seemed to go on for weeks, given a wet spring and a mild fall. Come along with us as we ride this pretty little train.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIC9e9LEyTY3DimBOAktlpvzf2goBGeOj0IUp37VWdlO6ykOis1ZPKOunOSfzNazn8xy1KVcRpGHEGNMCdohH97hsW16JLdDhzMUUqHlxaAELJnCv6y7IQKOrYsXJqBy7d8ixhUvpCBZp1jpJIO2Yiu9ETnXtczhaVD0eHJVBUnYW3cAjNW0fVZHNEBB2P/s4032/IMG_6343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIC9e9LEyTY3DimBOAktlpvzf2goBGeOj0IUp37VWdlO6ykOis1ZPKOunOSfzNazn8xy1KVcRpGHEGNMCdohH97hsW16JLdDhzMUUqHlxaAELJnCv6y7IQKOrYsXJqBy7d8ixhUvpCBZp1jpJIO2Yiu9ETnXtczhaVD0eHJVBUnYW3cAjNW0fVZHNEBB2P/w640-h480/IMG_6343.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You continue to see the geology of volcanic activity for the remainder of the trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bh_7MbreaslqWvTHgwtfKAxQlm40aPjIiym438YZu-2AC6qDKYXiTs1IY72iXE0ZSEdMXObTufpyrCoSIBOSNh3J8aPT54qIKvTAuVGG34uHU46j5oxj0WupQEx-MRwRFnyzO-gQJlfLHKYK7BwlrKFlG5RzZFYlws-FJjX3QuRkpKLg8pBJTR-piKoF/s3696/IMG_6357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3696" data-original-width="2494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bh_7MbreaslqWvTHgwtfKAxQlm40aPjIiym438YZu-2AC6qDKYXiTs1IY72iXE0ZSEdMXObTufpyrCoSIBOSNh3J8aPT54qIKvTAuVGG34uHU46j5oxj0WupQEx-MRwRFnyzO-gQJlfLHKYK7BwlrKFlG5RzZFYlws-FJjX3QuRkpKLg8pBJTR-piKoF/w432-h640/IMG_6357.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylGbxAr7bwK3OxPpvoZfz7zG0arvYK7EZYjm1n6q4xkyZLgwMrKpGHas7Mc146-PVMsozM1vXsC0hdrUlTi2rWJMBijMqO5CNJGq7gcQOZ50NKJnIVU-g5AfUAZMHxHDswuY6uLSNHYC7VYs1iJH0WpY8IrjN2kW7M_tbGOcj7QwiGGFlxRrVJCP-jwYQ/s4032/IMG_6403.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylGbxAr7bwK3OxPpvoZfz7zG0arvYK7EZYjm1n6q4xkyZLgwMrKpGHas7Mc146-PVMsozM1vXsC0hdrUlTi2rWJMBijMqO5CNJGq7gcQOZ50NKJnIVU-g5AfUAZMHxHDswuY6uLSNHYC7VYs1iJH0WpY8IrjN2kW7M_tbGOcj7QwiGGFlxRrVJCP-jwYQ/w480-h640/IMG_6403.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our accommodations in the Parlor car were very nice. Comfortable seating, with large windows for the views. These cars are fully restored in a Victorian motif. And a guide talks about the sights, and serves refreshments throughout the trip. We also had full access to the accompanying gondola car. The weather was perfect and we had wonderful views all day long.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguaJN5xB1d0vhaKAUl4RlG2itez96zcix6XE69C4HTnZ9CXPGyqmiBVXGipB8Crd0zcNCIZ1t161tto4r_fs7dcG2uSYwbgCCsdv7lGx5F_tTejwob497zdkPLp_gAOftiE7L66gCVJXgJ7-TrzldcYHa8hcEogjrwHE-riv-TXbY2YfPa-UN2quDSkie/s3088/IMG_6348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguaJN5xB1d0vhaKAUl4RlG2itez96zcix6XE69C4HTnZ9CXPGyqmiBVXGipB8Crd0zcNCIZ1t161tto4r_fs7dcG2uSYwbgCCsdv7lGx5F_tTejwob497zdkPLp_gAOftiE7L66gCVJXgJ7-TrzldcYHa8hcEogjrwHE-riv-TXbY2YfPa-UN2quDSkie/w480-h640/IMG_6348.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytg_p7IC-0gyC00rnjbZsmEG0pV2pdZvTPjcyEGFLrUWI0IfpQzu84l35WW5PnnY2ZkpNUHzfBxtIYtQjMmHC38DCUo9TfgYG3e8uTTufF8MoHa2MWCQX-VexvEg7ghIaWsgTaem-7F_crWbEUjPc9-TEtI4igCii-9tqwemwffoJ2laSereYkpB0ucWu/s4032/IMG_6351.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytg_p7IC-0gyC00rnjbZsmEG0pV2pdZvTPjcyEGFLrUWI0IfpQzu84l35WW5PnnY2ZkpNUHzfBxtIYtQjMmHC38DCUo9TfgYG3e8uTTufF8MoHa2MWCQX-VexvEg7ghIaWsgTaem-7F_crWbEUjPc9-TEtI4igCii-9tqwemwffoJ2laSereYkpB0ucWu/w480-h640/IMG_6351.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Brakeman stands ready to help drive the train. 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This train would stop at certain areas allowing the riders to set up and film the train as it moved past the golden Aspen that lined the track. This train would travel to Osier before returning to Antonito.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJclp3kNwTx5WyjLxlJWJq7TOzBvwmmE-ihgFVzWFJHtM3TGWqfWHVlciCujgcsQRe0dKpevPfJxCShyichygMS85k6ZMYTCslIAkxzUDqXk7welXzAQc0st4bkheMuYoe8qPCr_w0bhzwBJAsTX9jaOGrtFwBOh9gowWw0ZvErSqr8MNAzfv96gBnRK6K/s4032/IMG_6384.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJclp3kNwTx5WyjLxlJWJq7TOzBvwmmE-ihgFVzWFJHtM3TGWqfWHVlciCujgcsQRe0dKpevPfJxCShyichygMS85k6ZMYTCslIAkxzUDqXk7welXzAQc0st4bkheMuYoe8qPCr_w0bhzwBJAsTX9jaOGrtFwBOh9gowWw0ZvErSqr8MNAzfv96gBnRK6K/w640-h480/IMG_6384.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Osier is about halfway through the 64 mile trip. The Osier depot has been restored to what it would have looked like in the 1800’s.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6dm2RUxTHEze-FtZuvq0GXm21j3aOdlwRkn2HLOGCPdZNUGVd1skBneYc6rwcOx5jAkj87F6s4jTZXH1ekHKUwY2CxmnXJXpB8UXsjemRKDmeSHkoHGXYZINSQ_OTHAP1IXqpTOh9BVD5tLIizoD1eyxAWVrHqNFtQsVlpG5hs6qdyOHj03fF_SGLEWh/s4032/IMG_6399.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6dm2RUxTHEze-FtZuvq0GXm21j3aOdlwRkn2HLOGCPdZNUGVd1skBneYc6rwcOx5jAkj87F6s4jTZXH1ekHKUwY2CxmnXJXpB8UXsjemRKDmeSHkoHGXYZINSQ_OTHAP1IXqpTOh9BVD5tLIizoD1eyxAWVrHqNFtQsVlpG5hs6qdyOHj03fF_SGLEWh/w480-h640/IMG_6399.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We looked and saw AIROSMITH waiting in our grove of golden Cottonwood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-11261275964868603382023-04-16T12:41:00.001-07:002023-04-16T12:41:33.845-07:00Civil Rights Trail - Memphis<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23iIMmiBSEQHSdHCVNRft1_0PthAd_u2a39HEwYMj6mYwn51rg8RxTFpTdPa67k2mxTWNV6fRlss7iuSzXkPZbI1Xvs6sdU7J8NOawmmgreZAIt-tprGBtCoYPF8X9RiqyhE_Jd_1oQKyKZmw4JDwTbyoWGKn3-6IrhLuRqUQtInkfouTWKyLN0bDQA/s4032/8D7D2132-76D8-4E79-9C9A-6F24CE5AD624.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23iIMmiBSEQHSdHCVNRft1_0PthAd_u2a39HEwYMj6mYwn51rg8RxTFpTdPa67k2mxTWNV6fRlss7iuSzXkPZbI1Xvs6sdU7J8NOawmmgreZAIt-tprGBtCoYPF8X9RiqyhE_Jd_1oQKyKZmw4JDwTbyoWGKn3-6IrhLuRqUQtInkfouTWKyLN0bDQA/w300-h400/8D7D2132-76D8-4E79-9C9A-6F24CE5AD624.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We first visited the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Civil_Rights_Museum" target="_blank">National Civil Rights Museum</a>, our first year on the road. A stop at the Loraine Motel is always an emotional experience.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The museum is crafted around the motel where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." target="_blank">Martin Luther King Jr</a>. would often stay while in Memphis. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Abernathy" target="_blank">Ralph Abernathy</a> called room 306, the King-Abernathy Suite. He was standing on the balcony in front of that room when he was shot and killed on April 4, 1968. He had returned to support the Memphis sanitation workers who were striking for better wages and working conditions. </span><span>The museum is exceptionally well done and highlights the fight for civil rights from slavery through today.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We have visited many sites along the Civil Rights Trail over the past several months. Each stop reminds me that the fight for social justice is not yet over. I recall Mark Twain’s idea that </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a courtyard to the entrance of the museum that extends across the front of the Motel.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycBwX1lUjlu9i-OVdi-mZXk4mPiosTFRQSPupHEkb3lgWEaS6vHgtCB0kl676bnQzpRu5QBm1RoVfQZCOcd_0geOFfR0LzDhvSOihTP1FM1RRDCopv65rl_S6wqU8peO8Yf_xEtNovqT6Z-jxx_RN8MGZMmvL-NTlcSg6F2z9PR9FDvGRk4Nz6--jnA/s4032/3E8CBF15-7BCD-47B9-86D7-E1468047179D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJo9MixddwC9rkxZkTzGJMMZ9M4cL6mXui9stO1CON_5tPixmQwLCR-TW2JoSOBmvgyQ0oOzGRa3nB67pMnejlVvFZ-Hzizup4OHovNcAB03EX6N-s9C3OxNeNhWXg1xJi-pLfbywwQ8PmDhyAaqXM7mGzCrYBeg6KKp_0r5W7mPw7upS8xluydUGxA/w480-h640/F3D18BB2-5843-4112-A6D5-5AE3C90FE6C5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wreath marks where Dr. King was standing when he was shot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM76-kjdVLKhXjunFqATHf-o4lJYyNT-aAbUqTB36kyRh8A8hoSj48ngvxrhNqxQnH5adYzGzjX4RD0Ea0eDSCk7dJ6Qdek0EyPivP0r7KcMuQsHLQpPlj40NhLBHKYYWSZzG3gDGmdnM5jR6AapVX4-cepSgtg_j_l91a4zkMXnNHi5in_0pHoTs6g/s3545/1CA3F69F-6C79-4774-AC44-87218B3CAACB.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3545" data-original-width="2720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdM76-kjdVLKhXjunFqATHf-o4lJYyNT-aAbUqTB36kyRh8A8hoSj48ngvxrhNqxQnH5adYzGzjX4RD0Ea0eDSCk7dJ6Qdek0EyPivP0r7KcMuQsHLQpPlj40NhLBHKYYWSZzG3gDGmdnM5jR6AapVX4-cepSgtg_j_l91a4zkMXnNHi5in_0pHoTs6g/w492-h640/1CA3F69F-6C79-4774-AC44-87218B3CAACB.jpeg" width="492" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #202124; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">You can find street murals on the streets around the museum.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibV-FcW-2bt9bqVMNFUXWUbGnglNHBKZEUjUNMjUSVHO8oHh0d7hA__7vT9kLwyhkRIVCmA3-O5C8IK-OHdQbQ7qs6lRpCNrYKzBEHyTtLW6IDn-EIRaBGbnMHO9GuXbqmoXClsLVqbbxaZgTbbBAkQnnyQdLIAJM3FxNs_Po-SfVppcUFGV9ZU5pZBA/s4032/F98DBD63-51DE-425E-89C8-3BAC3E16A770.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="3612" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBRHfAe0TiNplcl_VqWRo9YTwp6uX-63jm2R_NJ5EDJ1-R1cDAHKLKQD4GYdfHgNYIburLKXrOUJVTw7SNHmBvgpHQGDAFCKlBSFv41_AZ7v_Q3-zQLalDGDm3CRWfinMvZxl65mqLdto-80hpk-OBODYEF9gNS2LCMwkSrs0S5A_bbdSOVNaakUbMQ/w640-h500/51FB82B0-6675-4B9A-BA9E-34D8BB0FEDF4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202124; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Once inside the museum you move through the history of Blacks in America and their fight for their rights told through art, displays, film and narratives.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSTCUbUOOcs-JPCnlsgdh5Jw_IfgtKFTCK2ANVp7Y5hTCSYz0tXfazeutH6LG5uAk2fAK8aqIs95a3kJXW8r8RJkweFrNX1BEE9LoVepgV-1DUBW4HLSKDp5oicHrH8ilnUTsFq-Vj8iC2XUyUKQoWJpveSE82b_tfLpr5bL0Y92dQhiPX_sxjW8kCw/s2994/4E45F70A-B8A3-4AAC-90DD-1F16275F35A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSTCUbUOOcs-JPCnlsgdh5Jw_IfgtKFTCK2ANVp7Y5hTCSYz0tXfazeutH6LG5uAk2fAK8aqIs95a3kJXW8r8RJkweFrNX1BEE9LoVepgV-1DUBW4HLSKDp5oicHrH8ilnUTsFq-Vj8iC2XUyUKQoWJpveSE82b_tfLpr5bL0Y92dQhiPX_sxjW8kCw/w638-h640/4E45F70A-B8A3-4AAC-90DD-1F16275F35A2.jpeg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the lobby you are met by the massive bronze sculpture, Movement to Overcome. It is some 12 feet high, and 26 feet long. It honors all of those people involved in the Civil Rights Movement.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDF2VTdMHP1Tb4nBBKkLHIew3u3-CbV5cdsEABzeAj-C760_uIc_eWEGGidIsXhDAgK0GRa6X1r7dQW99t0u6llNlKpbJ_VauOEdlAtzoEmQ6Rj3asZPwYeYDvorqMYfQjnIVNfuBGAubkMdkDM_MMtN-IE_8Az-sQVr0_D2VPjS1X5ZIAK3fzDRLndw/s4032/B98F8DBA-9143-4840-BC68-D991E74FA339.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDF2VTdMHP1Tb4nBBKkLHIew3u3-CbV5cdsEABzeAj-C760_uIc_eWEGGidIsXhDAgK0GRa6X1r7dQW99t0u6llNlKpbJ_VauOEdlAtzoEmQ6Rj3asZPwYeYDvorqMYfQjnIVNfuBGAubkMdkDM_MMtN-IE_8Az-sQVr0_D2VPjS1X5ZIAK3fzDRLndw/w480-h640/B98F8DBA-9143-4840-BC68-D991E74FA339.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Throughout the museum there are displays with information and quotes from those within the movement. Some reflect obstacles. Many reflect the resolve.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1L0q1I9YLUfwEkxvj2psmZMzmAPH08yM6MuizomqxVDxmXqGeiQTnzDO9JMsNZNU_ZpmL9dp-AFk5iXexUG1ZzgFV6hfvXxGh5JVdtBw3ysIz9Rvz9WYsmDvL1gjCW30zmxGgf4Hen9nGylBJx13LDXxwaV5qHky3DvV9U4WBH0l-iFB5Cdb3_esbg/s4032/998BC62A-F819-492C-9049-EBDDD91D075D.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1L0q1I9YLUfwEkxvj2psmZMzmAPH08yM6MuizomqxVDxmXqGeiQTnzDO9JMsNZNU_ZpmL9dp-AFk5iXexUG1ZzgFV6hfvXxGh5JVdtBw3ysIz9Rvz9WYsmDvL1gjCW30zmxGgf4Hen9nGylBJx13LDXxwaV5qHky3DvV9U4WBH0l-iFB5Cdb3_esbg/w480-h640/998BC62A-F819-492C-9049-EBDDD91D075D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgNDw90LSyssFDG7u_ijw4SgU5oXT5TMKxw3tpNeWsaZC_fiEnxDO1MlnmrOE9VFTpk1PkOnJ9JCyEjobf-oOR8I4vjDluJ46NR3UqjFSwHf5FqEqoabosWZUgjwsVonzEynRqAqcZKEYaMdJR0z6sOU_QUdSVi8qAElADYIN7L8qN1w-Qy2mdP0NzA/s4032/F4C0DEF1-D087-4CEE-A7CB-6ED1FA1282E5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We first visited this museum in 2017, our first year on the road. We didn’t take the time to visit the Legacy Building. Much like how the museum incorporated the motel where Dr. King was killed, they have turned the boarding house from where the shot was fired into an extension of the museum. Here you can view a time-line of the Civil Rights Movement from 1619 to April 1968. Additional exhibits recount Dr. King’s final days, the search for the killer, explores lingering questions, and honors Freedom Fighters on the Freedom Award Wall. Like most of these museums along the Civil Rights Trail, or visit lasted upwards to six hours.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_S9oS9dak92DiABtWcIMmI_TJFXutHTxVzEX-BvpTtpoM9tAT5Dq5ABQQRS5BHjnG6YXQLUEvCJXBZoFwaBl_F3fIkKk6bDOMWBhX6JEzi-BT-rHFcE8l_dOI2fM695FSZZvUfGOERhcJ9NGFCl-ZdhqvuMESZ59rVbN1eb6YfgIyjyIBNqDTUuUwg/s4032/FF87B4CA-9B7B-4D1B-BF53-B24D19A6A6D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_S9oS9dak92DiABtWcIMmI_TJFXutHTxVzEX-BvpTtpoM9tAT5Dq5ABQQRS5BHjnG6YXQLUEvCJXBZoFwaBl_F3fIkKk6bDOMWBhX6JEzi-BT-rHFcE8l_dOI2fM695FSZZvUfGOERhcJ9NGFCl-ZdhqvuMESZ59rVbN1eb6YfgIyjyIBNqDTUuUwg/w480-h640/FF87B4CA-9B7B-4D1B-BF53-B24D19A6A6D7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJMkmL4W1ehNj0jfi3Zf5AkLjeSlXnPP6yuBfu5vv8Xi_3abzdsRvi0Jp3Ib0QMShy2XKy8LtcXMGNDRalLYET7FV6qSsUN_75sVvvD_JTQ9u17CwS9GvM6a1KPDVkU02d0ltkiMEMm-FEwlxb_wpPoouPn7uh3uHBSTxTyPiV6cSu_XKylTsfvmURg/s4032/4565ED27-5D61-4BD1-9044-7C35B1E6426B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJMkmL4W1ehNj0jfi3Zf5AkLjeSlXnPP6yuBfu5vv8Xi_3abzdsRvi0Jp3Ib0QMShy2XKy8LtcXMGNDRalLYET7FV6qSsUN_75sVvvD_JTQ9u17CwS9GvM6a1KPDVkU02d0ltkiMEMm-FEwlxb_wpPoouPn7uh3uHBSTxTyPiV6cSu_XKylTsfvmURg/w480-h640/4565ED27-5D61-4BD1-9044-7C35B1E6426B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The perspective from a boarding house window</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-53530147117124171162023-02-21T15:51:00.001-08:002023-02-21T15:51:49.842-08:00Mardi Gras New Orleans<p><span style="font-size: large;">AIROSMITH found ourselves in New Orlean, just in time for Mardi Gras. We were last here pre-pandemic in 2019. Parades and marches were restricted in 2021, limited in 2022, but back in full this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We were once again visiting our gracious hosts, Steff’s cousin Martha and her husband Will. They ferried us to a friends home in the Marigny, just off of Royal Street.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This wasn’t the large commercial parades to be found uptown. This was pure participator celebration. Costumed paraders and homespun floats. It was “Masking Day”. Alcohol flowed almost as much as the fun and merry making. There were people and music everywhere. Nonstop from 8AM until Sunset. 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A walk on the Trail here will take you to a dozen destinations critical for the fight. Some where the movement was planned and conducted. Others like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Equal Justice Initiative that document the struggle while continuing the work.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnExfqeQXCFpuPdXY1G58QFRc9l-Rg2qPpc5IB8thmI0YqQlxyNxclXYhhTowZ2GjsC1d_LnKdNsyuKc2KOArAx6JcffvZKaQ90DRACh834PLAE_bqL91ZjjImFid9BN1QxXl9T29gtgKGpOhx0Lz9rmexSxV1eVVAZBJfTXVr9IJIgGVtUBPe46AIZA/s4032/D6E0AF81-5B5B-4B7A-B3F6-7B0023004129.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnExfqeQXCFpuPdXY1G58QFRc9l-Rg2qPpc5IB8thmI0YqQlxyNxclXYhhTowZ2GjsC1d_LnKdNsyuKc2KOArAx6JcffvZKaQ90DRACh834PLAE_bqL91ZjjImFid9BN1QxXl9T29gtgKGpOhx0Lz9rmexSxV1eVVAZBJfTXVr9IJIgGVtUBPe46AIZA/w300-h400/D6E0AF81-5B5B-4B7A-B3F6-7B0023004129.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Add the fight for the right to vote in Alabama and you have the March from Selma to Montgomery over the Edmund Pettus Bridge. There you revisit Bloody Sunday, Turn Around Tuesday, and finally the 54 mile, 5 day March to the State Capitol.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">AIROSMITH spent a week visiting the area and still left leaving some sites unvisited. Our visit here was educational and moving.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh0jRCZxTvXHVl4vq-AbnbYJcM-UkngvpAO899-RNuayR7SgvJRExuBAH1HUbeQxECTpAF_tFkRw5dfhL02omqp9SlkDTrKfbLcuItvMhYoOxW_k_8KW48jbPT3YZ1z2Pkc5unvGY8c1IaDrBpYtcHyM2pNwwKZDoVA036RHlsT2-m0O28KZ3pXOZyQ/s4032/8938B37B-D4CD-4AEB-8FAC-CC85E5C96985.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh0jRCZxTvXHVl4vq-AbnbYJcM-UkngvpAO899-RNuayR7SgvJRExuBAH1HUbeQxECTpAF_tFkRw5dfhL02omqp9SlkDTrKfbLcuItvMhYoOxW_k_8KW48jbPT3YZ1z2Pkc5unvGY8c1IaDrBpYtcHyM2pNwwKZDoVA036RHlsT2-m0O28KZ3pXOZyQ/w480-h640/8938B37B-D4CD-4AEB-8FAC-CC85E5C96985.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;"><span>On December 1st, 1955 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks" target="_blank">Rosa Parks</a> refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus and was arrested. On December 5th, her day in Court, the Black community chose to boycott the city bus system. They didn’t return for over a year. The entire B</span><span>lack community was involved, organizing car pools and informal taxi services, offering rides to those walking, and just plain walking. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized the resistance with other community leaders. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In response Dr. King’s home, and the homes of other Black ministers, and Black churches were bombed. Those supporting the boycott were attacked and beaten. Eighty nine black citizens, including Dr. King were indicted for conspiracy to interfere with a business. They didn’t wait to be arrested, instead turning themselves in to the authorities all at the same time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>By January 1956 the Supreme Court had ruled that local segregation laws violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Rosa Park’s act of defiance, and the boycott is where, and when the Civil Rights movement began. </span><span>The <a href="https://www.troy.edu/student-life-resources/arts-culture/rosa-parks-museum/index.html" target="_blank">Rosa Parks Museum</a> in downtown Montgomery tells the story.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEAQbCWeFjqYWVpN3ggzfoMiKSMlMc4Z5zGkHlmCwtUKnhfFnBx-4wqk9ji-H6Cv-9fIP0Wt8hblCLNBJ4idJs7Fm3Bh89HPo7RRBgpex78rTtC1rOz7rgI_TeY-CabExxCVx89J09tPbcr0U3H1bHd6jeATq2yj0-zZReQe6qVj7GBkifqlcArOAsg/s4032/7365EDD1-5121-4A3F-841F-7B14D34DAE03.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEAQbCWeFjqYWVpN3ggzfoMiKSMlMc4Z5zGkHlmCwtUKnhfFnBx-4wqk9ji-H6Cv-9fIP0Wt8hblCLNBJ4idJs7Fm3Bh89HPo7RRBgpex78rTtC1rOz7rgI_TeY-CabExxCVx89J09tPbcr0U3H1bHd6jeATq2yj0-zZReQe6qVj7GBkifqlcArOAsg/w480-h640/7365EDD1-5121-4A3F-841F-7B14D34DAE03.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ceMDiDXYgiGCxYuWpKN7MS3-6uU-MgP76qos5ZWWyjs4NyqE-VmwNkK-PcK6W6dRrMnvPPEBqId1dEj3GCKaiwT84GSYQceOHEBfQlfmFUXg6pq5Wfb-3_shsoxaaDH6sAqscR0xjhYSDtluRqYwSvw1DeNvvuZTa3UyoGiQRmqJ0g7QWUlinCx3wg/s4032/BBC151D0-7C28-43BB-BF78-193C841DCFDA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ceMDiDXYgiGCxYuWpKN7MS3-6uU-MgP76qos5ZWWyjs4NyqE-VmwNkK-PcK6W6dRrMnvPPEBqId1dEj3GCKaiwT84GSYQceOHEBfQlfmFUXg6pq5Wfb-3_shsoxaaDH6sAqscR0xjhYSDtluRqYwSvw1DeNvvuZTa3UyoGiQRmqJ0g7QWUlinCx3wg/w480-h640/BBC151D0-7C28-43BB-BF78-193C841DCFDA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9P5aDr1_Qw9eK_l922lNfpRD2QnE6gknzX8_TBoH-C1yUU7WnU6Nr2wKa_A1_tlEMm08Dn8YV_OC_MhT2Gpg8APmanmt9gylnGcTaj2gH05wz54WeprODiC3bbtfTp2DTEOomHrdACw9mjtVoPfqmro0WdZDbTFWHdc12VsFKHUJsPB8Q1nBmujO0w/s4032/FA4B9190-F650-4DB0-8F24-4576A6A93E85.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9P5aDr1_Qw9eK_l922lNfpRD2QnE6gknzX8_TBoH-C1yUU7WnU6Nr2wKa_A1_tlEMm08Dn8YV_OC_MhT2Gpg8APmanmt9gylnGcTaj2gH05wz54WeprODiC3bbtfTp2DTEOomHrdACw9mjtVoPfqmro0WdZDbTFWHdc12VsFKHUJsPB8Q1nBmujO0w/w480-h640/FA4B9190-F650-4DB0-8F24-4576A6A93E85.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the pastor of the Dexter Street Baptist Church from 1954 to 1960. It was from his church that the Boycott and the Movement were planned and organized.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTyaY4pdSgEcAelndZHpP6NwALEOlLk6RoyxlWA97vrIWDXrZixTtJIwDGyJh76-eysCU6qoLnFqSQej0mMQW0_e2rf2jZIoXb4jKFmgvFqrnfdU5Q2leXdJSgF2XbJoZIWCd8Ke9CO44yZtHv7ZWmQbYliWptZkvDQYJnYKJAd9EFWJtK2YyxWqZpQ/s4032/C9957F35-F975-4F29-BD04-1175CD9BF566.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTyaY4pdSgEcAelndZHpP6NwALEOlLk6RoyxlWA97vrIWDXrZixTtJIwDGyJh76-eysCU6qoLnFqSQej0mMQW0_e2rf2jZIoXb4jKFmgvFqrnfdU5Q2leXdJSgF2XbJoZIWCd8Ke9CO44yZtHv7ZWmQbYliWptZkvDQYJnYKJAd9EFWJtK2YyxWqZpQ/w300-h400/C9957F35-F975-4F29-BD04-1175CD9BF566.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Court Square is located in downtown Montgomery. Looking down Dexter Avenue, you can see the Capitol building. Rosa Parks was arrested just down the street. Dr. King’s church is just blocks away. In 1860 Court Square was also the center of the country’s domestic slave trade. A walk through it today links that history and today’s movement.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YUr2PhqsSKBvAVwBtYQWEWntdSarDSDYwoEe51zZwsr6eAzR3bLjxorDP9e73lFvZrY28Fizws4Vn5_YEftCFXEAxwJ8CFJyPAcrLuDClWnmMHjGp2p4z2sXhWqscvDOl5KrcGRgaSm_HBNdjppm8r1wAW5WSWxxQlYuC5Fti0HSt4IIRImQIhlLdQ/s4032/0042D76A-0A87-4EF3-92DD-D9DF5323F54F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YUr2PhqsSKBvAVwBtYQWEWntdSarDSDYwoEe51zZwsr6eAzR3bLjxorDP9e73lFvZrY28Fizws4Vn5_YEftCFXEAxwJ8CFJyPAcrLuDClWnmMHjGp2p4z2sXhWqscvDOl5KrcGRgaSm_HBNdjppm8r1wAW5WSWxxQlYuC5Fti0HSt4IIRImQIhlLdQ/w480-h640/0042D76A-0A87-4EF3-92DD-D9DF5323F54F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6R1cz0uYQUFozIHb3NQQwovXQFbXYtx_nmgqSDSyM9WMHzaTv-KNg-tPLE1zA8b1eX6kV7t3ws-_zCBA_j61F6Bg1zn1a7GRwoLD5wsEsUYCsWcQujfHj0_PMe1V-cdkuvshl9k8y1yFXqes9Zj4kSd9Wy93lI2qoEDNuW0EuCO_8WFPFMcXKdSV8Q/s4032/45A3CF98-B318-4AF2-9466-9C66B8EBBFE2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6R1cz0uYQUFozIHb3NQQwovXQFbXYtx_nmgqSDSyM9WMHzaTv-KNg-tPLE1zA8b1eX6kV7t3ws-_zCBA_j61F6Bg1zn1a7GRwoLD5wsEsUYCsWcQujfHj0_PMe1V-cdkuvshl9k8y1yFXqes9Zj4kSd9Wy93lI2qoEDNuW0EuCO_8WFPFMcXKdSV8Q/w480-h640/45A3CF98-B318-4AF2-9466-9C66B8EBBFE2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgSD2amToGrAcgG9WVkYDcPKHEh3Q67xZDWE0sH_2gkmM6LhfmdkWHZRyIfOG5GjN8dKohNj6jo1QDGHZwFLBAqwP5Jjf7fNs3KuV9TDPDO0jfqgx9v6WSCotm-Fr_Rk-5yqqKYVFn16G3ciYSmZ4qnvtWBIyeKRBXq7XRLQ45MgvWpo_hrUu-5xAMw/s4032/575E92D2-B058-435E-9499-1DF853005F81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgSD2amToGrAcgG9WVkYDcPKHEh3Q67xZDWE0sH_2gkmM6LhfmdkWHZRyIfOG5GjN8dKohNj6jo1QDGHZwFLBAqwP5Jjf7fNs3KuV9TDPDO0jfqgx9v6WSCotm-Fr_Rk-5yqqKYVFn16G3ciYSmZ4qnvtWBIyeKRBXq7XRLQ45MgvWpo_hrUu-5xAMw/w480-h640/575E92D2-B058-435E-9499-1DF853005F81.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8c2fonwcZHYax2itQdcw23ZIq5aVV37QrWPYhXZefqSXexSD-eBAkISd8Kli1M49OxqDYLmtj9A1viiBG423uGBVbIrfcDXrAjCUr7VU5L3QeNRtT3q67HlezqzHLVHqE1Dq68KO4HEZiNWA2eZK2TqVozgTKMN4Q7DTRFU6hAj9WW31CeQkguC-HVQ/s4032/70253A90-8150-4C4D-8EF2-ECC6601CF31A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8c2fonwcZHYax2itQdcw23ZIq5aVV37QrWPYhXZefqSXexSD-eBAkISd8Kli1M49OxqDYLmtj9A1viiBG423uGBVbIrfcDXrAjCUr7VU5L3QeNRtT3q67HlezqzHLVHqE1Dq68KO4HEZiNWA2eZK2TqVozgTKMN4Q7DTRFU6hAj9WW31CeQkguC-HVQ/w480-h640/70253A90-8150-4C4D-8EF2-ECC6601CF31A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_XlYdcHllY8sKYjSsOQZ58RCzwOwQXgnAwtTLlycCYsQF0j952BNBemw2uUcU540m7BkqrV3bP8a4FY1yD06GT1cNYG34jbhoNjv0e3BUs3Fr6nypxU6IAnfsnscVzyMZOv8hSuTYT8z0adhJc-qdxlHyrklJ6E-R7-7lG00k-AbfzhJ3rHyi8CgzA/s3229/A46212A0-EEDB-4CD9-8CC1-D719B7D7FA16.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="2765" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_XlYdcHllY8sKYjSsOQZ58RCzwOwQXgnAwtTLlycCYsQF0j952BNBemw2uUcU540m7BkqrV3bP8a4FY1yD06GT1cNYG34jbhoNjv0e3BUs3Fr6nypxU6IAnfsnscVzyMZOv8hSuTYT8z0adhJc-qdxlHyrklJ6E-R7-7lG00k-AbfzhJ3rHyi8CgzA/w343-h400/A46212A0-EEDB-4CD9-8CC1-D719B7D7FA16.jpeg" width="343" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">In 1960 segregation on public buses was declared unconstitutional. The Southern states ignored the ruling, and the federal government did not enforce the ruling. On May 4, 1961 the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Riders" target="_blank">Freedom Riders</a> left Washington D.C and headed for New Orleans. The bus was attacked and burned in Anniston, Alabama. Next it was met in Birmingham where riders were beaten by a mob while the police watched. Later that month the bus arrived in Montgomery, where again a violent mob beat the riders, while the police stood by and did nothing. The Greyhound Bus Station in Montgomery has become the <a href="https://ahc.alabama.gov/properties/freedomrides/freedomrides.aspx" target="_blank">Freedom Riders Museum</a>, recounting the history of these rides.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDA0jQOLOURQ43EuR7n8-yxY5MKAvhETIkvhtGzYtio-JMTI1b62GJ-LWx5_00ijBSx5rzFwz_Ca80WVs-rG5p6bYA8UWSoAL1I4VZFSdM1xX0BXo-l5F6wWRWdv9iOUltvqZYVdRpmY1FSmyHYp784mC5pD3LoxgHq-USfAGRLzRhqtI9TRxu4eI71w/s3585/EDED027D-EFC7-4FD0-AADC-A9F6463D54BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="3585" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDA0jQOLOURQ43EuR7n8-yxY5MKAvhETIkvhtGzYtio-JMTI1b62GJ-LWx5_00ijBSx5rzFwz_Ca80WVs-rG5p6bYA8UWSoAL1I4VZFSdM1xX0BXo-l5F6wWRWdv9iOUltvqZYVdRpmY1FSmyHYp784mC5pD3LoxgHq-USfAGRLzRhqtI9TRxu4eI71w/w640-h368/EDED027D-EFC7-4FD0-AADC-A9F6463D54BA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbSBEw-Dm-Rfq_1WKXfdRX5IGrd8KqS-q824Fo1xiku-Yl-qUL9CuNUJLZv0jlWP9TkOJboZDMPY_oeB7PeI8qoQ_Xtfb9h34QzdRFBYmoKREXBEBrIk7tg5yABwZC2RzdxuBRdaFOy0wlYbqZ3z0DuKFiyxh0sGmfxIrSvRSJM-qbnEQ9rRGlqzd1Q/s4032/17425FFB-8EA1-489F-964C-88383ACAC434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Memorial was designed by Maya Lin and inspired by he words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The fountain was not working as we had several below freezing nights in Montgomery. That said, the powerful impact of the fountain was not lost.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The memorial is outside and is inscribed with 41 names of those who were killed during the Civil Rights Movement. The names cover the time between when racial segregation in schools was deemed unlawful and the assignation of Dr. King. The names coincide with important dates for the movement on a sundial like table of dark granite. Behind the table is a wall are Dr. King’s words from his </span><i><span>I Have a Dream Speech</span>, </i><span>“Until Justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream”. When operating, the fountain carries water over the wall and across the table.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTwYRU4Oa_IFE5YLN26dbOvd9zOB79CMZVYwL1Py_YOypYyHvwGGQcaj0qGNriGQtF-Owkog8vtDHIUBDQkumQtCaWS5woLdW3BM-5CeaXlg6ZjveqK3arBBYIGRv70qCBKXzd6cqpgv7745ioIY3QXOxwyr1hP5rvphjc3eZ5xVc_3xOcMh8YEmVGw/s4032/89827B6D-3770-426E-90FB-B9EF6FE52D77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTwYRU4Oa_IFE5YLN26dbOvd9zOB79CMZVYwL1Py_YOypYyHvwGGQcaj0qGNriGQtF-Owkog8vtDHIUBDQkumQtCaWS5woLdW3BM-5CeaXlg6ZjveqK3arBBYIGRv70qCBKXzd6cqpgv7745ioIY3QXOxwyr1hP5rvphjc3eZ5xVc_3xOcMh8YEmVGw/w640-h480/89827B6D-3770-426E-90FB-B9EF6FE52D77.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Inside the Memorial Center you find four galleries. 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The wall is a twenty by forty foot display that contains more than a half million names continuously scrolling like falling waters. Each name is added by a visitor who has made a personal commitment to work for justice in their lifetime.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While in this quiet space, take the time to listen to Kwame Alexander’s compiled poem <i><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/civil-community" target="_blank">A Civil Community</a>.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqVB4-dEWPNnEqCA8Sz8-3AwoypwqNwk6kUSMvO9NKDkEnNBaxrQSAAPVNXT73t-07WXohc7ceHH_KdlwAoCZOmvyjxtmMuDqNVT-hsLF9vCP2lUmG28ezm7VFEremkT9l_3nFhkyfb9gwILdBRigzs6bSKtcrvohgsvklKn3yInktuld-f7MEs9-jg/s4032/EB398646-8892-4354-86A5-F9A95C6E5EA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqVB4-dEWPNnEqCA8Sz8-3AwoypwqNwk6kUSMvO9NKDkEnNBaxrQSAAPVNXT73t-07WXohc7ceHH_KdlwAoCZOmvyjxtmMuDqNVT-hsLF9vCP2lUmG28ezm7VFEremkT9l_3nFhkyfb9gwILdBRigzs6bSKtcrvohgsvklKn3yInktuld-f7MEs9-jg/w480-h640/EB398646-8892-4354-86A5-F9A95C6E5EA0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-11090578000903569832023-02-02T08:07:00.000-08:002023-02-02T08:07:23.196-08:00The National Memorial For Peace and Justice - Montgomery Alabama<p> <span style="font-size: large;">A visit to the <a href="https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/" target="_blank">National Memorial For Peace and Justice</a> is a must stop on the Civil Rights Trail. If you have read the book, or watched the movie <i>Just Mercy </i>you will know <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Stevenson" target="_blank">Bryan Stevenson</a> and the <a href="https://eji.org/" target="_blank">Equal Justice Initiative</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The visit encompasses the Memorial, and the Legacy Museum located near each other in downtown Montgomery. We had planned to visit both on the same day. We spent 6 hours moving through the Legacy Museum and 3 more two days later. The following day, we spent another 3 at the Memorial. To understand, you have to visit. Though to get an idea, follow the links to the videos on the Memorial webpage. Photography isn’t permitted in the Museum so these videos serve as a preview.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg86vsHEPF-PZhu3jv7NfZdG6KOyPGyilDw2UXQwdvkHOPEDLJZ6TRhLs1LQ7pgxF7yx1SJEJ29HjvClVOpZVdfCK8AEMu3_-0TynyHABQQzJ1A2yAGoIyMYk_kbMrYCFlM0GfCqmc4_J7OJBOqdSi_AHe9yWvfEFEi1zXi7x1IzMYt0OXIJz_EJViMA/s4032/9F1B30FA-2520-424F-840B-C458CF312966.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg86vsHEPF-PZhu3jv7NfZdG6KOyPGyilDw2UXQwdvkHOPEDLJZ6TRhLs1LQ7pgxF7yx1SJEJ29HjvClVOpZVdfCK8AEMu3_-0TynyHABQQzJ1A2yAGoIyMYk_kbMrYCFlM0GfCqmc4_J7OJBOqdSi_AHe9yWvfEFEi1zXi7x1IzMYt0OXIJz_EJViMA/w400-h279/9F1B30FA-2520-424F-840B-C458CF312966.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Legacy Museum opened, in October of 2021, tells the comprehensive story of the international and domestic slave trade in the building of this country. It chronicles the legacy of emancipation and reconstruction, and the violent response to setting black Americans free, and how intimidation, violence and lynching reinforced segregation in the south. Next it recounts the fight for civil rights and how mass incarceration and criminal justice have effectively worked to reinforce white supremacy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The museum sits on the site where Black people were warehoused, sold, and forced to work. The story is told through art, film, images and first person narratives.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKK92Bs1zD0KvXzTOblsj0rpGGhYgbLzPjE2xynCrX8AJk6Qiyk8sbfTVFrqDvwbPe3tioScyFA8l-aaiGpJ0MpEptu3WXQAIfE_zTAsKxhoDSKePHY97w8l5kP8aMxPPI9TKynp_n0bd2iAEgKgNO6hIq_89Br1SLtVOcq6zwqJXSHaI5eJTGsbbzoA/s3525/CBB77421-43DF-4E43-AFEB-BBE0CE02FCE3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="3525" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKK92Bs1zD0KvXzTOblsj0rpGGhYgbLzPjE2xynCrX8AJk6Qiyk8sbfTVFrqDvwbPe3tioScyFA8l-aaiGpJ0MpEptu3WXQAIfE_zTAsKxhoDSKePHY97w8l5kP8aMxPPI9TKynp_n0bd2iAEgKgNO6hIq_89Br1SLtVOcq6zwqJXSHaI5eJTGsbbzoA/w640-h336/CBB77421-43DF-4E43-AFEB-BBE0CE02FCE3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzeH1jYNnpJEvLyAnPGdCcFbzvELHqnTe7SO6OjIC0-3DPWGjKS1b267zwcFT8-HoT0-D6g1e3BB5inH4YGnx1S--ZgtfbOrGWSDutCxIbayfZQDihASEwTKJV6prva7-XKrkT_-7GXS2Gjz7TYgmIJ5MjN-fmkJFL3NhgmunhxokDCO7Qdk00zXVKA/s4032/2457E3F7-8A04-4DC7-939C-004D0317804D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAOZV3DtuHlowek2aIjd1Z4WDyHJZNmGE8lBAFV85AZFoXs-uRwVDgHReTHgZfaC0E3s16DEj-iFB82NC2zZ39TE9Ms-9PFoAmeBtAzQEotBOz02VhSR0g5VUYDZXbQstkAoDvX8z9bvS2T_yPINizyi91zKWyicY7ENM4rP6cPGBBRuBVHF3yEQmQw/s3405/DFA5ACAB-F680-405D-BD68-B7209FF6B4E7.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3405" data-original-width="2893" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAOZV3DtuHlowek2aIjd1Z4WDyHJZNmGE8lBAFV85AZFoXs-uRwVDgHReTHgZfaC0E3s16DEj-iFB82NC2zZ39TE9Ms-9PFoAmeBtAzQEotBOz02VhSR0g5VUYDZXbQstkAoDvX8z9bvS2T_yPINizyi91zKWyicY7ENM4rP6cPGBBRuBVHF3yEQmQw/w340-h400/DFA5ACAB-F680-405D-BD68-B7209FF6B4E7.jpeg" width="340" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The National Memorial for Peace and Justice was opened in April of 2018. Through the work of the Equal Justice Initiative, researchers have documented 4,400 cases of racial terror lynchings during the post-Reconstruction era, between 1877 and 1950. These lynchings were witnessed by as little as two, to as many as 10,000 individuals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Memorial sits on a six acre site and consists of 805 hanging steel rectangular columns. Each steel column represents the counties where lynchings occurred, with the names and dates of those lynched inscribed. Where the name of the victim is unknown, that is what you read. Some counties reflect only one, and some more than 200 events. A docent at the Memorial suggested that we note the date, and then the last names that appear on the column. Those sharing the same date indicate a mass lynching. Those sharing a last name reflects an entire family. To be clear, only known and documented events are represented on these columns.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9jgm2HfIhRgccAh9JAWpRmxwI-jTte4E2VqG6RgJQ31DKNAHfYdzmv5nENqZCpqQ2MM0WUtjsOjoQbCW21BTNJNijtGFdnU6koYN3fUgJYswMMio0L0uA_1CsIGxGVKGJO1rjGXPSgG4gSr1vfMatOHaAYF1xuRpbWPNr1B-ovTZcOex9IEvO9r7bw/s2000/F10CA00A-3E61-4FA4-9205-C5AC01946DD8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9jgm2HfIhRgccAh9JAWpRmxwI-jTte4E2VqG6RgJQ31DKNAHfYdzmv5nENqZCpqQ2MM0WUtjsOjoQbCW21BTNJNijtGFdnU6koYN3fUgJYswMMio0L0uA_1CsIGxGVKGJO1rjGXPSgG4gSr1vfMatOHaAYF1xuRpbWPNr1B-ovTZcOex9IEvO9r7bw/w640-h480/F10CA00A-3E61-4FA4-9205-C5AC01946DD8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXsezDv3a59undAqfRpC-XXrc9juC_-g84mJtCi-acBmrCCmQQCuQ6TzcMD57MCHn7m9DUgA7DaV3EwKUlJ7e1eQTpNYBlCyMMiDjAFm-ATjhTnGH8aq0er2tMsV1sWxy4FtqWwwuziRAgkt36jrNrpxCGMvp__53tJ1E1YVWPotSeNcKzb4QmAX0aA/s4032/667C2A33-41DE-4246-99FC-6F936E150AD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXsezDv3a59undAqfRpC-XXrc9juC_-g84mJtCi-acBmrCCmQQCuQ6TzcMD57MCHn7m9DUgA7DaV3EwKUlJ7e1eQTpNYBlCyMMiDjAFm-ATjhTnGH8aq0er2tMsV1sWxy4FtqWwwuziRAgkt36jrNrpxCGMvp__53tJ1E1YVWPotSeNcKzb4QmAX0aA/w640-h480/667C2A33-41DE-4246-99FC-6F936E150AD7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Akoto-Bamfo" target="_blank">Kwame Akoto-Bamfo</a> sculpture is a part of his larger Nkyinkyim Installation. His powerful sculptures are featured here and in the Legacy Museum.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWQG2qumm7HjvbTdh1-9dEeMDlzov1OGflho21xKJMiRY3GC8-itm8kTh0GUtjY4HnONieUfvm2LRrx_uCol1WlLesmQH72fHplxLa7H0PfAhMGFxh9NwH5ZQ3V71GzE8gVeGRz8apubitwaYnn6H9finLdWXBMg6TW1K5obf7ojOlrE_b861b67l2w/s4032/9F4347AD-D6DE-4B3F-80D4-9BE26E2FE87D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWQG2qumm7HjvbTdh1-9dEeMDlzov1OGflho21xKJMiRY3GC8-itm8kTh0GUtjY4HnONieUfvm2LRrx_uCol1WlLesmQH72fHplxLa7H0PfAhMGFxh9NwH5ZQ3V71GzE8gVeGRz8apubitwaYnn6H9finLdWXBMg6TW1K5obf7ojOlrE_b861b67l2w/w640-h480/9F4347AD-D6DE-4B3F-80D4-9BE26E2FE87D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmpt8NWMdtBJtIit4O--NN0djBK61LhkOQ5tvr3GexIWHvKqddjzg2d5otjGGUL1jzOmN0Ie6krz5jShycxTS_ZtGjAtwcEiqztTwv4k50goyX08AOnE9dPDOGmHVHhAeEF-XM7UONldZQv_ityoJr8OGxCSa_2DnPUksOOhn3IEFlH9xaD0sfIDMxQ/s4032/9EF44A92-6CF0-44CB-9035-59D31DCACE09.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyaKSKigb8hL6_yoJblpoqiwByVvVLVEbCpX2O20f_7i8vzt7Yrb6Tv9z0S2xqGXSxC6M3hVZIOSy3-1RaBi-3Q2SFv55fG-0MMy80232EFPAPZ0UuUPFoG_TQVFFSmJUiBtSYX7FQ9WqWtXKtM3Tar7uPjKqxPe5iCEhRLNEk8FMcwPkNJadCHVuAA/w640-h480/36307D1E-54CB-4280-B04B-D9CF769907B2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a monument to <a href="https://eji.org/projects/community-remembrance-project/" target="_blank">EJI’s Community Remembrance Project</a> where communities place memorials to those lynched at those sites.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikF13s3Yu6tIXeii4x_ZLLFdxH0ACTbMtMTDFo2tyiLor45eCKQGQe_72BpQv3XlfdY9QrrCYXS9FVUpYdmRkstbNOu5gmd_-7KdvH8ck2nL-tkRu1z1Plo5NN7bgRaddfb2JmbUdoCz2p7vSTRDfnF3TfqpJ25qARoSR-lIyey7vRcvcgRf3PO2eHg/s4032/3E401DF2-C34B-4752-A272-DC97F6CD65DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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I also displays soil collected through the Community Soil Collection Project from those lynchings that took place in Alabama.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin89BSrHdXpNckt3Ofy618exZNvyKmUqJAEWI47JcXW4JujFw89wEjOrp9nhfYY3gihOrd2D0BokjofOTnEd6OJtj66y1yvyJ4JiK7hlPvpOXc2VWWosrQq5_RWFc_uxFU9GmhUUGG2V2mHr_DwKFoA4Ts-rhpWlHPMXUfzsPz_--8PY0PatFLerAVOw/s4032/26D6A841-BC6B-45EB-9D7D-174AA71DDC8F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin89BSrHdXpNckt3Ofy618exZNvyKmUqJAEWI47JcXW4JujFw89wEjOrp9nhfYY3gihOrd2D0BokjofOTnEd6OJtj66y1yvyJ4JiK7hlPvpOXc2VWWosrQq5_RWFc_uxFU9GmhUUGG2V2mHr_DwKFoA4Ts-rhpWlHPMXUfzsPz_--8PY0PatFLerAVOw/w480-h640/26D6A841-BC6B-45EB-9D7D-174AA71DDC8F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKYyu1aOM3gHAEz1v2EXJc6PIqJMfrKrQ_5zyl0Q8J1v6-JMkTeePEFUIOIn9klZALYM-MNtST4HXpMdjpQva-kIlVtmpBV9SOUKWnnOB-3YBW7y5Jth7aeBY_nd19Bhn9uaVcnZZnx-FhUIPEnHdLUOwcm2iKCyibKGsLX2Q9Rhb8XyZ5f_Vc0If3w/s3594/A215C190-8B08-4EC0-AD9C-3C9212CC1873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="1090" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKYyu1aOM3gHAEz1v2EXJc6PIqJMfrKrQ_5zyl0Q8J1v6-JMkTeePEFUIOIn9klZALYM-MNtST4HXpMdjpQva-kIlVtmpBV9SOUKWnnOB-3YBW7y5Jth7aeBY_nd19Bhn9uaVcnZZnx-FhUIPEnHdLUOwcm2iKCyibKGsLX2Q9Rhb8XyZ5f_Vc0If3w/w194-h640/A215C190-8B08-4EC0-AD9C-3C9212CC1873.jpeg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-77522956363038059202023-01-26T07:24:00.000-08:002023-01-26T07:24:36.548-08:00Civil Rights Trail -Birmingham Alabama<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtADMEiGDLWlc6aCRs4EI0uCQ0vzTsrkk-Jewer2bdvOieJKkyvJiPJyC5U3nyZyGtQnfpopdVBQitbS0Z21wi_APGK7c8uk8ryfNhpyplpEL7qjapFLBC4xWvjXcEWLaJAGtuweCuUztdEY4MiXtrPjl3nb_gzrYkWCL2cwQ9YGTORQXHu5R_2-cYg/s3444/AEF06E0A-2EBA-49F0-A1B0-886DCDC27E7E.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="3444" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtADMEiGDLWlc6aCRs4EI0uCQ0vzTsrkk-Jewer2bdvOieJKkyvJiPJyC5U3nyZyGtQnfpopdVBQitbS0Z21wi_APGK7c8uk8ryfNhpyplpEL7qjapFLBC4xWvjXcEWLaJAGtuweCuUztdEY4MiXtrPjl3nb_gzrYkWCL2cwQ9YGTORQXHu5R_2-cYg/w640-h494/AEF06E0A-2EBA-49F0-A1B0-886DCDC27E7E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Birmingham Alabama is our first stop while exploring parts of the <a href="https://civilrightstrail.com/" target="_blank">US Civil Rights Trail</a>. We last visited here on our first year on the road. Finding ourselves in the south this winter, we are taking the time to visit important areas in the fight for Civil Rights.</span><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXJipZbf7pHYwpGT9F2q7fzju6T0kOguhg7l7dStb-lyv2QnonrUu87rU5P6lrLmMllV3sBLQaar29DofolS9gyaTSIPYB9eweo5dJVOscV-JhuZkrvog3PqzgQSOF__AfXo88WBzA69E9oYu2kXgGrh1R4daacrDGQZuNphy5oOdOtVUJTnWVl1Few/s4032/199B68DE-BAE9-4D9F-A8EE-377A137609D6.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXJipZbf7pHYwpGT9F2q7fzju6T0kOguhg7l7dStb-lyv2QnonrUu87rU5P6lrLmMllV3sBLQaar29DofolS9gyaTSIPYB9eweo5dJVOscV-JhuZkrvog3PqzgQSOF__AfXo88WBzA69E9oYu2kXgGrh1R4daacrDGQZuNphy5oOdOtVUJTnWVl1Few/w300-h400/199B68DE-BAE9-4D9F-A8EE-377A137609D6.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Baptist_Church" target="_blank">16th Street Baptist Church</a>. Organized in 1873, it was the first black church in Birmingham. The church was the center for community life. During the 1960’s it served as headquarters for the civil rights meetings and rallies.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 1963 the marches and demonstrations held from the church produced police retaliation and brutality. Many who marched from the church were school children. Thousands were arrested and jailed. Soon the jails were filled and it was then that the Bull Connor, the Public Safety Commissioner, chose to turn fire hoses and police dogs on those who were marching. It was these broadcast images that began to bring the struggle of the civil rights movement into the living rooms across the country. The cost was very high, but these marches and demonstrations eventually ended public segregation in Birmingham.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jgLTjsfGwbqp61w25nN7Pbe6-xSlglVTHY_lrQxskT1oJFLOoFG1eTqakojw9iZ1oDj3djSilEczl_o5YrNnLXfgv4P-xziHHEXCtreoOO3afTx40AJNLsYMwG-xe-TSNkqNPuj57KnOjjGKrrhXhigl5TOxN-qOqVFsAIbAQUn6VqDx2MEq_-2PuA/s4032/25946E10-1C1B-4B6B-A973-BD99DBC913D8.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jgLTjsfGwbqp61w25nN7Pbe6-xSlglVTHY_lrQxskT1oJFLOoFG1eTqakojw9iZ1oDj3djSilEczl_o5YrNnLXfgv4P-xziHHEXCtreoOO3afTx40AJNLsYMwG-xe-TSNkqNPuj57KnOjjGKrrhXhigl5TOxN-qOqVFsAIbAQUn6VqDx2MEq_-2PuA/w480-h640/25946E10-1C1B-4B6B-A973-BD99DBC913D8.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">It was at 10:22 AM on Sunday, September 15, 1963 that tragedy struck the church, and altered the course of the civil rights movement. White supremacists placed a bomb under the stairs on the northwest corner of the sanctuary. The blast killed four young girls, and injured 20 other members of the congregation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Later that evening, in different parts of town, a young black man was killed by a police officer, and another was killed by a mob of white men. It was a day the world noticed, and forced the white leaders to confront the reputation of what many thought to be the most racist city in America.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The cost, just on that day. Addie Mae Collins, 14. Carol Denise McNair, 11. Carole Robertson, 14. Cynthia Wesley, 14.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Johnny Robinson, 16 was shot in the back, and killed by a policeman later that night. Virgil Ware, 13 was shot in the face and chest by a 16 year old white boy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To visit the church register for the tour which begins in the visitor center in the basement, mere steps from where the bomb detonated. In the visitor center you will learn the history of the church and its mission. You also hear the history of that fateful day and it’s aftermath.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWfsTHcuJPNv6kmHCI-gvCTF0Dys_SxqxiL33ZGKKVEs7FKGr_SgXh2_moi04b87vaGDSebNA53ySPxC7EvfTfIC3rovjlJkNPLJbvO7w1ghdmJv-VE9IHGmi5vgEc78aibGW61x-d6Moa8WUEAwieRBoIdVrd7DocdmNw65NVhaJjy9WPWTR1_-Olw/s4032/E28A1DFD-37B8-4B94-829F-C8E276903646.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWfsTHcuJPNv6kmHCI-gvCTF0Dys_SxqxiL33ZGKKVEs7FKGr_SgXh2_moi04b87vaGDSebNA53ySPxC7EvfTfIC3rovjlJkNPLJbvO7w1ghdmJv-VE9IHGmi5vgEc78aibGW61x-d6Moa8WUEAwieRBoIdVrd7DocdmNw65NVhaJjy9WPWTR1_-Olw/w400-h300/E28A1DFD-37B8-4B94-829F-C8E276903646.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4-0gBb5hUUpWgfKQn4ztZE_GLGwKrBdtqE51gw6fhAcoiG4MxVkJcTZ3Y-JpjTzEgHnRcLiB_73MwvuYMmCMfIkoRKeYsIDju_Td9udGpROxAo57T9--DFPyf_VAuFv1A3wQi747slBAWcXRmo1l8EPkjdz-fpOodmB4mBsmQYMAzc2q-PAAnQAmlw/s3169/F6378CDD-B6C0-4ED3-8D92-5F86097B09A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3169" data-original-width="2761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4-0gBb5hUUpWgfKQn4ztZE_GLGwKrBdtqE51gw6fhAcoiG4MxVkJcTZ3Y-JpjTzEgHnRcLiB_73MwvuYMmCMfIkoRKeYsIDju_Td9udGpROxAo57T9--DFPyf_VAuFv1A3wQi747slBAWcXRmo1l8EPkjdz-fpOodmB4mBsmQYMAzc2q-PAAnQAmlw/w349-h400/F6378CDD-B6C0-4ED3-8D92-5F86097B09A9.jpeg" width="349" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqr300EsSCu2XOAgffM77PDabVTtcN32-nRyPVlAJPt27_kuXD2hV46DgNmKxni56EVsiqYACL1BNTsXkoOSAIw1n-N5bro-I35qD8W53ez7a_WCC-Q7tqvldhqlhf6ba3BDGUlATJwBiqubmmQY8k92PZnElWDlWEIeBrYpOJ8wtfaFdqSRipduMCQ/s4032/42FCE57D-EAC0-44D6-B39F-A82E048DA033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqr300EsSCu2XOAgffM77PDabVTtcN32-nRyPVlAJPt27_kuXD2hV46DgNmKxni56EVsiqYACL1BNTsXkoOSAIw1n-N5bro-I35qD8W53ez7a_WCC-Q7tqvldhqlhf6ba3BDGUlATJwBiqubmmQY8k92PZnElWDlWEIeBrYpOJ8wtfaFdqSRipduMCQ/w640-h480/42FCE57D-EAC0-44D6-B39F-A82E048DA033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8UPrezkpIkrRRYoIdc3PGD4GZ9RyaxBDfsJZoKZYv-UjXiJvU10EFwK1mqcvRQ_B_MUtY9Jf0UzH-VlECPZwey5Wd9H21XqfTrvPqLXJ5vbkX7tx5KF_lVjRDnZwIdWvvMhnX31LGPzkVEz7cDLulkxsl0VOC07PleAnrdMGJm7wrDGdEcXEcEKQKA/s4032/7C29DCCF-3F11-4E1C-8CEC-C75163BEF476.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8UPrezkpIkrRRYoIdc3PGD4GZ9RyaxBDfsJZoKZYv-UjXiJvU10EFwK1mqcvRQ_B_MUtY9Jf0UzH-VlECPZwey5Wd9H21XqfTrvPqLXJ5vbkX7tx5KF_lVjRDnZwIdWvvMhnX31LGPzkVEz7cDLulkxsl0VOC07PleAnrdMGJm7wrDGdEcXEcEKQKA/w480-h640/7C29DCCF-3F11-4E1C-8CEC-C75163BEF476.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bomb exploded just under this wall, damaging most of the stained glass windows in the sanctuary. This window was restored. A memorial plaque rests under this window.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXF4QoDxMfxZi_MjS0ai9DeO55fGq41xa5m-qfzfm3dmusmBz1s82uRXyZP8SqyDrAeHBBhftnafQh6IS_zSA4GQsKa0B3jQS4vS2UvQk3FCj2jMA4abkGMyqBYsQchKFEIYREDeWz5wW7FobQaNYXfELFhdtir0cucNlAfNaFY1AHPvFrqENh_OA9aw/s4032/EA68BF85-DC80-45F4-9E7E-BD77BC99E5FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXF4QoDxMfxZi_MjS0ai9DeO55fGq41xa5m-qfzfm3dmusmBz1s82uRXyZP8SqyDrAeHBBhftnafQh6IS_zSA4GQsKa0B3jQS4vS2UvQk3FCj2jMA4abkGMyqBYsQchKFEIYREDeWz5wW7FobQaNYXfELFhdtir0cucNlAfNaFY1AHPvFrqENh_OA9aw/w300-h400/EA68BF85-DC80-45F4-9E7E-BD77BC99E5FA.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRq08eJ_8JqUPo2LbdxlRdmitEpjPKqH_8LdwKnjQyiy74OCeRGgTEJmjTJ3dN6KR-txXDGqEfV7wion_je0xoEnFKm76iooAjYuXa4Ip0n5xsCZbyxJ8ucJ4DktcOthqdrY0DQm2NHGWuXx3RkK0AtBk0z_YqoRradGUp8XONSskA_krbY6u_fXVUIg/s2550/CC40A390-08EE-44A1-BF0A-66FC320A8C99.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="2550" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRq08eJ_8JqUPo2LbdxlRdmitEpjPKqH_8LdwKnjQyiy74OCeRGgTEJmjTJ3dN6KR-txXDGqEfV7wion_je0xoEnFKm76iooAjYuXa4Ip0n5xsCZbyxJ8ucJ4DktcOthqdrY0DQm2NHGWuXx3RkK0AtBk0z_YqoRradGUp8XONSskA_krbY6u_fXVUIg/w640-h628/CC40A390-08EE-44A1-BF0A-66FC320A8C99.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/10/the-iconic-wales-window-inside-16th-street-baptist-church/" target="_blank">The Wales Window for Alabama</a> dominates the front of the church. A gift from the people of Wales in response to the bombing.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ48ZsDLnMOdRleu3dgbn3-6VVy-oZ4tVeHJpA_UEb0MC_Oy5Ntt5B8ZF0VNzMipim8o0xoBz6GGBjhim7ESQzIt2aasVe7LT9mQemWU80FhkLlET_IKZeUetUy_Phw3mE-3TaMJgKti_Az5ESwpna523LpmGJe4Pdo4zO2pLpbNoq-Y0ai6WE7Ml41g/s4032/D63CC902-EEEE-4A07-91E6-027B6EEBF775.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ48ZsDLnMOdRleu3dgbn3-6VVy-oZ4tVeHJpA_UEb0MC_Oy5Ntt5B8ZF0VNzMipim8o0xoBz6GGBjhim7ESQzIt2aasVe7LT9mQemWU80FhkLlET_IKZeUetUy_Phw3mE-3TaMJgKti_Az5ESwpna523LpmGJe4Pdo4zO2pLpbNoq-Y0ai6WE7Ml41g/w300-h400/D63CC902-EEEE-4A07-91E6-027B6EEBF775.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called Birmingham the most segregated city in the country. It was also the center for a thriving but segregated Black community. A visit to the <a href="https://www.bcri.org/" target="_blank">Birmingham Civil Rights Institute</a> records that history. You will find the Institute just across the street from the 16th Street Baptist Church.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_584ovde_v4F29bvis8kzQ1HeBspeFNRfWHJcqqNdO0C6N8Ulepd92_qKWfU6C_lk1RVy94IPMxaQrHKUw3Dx8nz4FtaVFsk-rMdZovDuStOee03BVWUynH4rUqzEaMl_hcJZfNd48pfsPM866jbt8j7bcT_TgNm_HM93blDVh3_hH7McIvWklrWxBw/s2291/70114E55-3DEE-4080-BBEF-021FD371C170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="2291" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_584ovde_v4F29bvis8kzQ1HeBspeFNRfWHJcqqNdO0C6N8Ulepd92_qKWfU6C_lk1RVy94IPMxaQrHKUw3Dx8nz4FtaVFsk-rMdZovDuStOee03BVWUynH4rUqzEaMl_hcJZfNd48pfsPM866jbt8j7bcT_TgNm_HM93blDVh3_hH7McIvWklrWxBw/w320-h315/70114E55-3DEE-4080-BBEF-021FD371C170.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBXWWFVJ0Nqa_xGY0AIx3SuOwyLokNOEvjydXHsFRajPSvSVSoycG-JXampeUWeKW3M3OCUKwTln67jOsk_gSJElFMwTX62-5yGVGxbOQ74u2PgZRHIZo0noV2Q8TuSpRrWpQnEu4edatyFMS0bi7LSs2J3Bbjjcz6FrFlDBvpFwEn3kHDJLBEZfKPQ/s3294/68660C08-0D41-4F97-B687-33BD7334634B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="2897" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBXWWFVJ0Nqa_xGY0AIx3SuOwyLokNOEvjydXHsFRajPSvSVSoycG-JXampeUWeKW3M3OCUKwTln67jOsk_gSJElFMwTX62-5yGVGxbOQ74u2PgZRHIZo0noV2Q8TuSpRrWpQnEu4edatyFMS0bi7LSs2J3Bbjjcz6FrFlDBvpFwEn3kHDJLBEZfKPQ/w351-h400/68660C08-0D41-4F97-B687-33BD7334634B.jpeg" width="351" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">From the 1857 Dred Scott decision, ruling that citizenship did not extend to those with black African descent, to the 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson that declared racial segregation did not violate the US Constitution, establishing the standard of “separate but equal” which was anything but. It records the violence of racist authorities such as Bull Connor, and a succession of bigoted Alabama Governors, including George Wallace declaring “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” and their encouragement and enforcement of the state’s Jim Crow laws.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa1PTwN7s7ED_RmVFKWt6GOhxxSVG9HOxT0p94RJ1xtulKqBmufyycsCQK6emx2gJlZqZs0vs83ZctM98Tmk5OtS4mQv5BwpFtbcpjIOmW8IODpKykxHx3I-rtJ5iQZGMhxHg-T-m0RrSDyBuOSci4ZDuGzjhFN95vUNY3aHludyExi668xvQyFT1Fw/s3264/DCF20CCF-CE37-42D5-9B76-46CA2290408D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa1PTwN7s7ED_RmVFKWt6GOhxxSVG9HOxT0p94RJ1xtulKqBmufyycsCQK6emx2gJlZqZs0vs83ZctM98Tmk5OtS4mQv5BwpFtbcpjIOmW8IODpKykxHx3I-rtJ5iQZGMhxHg-T-m0RrSDyBuOSci4ZDuGzjhFN95vUNY3aHludyExi668xvQyFT1Fw/w640-h480/DCF20CCF-CE37-42D5-9B76-46CA2290408D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pW6eaz0tlkwl0tHeiWlx8hz0wTZwaCp0ydcS4rC46k4WFm9zktbX8aFh1k9l3BQyBh6AsV8fH2pwg32KEa0Oqb9gb6oA6o-tleCZsmjKxu3m8vRb5HlQnmHqi2zMKDc6AEd4nZ5J1zNnMXcct8Gplu6KIZrRz5mng6cJLlGsjY5UJoFHIDyT-GKIeQ/s3234/76CEC9B7-D37F-428F-8AA5-29E9866AC14E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="2408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pW6eaz0tlkwl0tHeiWlx8hz0wTZwaCp0ydcS4rC46k4WFm9zktbX8aFh1k9l3BQyBh6AsV8fH2pwg32KEa0Oqb9gb6oA6o-tleCZsmjKxu3m8vRb5HlQnmHqi2zMKDc6AEd4nZ5J1zNnMXcct8Gplu6KIZrRz5mng6cJLlGsjY5UJoFHIDyT-GKIeQ/w298-h400/76CEC9B7-D37F-428F-8AA5-29E9866AC14E.jpeg" width="298" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">More importantly it records the actions of everyday people, oppressed people, who protested, marched and fought for the rights that are guaranteed to everyone. It honors the leaders of the movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and so many others.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5oiEU2h5sJMU_FMjyBLDxHNV_teHLCD6DXPJmtZA-14qwbh2B_NaoSm1qHHHCNjuT6fBPpTHf8vVhcnauXVhDcUggYhM64tJ7ZKTqivosFJq479TZK-HQNObE5SOAM0y3Pd69syXnjDlqAecbcTA_0wJqMVdca2gLw_b4TDkXnyJZ5H4eFGmgymC0Q/s4032/A7EB6F46-6AA3-4FD2-B199-7B4A58844BD2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5oiEU2h5sJMU_FMjyBLDxHNV_teHLCD6DXPJmtZA-14qwbh2B_NaoSm1qHHHCNjuT6fBPpTHf8vVhcnauXVhDcUggYhM64tJ7ZKTqivosFJq479TZK-HQNObE5SOAM0y3Pd69syXnjDlqAecbcTA_0wJqMVdca2gLw_b4TDkXnyJZ5H4eFGmgymC0Q/w480-h640/A7EB6F46-6AA3-4FD2-B199-7B4A58844BD2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>As you walk through the exhibits you follow a time line that contrasts what was occurring in the country at </span><span>to what was happening in Alabama. You are in awe of those brave souls while at the same time remember that there is so much more that needs to be done.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY7ONYgbBunzOlkcLkkAgnVJtiSLCQnG_XLwpyf9FfdL4W-bsyji7-R_1fAnjisdQ9jvI31tQQwb9aXuYTO2QODhWJRoqzeEIOiIJozNa0YUPbQduT4mv548JcoTUkJo2PNkkORy93JVYmYgG-yKYDeh4drw9uTmuxJNc_GIKGJ63Z6NlTN1S5XNDbg/s4032/34214B2B-19AF-49FD-9A61-784BEBE66FB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY7ONYgbBunzOlkcLkkAgnVJtiSLCQnG_XLwpyf9FfdL4W-bsyji7-R_1fAnjisdQ9jvI31tQQwb9aXuYTO2QODhWJRoqzeEIOiIJozNa0YUPbQduT4mv548JcoTUkJo2PNkkORy93JVYmYgG-yKYDeh4drw9uTmuxJNc_GIKGJ63Z6NlTN1S5XNDbg/w640-h480/34214B2B-19AF-49FD-9A61-784BEBE66FB7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Riders" target="_blank">Freedom Riders</a>, May through December 1963</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOAMXGdaxvN1ud_-yNEJdNxrHtulcMCadwEtqaTkaQMa37UDqMeI0HvTF2HjGBveg50d-X-PiLIECEW0y-sIm-umAEDHCMs_wbgOAHHUUpeY1ntxoYpV52kuk7tR1zIMnL_ciUBzocHQwvU4JIGjiTBsmrxT0hDm5CovsZV0sZJEDCB8I7hWp5ZaqiA/s4032/4EF292D7-7C20-4EA3-BD74-2F4AFC7AC303.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOAMXGdaxvN1ud_-yNEJdNxrHtulcMCadwEtqaTkaQMa37UDqMeI0HvTF2HjGBveg50d-X-PiLIECEW0y-sIm-umAEDHCMs_wbgOAHHUUpeY1ntxoYpV52kuk7tR1zIMnL_ciUBzocHQwvU4JIGjiTBsmrxT0hDm5CovsZV0sZJEDCB8I7hWp5ZaqiA/w480-h640/4EF292D7-7C20-4EA3-BD74-2F4AFC7AC303.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. King’s <a href="https://letterfromjail.com/" target="_blank">Letter from the Birmingham Jail</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUT8yvi9B3ygxjEZCNBMVDMSaF4CIaRsuK5twJ2EosYUdt0gCxk-uHk2DenJ6h5XX3GR0aNbCpkPTWWNaqo-SQBYKX4dhco1PxFWZ8QoQSPmm65BG6qM0kOBnBu9Gc4R9I1jswZYmlSEzmz-NZiQUzGmf9Stcj9ZcIZ8XwxFxshAZRjb5qSfZfk8nvw/s4032/54231CDF-2E99-43EF-A24D-337A3373F158.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUT8yvi9B3ygxjEZCNBMVDMSaF4CIaRsuK5twJ2EosYUdt0gCxk-uHk2DenJ6h5XX3GR0aNbCpkPTWWNaqo-SQBYKX4dhco1PxFWZ8QoQSPmm65BG6qM0kOBnBu9Gc4R9I1jswZYmlSEzmz-NZiQUzGmf9Stcj9ZcIZ8XwxFxshAZRjb5qSfZfk8nvw/w400-h300/54231CDF-2E99-43EF-A24D-337A3373F158.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Kelly Ingram Park is found across the street from the Institute and Church. It contains a series of monuments to the Civil Right Movement. Several depict scenes from iconic photographs of when Bull Connor unleashed fire hoses and police dogs on children.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJlGIU5_vKbNpa1GaaI4AOagXiPaFmBRbxYGFyLSL6ac_fHU1run7KA4S5XXossPDOnaYKs3ymRf56Hk8E2nUthO75aVVMsXf75HdLLD2X3VO-RHDeVHHVQwF_jDXXDXOHmliUsMOpfxRa5dpDWkRhoVJ7eKqcNA79A7VPXCleQUm03VGSUNrdP07sA/s4032/20D8AC9E-9642-42EC-ACB9-32D1EFEA7261.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJlGIU5_vKbNpa1GaaI4AOagXiPaFmBRbxYGFyLSL6ac_fHU1run7KA4S5XXossPDOnaYKs3ymRf56Hk8E2nUthO75aVVMsXf75HdLLD2X3VO-RHDeVHHVQwF_jDXXDXOHmliUsMOpfxRa5dpDWkRhoVJ7eKqcNA79A7VPXCleQUm03VGSUNrdP07sA/w480-h640/20D8AC9E-9642-42EC-ACB9-32D1EFEA7261.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Four Spirits<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7TJYYoZ4ShzDpHGyx9-cQyQe8Y_xaSTh3RtA5V2CiIgTOps5FyJ2ehouj-HnCJjyBNqBrjVL2qx1w39tOMNlmd53b47kT1mLjoIzNgkt_wnR4wuuSdFTs5FcgGSddifdCe1oN5pFip2hH7pZAJslwbzGbRYH1wywEe54UUR1HsgtUr6wY31OsTp2vQ/w640-h480/DC848573-606B-4325-A26A-C9468A643738.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kneeling Ministers<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC5eIAWysh-hvSNWWL1MQDUC2RWoxiL3vf5HwqrDWwpFGUbDk2VREyTrIckPf2UJDwzdXeDLVDSkFoSRebDOgSdolRBCm_ouXHTzaVW4m3rra3kJSyeqGHPPAAC3DS-UQePZ4sUyWzR2MdXj7Cokl-vcTuC0ub0r2gNB6D8JzNo9uqz9Q9VoW7NSI_A/s4032/97C47538-5729-4A50-ABF1-A9DA4C103355.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC5eIAWysh-hvSNWWL1MQDUC2RWoxiL3vf5HwqrDWwpFGUbDk2VREyTrIckPf2UJDwzdXeDLVDSkFoSRebDOgSdolRBCm_ouXHTzaVW4m3rra3kJSyeqGHPPAAC3DS-UQePZ4sUyWzR2MdXj7Cokl-vcTuC0ub0r2gNB6D8JzNo9uqz9Q9VoW7NSI_A/w300-h400/97C47538-5729-4A50-ABF1-A9DA4C103355.jpeg" width="300" /> </a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Around the corner from the Civil Rights Institute you will find the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/ag-gaston-motel-birmingham-civil-rights-monument.htm" target="_blank">A.G. Gaston Motel</a>. It was closed for renovations when we visited but serves as a memorial to black entrepreneurs and civil rights activists.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._G._Gaston" target="_blank">Arther George Gaston</a> was a successful Birmingham businessman. Among other interests he provided accommodations and dining to African American travelers. The Motel became a central organizing locations for the Birmingham Campaign.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">While this site will soon open as an annex, the Institute had an exhibit that recounted the life and success of Mr. Gaston. This photo in the exhibit caught our eye.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUsLfiNuek-iy-ORZndeYC7MuTJN7fX1BaLbrkgrdzID0iQaIJSZyMraEUCrEvHQhffeRCyquCC_2-Ni2q4aOy_YYo7NcfO3cwbiiSBTlet86vNTkTVkTdeMq4GJ9IQUNX2n2QQiLXscV2J8bnmAw4hWjfpxwAEnvBuB-OzTJAJsOgTZotVAa6J2whQ/s3030/0FB42320-D2D4-4D99-8440-275035677CED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3030" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUsLfiNuek-iy-ORZndeYC7MuTJN7fX1BaLbrkgrdzID0iQaIJSZyMraEUCrEvHQhffeRCyquCC_2-Ni2q4aOy_YYo7NcfO3cwbiiSBTlet86vNTkTVkTdeMq4GJ9IQUNX2n2QQiLXscV2J8bnmAw4hWjfpxwAEnvBuB-OzTJAJsOgTZotVAa6J2whQ/w640-h524/0FB42320-D2D4-4D99-8440-275035677CED.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-62878122008822583592022-12-07T07:42:00.001-08:002022-12-25T13:03:28.482-08:00Middleton Place, South Carolina<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHtrVEpCXQuxNEsQPlRHPCayvS86DA824W-NAXNKZKHBGYdO4I5dWnbyTG2qHZTQI10LbKmK4vyRHJ2xL9fwHnxuo95Xca_ofJ6mSsr-LGK6PxTZMdP3dZWO2kzw_7FXyRDRNsyseNZSXaCbMZ9q1RvuoGpXxUqeXAI2GOIXHm57B90saEWxjdD1dQg/s4032/6BE1475C-1D4D-498E-8BDC-83575B731DBE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHtrVEpCXQuxNEsQPlRHPCayvS86DA824W-NAXNKZKHBGYdO4I5dWnbyTG2qHZTQI10LbKmK4vyRHJ2xL9fwHnxuo95Xca_ofJ6mSsr-LGK6PxTZMdP3dZWO2kzw_7FXyRDRNsyseNZSXaCbMZ9q1RvuoGpXxUqeXAI2GOIXHm57B90saEWxjdD1dQg/w640-h480/6BE1475C-1D4D-498E-8BDC-83575B731DBE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">Plantations and their stories seem to permeate the south. The antebellum fiction can fill you with wonder and awe of these beautiful places while ignoring how they became to be. Massive land grants, in the new world, given by the King in recognition of some service rendered. Then carved out of the wilderness, and turned into productive use providing tobacco, indigo, rice, cotton and sugarcane. This made a few men very rich. Many others the same through the transportation and sale of these products. All of it made possible by the backbreaking work of slave labor.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The average life expectancy of a slave was 21 years. In todays dollars, the price of a slave ranged from $60,000 in 1809 to $185,000 in 1859. When you dig through the mythology and adjust census figures at the time, about 25% of the citizens of the southern slave holding states were slave owners. Some owned only one, while larger plantations owned 200 or more. The Middleton family owned 19 plantations, and at one time up to 3,700 enslaved people.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Middletons and their like were very wealthy people. One estimate reports that Bill Gates would have been the third wealthiest person in Charleston had he lived in the antebellum south.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The life as a slave was not easy. The main manor house at Middleton Place was built in 1750. The dining room was built around the “punishing tree”, a large oak to which slaves were tied and whipped as the Middleton’s and their guests enjoyed their dinner.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A few plantations have begun telling a clearer picture of this history. Notable is the <a href="https://www.whitneyplantation.org/" target="_blank">Whitney Plantation</a> in Louisiana, that tells the story only through the eyes of the enslaved. We visited our first year on the road in 2017. While in Charleston we visited <a href="https://www.boonehallplantation.com/" target="_blank">Boon Hall</a> that recounts the stories of those enslaved there, as well as an overview of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullah" target="_blank">Gullah Geechee</a> culture of the Lowcountry.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.middletonplace.org/visit/tours-and-packages/" target="_blank">Middleton Place</a> also does a credible recounting of it’s history, particularly through their <i style="font-weight: bold;">Beyond the Fields: Enslavement at Middleton Place </i>tour. Ours was conducted by a retired history professor. We shared the hour long presentation with another couple. Here is our visit to Middleton.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The visit here begins with a tour of one of the oldest landscaped gardens in the country. First laid out in 1741 and modeled after classical french formal gardens, it has been expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnEm8hAa-24HfOKzYKUUUOhzmNkIJKrIM6_6cNz7hPv7hcre1tTPALKvXRteCQ1TOhmscdAcPymgOtkjPMDhGrsSl4TOBZ1Dkh9Z-Co0nsqwu6zFEOZf9fr8b0IWuktbVsBwMkBK-Y2Uwx8t9sXjwgRxI7ZQzyPs75Utb8vjDaEtadfDrS7B6Cn4G-g/s4032/0CF5FA73-9F5A-450E-AB01-6DCDC630CF27.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnEm8hAa-24HfOKzYKUUUOhzmNkIJKrIM6_6cNz7hPv7hcre1tTPALKvXRteCQ1TOhmscdAcPymgOtkjPMDhGrsSl4TOBZ1Dkh9Z-Co0nsqwu6zFEOZf9fr8b0IWuktbVsBwMkBK-Y2Uwx8t9sXjwgRxI7ZQzyPs75Utb8vjDaEtadfDrS7B6Cn4G-g/w640-h480/0CF5FA73-9F5A-450E-AB01-6DCDC630CF27.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The garden tour begins at the spring fed Reflection Pool</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFS-PNtzbwdAiNK5OUpaWD8_IIVQhl0rzNUPDYKVTRvV5228nzASm0mycP7JwkZmuNfrO8nkNqfsa9AcsxtSFBBRNlv5NP-j_bhEF8198BQLAzLlG7UedEmB-EXH7l4ZC7g_hxswgH5oCFgVfVSOs72PiuDI33GgQlEhpTN6iCpvQDkZhL0ELi4A7Cdg/s4032/16495A8E-E6E6-4273-A869-598D71063DB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFS-PNtzbwdAiNK5OUpaWD8_IIVQhl0rzNUPDYKVTRvV5228nzASm0mycP7JwkZmuNfrO8nkNqfsa9AcsxtSFBBRNlv5NP-j_bhEF8198BQLAzLlG7UedEmB-EXH7l4ZC7g_hxswgH5oCFgVfVSOs72PiuDI33GgQlEhpTN6iCpvQDkZhL0ELi4A7Cdg/w480-h640/16495A8E-E6E6-4273-A869-598D71063DB7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Follow the Camellia Allées to the Secret, and Inner Gardens. Camellia bloom in the winter, and while not at their peak, we did enjoy some blossoms.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpThCydQnSuzMzFFbHtCbH4jBaRvj3bgxTiob6X75etSlS2EyF3hh1CXDx3pKv6J9JQms-2YtGt7VCru71RVFhLn03ATDmQoMJuqIDsvQJI5o5y4BCLvAkXjikIm6HBEh1LYdD-P_3YO3hx1cMgqlwAlY1bNJ2t8B_Ob5lhj2ipmRR1NyGkGlOMGTAw/s4032/62208263-43B6-4B1D-BA47-8E1BEFDB941A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpThCydQnSuzMzFFbHtCbH4jBaRvj3bgxTiob6X75etSlS2EyF3hh1CXDx3pKv6J9JQms-2YtGt7VCru71RVFhLn03ATDmQoMJuqIDsvQJI5o5y4BCLvAkXjikIm6HBEh1LYdD-P_3YO3hx1cMgqlwAlY1bNJ2t8B_Ob5lhj2ipmRR1NyGkGlOMGTAw/w480-h640/62208263-43B6-4B1D-BA47-8E1BEFDB941A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeb0LvNFnLFsGQm4oWk4DJ9aUy1i07_4ClmNkBwB18TfdgCario9Z7nSvKm__gcc3LuZI2viLHcrKsbsJOaRZ-pclIVDC8W3PqKeC7Iniyl1fpn2MlSvYzXmJE0uFz3ME3gdTPYYOxcYSIEma4rIsrs78posO-SgTk9kKtyuL1kLpK6rvJfOZPjdgGg/s4032/4B87D113-E433-49BF-B801-28628613D552.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvvLA2-ko8xIg2gY2Z0sXkjG6coQbxr4hCWE5wo5bWLiaz4ZpRrxjpewRwd5ZCV87u75phy_p04CSxc-hj0JZEmgqr1ogZtLfYIJ-TFZKJm0JKW_2zhkh4S-xFdLzH0DkLoJrb_stGmymaiPidbmo8Rx_7bdrJaCR99g6ZxpUXwahhiqYnwLWVrQRLg/s4032/969A6A75-F7D4-43DC-ACBB-7F5E103DEB70.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvvLA2-ko8xIg2gY2Z0sXkjG6coQbxr4hCWE5wo5bWLiaz4ZpRrxjpewRwd5ZCV87u75phy_p04CSxc-hj0JZEmgqr1ogZtLfYIJ-TFZKJm0JKW_2zhkh4S-xFdLzH0DkLoJrb_stGmymaiPidbmo8Rx_7bdrJaCR99g6ZxpUXwahhiqYnwLWVrQRLg/w480-h640/969A6A75-F7D4-43DC-ACBB-7F5E103DEB70.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Middleton Oak Tree in the Sundial Garden is thought to be almost a thousand years old.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHduK9Skqhl44HcxGAUmwg93nMHfgDrGvgMBh0nJYWbKVGb_RO07Fh6SpPUaUiR58pdhI1hUmTn4lqM6I_wW3p-qd9KFTyFmcGi3rbrC2nq8OXz_B3dXASLOTynBYzkDe0KdFSai6sUmhVBoG_V7T-bkDb4k5V6reanp30F-HB0-3R4UTf6Z2DOtOm_A/s4032/E3FC234B-5A1C-4C2C-92F4-3AB050240368.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHduK9Skqhl44HcxGAUmwg93nMHfgDrGvgMBh0nJYWbKVGb_RO07Fh6SpPUaUiR58pdhI1hUmTn4lqM6I_wW3p-qd9KFTyFmcGi3rbrC2nq8OXz_B3dXASLOTynBYzkDe0KdFSai6sUmhVBoG_V7T-bkDb4k5V6reanp30F-HB0-3R4UTf6Z2DOtOm_A/w480-h640/E3FC234B-5A1C-4C2C-92F4-3AB050240368.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Middleton Family Tomb is found in the natural wilderness.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGiTrCva65PPneABQ45hd8CLCL_jT8sRodBuV0OPFkWMCr8rrbtfDMrbXDrDp1CNdh9-IirfG8a4nu6l1FkKvTkHEa9Gq20c4fOjVubCSrFAASSt5xq5WNGYzF5ti27rCTMRLXsCDcPbqbgkCS3_8KlYE_nfBPtmah8b2zxtI3OBddp5YdkJqiNFdnw/s3816/A2E7C69A-E644-4307-AFAB-8DF4E02E4B46.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-P0kOlWEXM9OMbMPnOTrLR2q23yWb_YiMlbVSWrSZCcsAOaI1abP9PhgGbRqBmjsI14XrFalzfQ1m1Ol0-VuQC4hzJmSz4bSDNphiXLgyilZP8d8vJx28nAyZ4o1uFI8YhhlDyEJnmzb2cS9NT3BEEhD1A8YZGhVamWuBSDoNC8VJstxaBOFq7EwEQ/s3556/3C4D7C5A-CA06-4610-9FDD-937FACAA623D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3556" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-P0kOlWEXM9OMbMPnOTrLR2q23yWb_YiMlbVSWrSZCcsAOaI1abP9PhgGbRqBmjsI14XrFalzfQ1m1Ol0-VuQC4hzJmSz4bSDNphiXLgyilZP8d8vJx28nAyZ4o1uFI8YhhlDyEJnmzb2cS9NT3BEEhD1A8YZGhVamWuBSDoNC8VJstxaBOFq7EwEQ/w640-h480/3C4D7C5A-CA06-4610-9FDD-937FACAA623D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Parterre, Terraces and Butterfly Lakes, the view disappearing into the Ashley River, was the view from the original family residence. All designed by the landscape architect of Louis XIV’s Versailles, were constructed with slave labor.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOK6d8h9Fkufl8kbm_cLZ1RM4ntEF4VL2rJtxVi7dgg7qdyX9uoaHkGOTHqjKFKWzurXKjfhGyLWwaUiPSaA9FZA4BtN_HNHpcMJtCIebi-SB6Xul2TtrI89WnFrwjFPZRkYequHPgI-JSf7iGsnEvnJUDPAHaU0Ho0gpIap-IyiaomHQHmHGbtBEocg/s4032/053F6DC4-BC02-42C2-B7FE-A072A5B630BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOK6d8h9Fkufl8kbm_cLZ1RM4ntEF4VL2rJtxVi7dgg7qdyX9uoaHkGOTHqjKFKWzurXKjfhGyLWwaUiPSaA9FZA4BtN_HNHpcMJtCIebi-SB6Xul2TtrI89WnFrwjFPZRkYequHPgI-JSf7iGsnEvnJUDPAHaU0Ho0gpIap-IyiaomHQHmHGbtBEocg/w480-h640/053F6DC4-BC02-42C2-B7FE-A072A5B630BA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Spring House, built in 1751, was fed by spring waters and provided cool storage. The upper floor was added 100 years later served as a Chapel for the enslaved community.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qOziJowv4BtzcKiSEUTss00pGntBnqhrDYKT-ASoApJr3Wjq-8fEbgQVj7AV5NdJhILIiIJA2Tu8MpAjBWzlq48rW2_clAzc6L1PCO1Rwg1q7qAkocI9GQV6TQhFQ-9BqQxZvJKHiJpEEHjqoiYbiooX1rt4Pb4sm0TOFOxtC6QK4Dd_F8DWqhYcMw/s4032/4B83EFDA-7B29-4ED2-A8B5-C0E3E911AA3A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qOziJowv4BtzcKiSEUTss00pGntBnqhrDYKT-ASoApJr3Wjq-8fEbgQVj7AV5NdJhILIiIJA2Tu8MpAjBWzlq48rW2_clAzc6L1PCO1Rwg1q7qAkocI9GQV6TQhFQ-9BqQxZvJKHiJpEEHjqoiYbiooX1rt4Pb4sm0TOFOxtC6QK4Dd_F8DWqhYcMw/w640-h480/4B83EFDA-7B29-4ED2-A8B5-C0E3E911AA3A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The “South Flanker” was originally a wing of the main house, which was burned during the Civil War. It served as family home after the war. It backs to the Greensward where sheep graze today on the expansive lawn.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0793NtFHivdkxrI_s9kGPXL2iQfVJryWArdx3Gml5Eo93r_1h_9RTRMRAJzahMiJc3QpuM4o5pzJvnokZtuIbyxxroq5PnwuhAdxni9L1Zyq7cpNKDrkMa--Pd4bJ3mB4mbOnY19hW18x0K4dRhPu8DRyjBxk8ilqbrUsjWa6Bn4jKalzN3nytvYTgw/s3929/F6B0F910-ACB6-4779-9305-362D2831E100.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3929" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0793NtFHivdkxrI_s9kGPXL2iQfVJryWArdx3Gml5Eo93r_1h_9RTRMRAJzahMiJc3QpuM4o5pzJvnokZtuIbyxxroq5PnwuhAdxni9L1Zyq7cpNKDrkMa--Pd4bJ3mB4mbOnY19hW18x0K4dRhPu8DRyjBxk8ilqbrUsjWa6Bn4jKalzN3nytvYTgw/w640-h480/F6B0F910-ACB6-4779-9305-362D2831E100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adjacent to the Greensward are the Plantation Stockyards and Stables. Labor for Middleton Place was centered here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejH20_NtXAHoZHOaZ4-5gWcAGuSkd6UncLjUDvKVPbcL5qG9Fvf1eiWggRcKbA21SStvU43RQra3yFPa3Hm5DR9RBWBtQzxvA8dtQXvzUvqZeSRmErfcdFqlrA7rr_qpBg9wi2iaZQvfBjP513d0EYo67ueBCaSO_zakIYjvS-82TwwSvUP4wUowtjw/s4032/200B47E9-DD5F-406D-A164-E84A0E8CF48E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejH20_NtXAHoZHOaZ4-5gWcAGuSkd6UncLjUDvKVPbcL5qG9Fvf1eiWggRcKbA21SStvU43RQra3yFPa3Hm5DR9RBWBtQzxvA8dtQXvzUvqZeSRmErfcdFqlrA7rr_qpBg9wi2iaZQvfBjP513d0EYo67ueBCaSO_zakIYjvS-82TwwSvUP4wUowtjw/w640-h480/200B47E9-DD5F-406D-A164-E84A0E8CF48E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here you would find the Carpentry and Coopering shops</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The slaves coming mostly from Western Africa, who knew how to grow rice. Though they did also grow some sugar cane, processing it at this cane mill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo2CZ-2TIXQwdDauGV10NsHwE9RPqVYs-o_63TtGPRJ8A_EYez6iQoZO0G0zwnMml9qHQhQBR-n-XfVnlknvVndnB8j2pDg776Oj53qHEB1dwSpNDXl2cBkoLU_phsNru5WWrtHWIqjii-vNJ68jYfSqdTKBBPazoebbaMZLQ48vv5iPVjFlEIVwI5g/s4032/F3E746CB-1930-44FD-BB46-14D9ADA331E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo2CZ-2TIXQwdDauGV10NsHwE9RPqVYs-o_63TtGPRJ8A_EYez6iQoZO0G0zwnMml9qHQhQBR-n-XfVnlknvVndnB8j2pDg776Oj53qHEB1dwSpNDXl2cBkoLU_phsNru5WWrtHWIqjii-vNJ68jYfSqdTKBBPazoebbaMZLQ48vv5iPVjFlEIVwI5g/w480-h640/F3E746CB-1930-44FD-BB46-14D9ADA331E0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The walking tour extends across the Mill Pond Bridge, and into the Azelea Hillside, which would be ablaze with blooming Azeleas, had we visited in spring.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL32dbnhRMVPpTgRPnvTLEhBsIPYCVPIMcH7E2lmZwqPGTDhvkiDGfaWqHd7TGSUgdMH0BxHCLi7GM9sH7bqmwPmJd8MxR1TXKXnC5X64KgE0u6uwAuLx_vZPszVqIo3-rPoqhaIe3WkQZX-fgvuxJZ7E8X0bli9RKI3iWWTtPO2_AD-oDLl-TmOmevg/s4032/FFD923B0-96DC-4EF3-9512-E4F6DC1DBF58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL32dbnhRMVPpTgRPnvTLEhBsIPYCVPIMcH7E2lmZwqPGTDhvkiDGfaWqHd7TGSUgdMH0BxHCLi7GM9sH7bqmwPmJd8MxR1TXKXnC5X64KgE0u6uwAuLx_vZPszVqIo3-rPoqhaIe3WkQZX-fgvuxJZ7E8X0bli9RKI3iWWTtPO2_AD-oDLl-TmOmevg/w480-h640/FFD923B0-96DC-4EF3-9512-E4F6DC1DBF58.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kL55qUbM7f7f0ZbkYLQW1KCVN9zNGksWXQrDhnsUBCl_BUF2_8QgpYcwRY-j-hSxfDD8CRgc1qEUD8nwkndbLscXM5RkjjgEdMxkSj7dEGx8jt3C0r1fwij8XWB859FgAqWRphG0TXYANPPI2_NbxdA416mXT5UxNn4knXw7GOp13b-iJCfUO8w4oA/s3598/E9E6470C-24FB-4F60-B38B-4CD22027827E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="3598" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kL55qUbM7f7f0ZbkYLQW1KCVN9zNGksWXQrDhnsUBCl_BUF2_8QgpYcwRY-j-hSxfDD8CRgc1qEUD8nwkndbLscXM5RkjjgEdMxkSj7dEGx8jt3C0r1fwij8XWB859FgAqWRphG0TXYANPPI2_NbxdA416mXT5UxNn4knXw7GOp13b-iJCfUO8w4oA/w640-h480/E9E6470C-24FB-4F60-B38B-4CD22027827E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Mill was used to grind corn at least a decade before the Civil War. It used an underwater turbine which turned a horizontal spoked wheel driving the belt attached to the mill stones.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYoXxhKj8EfqxebWbXkY7wK1t_jMt2J0pGTkjosBdc_1DOx_bC_RDd65gz58nfJVemWnaTaNxNtZVcr2W6W55iA85Xoi-c6pt6LHlKfFDenoCxnQFx8lsNoIBqgmJ8P4g3B_883jC9rtRukYAeFJjKRkO4tqFG2EbegzVykHKq8WTYIVx3R-uvxxbyg/s4032/FC0C0A3C-A432-4BF0-8E93-0A1F0B469000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYoXxhKj8EfqxebWbXkY7wK1t_jMt2J0pGTkjosBdc_1DOx_bC_RDd65gz58nfJVemWnaTaNxNtZVcr2W6W55iA85Xoi-c6pt6LHlKfFDenoCxnQFx8lsNoIBqgmJ8P4g3B_883jC9rtRukYAeFJjKRkO4tqFG2EbegzVykHKq8WTYIVx3R-uvxxbyg/w640-h480/FC0C0A3C-A432-4BF0-8E93-0A1F0B469000.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOhc-LNYS0qZrvtJ4vZ5S4sSo-8rIQdpQemYmpxLiTvM_rnYAcABXXZsv7nrwlZu0k6GNpinIjSV5Dm08sg-ZAixnPlJH67vaioUBxyqQOX7iu5B23WTuRO8T-4tYYd7DzwY0zDLiw5Cy8imWQfNg477kOlQElkIr4onpzScge-_q1K5Gjbuf2lk6FQ/s4032/B39BC920-8041-420C-87A2-AF45A94178BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOhc-LNYS0qZrvtJ4vZ5S4sSo-8rIQdpQemYmpxLiTvM_rnYAcABXXZsv7nrwlZu0k6GNpinIjSV5Dm08sg-ZAixnPlJH67vaioUBxyqQOX7iu5B23WTuRO8T-4tYYd7DzwY0zDLiw5Cy8imWQfNg477kOlQElkIr4onpzScge-_q1K5Gjbuf2lk6FQ/w640-h480/B39BC920-8041-420C-87A2-AF45A94178BB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the Mill you can look at the Demonstration Rice Field. Carolina Gold Rice was planted in the spring for a fall harvest. It was the most important cash crop in the 18th and 19th centuries. The youngest slaves, the children, were tasked with scaring the snakes and alligators from the flooded fields, allowing the adults to work.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr1MlcYQioEwBL73u4MrthLtM2r7WWgK9AGPn9evIl0npvlbVdgad5_CVEEl6G6UJh3lMQKr5SQVL0r3DC8M_-FmRkZj1CFH3UXMwa9kefQmeEDCLRg6cGUvR7LTKTClhNjeqVpICvT1NwdHVjKg5EzfkLrC5vgzvMHLTZXJpOBopJPYMteWXqP8veg/s4032/D6B84052-C3D6-4C79-A77A-F471209F2FF5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr1MlcYQioEwBL73u4MrthLtM2r7WWgK9AGPn9evIl0npvlbVdgad5_CVEEl6G6UJh3lMQKr5SQVL0r3DC8M_-FmRkZj1CFH3UXMwa9kefQmeEDCLRg6cGUvR7LTKTClhNjeqVpICvT1NwdHVjKg5EzfkLrC5vgzvMHLTZXJpOBopJPYMteWXqP8veg/w480-h640/D6B84052-C3D6-4C79-A77A-F471209F2FF5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lower Walk provides for excellent views of not only the Terraces, but also the Ashley River.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Eliza Leach worked at Middleton Place for over 40 years. She was the last occupant, living here until her death in 1986.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh6oHtVC7u1UspJ8fRyBtLamcahb1VedP6qMUFfTXXHcGogVEYOiz5sKYsAD66aVTPXFU-icwetTYiqWWqtpPmW3VBBjBVgQ9yyQBVFPOoHO-NjfGmiW2gDsXKPx5Ialt4acncdxWXFdO1vlc4srhRhBXArJUdhvfKAa9OoS9wSj8nHMpvxtkxeyGCA/s12016/A0E5F96F-1C5A-4342-A0D2-3FC01093E211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3824" data-original-width="12016" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh6oHtVC7u1UspJ8fRyBtLamcahb1VedP6qMUFfTXXHcGogVEYOiz5sKYsAD66aVTPXFU-icwetTYiqWWqtpPmW3VBBjBVgQ9yyQBVFPOoHO-NjfGmiW2gDsXKPx5Ialt4acncdxWXFdO1vlc4srhRhBXArJUdhvfKAa9OoS9wSj8nHMpvxtkxeyGCA/w640-h204/A0E5F96F-1C5A-4342-A0D2-3FC01093E211.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_31dPvFaLLc2HRHoNOEsnQ-G1P0LI0rysrmAfJMUB0SV8MCOaTJ3cAjD2oPtHXo8myoUaI90cOPJ8DNBbgRkHGxUMs_T13V3r2cuz0GSN6iqmoiUTyJ2SplIRGOlnbTYnnk6-kLN8gIOxhMSOECDAhtcEKp4TOdJQt3eDa9aHsqskeqaqo-8IFXvqg/s3286/FD297EB6-5A71-4193-9D79-56BE9EA9144F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="2863" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_31dPvFaLLc2HRHoNOEsnQ-G1P0LI0rysrmAfJMUB0SV8MCOaTJ3cAjD2oPtHXo8myoUaI90cOPJ8DNBbgRkHGxUMs_T13V3r2cuz0GSN6iqmoiUTyJ2SplIRGOlnbTYnnk6-kLN8gIOxhMSOECDAhtcEKp4TOdJQt3eDa9aHsqskeqaqo-8IFXvqg/w558-h640/FD297EB6-5A71-4193-9D79-56BE9EA9144F.jpeg" width="558" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The House also has exhibits that give an insight into the lives of the thousands of enslaved people who lived and worked on the Middleton Plantations</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-9902153372918338372022-11-21T06:32:00.000-08:002022-11-21T06:32:09.542-08:00The Freedom Trail and More<p><span style="font-size: large;">Finding ourselves outside of Boston, for several weeks we chose to take a closer look at the history of the area. The colonial history of North America, and the fight for independence runs from here through Canada. This is where we have spent our summer. From the original 13 colonies through Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes we have hear the echos of history. We have visited cities and forts who at times were governed by the French, British, and the upstart Colonies. This is our view of what we visited in and around Boston.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKSltIrcLy59-k_ZKDuN9urIkqSX6ohnMnrfJvFY_gHzXtlX-WFYzTsbsRz_SIDa9cCkaVt3l1pXQaQ3n8ZbL116h08Je_T3TZCZSzMyuP9rL1n-6UgQSVxcMHEXl9JjrMqv4fpd9YzxQtgsb_lqDu-p3jsutyhGtbRrxm30btGqCvtLiBIFXjiO6Ag/s4032/DAC3858C-15C3-4234-9DAD-D514EA31F343.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKSltIrcLy59-k_ZKDuN9urIkqSX6ohnMnrfJvFY_gHzXtlX-WFYzTsbsRz_SIDa9cCkaVt3l1pXQaQ3n8ZbL116h08Je_T3TZCZSzMyuP9rL1n-6UgQSVxcMHEXl9JjrMqv4fpd9YzxQtgsb_lqDu-p3jsutyhGtbRrxm30btGqCvtLiBIFXjiO6Ag/w400-h300/DAC3858C-15C3-4234-9DAD-D514EA31F343.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Plymouth Massachusetts offers the earliest look at our history. Perhaps only symbolic, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Rock" target="_blank">Plymouth Rock</a> marks when William Bradford landed with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower" target="_blank">Mayflower Pilgrims</a> to start a Colony in the New World. While moved from place to place over the years, this rock memorializes that landing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXyNmQ_ANthoUYNp7onVubPsKVSUc_KQwptpElZbLdUK3V2fSx2a5yxR-nH7QVKZkzYrSZlps-nB_M9vcbcl_OLJys00KLKRUyLiRuWQPY5QxHbhSBNydOHh6YW9oOr5VVpb5fevdAQc9M6bD8_KWva_mNhao5N03-hBwRWtD01DKGup8HEdzZ6TVeA/s3569/0C90A66A-D38C-41F8-8665-4AE1636844D8.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXyNmQ_ANthoUYNp7onVubPsKVSUc_KQwptpElZbLdUK3V2fSx2a5yxR-nH7QVKZkzYrSZlps-nB_M9vcbcl_OLJys00KLKRUyLiRuWQPY5QxHbhSBNydOHh6YW9oOr5VVpb5fevdAQc9M6bD8_KWva_mNhao5N03-hBwRWtD01DKGup8HEdzZ6TVeA/w339-h400/0C90A66A-D38C-41F8-8665-4AE1636844D8.jpeg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Provincetown’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Monument" target="_blank">Pilgrim Monument</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Though, as Province Town on Cape Cod with remind you, the Pilgrims landed there first. Having missed their first intended stop closer to New York, the sailed north along the coast first anchoring in what is now Province Town Harbor, before finally landing at Plymouth.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqo0MUatxRPIFh3BxJRSh-lPh6NmQIZHw0ROp_oMUFxy1PI4MiDOXCV9R63EtCePKtEaMh2O1Bg7xhqwizHJy3SlI9dGhSNbVVpk2IGhkkV6MBYFIG3yF5ms2P_GYfzR0LRRC4qqiCwcZmXKavYTBNZjGhPx-DvQwAnGYYT-xCgIGvfy-BN4Ior7IZw/s4032/09ABFF04-2214-49F3-979F-E551BE904F2E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqo0MUatxRPIFh3BxJRSh-lPh6NmQIZHw0ROp_oMUFxy1PI4MiDOXCV9R63EtCePKtEaMh2O1Bg7xhqwizHJy3SlI9dGhSNbVVpk2IGhkkV6MBYFIG3yF5ms2P_GYfzR0LRRC4qqiCwcZmXKavYTBNZjGhPx-DvQwAnGYYT-xCgIGvfy-BN4Ior7IZw/w640-h480/09ABFF04-2214-49F3-979F-E551BE904F2E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plymouth Rock Memorial</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Pilgrims made their 66 day voyage from England to the New World in the Mayflower. The combined passengers and crew survived in the ship that was 106 feet long and 25 feet wide. The Pilgrims and their livestock lived exclusively on the Tween Deck, rarely adventuring to the Main Deck.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FPQjg-l_CTNsIqUaP2eCDvNfKabCsm4BiQ54vYbO0f9C0wC37ff8d5cwXUCYQgex64dajx2dP7mzR3h3_rzRlW57ypY5pe2AcTk9eUaAnbYN9DTYsPqF5s4h8sZQ1ggzX9tUTT0Nl_mpzseJjduNgbqHnmL_x32VCRFeZi0aHwVxwUg9vsLziH-O5Q/s4032/721A6265-77C7-4285-AF76-911958343D68.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FPQjg-l_CTNsIqUaP2eCDvNfKabCsm4BiQ54vYbO0f9C0wC37ff8d5cwXUCYQgex64dajx2dP7mzR3h3_rzRlW57ypY5pe2AcTk9eUaAnbYN9DTYsPqF5s4h8sZQ1ggzX9tUTT0Nl_mpzseJjduNgbqHnmL_x32VCRFeZi0aHwVxwUg9vsLziH-O5Q/w300-h400/721A6265-77C7-4285-AF76-911958343D68.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Plymouth Patuxet Museums curate the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_II" target="_blank">Mayflower II</a>. An exact replica of the original. Built by hand in 1957 and using the tools and techniques from some 400 years ago. The ship was a gift from the people of England to the United States. While the ship is kept seaworthy, it serves as a museum. You can walk aboard where it is moored near Plymouth Rock.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7ZeR4cgJu_d9ioXKI7zLJAhVWd5ef2R0aOjkYwTjgBM45mRewWVQamAOawAH0BHPaYIV6pC8Hda5cw1sNI1iNGVMpyIFG4muoKKkJboQWOo_PphA1AodN41OlixsiJLbwiWI6XZcbApgTlSIV9fsrpNFKkH_hMp1tVJpmQaI6ZTvVrEtKkjDHljgSg/s4032/B6F06354-6160-4447-905C-AF4B0FDE7BBA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7ZeR4cgJu_d9ioXKI7zLJAhVWd5ef2R0aOjkYwTjgBM45mRewWVQamAOawAH0BHPaYIV6pC8Hda5cw1sNI1iNGVMpyIFG4muoKKkJboQWOo_PphA1AodN41OlixsiJLbwiWI6XZcbApgTlSIV9fsrpNFKkH_hMp1tVJpmQaI6ZTvVrEtKkjDHljgSg/w480-h640/B6F06354-6160-4447-905C-AF4B0FDE7BBA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvz7xA3TH3f4M_Nct_laLYlz8mivmOPGgFULsxCihd7uEdQwLBe5AKI7nbA3G6WCdTexn3OLZkYNhSWsFCARAW6QmRezl2ETsX6SCfT60v6ugVB3TmbwF8yicDgNSymbBxblRuQel93zrT3vDNWlhPUmXefPSdb7ZKiBuF_0Fzr9xFyvyS-LFo0vDTQ/s4032/F3CD2579-706C-4343-B44A-2F3557FD08BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklXqi_JXsVlv6drO-_0PxvK5Cok4shLjy9qXQ3WIC7CwDKCk4EaEnTv1LWFJ-jGI9CXs2_KtoGySGYSzK5FMYZk5F2ApMe60PRLPsK2iMD11up4wAsQs0pVa81XkE6tcJ45zA6ubtLqyn-Km_NG4KK3oyJjdAhYvycC0OV7u9msPuMaYSEx1FH6lHJQ/w300-h400/B5AAB389-3312-4670-AC12-585B5B4CCC81.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Black Heritage Trail travels through <a href="https://www.nps.gov/boaf/planyourvisit/index.htm" target="_blank">Boston’s African American National Historic Site</a>. The free black community lived here, on the north slope of Beacon Hill. The trail visits the homes and significant locations.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAtrbenuZTA92hEcg2jAWlv0_0y_6E3caLOVZ_7ItVshx5Rwb6GhzRWGcFz_6IeFkFZlRpN-PYEzwlzs9fdhMJFPgC_buJ-MdDvDgCjHp0LujptZBB3G4f-33SqY6R_3h8MD4ZkVcELP0kQQ4X6k7YPoiwdlFwSWq4OWHWnz18C0zOhIuAICawGqV8w/s4032/2E990457-3CBD-4928-A090-0C06AECDCCE8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAtrbenuZTA92hEcg2jAWlv0_0y_6E3caLOVZ_7ItVshx5Rwb6GhzRWGcFz_6IeFkFZlRpN-PYEzwlzs9fdhMJFPgC_buJ-MdDvDgCjHp0LujptZBB3G4f-33SqY6R_3h8MD4ZkVcELP0kQQ4X6k7YPoiwdlFwSWq4OWHWnz18C0zOhIuAICawGqV8w/w480-h640/2E990457-3CBD-4928-A090-0C06AECDCCE8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Charles Street Meeting House served as both a church and center of activism for the Black Community</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EEPla9b9CDZ6wimc2nZ0YowV0ZcSuWPLDDmi5S-kQH9dUuCw1F-LpGDk-985RDsrOjPdNljhyZKZGR5J5QzTHaQpDo2rhT-LICnUebToMaqtrKJUQ3_FucDfY2Y5c88UoVZlq4k-e3jBUwc7a-5cYc6yUPiuryJkvTZmXfSHiYMPMiBCaztCEpeqzA/s4032/58A466DE-ACA6-4FC3-9BF6-BA41817B6595.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EEPla9b9CDZ6wimc2nZ0YowV0ZcSuWPLDDmi5S-kQH9dUuCw1F-LpGDk-985RDsrOjPdNljhyZKZGR5J5QzTHaQpDo2rhT-LICnUebToMaqtrKJUQ3_FucDfY2Y5c88UoVZlq4k-e3jBUwc7a-5cYc6yUPiuryJkvTZmXfSHiYMPMiBCaztCEpeqzA/w480-h640/58A466DE-ACA6-4FC3-9BF6-BA41817B6595.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Acorn Street on Beacon Hill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUZrmE9-IFCjCutXg3ak1wqKVm7bqE5GAPt8LoJJ1afpne4DPelZ_0IoMZtMOYgFlenEUW4d70vX5oztJZAAKrJIgvK2XeTONVK5w2Y1n_L4Jad8XhZ2C9xO9s86cFcZLBYYlVPN5657GzUaEbgRglbb7mtXgTxkTkqc16u_fJEVK1ynC3YUGDNUQiQ/s4032/C8BC2DB1-E981-4C16-89E6-5F7FF5756D98.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUZrmE9-IFCjCutXg3ak1wqKVm7bqE5GAPt8LoJJ1afpne4DPelZ_0IoMZtMOYgFlenEUW4d70vX5oztJZAAKrJIgvK2XeTONVK5w2Y1n_L4Jad8XhZ2C9xO9s86cFcZLBYYlVPN5657GzUaEbgRglbb7mtXgTxkTkqc16u_fJEVK1ynC3YUGDNUQiQ/w480-h640/C8BC2DB1-E981-4C16-89E6-5F7FF5756D98.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lewis and Harriet Hayden House was the most active safe house along the Underground Railroad<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYtzSWRNYiGnARwCsm9FpH7TXFQ5VYudOU2Ki3httSdQTAHSLS3xjniZKAGwZNd-xw6dhg8B1YBhAq99hrgDfLmF-VotqKed11Ao0CH75CCD5lz4qPHAWtdUnwJOVPlWiqlv4RkUD_H-w2wmTJfuYxK5tzYS8BdbmrblUm8l3wnbTjY0wUXSA4DX0iw/s3397/2B910EEB-0BC9-493B-8268-FD2DC355BFFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3397" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYtzSWRNYiGnARwCsm9FpH7TXFQ5VYudOU2Ki3httSdQTAHSLS3xjniZKAGwZNd-xw6dhg8B1YBhAq99hrgDfLmF-VotqKed11Ao0CH75CCD5lz4qPHAWtdUnwJOVPlWiqlv4RkUD_H-w2wmTJfuYxK5tzYS8BdbmrblUm8l3wnbTjY0wUXSA4DX0iw/w640-h570/2B910EEB-0BC9-493B-8268-FD2DC355BFFD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial. The 54th marched off to war in 1863 along Beacon Street, next to where this Memorial is found.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrKOXNYiuo5_870bTXYvg3UZgdK94r7OboxVitIm8ZiofEt4LzxYhgPiP6axmCuEa2dXwghnS95nrlZOX_TGgDiK8EWcQfTMwnIoAMTcAinH_0X-eDK5gS_rp8D6PNiYPvq2gtgLcC8bbnwdCS2fa0_24C1oyr08d2tHCn34uEMTJWfVE8XWS3jioqg/s4032/AF6C8BD5-4161-43B4-B3FB-1D34F914E44E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrKOXNYiuo5_870bTXYvg3UZgdK94r7OboxVitIm8ZiofEt4LzxYhgPiP6axmCuEa2dXwghnS95nrlZOX_TGgDiK8EWcQfTMwnIoAMTcAinH_0X-eDK5gS_rp8D6PNiYPvq2gtgLcC8bbnwdCS2fa0_24C1oyr08d2tHCn34uEMTJWfVE8XWS3jioqg/w300-h400/AF6C8BD5-4161-43B4-B3FB-1D34F914E44E.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Freedom Trail begins in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Common" target="_blank">Boston Common</a>. This is public square in the middle of Boston, and next to the Public Garden. Two centuries separate these landmark public spaces. The Common, established in 1634 was America’s first public park. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXdayNbk9_bfT_H2tVcgR66_wHv7wR9pti-pE5Avj3P4TaDsf_kXcP5LV7u64Y4dwDdvdYk8WNXKTcAnRmQGCGHe9qmlp9P8ZvGC0kzEq02-I3keq69pSWr0ugu54CHl75OEqeaPerKbjCtsJk14lR7PU6ZQnY_MPvRi1fteyDvwCweDpamrYOoGg5w/s4032/D7BDC773-9067-4DEA-AB90-937ABEAA0643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXdayNbk9_bfT_H2tVcgR66_wHv7wR9pti-pE5Avj3P4TaDsf_kXcP5LV7u64Y4dwDdvdYk8WNXKTcAnRmQGCGHe9qmlp9P8ZvGC0kzEq02-I3keq69pSWr0ugu54CHl75OEqeaPerKbjCtsJk14lR7PU6ZQnY_MPvRi1fteyDvwCweDpamrYOoGg5w/w480-h640/D7BDC773-9067-4DEA-AB90-937ABEAA0643.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyybkOE682a25dtvoV8Z11MFmZo52k1_Fe2yXX32Tl0mNGiM8dpWqQ5RLI1LiefpbB919HP4SHwhDLyqYsFlgZqfrMyz2sf39IdeBaL7QE6SRlwW2TByzMd8Dp8uZj-O68n0Q6guWy_OQcrsbgDRPHx3JYOTOxeJax7quDSNlb2Ii0F0b6z8F7vL9dQw/s4032/6DE9FA30-D84A-4533-8D25-7A4585BDBC2A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyybkOE682a25dtvoV8Z11MFmZo52k1_Fe2yXX32Tl0mNGiM8dpWqQ5RLI1LiefpbB919HP4SHwhDLyqYsFlgZqfrMyz2sf39IdeBaL7QE6SRlwW2TByzMd8Dp8uZj-O68n0Q6guWy_OQcrsbgDRPHx3JYOTOxeJax7quDSNlb2Ii0F0b6z8F7vL9dQw/w480-h640/6DE9FA30-D84A-4533-8D25-7A4585BDBC2A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBw66iKhb8ym6F4MAh5BCQACVYUvFuT0PfYBhC5wlifiVjQlm3Dlw4xaVSSNU-fPlqkh4ti3EhebA1BQ4JXIn6MWin2g3cRznbj3FHOKhMIxoeEMHeBtH7wWKh9RCTRCW-5vFzrzZ6Fm3n4YFgnIyKTYiYyPFp0OPchzkoGUAlLE1Cdk_m1ej5uT0BVA/s4032/985D8FE2-4AAB-485E-BA76-26514F2F8AAC.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBw66iKhb8ym6F4MAh5BCQACVYUvFuT0PfYBhC5wlifiVjQlm3Dlw4xaVSSNU-fPlqkh4ti3EhebA1BQ4JXIn6MWin2g3cRznbj3FHOKhMIxoeEMHeBtH7wWKh9RCTRCW-5vFzrzZ6Fm3n4YFgnIyKTYiYyPFp0OPchzkoGUAlLE1Cdk_m1ej5uT0BVA/w300-h400/985D8FE2-4AAB-485E-BA76-26514F2F8AAC.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Public_Garden" target="_blank">Public Garden</a> was the first public botanical park. They have two varied histories, but it is difficult to tell them apart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYNHASoBvEwGTTvi5hEBLbtc81g5nAaV64hLeWeBVsihdCPMf-c9Rq06b9zE3gtu3ZadvtrYWbmoe_y3NAbOGY6yBDi5pJ7mWPQr_1nzUykUWvbOGAn9ZiFbHBxh9Qk-AWn0hdCTAnvW0J6uMGBgxYuvQk5G5NWhuNA5k5LIaw2zPD3WNwQ2SCN69ew/s4032/F0F3BBFC-DBA3-48D4-9BF9-3F7636E80F91.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYNHASoBvEwGTTvi5hEBLbtc81g5nAaV64hLeWeBVsihdCPMf-c9Rq06b9zE3gtu3ZadvtrYWbmoe_y3NAbOGY6yBDi5pJ7mWPQr_1nzUykUWvbOGAn9ZiFbHBxh9Qk-AWn0hdCTAnvW0J6uMGBgxYuvQk5G5NWhuNA5k5LIaw2zPD3WNwQ2SCN69ew/w640-h480/F0F3BBFC-DBA3-48D4-9BF9-3F7636E80F91.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NcwwA4BvjvfAvGm0WqbMVv0l0eKVvsApSr3NuGQ5G-u8RipEnRqv3kQ3vX74p9sf3Rajm9sgic-MgtfLIRhJqRWokLIYZygHgz5iIGn7szy1d5wiEkEu4F6pWe9wC-K0Du1G5FaxKGHWRr392zDsTHQtfyDHiUisePqecz-Qt00qmFhJ8hFYpe6y3A/s4032/419321C1-8FF3-4D45-929D-9504425E7523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NcwwA4BvjvfAvGm0WqbMVv0l0eKVvsApSr3NuGQ5G-u8RipEnRqv3kQ3vX74p9sf3Rajm9sgic-MgtfLIRhJqRWokLIYZygHgz5iIGn7szy1d5wiEkEu4F6pWe9wC-K0Du1G5FaxKGHWRr392zDsTHQtfyDHiUisePqecz-Qt00qmFhJ8hFYpe6y3A/w480-h640/419321C1-8FF3-4D45-929D-9504425E7523.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJgMlwKbpkxEC8-EjP6BNpyAKPLIo62__q_FnHcm1Y21QTRBbwiFaeErf1OVJvtfSSGrkcgvk5jMfIswOO7z3W8kcO5e76i8srPASKdV7bJK3SflP6-nUfhvT7nwXGxy8H67VP4Z0HQLIgCKtKSC9khoy4V9uyDsmpkWwUxj44bDow7TZ1ami6dMZOQ/s4032/42D2CDF9-87D4-4694-92EA-5BDB0E9F1FAC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJgMlwKbpkxEC8-EjP6BNpyAKPLIo62__q_FnHcm1Y21QTRBbwiFaeErf1OVJvtfSSGrkcgvk5jMfIswOO7z3W8kcO5e76i8srPASKdV7bJK3SflP6-nUfhvT7nwXGxy8H67VP4Z0HQLIgCKtKSC9khoy4V9uyDsmpkWwUxj44bDow7TZ1ami6dMZOQ/w480-h640/42D2CDF9-87D4-4694-92EA-5BDB0E9F1FAC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvWc_Flq-gkiYPQChgfI0jZNNdd4LoGprqyfU22mIWBVwNMY_zsoFuKYBbRejIFabL-5gg2VDST0AfG20HxgsxYYgMmjdpc6BZbe6ZedFvPnN6Vw29tGWIatEBh1uB7SH3UvaOOiS2SkqsEdg-kQjU7vSytwMdNw0WdHqWhFp_cNsY69M6BWiZxSkbA/s4032/FD517331-D664-4E46-A059-FFF0859AE8F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvWc_Flq-gkiYPQChgfI0jZNNdd4LoGprqyfU22mIWBVwNMY_zsoFuKYBbRejIFabL-5gg2VDST0AfG20HxgsxYYgMmjdpc6BZbe6ZedFvPnN6Vw29tGWIatEBh1uB7SH3UvaOOiS2SkqsEdg-kQjU7vSytwMdNw0WdHqWhFp_cNsY69M6BWiZxSkbA/w640-h480/FD517331-D664-4E46-A059-FFF0859AE8F9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We did our </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/walk-the-freedom-trail.htm" target="_blank">Freedom Trail</a><span> as a guided walking tour. The Trail covers 2.5 miles from Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument. You can undertake a self-guided tour, but we prefer to use a guide. We find you learn much more history that way.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You followed the line of red bricks that marks this historical path. Along the way you visit some 14 historical sights. Our choice was to take the walking tour, with the idea of identifying the various museums to which we would return.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltTTcJXdEXHiACtjTf6LZEU7dkG-Mk4z80txoGhzPbyMtnEnEzlXMDJ7j0Xf4pMdPfPqjtLNQY5RK2Yce5oPaEM_z80GnAvkSNox2Zq8alRygXTdtaTkIrrCsPrFJSZXqUqNozlDnGwcIASSHm7QrTVwbXrMDDFBL4J83zTmamYz_UPYrn3S3AGC7YA/s3509/6B1DD80D-47D9-4B51-A789-07229891AEDD.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3509" data-original-width="2820" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltTTcJXdEXHiACtjTf6LZEU7dkG-Mk4z80txoGhzPbyMtnEnEzlXMDJ7j0Xf4pMdPfPqjtLNQY5RK2Yce5oPaEM_z80GnAvkSNox2Zq8alRygXTdtaTkIrrCsPrFJSZXqUqNozlDnGwcIASSHm7QrTVwbXrMDDFBL4J83zTmamYz_UPYrn3S3AGC7YA/w514-h640/6B1DD80D-47D9-4B51-A789-07229891AEDD.jpeg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 1795 State House if on Beacon Street, directly across from the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial. Here is were we began our tour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-L0XwR4heLj8WFWdNbidErYDO-54sCXO1TQYPGzBhtDgUh2NLz0myb__0bBubGQK3nhO_WAFnEWVDVfqN7G68VyqhHkEiOgTitEQapnYnuUcdGm0kfP32S3OJnFbex9SBR3AkueZBKwl5cRLiwBFdL5g3KdUplRu0HZq8TXvU7BjWmiT8e_bPdaFMA/s4032/AB6AC75F-2AAA-43DA-9EF4-292E94F24E05.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-L0XwR4heLj8WFWdNbidErYDO-54sCXO1TQYPGzBhtDgUh2NLz0myb__0bBubGQK3nhO_WAFnEWVDVfqN7G68VyqhHkEiOgTitEQapnYnuUcdGm0kfP32S3OJnFbex9SBR3AkueZBKwl5cRLiwBFdL5g3KdUplRu0HZq8TXvU7BjWmiT8e_bPdaFMA/w300-h400/AB6AC75F-2AAA-43DA-9EF4-292E94F24E05.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop was the Granary Burying Ground, one of the first graveyards in Boston. It is the resting place of many Patriots in our fight for independence. No one knows just how many souls are buried here and there was no real order, other than choosing a piece of open ground and planting the body and putting up the marker. These headstones were ordered into uniform rows only when they began to use lawn mowers to cut the grass.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6RnvwpeFpsUoELA8yx7ZiWoEu6MRlY6nGNQvX_Oghq0GlILn-KTWXy0a3pxGxm1aSKuJtdFR9s62myz5PNTFN9GQ3Z89c4ay2qwXpdXRHZ3NkR-p6ZpiMUYUBQwjy9ZaGvTZ0HH9kTblC5txkjp7iGJor3PBzDttxoNZlM_dueEpRzwPldJu_L8wNA/s4032/9A681A6C-74BE-4288-A700-2714DDF80E80.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6RnvwpeFpsUoELA8yx7ZiWoEu6MRlY6nGNQvX_Oghq0GlILn-KTWXy0a3pxGxm1aSKuJtdFR9s62myz5PNTFN9GQ3Z89c4ay2qwXpdXRHZ3NkR-p6ZpiMUYUBQwjy9ZaGvTZ0HH9kTblC5txkjp7iGJor3PBzDttxoNZlM_dueEpRzwPldJu_L8wNA/w480-h640/9A681A6C-74BE-4288-A700-2714DDF80E80.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our guide was in period costume and in the character of a colonial tradesman. Here he sits on the Franklin Family Memorial. Ben is buried in Philadelphia, but his grandparents are resting here somewhere close.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8ALUIrF-QjkKZt1Ofta_1f_NnbUZgISxKsCx_MfBefmRbcfTuLakbUOClSrNs4Ale4y_yL85kGksw3OqvRsyDDmlm_19L2r1RYakhjNP6Ter2HYfebiPtZ8dGxlX2NWwyCgqllAgpz42AudbJMyCScSu8ux2zE_sE-FS1aWlntgrKaEe4hN6XU8SFg/s4032/15F6171A-2990-44BB-9E47-4DAB22242130.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8ALUIrF-QjkKZt1Ofta_1f_NnbUZgISxKsCx_MfBefmRbcfTuLakbUOClSrNs4Ale4y_yL85kGksw3OqvRsyDDmlm_19L2r1RYakhjNP6Ter2HYfebiPtZ8dGxlX2NWwyCgqllAgpz42AudbJMyCScSu8ux2zE_sE-FS1aWlntgrKaEe4hN6XU8SFg/w480-h640/15F6171A-2990-44BB-9E47-4DAB22242130.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John Hancock’s memorial was erected over 100 years after he died. He rests somewhere close.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMbmOvG1FJHp3OX5xEEr6Qz_OMHAKxMPRGiBABzKLbC_GRP7BbqM0bc_LUV9k3AcyjmSY8kpbzfoiZCEklTfUhpq-yf9caROv1C3izLSIr9YxGXZlcpY1GYM7WNmnJGBEX9O5LpC2T9wXCAcoQSX-jbTRCVtogDLLJR5psprOkWYt78zN6qpzIhiXiA/s3679/5EA43D49-4309-46FD-90B8-8B2EBE5C485C.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="2759" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMbmOvG1FJHp3OX5xEEr6Qz_OMHAKxMPRGiBABzKLbC_GRP7BbqM0bc_LUV9k3AcyjmSY8kpbzfoiZCEklTfUhpq-yf9caROv1C3izLSIr9YxGXZlcpY1GYM7WNmnJGBEX9O5LpC2T9wXCAcoQSX-jbTRCVtogDLLJR5psprOkWYt78zN6qpzIhiXiA/w300-h400/5EA43D49-4309-46FD-90B8-8B2EBE5C485C.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">This monument marked the plot for the Paul Revere family. His headstone is also found here, though it may not mark the actual location for where he reposes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqJXBw3lRMk-c6HR_qeM_ryPoU7CtNP5H8St857ODGTsGbeuE1UB94Vip_YUEcb7lm_eRX6vwDb2FNBWdrFXRJnsO-C3z5sd_Y5e4VeiFAYJJC1qMGlwaSSxw9VW7zU_d3E_hlNq-Bgb-_G_ZaXGuuXCWxF5q3oEu5z5bFAchP1kUa9-cLW74dH8mFA/s4032/A6F79F13-6AA0-4232-B217-64F3D81C1829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqJXBw3lRMk-c6HR_qeM_ryPoU7CtNP5H8St857ODGTsGbeuE1UB94Vip_YUEcb7lm_eRX6vwDb2FNBWdrFXRJnsO-C3z5sd_Y5e4VeiFAYJJC1qMGlwaSSxw9VW7zU_d3E_hlNq-Bgb-_G_ZaXGuuXCWxF5q3oEu5z5bFAchP1kUa9-cLW74dH8mFA/w480-h640/A6F79F13-6AA0-4232-B217-64F3D81C1829.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Latin_School" target="_blank">Boston Latin School</a> is the oldest public school in America, established in 1635. The school graduated four Harvard Presidents, five signers of the Declaration of Independence, four Massachusetts Governors. Notable dropouts include Benjamin Franklin, who’s stature graces the front plaza.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1visVN6FgyfMC_ddyWUE4cJNvZD6MpoZOWYraeUaUoHFc4VT_-b8jdJQJhyB7Lez6y0PGWdvtsgp8ZsRfKvqC-CrsSI5uknpLWxRG4Se6QYYxzTbffRa5hkqRkHMQhN_8GICvjImhcist_kP4_-oIBa6rUccfP5FXSwoJeyD34sKpUMfAa8a7KK7_sw/s4032/E07259F2-C5E4-46BB-B2D8-0C9BFE671E74.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1visVN6FgyfMC_ddyWUE4cJNvZD6MpoZOWYraeUaUoHFc4VT_-b8jdJQJhyB7Lez6y0PGWdvtsgp8ZsRfKvqC-CrsSI5uknpLWxRG4Se6QYYxzTbffRa5hkqRkHMQhN_8GICvjImhcist_kP4_-oIBa6rUccfP5FXSwoJeyD34sKpUMfAa8a7KK7_sw/w480-h640/E07259F2-C5E4-46BB-B2D8-0C9BFE671E74.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFpDLXJIvucT5PfghMhvccViBPqTTEaEIPjspb5jlAoTMCYmoVQf0tXwiT509O0SZBmltmHEUJpSfoozYdOSiKx5TwfMBpgmTuOx7hy0RMq7s-ok_i67jC8WC-CyVZ50p3N55DtchPJZcgnjOPa3f7M3OnkWOu4uWA21Sz8r-cyBsXl5xct0sg55y7A/s3804/458F0855-FDEE-484A-927E-96014EB2C24A.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3804" data-original-width="2853" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFpDLXJIvucT5PfghMhvccViBPqTTEaEIPjspb5jlAoTMCYmoVQf0tXwiT509O0SZBmltmHEUJpSfoozYdOSiKx5TwfMBpgmTuOx7hy0RMq7s-ok_i67jC8WC-CyVZ50p3N55DtchPJZcgnjOPa3f7M3OnkWOu4uWA21Sz8r-cyBsXl5xct0sg55y7A/w300-h400/458F0855-FDEE-484A-927E-96014EB2C24A.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Next stop is the Old South Meeting House. In 1729 it was a Puritan house of worship and the largest building in colonial Boston. Citizens gathered here in the days before the Revolution to challenge British Rule, including the Boston Massacre. Within these walls, Samuel Adams launched the Boston Tea Party.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccP8zqZuuJfkAbP9CJpU_GODus36K8kjvJRaF2MAWz3f1VoWcWTFsJ1qF6hafh_BlcJGx4OvlR3JftEydM8l7lD-RsY8d3rf9YglP__FgoQF3vekiJ3sR0WzRDC2DKOqAsAt_5dRtXhk1Np1WBDVxAwhrcBmZYCVqXCkecmFa3W3CoPeWUfVmR8KRbQ/s4032/135C82B6-5C51-4EC9-AD95-A0D918E470C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccP8zqZuuJfkAbP9CJpU_GODus36K8kjvJRaF2MAWz3f1VoWcWTFsJ1qF6hafh_BlcJGx4OvlR3JftEydM8l7lD-RsY8d3rf9YglP__FgoQF3vekiJ3sR0WzRDC2DKOqAsAt_5dRtXhk1Np1WBDVxAwhrcBmZYCVqXCkecmFa3W3CoPeWUfVmR8KRbQ/w640-h480/135C82B6-5C51-4EC9-AD95-A0D918E470C8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTkGJiYgr6nunDYwLkgF49wKAjEJItS5RmU0crp9nrelcgwsMTWgW9bbaCptlVmBnIOgKUH1CRHbfZYaHLgoBBedRVbxqoP6KLpwcG79GWT324CGptHHgyAQhB1QmwmS8R3vDn6PmbBFFBMoDglwpRz5sjlex9Ilj2GorttQZLbfmfD1HIaF6_ht4-g/s4032/3939EDFD-CF76-495B-9B7A-9A71B7050A70.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTkGJiYgr6nunDYwLkgF49wKAjEJItS5RmU0crp9nrelcgwsMTWgW9bbaCptlVmBnIOgKUH1CRHbfZYaHLgoBBedRVbxqoP6KLpwcG79GWT324CGptHHgyAQhB1QmwmS8R3vDn6PmbBFFBMoDglwpRz5sjlex9Ilj2GorttQZLbfmfD1HIaF6_ht4-g/w480-h640/3939EDFD-CF76-495B-9B7A-9A71B7050A70.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xFmOE4FV270gKqA1RS6Z1Y1WJCzJFWre11J85Xtipmw40vcQnzfd99k3H7O92ZZwYZoLMbICddEhwTSY619eZlP67TfYp-M1q1mY86H8wnnAFiLNBJgTWeLMprMH4hhFzp2lPLl0Rp8hrqjigDimEP0IerTgBuKEpPXDXvReWmR6q4svh24-SZiiVw/s4032/AC8434D2-6BDE-431F-A9B0-0FBD3C0AD57F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xFmOE4FV270gKqA1RS6Z1Y1WJCzJFWre11J85Xtipmw40vcQnzfd99k3H7O92ZZwYZoLMbICddEhwTSY619eZlP67TfYp-M1q1mY86H8wnnAFiLNBJgTWeLMprMH4hhFzp2lPLl0Rp8hrqjigDimEP0IerTgBuKEpPXDXvReWmR6q4svh24-SZiiVw/w480-h640/AC8434D2-6BDE-431F-A9B0-0FBD3C0AD57F.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTauTiqifBC5SK_w7gxIgjMZ1KhcwtBKnifBlFjPRM7dTRPZWbWJv_u3yBHC73ylu-B6qn2Unz7ejdr5S5OPoXrMH4ODwGG7j7TghavsgpwHotpUhsMGpay63oBjs_s9q7BydWD083GP0LKAznCgSE1rNlZmT14QCogmsB6gz-6mRK9KS4D7Wd7_e9VA/s4032/E85C7DA5-C68B-4445-B536-B5156B85A8EC.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTauTiqifBC5SK_w7gxIgjMZ1KhcwtBKnifBlFjPRM7dTRPZWbWJv_u3yBHC73ylu-B6qn2Unz7ejdr5S5OPoXrMH4ODwGG7j7TghavsgpwHotpUhsMGpay63oBjs_s9q7BydWD083GP0LKAznCgSE1rNlZmT14QCogmsB6gz-6mRK9KS4D7Wd7_e9VA/w300-h400/E85C7DA5-C68B-4445-B536-B5156B85A8EC.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Just steps down the street you find the Old State House. It was the seat of colonial and state governments. John Adams said that it was here that “the child of independence was born”.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHmzzNhhdSYlWKOM1UE7_h4VWg8-LnWkAg0mXmB4CQqXlHs_IaRePwysbnyWt2lD4b_CKiX66J5W5xjoiy-CdQZEi09nbSUteMn5tIsHVdO0xtP4MW53dENvjlPICz3jTSRq1he_7kI9LAxZeN-PIXVNp6sr8jA46s12WMW8UK4ggq8X76fyGuyUkiA/s4032/214B04E1-73E5-4CE3-BCC4-EFE8C0BD83DA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHmzzNhhdSYlWKOM1UE7_h4VWg8-LnWkAg0mXmB4CQqXlHs_IaRePwysbnyWt2lD4b_CKiX66J5W5xjoiy-CdQZEi09nbSUteMn5tIsHVdO0xtP4MW53dENvjlPICz3jTSRq1he_7kI9LAxZeN-PIXVNp6sr8jA46s12WMW8UK4ggq8X76fyGuyUkiA/w480-h640/214B04E1-73E5-4CE3-BCC4-EFE8C0BD83DA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Kings Council Chamber</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyGkGp-sCQomEJXMUSld7vD91ubVpwvpWGfNZ8hdiGgDiKjUMzrg88Z4ew7ozmrl7WLeksmfx7KGzqtdHE5UvLxFQjn7iswPX560HvB5tDqMuUEB-akmaI1ZrkRH50oLKrwcHlZ4fnUFBZbhz9gnZRMBG_gJphBW7S6BKpNL4rkcyfCdq8gWmqOhsrg/s4032/3AC061EA-A575-4E74-9B11-E128CEC9CDE4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyGkGp-sCQomEJXMUSld7vD91ubVpwvpWGfNZ8hdiGgDiKjUMzrg88Z4ew7ozmrl7WLeksmfx7KGzqtdHE5UvLxFQjn7iswPX560HvB5tDqMuUEB-akmaI1ZrkRH50oLKrwcHlZ4fnUFBZbhz9gnZRMBG_gJphBW7S6BKpNL4rkcyfCdq8gWmqOhsrg/w480-h640/3AC061EA-A575-4E74-9B11-E128CEC9CDE4.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Declaration of Independence was first read aloud from the east balcony of the Old State House on July 18, 1776. On the street below is the marker that’s the site of the Boston Massacre which took place on March 5, 1770.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMbingbhdNFIJlRmYXrjTGWme1FMDjzqNP6nG4o5LPtgMYj5W1PxBonVk1gLofT78tk_kZYzCsn6vzZ5C_iUJtfceXdrDZ-3sqSVQxy5xzGRFbNYOLukcVG-B-T8kUT3xbkFc4E9Tcsm_ezvVmAJuxmNKwQ-rSQPBMdNfJitrwPsHiGS9z1p_eOJt2g/s4032/7A6D9596-6986-47D7-A407-775001FA96A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMbingbhdNFIJlRmYXrjTGWme1FMDjzqNP6nG4o5LPtgMYj5W1PxBonVk1gLofT78tk_kZYzCsn6vzZ5C_iUJtfceXdrDZ-3sqSVQxy5xzGRFbNYOLukcVG-B-T8kUT3xbkFc4E9Tcsm_ezvVmAJuxmNKwQ-rSQPBMdNfJitrwPsHiGS9z1p_eOJt2g/w480-h640/7A6D9596-6986-47D7-A407-775001FA96A8.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5HUFXhUdfPrqeYSd2qMHbn3AA8dx43JS1_0VD_N1wxWRy-1l0PiJoDG3fM3J4wSMun4Pvitpce7nYROfW8y4AFIDlUS_-YezVi4XZNGvA5w0PHHbbJYKoT-VxGOx24y0x15wzBKeqTuhrUj0xNTI8QiXQrAwq0GLUg9qMgV6TpYD42L7brNFu7BWMw/s3744/C585E253-2147-4A1D-B9E8-CE259534A4EA.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5HUFXhUdfPrqeYSd2qMHbn3AA8dx43JS1_0VD_N1wxWRy-1l0PiJoDG3fM3J4wSMun4Pvitpce7nYROfW8y4AFIDlUS_-YezVi4XZNGvA5w0PHHbbJYKoT-VxGOx24y0x15wzBKeqTuhrUj0xNTI8QiXQrAwq0GLUg9qMgV6TpYD42L7brNFu7BWMw/w323-h400/C585E253-2147-4A1D-B9E8-CE259534A4EA.jpeg" width="323" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Faneuil Hall was an old market building built in 1742. The second floor was where town meetings were held. The Hall is still used today. Notable speakers included Samuel Adams and Frederick Douglass as they spoke of the struggle for freedom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWASe1421m9TGgcv5yPw-tGJNbzjvKF0NLB_pb1gWuuxBqgvIQ6mPaDY0qI9ghyX8sI9d0EuIjf6Sv3VO700sPuFY3KK1kVffln0JMcamcI925lFVu-YfRjtQQxxTlEk9vdDNct_KBznePM06dznOhPFGKlIKtnzlft5Eq0U3MuUb3Jr9bnUN4fCAmQ/s3793/E664AD5A-BA0C-48AC-B087-9C2251A70C69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3793" data-original-width="2844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWASe1421m9TGgcv5yPw-tGJNbzjvKF0NLB_pb1gWuuxBqgvIQ6mPaDY0qI9ghyX8sI9d0EuIjf6Sv3VO700sPuFY3KK1kVffln0JMcamcI925lFVu-YfRjtQQxxTlEk9vdDNct_KBznePM06dznOhPFGKlIKtnzlft5Eq0U3MuUb3Jr9bnUN4fCAmQ/w480-h640/E664AD5A-BA0C-48AC-B087-9C2251A70C69.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImFlZRw7ADX1DlVGb3tP1RQFr-CpopZOtQxYKIER_Kn7t8qoQWA0k5nkqVjnoT6te_QZJgbPfKVUBmtjvvk0jQ170nOTstnNFIAMRp5Jh4bKtws-7C8MnRf-uZg4z1VwMvyPiORfhxQ2sfKOpRnTmWYdGENKiZ38sROQLavxCMdSunvTnGj8Hb2c0wg/s4032/FCADC0D5-58EF-4380-B113-665FD2909A51.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImFlZRw7ADX1DlVGb3tP1RQFr-CpopZOtQxYKIER_Kn7t8qoQWA0k5nkqVjnoT6te_QZJgbPfKVUBmtjvvk0jQ170nOTstnNFIAMRp5Jh4bKtws-7C8MnRf-uZg4z1VwMvyPiORfhxQ2sfKOpRnTmWYdGENKiZ38sROQLavxCMdSunvTnGj8Hb2c0wg/w640-h480/FCADC0D5-58EF-4380-B113-665FD2909A51.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWKXCizGspYaBTccdTtRCvjfvAOAUXcNd6HpDeBgWU9og93SaWmKNqzwnbm_UKm-ADhLD6OTMsbacAJHVYiyyeaMQ--YY6NEM0otCI7lTJBMAyhHUstyRmx2dvp6udseZH0S7H-e8BEBWOTh5aRB3w5LG_Jjn6Y9gwr5x9HhovAFBm-T1m9yny9_Kow/s4032/9998C809-3EBF-4BAC-AF19-5052028C9437.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWKXCizGspYaBTccdTtRCvjfvAOAUXcNd6HpDeBgWU9og93SaWmKNqzwnbm_UKm-ADhLD6OTMsbacAJHVYiyyeaMQ--YY6NEM0otCI7lTJBMAyhHUstyRmx2dvp6udseZH0S7H-e8BEBWOTh5aRB3w5LG_Jjn6Y9gwr5x9HhovAFBm-T1m9yny9_Kow/w640-h480/9998C809-3EBF-4BAC-AF19-5052028C9437.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCWAD1OxY0UuQ38tN1dDMiRKqXZSr4TjKnEDmQr4rHiptVBkX48zLJOL1--ya8YoItAA2YEGbvWpJdHnQLVGpClIUn3sNYc4yrKd9bzqaFovXIK9bKnAM1IchiFlIHLdt_LCJdusEEZDQocOcePKV4RI3hX8ImGqDUN8BcQVE6vGtNUUB7V8UbVm-_A/s3051/D7CD9C81-398D-4F36-9F5B-E54082D8E047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="2881" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCWAD1OxY0UuQ38tN1dDMiRKqXZSr4TjKnEDmQr4rHiptVBkX48zLJOL1--ya8YoItAA2YEGbvWpJdHnQLVGpClIUn3sNYc4yrKd9bzqaFovXIK9bKnAM1IchiFlIHLdt_LCJdusEEZDQocOcePKV4RI3hX8ImGqDUN8BcQVE6vGtNUUB7V8UbVm-_A/w378-h400/D7CD9C81-398D-4F36-9F5B-E54082D8E047.jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our tour ended at the home of Paul Revere*. This was a “must visit” for a boy who was fond of Disney’s Johnny Tremain! It is downtown Boston’s oldest residence, and home to his family of some 16 children.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Yt5K3frxzhAujFLWb5XYWRiij_cYYveY6quTq2rJwPfUjP2V_oEdl08kbs2oXgZogmtfiJZPbEtBDbHMjW-m84275FUCNvNekKom9zFy7WiNJk2UpPah7JVS6b_eNBuTalQ-E5XgUcXaBTfFNCIXcYxM_CPd9Hch3xXbdtAb47fuAMZmQhEXmJStA/s4032/3C6C94EF-28F4-4E47-B45F-EAB7B275DA3A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Yt5K3frxzhAujFLWb5XYWRiij_cYYveY6quTq2rJwPfUjP2V_oEdl08kbs2oXgZogmtfiJZPbEtBDbHMjW-m84275FUCNvNekKom9zFy7WiNJk2UpPah7JVS6b_eNBuTalQ-E5XgUcXaBTfFNCIXcYxM_CPd9Hch3xXbdtAb47fuAMZmQhEXmJStA/w480-h640/3C6C94EF-28F4-4E47-B45F-EAB7B275DA3A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyelIzSN2PdwdUcLLGSGpEvVoZ5sooWblO_3OaFqKKkEQXXZFM1gXeMPEV2m2s-KUuKYmcqPTM0Z5eYm1bUwFPVaH5mAUXg9fTtl0-Rif-JwiTAAtFgDO3iWQ7LbguYjF4Giv7uorMiZD_9rnbpovzOXls30DLFnUFi_gTAD_xZo8ojq_SldhuRMuGCw/s2973/91CB6A10-18E5-46B8-AF10-AB0B1CE0C925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2973" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyelIzSN2PdwdUcLLGSGpEvVoZ5sooWblO_3OaFqKKkEQXXZFM1gXeMPEV2m2s-KUuKYmcqPTM0Z5eYm1bUwFPVaH5mAUXg9fTtl0-Rif-JwiTAAtFgDO3iWQ7LbguYjF4Giv7uorMiZD_9rnbpovzOXls30DLFnUFi_gTAD_xZo8ojq_SldhuRMuGCw/w640-h474/91CB6A10-18E5-46B8-AF10-AB0B1CE0C925.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk9lF9zGT0PWt2kz3nWsRrO_BvTUlE02JCycL3gSo97oMHjNMUJ2Dzy6ZH5J9Ky3nrommr9MBqMUcBRrpQKqqsIqyaMPnOu0800Gbecfk830rhGE1pX7w9nLF46jTEF14GcoT9UFKFMgzgJXLyYTO7b3lc7pMY5Oig843s4WLRUOqLvo8m1q9BhOnnA/s2926/2D35D480-7255-4205-AF22-1DACF87442DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="2926" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk9lF9zGT0PWt2kz3nWsRrO_BvTUlE02JCycL3gSo97oMHjNMUJ2Dzy6ZH5J9Ky3nrommr9MBqMUcBRrpQKqqsIqyaMPnOu0800Gbecfk830rhGE1pX7w9nLF46jTEF14GcoT9UFKFMgzgJXLyYTO7b3lc7pMY5Oig843s4WLRUOqLvo8m1q9BhOnnA/w640-h388/2D35D480-7255-4205-AF22-1DACF87442DE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">* As photography isn’t allowed inside the home, these interior photos were copied from post cards.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVX83V7lVPz3gNeBwxdn_QGWs4IjV6CYOELdoEZGH8jL4BFcQxbNyldByUngyl2v5pZtPzmmtTObLTQ0OX8sjkxclaZVoMMYszADqN8g8I2Z3g5nWLd-oya2tcnyRrP-YH6NpW1u_4SlqT0EQn2pF75-FzbXw6HSzA877w91CwJs6fEZNDKzlUWLD0w/s4032/D6C8401F-3439-4A45-9CF1-E6D7F922A107.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVX83V7lVPz3gNeBwxdn_QGWs4IjV6CYOELdoEZGH8jL4BFcQxbNyldByUngyl2v5pZtPzmmtTObLTQ0OX8sjkxclaZVoMMYszADqN8g8I2Z3g5nWLd-oya2tcnyRrP-YH6NpW1u_4SlqT0EQn2pF75-FzbXw6HSzA877w91CwJs6fEZNDKzlUWLD0w/w300-h400/D6C8401F-3439-4A45-9CF1-E6D7F922A107.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Another day found us driving to Quincy Massachusetts to visit the Adams’ birthplaces. The birthplaces of John, the 2nd president, and John Quincy, the 6th president, are located mere steps away from each other, on on the same ground on which they were built.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These two homes, and a third called the “Old House” at Peacefield make up the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/adam/index.htm" target="_blank">Adams National Historical Park</a>. You can view all three via Ranger led tours. The Rangers know their history and work to bring it alive in the 90 minute tours. Many of the furnishings in the birthplaces are antique and represent their place in time. Much of what you find in the “Old House” are originals and were owned by the family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsgG98tPgd180aPu_4mdIoW1sWL7nLkzDPfMawLfYpE6ctjemky2Xg8a1d6-SbZ0juwKUFMxQ4BMYaPfbQ8hk6a1ZwnGzXiz-KaqKdycTsrOMtFpNFF84d3bvjOhn-IIABA-ET4Ye7c5E6YIk-zvPRMCCUA4nKmFjxpUjZKbXpHyex_Y-bHjpmeD6Jw/s3836/3B401642-FFE1-49A7-87CB-BAEE4366DE31.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="3836" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsgG98tPgd180aPu_4mdIoW1sWL7nLkzDPfMawLfYpE6ctjemky2Xg8a1d6-SbZ0juwKUFMxQ4BMYaPfbQ8hk6a1ZwnGzXiz-KaqKdycTsrOMtFpNFF84d3bvjOhn-IIABA-ET4Ye7c5E6YIk-zvPRMCCUA4nKmFjxpUjZKbXpHyex_Y-bHjpmeD6Jw/w640-h480/3B401642-FFE1-49A7-87CB-BAEE4366DE31.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John Adams was born and grew up in this house. His father was a minister, farmer, community leader and a cobbler during the winter. It was in this house that John began his legal career.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wpk894jt5dc4WM8hYBr_4gCKK-G5IVesJo9e1WLcPirsxzvS2I90Ac9kBI0ccsIpWLR3TuBa_kJlgGZnYa1VwCAwKcH0Qg37LqpDFARfEWAaw2teHcmUKRMsTpsxLHqVTi6zRvkTNYi6q1iRzKWSVsopGBk8z4F_14uzhBgDH6A0yUVzJTlTrk53hw/s3794/7B0A7DB1-40EC-4A70-A48B-C49189B26281.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="3794" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wpk894jt5dc4WM8hYBr_4gCKK-G5IVesJo9e1WLcPirsxzvS2I90Ac9kBI0ccsIpWLR3TuBa_kJlgGZnYa1VwCAwKcH0Qg37LqpDFARfEWAaw2teHcmUKRMsTpsxLHqVTi6zRvkTNYi6q1iRzKWSVsopGBk8z4F_14uzhBgDH6A0yUVzJTlTrk53hw/w640-h480/7B0A7DB1-40EC-4A70-A48B-C49189B26281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This corner served and Adams’ first law office</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPchGT8yfctjOGyZLjVxB47FvRjMjxGqJtDlqBBz0Y16kBfCwBDexZZn4FqbCZ1s3I_pdPrUHC14q6iP3hxStaGBEYJUhjN8_uEz6FQi26Asez2c95IhfqBE_yhXJnsNJLo-N8CQ9j3bGynTUSPoPzTiXlikcXyL7CoeQunVL2WHCuujX22cZ_IiF4g/s4032/396F5A03-AF65-40FC-98DA-51D6D1EFDC53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPchGT8yfctjOGyZLjVxB47FvRjMjxGqJtDlqBBz0Y16kBfCwBDexZZn4FqbCZ1s3I_pdPrUHC14q6iP3hxStaGBEYJUhjN8_uEz6FQi26Asez2c95IhfqBE_yhXJnsNJLo-N8CQ9j3bGynTUSPoPzTiXlikcXyL7CoeQunVL2WHCuujX22cZ_IiF4g/w480-h640/396F5A03-AF65-40FC-98DA-51D6D1EFDC53.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AVyxfLUcauPnkUWhDQ7alkf49RJvFx7Xwk6s9wLqhSvKJfl9L6bey5d2RwEVt_AyB_kFmJdsfxSBUoc5FJ_x17Mx4b-Mwmu8B3gDYzpKKpbvsUPMT-w3I0vDh0H-TOTMCel72gZ6YGwURKa_q7jcJNbSKrfNKzbNIyFa3xI25vGN5Ti4W2vlHokXgg/s4032/88052C31-1081-4C6F-962C-7973DB8FF128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AVyxfLUcauPnkUWhDQ7alkf49RJvFx7Xwk6s9wLqhSvKJfl9L6bey5d2RwEVt_AyB_kFmJdsfxSBUoc5FJ_x17Mx4b-Mwmu8B3gDYzpKKpbvsUPMT-w3I0vDh0H-TOTMCel72gZ6YGwURKa_q7jcJNbSKrfNKzbNIyFa3xI25vGN5Ti4W2vlHokXgg/w480-h640/88052C31-1081-4C6F-962C-7973DB8FF128.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EUB5TWThJr8b4HpMtHyWKgq0hcZHosk8P1-J4WGbOgQtQXYiwrRvpFDoVtFUu6Q0IDiYtXiYaMUXjeXLgkML80Gz3GN_T-0NEJHZHqBmaZW7DystwJz5uGrYaduVyU5RxK_l14AWr7x0rwb3Y3Ze-OKwYB0UCWEPJNY2t-3vd-WUo6SawD52b5MX4g/s4032/008723E9-F04D-40AC-AB20-AED3CC87056B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EUB5TWThJr8b4HpMtHyWKgq0hcZHosk8P1-J4WGbOgQtQXYiwrRvpFDoVtFUu6Q0IDiYtXiYaMUXjeXLgkML80Gz3GN_T-0NEJHZHqBmaZW7DystwJz5uGrYaduVyU5RxK_l14AWr7x0rwb3Y3Ze-OKwYB0UCWEPJNY2t-3vd-WUo6SawD52b5MX4g/w640-h480/008723E9-F04D-40AC-AB20-AED3CC87056B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">John and Abigail moved into this farm house around 1764. It was here that their oldest son, John Quincy was born. Abigail managed the house and virtually everything else while John became more and involved in his law practice and politics.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgm3uw37WoTwAO8cnfjIU9DqqM2FxIDA3w_qbCyudLduMGRlTRnqJYo_0wdiikFt0AFUiIlKxcn0TEYROTViNH-hyYaDTZjn1wAcYhbAvuPY6RaXecLgDFOeTfY7alSFPazbMJUj1Ea_VpBX8X3c-72zq-L0gfPKNaqLWi3Abp4c7xLwun4s_kZx-Vg/s4032/1BCAB992-2DF5-4CE2-9E7F-AA69685F65CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgm3uw37WoTwAO8cnfjIU9DqqM2FxIDA3w_qbCyudLduMGRlTRnqJYo_0wdiikFt0AFUiIlKxcn0TEYROTViNH-hyYaDTZjn1wAcYhbAvuPY6RaXecLgDFOeTfY7alSFPazbMJUj1Ea_VpBX8X3c-72zq-L0gfPKNaqLWi3Abp4c7xLwun4s_kZx-Vg/w480-h640/1BCAB992-2DF5-4CE2-9E7F-AA69685F65CF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Abigail heard of the start of the war, she melted down her pewter spoons to make musket balls. Much of the time in this home, Abigail was on her own while John was in Boston or in Europe. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC9JrvSDXeg4d5x3VahVVlJOOSjRCot0XA0W6ozLjXaFVl7YxRCpzWVjHJH--nrrvF-2qJEK7ZTtNahToFg_3XnrU0BoAN8w9cj7hP491jvuyQt7CbD2wQaP-N-QxtAsEUgziG6tTxQ9s7TTBjP-Nde2rs27Mh33KqsNyuBTl-LOgSFd28iSF_y79FA/s4032/D4CF0C98-1C92-42FB-9447-B6C1AF35292B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC9JrvSDXeg4d5x3VahVVlJOOSjRCot0XA0W6ozLjXaFVl7YxRCpzWVjHJH--nrrvF-2qJEK7ZTtNahToFg_3XnrU0BoAN8w9cj7hP491jvuyQt7CbD2wQaP-N-QxtAsEUgziG6tTxQ9s7TTBjP-Nde2rs27Mh33KqsNyuBTl-LOgSFd28iSF_y79FA/w400-h300/D4CF0C98-1C92-42FB-9447-B6C1AF35292B.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The Adam’s purchased this “Genteel Dwelling House” 1788 after returning from his years abroad as a diplomat. John continued to serve his country as both Vice President, and then as President, while living here before settling into his retirement.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEkf1zIOGNe8RCTnWgD_aJ4DOKqB1zbm1RxdN9A9Ksb8GAcfTJxI0GY2WWZt0RjarMMX6KFDxxkJwnwusRGoR0Av9um7H8xT4o6r9b-yRALJGjLNzPFN0AAuWW3T2kQNlQZDzquE1O6MLqiEA7i3kXPJ3vEhSPszSdaP4LILjWka8734M2gRWFzWadA/s4032/2FA8494A-AF87-46F0-BF3C-9A23EE05A45A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEkf1zIOGNe8RCTnWgD_aJ4DOKqB1zbm1RxdN9A9Ksb8GAcfTJxI0GY2WWZt0RjarMMX6KFDxxkJwnwusRGoR0Av9um7H8xT4o6r9b-yRALJGjLNzPFN0AAuWW3T2kQNlQZDzquE1O6MLqiEA7i3kXPJ3vEhSPszSdaP4LILjWka8734M2gRWFzWadA/w640-h480/2FA8494A-AF87-46F0-BF3C-9A23EE05A45A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wwBFjOscTeA-V_vMPlz4YfRnC3hY9d21Cm-xonxbwNkHl-crkQdX-UfxttJ3f0P0DFrGcZzbyDW6TDD3D8YaTanahnRQzpPBh2-xZ3BuodRFs1PBfPKRm0lk1gJLa-C75qxADT1w0BQhrJlBQ60fmJI--Cs2TFkTud390tekWYpYWQzLFLa3AzgzhA/s4032/A563CBC1-0614-48AB-9089-790E9CB5A8FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wwBFjOscTeA-V_vMPlz4YfRnC3hY9d21Cm-xonxbwNkHl-crkQdX-UfxttJ3f0P0DFrGcZzbyDW6TDD3D8YaTanahnRQzpPBh2-xZ3BuodRFs1PBfPKRm0lk1gJLa-C75qxADT1w0BQhrJlBQ60fmJI--Cs2TFkTud390tekWYpYWQzLFLa3AzgzhA/w640-h480/A563CBC1-0614-48AB-9089-790E9CB5A8FB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7C0QKgNncSRbnXyyEJRPLDWeEJzq0TmU4h7DA_1YyVMVrMpNuUIWk8qF9qFzyU8U3IT9x4PvWYjw_bhEkCnp-OpSv7xoxegODpZcfyX5JSjvHifLCTsDI4faokM3Hj_14eINmqAaH4uSg4TdhF1NDEj9ucDB1ENV-I5ADYGbJlmbYPDuSoaHWroe3g/s4032/1225E2AC-30BE-4EAD-A436-69F8330BC4CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7C0QKgNncSRbnXyyEJRPLDWeEJzq0TmU4h7DA_1YyVMVrMpNuUIWk8qF9qFzyU8U3IT9x4PvWYjw_bhEkCnp-OpSv7xoxegODpZcfyX5JSjvHifLCTsDI4faokM3Hj_14eINmqAaH4uSg4TdhF1NDEj9ucDB1ENV-I5ADYGbJlmbYPDuSoaHWroe3g/w480-h640/1225E2AC-30BE-4EAD-A436-69F8330BC4CD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bFn_zln4YtTNbTQI6ErwKeCt_2U1WQ79ziyhbXzzF7I6U9Zy2hn9GopbvpBYvSw-nRcNgYLzM21kCkZUn-O0ZBlIC8rWsKaBpVJKRV_zl22iAjqcA__piAXFMVDN81TTwk1HyFYrlE_kO65C2RasaSJDeNcT0EDXvYMWWflC3TkmsC-ecvr3Y42qqg/s2821/6C71861F-51FB-4FE9-BBAE-FE3E9EFB6929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="2821" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bFn_zln4YtTNbTQI6ErwKeCt_2U1WQ79ziyhbXzzF7I6U9Zy2hn9GopbvpBYvSw-nRcNgYLzM21kCkZUn-O0ZBlIC8rWsKaBpVJKRV_zl22iAjqcA__piAXFMVDN81TTwk1HyFYrlE_kO65C2RasaSJDeNcT0EDXvYMWWflC3TkmsC-ecvr3Y42qqg/w640-h452/6C71861F-51FB-4FE9-BBAE-FE3E9EFB6929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz2U3YLhY8H30UkXWOkRLdA_xVM-zYMSQMwd5cNsE3KVxi43I4uEUjSeXmeShWJlBM0ZrVhELZAKdCw1HsKYySM4tyT0T4ZEE0AVB06IVva_qK_JFKJXenf8AJCdxqrTqzUttzQh-tFBOSrMyXe2NIBozlRLtghA_NtB81s-5G8fcWSIZfW7bQN7mlA/s4032/D55C57DA-DCEB-43E0-8D2A-E568F2A3B46E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz2U3YLhY8H30UkXWOkRLdA_xVM-zYMSQMwd5cNsE3KVxi43I4uEUjSeXmeShWJlBM0ZrVhELZAKdCw1HsKYySM4tyT0T4ZEE0AVB06IVva_qK_JFKJXenf8AJCdxqrTqzUttzQh-tFBOSrMyXe2NIBozlRLtghA_NtB81s-5G8fcWSIZfW7bQN7mlA/w300-h400/D55C57DA-DCEB-43E0-8D2A-E568F2A3B46E.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">We found the Stone Library and the gardens very interesting. The library was built in 1870 and houses over 14,000 family books and papers. Many of which are priceless pieces of history.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprnVQYlk0weGT2-4XARWM8ZiRO7iP2hZ9vKyLdvYvbEUkf25znLHdqI3LTYUmbIUcvXvRwCwhy0etVWpwOeN4Fs_syygBnvB6p8A_ASB_Sf5i8kaYXVyOk77bIzMoRz2hFTSNKq5Tpy8aXBrLxVGdKN1mvXfN05zhizLFX07ISisLIqQJP2R8aZYDIw/s4032/1C287DB5-AD3D-4191-8A3F-F833FBA03E0E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprnVQYlk0weGT2-4XARWM8ZiRO7iP2hZ9vKyLdvYvbEUkf25znLHdqI3LTYUmbIUcvXvRwCwhy0etVWpwOeN4Fs_syygBnvB6p8A_ASB_Sf5i8kaYXVyOk77bIzMoRz2hFTSNKq5Tpy8aXBrLxVGdKN1mvXfN05zhizLFX07ISisLIqQJP2R8aZYDIw/w480-h640/1C287DB5-AD3D-4191-8A3F-F833FBA03E0E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDRhR2_tuSNscwWUqKM6x8c3Q_CM55dQwEJUzSTx-Dan8SyceyxkPdNb3OVa-OaiadxkNb7fDje8UxdT9C_Fs6yx0rlqUR7tg4iw3BdDYjXLrTwshTRjIukVXtYrRQ7TTk8QUqxYuJ2Gy9QKZcJl5G6G6mpX2OaOfU4twFV7pL1RdROimFwSgPnImgA/s4032/ACCC6B5F-0A0D-46D5-8531-A59516B472F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDRhR2_tuSNscwWUqKM6x8c3Q_CM55dQwEJUzSTx-Dan8SyceyxkPdNb3OVa-OaiadxkNb7fDje8UxdT9C_Fs6yx0rlqUR7tg4iw3BdDYjXLrTwshTRjIukVXtYrRQ7TTk8QUqxYuJ2Gy9QKZcJl5G6G6mpX2OaOfU4twFV7pL1RdROimFwSgPnImgA/w480-h640/ACCC6B5F-0A0D-46D5-8531-A59516B472F1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fI1_glUnv-ehRaU2wghf3MJY4NGT4Ek2LKmMOs5taFyg4Psmx_ittmweAcii-NA07DnoChvwUq3kP7DhpAtAQYhLAYB-OoZiyVi4Cuysv33Obl2mtJ0T5pYu0h74PRYx9wK6BzpMU7tjGM2xuVpeNYYWAMm4-l2QCikJ6to000oKMuJLP2_jqgRx4g/s3678/01440486-ED57-40F4-A50A-3DEFB8E40E56.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="2758" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fI1_glUnv-ehRaU2wghf3MJY4NGT4Ek2LKmMOs5taFyg4Psmx_ittmweAcii-NA07DnoChvwUq3kP7DhpAtAQYhLAYB-OoZiyVi4Cuysv33Obl2mtJ0T5pYu0h74PRYx9wK6BzpMU7tjGM2xuVpeNYYWAMm4-l2QCikJ6to000oKMuJLP2_jqgRx4g/w300-h400/01440486-ED57-40F4-A50A-3DEFB8E40E56.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The tile floor is an intricate pattern that seems perfect. However, when installed Charles Francis Adams asked for a single imperfection, revealing that nothing is ever perfect. Can you find it?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">C<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JrtfVVSHRBOYuBME3iT7rVEmkADBaKsdrxqHZJTjKQgua84waYbY9fw_rdqsG4cTbQxEc_2KNYcxuQvqW35Vp8NVRDbnwt3zaVt9j_m0xzif9Gn3Nq-PRS3ijpCM0hLGvmDhIrfXmaec3rFhmZkqFK7Q5ufD-jBx-dH6L0LYn6bbFozq1-fkwL5zaA/s4032/C621CAFC-D34F-44DA-8A27-7462113C0233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3880" data-original-width="10678" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF9fvIpf5k1bYfFe7lqKchoyfW7KF27ZvwcObho6zeOqI7yFN2ZhUqlnC9vHMbWqBwe2zdpXI12VOozEyRyDsKnZk8zxROKMtcJNUwo7prl_Fa5mWHwfLdb2oo8q6h_5zjYONxw3M-u17wJb4uhGbLQ1ThYglHF6KeGwlJuejTYdZck-6JXCNn_QNdA/w640-h232/AD59E762-CF32-4935-97DE-E062A7AA3CE9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvjs6BY2_GBXyPVZDkrcnOIaQlHeUX3f7w0NER_xMejPv1RndQvvvVTxpJ8s1WFILaSu-o-M68gBFmUSqHhO_xiaGBz6je1anxynwTwl0zeajWb4TiXnNPZB1OFdxxDH07IdOh2HO6RIl9m8Clx00ogQDGTYzL8HLhPBCtjLQ6UdsJenHlXxIIfWG5Q/s3704/5FFB4C18-8384-49E3-BFAA-B5755E751E13.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3704" data-original-width="2778" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvjs6BY2_GBXyPVZDkrcnOIaQlHeUX3f7w0NER_xMejPv1RndQvvvVTxpJ8s1WFILaSu-o-M68gBFmUSqHhO_xiaGBz6je1anxynwTwl0zeajWb4TiXnNPZB1OFdxxDH07IdOh2HO6RIl9m8Clx00ogQDGTYzL8HLhPBCtjLQ6UdsJenHlXxIIfWG5Q/w300-h400/5FFB4C18-8384-49E3-BFAA-B5755E751E13.jpeg" width="300" /> </a> <span style="font-size: large;">Our first nights in West Virginia were spent in Harpers Ferry. We have been selecting states to visit, where we have never been. It can be a challenge finding open campgrounds this far north, this time of year. We chose to visit the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm" target="_blank">Harpers Ferry National Historical Park</a> because of it’s location and it’s significance to the Civil War, and freedom for the slaves.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is also the location of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry">John Brown’s Raid</a> on the National Armory in 1859, undertaken with the intent to fight a war to end slavery in the United States. The raid was a failure, but some say it was the battle that began the war that ended slavery.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In addition, the town is the home of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storer_College" target="_blank">Storer College</a>, the first school of higher education for newly freed Black citizens. John Browns Fort, and the College stand in testament of their fight for freedom.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The town itself is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. It’s location along these rivers were ideally suited to build an industrial town with ready access to hydro power. The C&O Canal and later the Railroads provided ready transportation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The primary industry here was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry_Armory" target="_blank">National Armory</a>, where arms for the army were made and stockpiled. The site was critical to both sides in the civil war. It was the site of several battles in the war, most notably the Battle of Harpers Ferry in September of 1862, when General Stonewall Jackson took the town, resulting in the surrender of almost 13,000 union troops.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">While the town survived it all, it finally fell to the frequent and violent floods. Taking not only the manufacturing plants, but also the canal. The lower town was abandoned until it was taken over by the National Parks Service. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Walking here now you can visit remaining and reconstructed houses that display what life may have been like in the late 1800’s. You can also visit John Brown’s Fort, where he made his final stand. The building has been moved four times, in order to preserve it for history.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcYgTW23tfvZOaRI34xSuNB9FUvE4UCHSBWKw4fvXOKCIwx1R_60OufPDEX_A24MjxMBeha8jZad_283QJJMgTwS9rGggsVXq4rb4XCvcn2hyISuBCUn-qxSVXqFesvS9nUm37tQf3CYpMo2qrfG0JZ_fGHMV34UYC4qP7R-eCIRqGUaLnmkOPceGzw/s4032/5D879E5D-1E68-4849-8F37-4FC13A49651A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcYgTW23tfvZOaRI34xSuNB9FUvE4UCHSBWKw4fvXOKCIwx1R_60OufPDEX_A24MjxMBeha8jZad_283QJJMgTwS9rGggsVXq4rb4XCvcn2hyISuBCUn-qxSVXqFesvS9nUm37tQf3CYpMo2qrfG0JZ_fGHMV34UYC4qP7R-eCIRqGUaLnmkOPceGzw/w300-h400/5D879E5D-1E68-4849-8F37-4FC13A49651A.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">And finally, the town serves as the mid-point of the 2,200 mile long <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail" target="_blank">Appalachian Trail</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OQ3rJlbl_zt78IOfxBA8-0kN11pDtSSnSvGat02HRC2UezwlUVroVcrjr-EiPs9tRG6-LhbkTJ8gE9pR-A4o3XeI_IbeR22VrcGbkfZn-diYJJJApH9us4E0eLBq9sNsG9wqJ5wT2mHI5qo2_XV5FLsSLlwqGYLY4Yv7rIExugHybov88ztrgIX5HQ/s4032/952A809C-6B26-4822-B848-9459ED33F04D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As his raid broke down, he and his men took hostages and barricaded in this building. They were trapped, with no way out. A company of Marines, under the command of one Col. Robert E. Lee stormed the stronghold, capturing Brown and his remaining men. Twenty-two of Brown’s provisional army conducted the raid. Ten were killed, seven were captured, tried and hung. Five escaped. Among Brown’s men were Black men, both slaves and free. This building stands about 100 feet away from where it stood at the time of the raid in 1859.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVfSFsG8kx1v4XvX092tnQNiBgDMB8JKSCKaP18WSVwps4yAGfutohmBmsbXJuAkyupZEvSj3yqjTtGAt9FFzQWqoLUFtpvf6Swm8-PGPqN8AidZjDU_Z2Ri-5nxehlKYJYoBpK0iGlRMtFsTBdAWOAVDi4FFh5Q1uhkMSWaf45ycFIAfSvX1tghuvA/s4032/717617DD-AE1E-4C11-847D-52060BB9A8B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVfSFsG8kx1v4XvX092tnQNiBgDMB8JKSCKaP18WSVwps4yAGfutohmBmsbXJuAkyupZEvSj3yqjTtGAt9FFzQWqoLUFtpvf6Swm8-PGPqN8AidZjDU_Z2Ri-5nxehlKYJYoBpK0iGlRMtFsTBdAWOAVDi4FFh5Q1uhkMSWaf45ycFIAfSvX1tghuvA/w480-h640/717617DD-AE1E-4C11-847D-52060BB9A8B3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwbruoblI9IvT5x-Ayw4G6FalqXPNzukplgz87nY6mjBu7WM3JtmlNiGppasRih6fKzgrnls4U1OTz7p-eFe9takGd5AoAjB9Ri0ZDMinJbiJVpvY0_lz9UEgNLZ2zM4Dieoq5fXj1cfrO-PaXhDP0JtwzEvN54f89KZCiAqWz2Y2h7gSmGr3HnPfnA/s4032/E71C9B5A-C8DA-4B78-9C0F-C52333D50F2E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwbruoblI9IvT5x-Ayw4G6FalqXPNzukplgz87nY6mjBu7WM3JtmlNiGppasRih6fKzgrnls4U1OTz7p-eFe9takGd5AoAjB9Ri0ZDMinJbiJVpvY0_lz9UEgNLZ2zM4Dieoq5fXj1cfrO-PaXhDP0JtwzEvN54f89KZCiAqWz2Y2h7gSmGr3HnPfnA/w480-h640/E71C9B5A-C8DA-4B78-9C0F-C52333D50F2E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXNh4eEPSnSdk-XyFZkBXN-OOW0A83G69GPIfme7X6pQ9nXFHpPcAk5W_5tm_i3NMvUirbH_4tIzIe8hby8xG786N5CHxAvxm8-3cP2D-J9aMpR3UL2c9dxcQzYq2nzKgyTl35prXxYdmYYLd4o8JD2JtwpvxAHQITK5KnMOuHlWYew_a5PrDltPZ_w/s4032/80AF7587-743D-4F01-88DD-053AB47ABCAD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXNh4eEPSnSdk-XyFZkBXN-OOW0A83G69GPIfme7X6pQ9nXFHpPcAk5W_5tm_i3NMvUirbH_4tIzIe8hby8xG786N5CHxAvxm8-3cP2D-J9aMpR3UL2c9dxcQzYq2nzKgyTl35prXxYdmYYLd4o8JD2JtwpvxAHQITK5KnMOuHlWYew_a5PrDltPZ_w/w300-h400/80AF7587-743D-4F01-88DD-053AB47ABCAD.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yr1ctKicFfjfUN-9VP7Sr17wLAJYW7-MQydGymTbiU8KJpHmXodNIDBSXrCzetP-9u3SYcfjOOH0napV_wtLGloaWutooM-_nLuxQWICZjvI5T8sRhNdwD-VzNIhtMRUio8SPAR8TzPh4-tRxpmekCQnj3Q4TtXRtiZnt9p_Q1KQS2TdOuDRAzAZtA/s3088/532123E3-CE7D-4A0E-AF2C-B6C18972F3F4.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yr1ctKicFfjfUN-9VP7Sr17wLAJYW7-MQydGymTbiU8KJpHmXodNIDBSXrCzetP-9u3SYcfjOOH0napV_wtLGloaWutooM-_nLuxQWICZjvI5T8sRhNdwD-VzNIhtMRUio8SPAR8TzPh4-tRxpmekCQnj3Q4TtXRtiZnt9p_Q1KQS2TdOuDRAzAZtA/w400-h300/532123E3-CE7D-4A0E-AF2C-B6C18972F3F4.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Just across from John Brown’s Fort you will find The Point. It is the location where the Potomac and the Shenandoah rivers meet. From this point standing in West Virginia, you can look North, over the Shenandoah River and see Loudoun Heights and Virginia. Looking across the Potomac River you see Maryland Heights and Maryland.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Where the rivers meet creates a Water Gap through the Blue Ridge Mountains. Captain Meriwether Lewis came to the Armory at Harpers Ferry to obtain the Rifles for his Corps of Discovery and its expedition to the Pacific. Viewing this Gap, he hoped to find a similar one through the Rocky Mountains to the west.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Behind you, in West Virginia are the Bolivar Heights, Schoolhouse Ridge and the high point of the Murphy-Chambers Farm. All of these locations play key roles in the several battles here during the Civil War.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DTUyKFz9mjc4XUMM8CwiNRAFrdus9RSDsrQCHI2cyrLl0BAplBwZHIk-SKi0BGsld9CPMrf7DlHWKix_yxvdKIpxKhkMiKgR2oyQ663WpvstJXRfL9llp07Kre817hdh3mJ54xnBqAzVQCdS0d6O4x9ExH3u8wbdsxt_SS51zWYWnW6bTALxzbTZDg/s4032/6AEAEBE8-D558-487B-84F5-34933DAF439E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DTUyKFz9mjc4XUMM8CwiNRAFrdus9RSDsrQCHI2cyrLl0BAplBwZHIk-SKi0BGsld9CPMrf7DlHWKix_yxvdKIpxKhkMiKgR2oyQ663WpvstJXRfL9llp07Kre817hdh3mJ54xnBqAzVQCdS0d6O4x9ExH3u8wbdsxt_SS51zWYWnW6bTALxzbTZDg/w480-h640/6AEAEBE8-D558-487B-84F5-34933DAF439E.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This foot bridge across the Potomac River leads to the Appalachian Trail, and the remnants of the C&O Canal.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaILAC2HZrhhJfhW5vsR4e1PmyjdOSKCzBURm_4cH8xHTLAO3gDA_RZT1--yL5lisEmfKU_tyC44i9JboQ9qZvX7TrvtR5FsBURoGC9WEYW3B4DfzLf5WKGOgaIKmxu2yzI5yGgxCIgcCywm44_BR9hyLlO1eNB2IBr-UXM6gz98R3-uZ3vOc2Z3PB4g/s4032/253B41D0-743C-472E-A734-0210BBFC0811.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaILAC2HZrhhJfhW5vsR4e1PmyjdOSKCzBURm_4cH8xHTLAO3gDA_RZT1--yL5lisEmfKU_tyC44i9JboQ9qZvX7TrvtR5FsBURoGC9WEYW3B4DfzLf5WKGOgaIKmxu2yzI5yGgxCIgcCywm44_BR9hyLlO1eNB2IBr-UXM6gz98R3-uZ3vOc2Z3PB4g/w480-h640/253B41D0-743C-472E-A734-0210BBFC0811.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our second day found us at the Murphy-Chambers Farm and a expansive view of the Shenandoah River. As I took this photograph a Bald Eagle wheeled in the air, above the river.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The farm was key in Stonewall Jackson’s victory in 1861. Placing canon on this ridge allowed him trap the Union forces in the town and on the Bolivar Heights.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH80QKYEAdPbH_9SqXOKACc6TmbxREC6gxCSPVhim7vYcyaUiFcgw4Tl7r9wPbhsDdVfy_kQM40T74p2qfJAzuQix74nZu9kcrdd4XSm3THu3b1t1jsjnvD84r42LEizaToP3DSMEVcLgq41rutBnJ7jcIzGXE7zummbirh3gULZ94bgM6Rf_WlWTB-w/s4032/489260FF-D446-4560-A008-051AA9F43D13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH80QKYEAdPbH_9SqXOKACc6TmbxREC6gxCSPVhim7vYcyaUiFcgw4Tl7r9wPbhsDdVfy_kQM40T74p2qfJAzuQix74nZu9kcrdd4XSm3THu3b1t1jsjnvD84r42LEizaToP3DSMEVcLgq41rutBnJ7jcIzGXE7zummbirh3gULZ94bgM6Rf_WlWTB-w/w640-h480/489260FF-D446-4560-A008-051AA9F43D13.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUt2o88G7VugPXVgATo7xSYXe2yQ_JRvyHveQiQngyho4A6EN1Cn5XeWHVhi3CbazQJ-DQCMUyqWAqXfiD-8gg1p22YJm20eS-jqOhxVJb8rvz4oH4Pg5u5GqHwhHYKeKKlvJNy5B5t1BgUvA4CwBzkIzYQCYrNZiM1YMS8VIM_fTFBBOA6c2fn97Zg/s4032/86495D2C-8C0A-4F86-9564-D17F693466E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUt2o88G7VugPXVgATo7xSYXe2yQ_JRvyHveQiQngyho4A6EN1Cn5XeWHVhi3CbazQJ-DQCMUyqWAqXfiD-8gg1p22YJm20eS-jqOhxVJb8rvz4oH4Pg5u5GqHwhHYKeKKlvJNy5B5t1BgUvA4CwBzkIzYQCYrNZiM1YMS8VIM_fTFBBOA6c2fn97Zg/w640-h480/86495D2C-8C0A-4F86-9564-D17F693466E0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Farm was also home, at one time to John Brown’s Fort. It once sat on this foundation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJn-9A3ab_mim9w0YN-47xL8_nmJlAXzpgdAHuQjRn2sm38150g_6IgzMvpJe1mjVb8soc2_deRDHRIb1AUrWWoM0FR-Z1VBAdNSUJ8OProufdEV_EZxZg9AHHFjuVzqox0oBqY7GPstR0eApa1D_ZJ-hQIcVwMUTrPlmiBa8IGycrIr9r5Yo1qlKbw/s9908/839558B3-43B5-474A-A8C7-DC2B03AB8537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3836" data-original-width="9908" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJn-9A3ab_mim9w0YN-47xL8_nmJlAXzpgdAHuQjRn2sm38150g_6IgzMvpJe1mjVb8soc2_deRDHRIb1AUrWWoM0FR-Z1VBAdNSUJ8OProufdEV_EZxZg9AHHFjuVzqox0oBqY7GPstR0eApa1D_ZJ-hQIcVwMUTrPlmiBa8IGycrIr9r5Yo1qlKbw/w640-h248/839558B3-43B5-474A-A8C7-DC2B03AB8537.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrQSNfmvNrNsqo_85wk3I5hnu6kaAWRmWB_ODyc3ho0VeQbaDTGI4UENiJ_HZeNGb7IHuEkBMwtlij14R6Gm6uKMtmWEKwAXfSXkgBy_F4z0ZjGPKLzVpw4WvSGMSWpkc9F9rtIisYFjYnupAi-XRohjcwCjLraVcXgrIg7hBHTZzaPKe7CiIDKZEyw/s3088/CEABEC5A-18AB-4CBF-9BC6-CF6EAE4D1DA1.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrQSNfmvNrNsqo_85wk3I5hnu6kaAWRmWB_ODyc3ho0VeQbaDTGI4UENiJ_HZeNGb7IHuEkBMwtlij14R6Gm6uKMtmWEKwAXfSXkgBy_F4z0ZjGPKLzVpw4WvSGMSWpkc9F9rtIisYFjYnupAi-XRohjcwCjLraVcXgrIg7hBHTZzaPKe7CiIDKZEyw/w400-h300/CEABEC5A-18AB-4CBF-9BC6-CF6EAE4D1DA1.jpeg" width="400" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;"><div>We returned to Town to take the small walk to Jefferson’s Rock. The walk follows the Appalachian Trail for a short distance. As well as the rock, you can visit the Harper Cemetery and the historic grounds of Storer College. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The trail begins in Town, climbing a series of steps climbing past St. Peter’s Catholic Church and the ruins of St. John’s Episcopal Church. The trail leads through the Cemetery and onto the College.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo6usa3VP9zTyuy_14UIODLyXSZ14L_e2KfsV8KDYpaVKMsEVF1rKGInEdE2ZsqJ7yoakp92yAenZ7ebX8tpIQQR3trkoyaBPpi6LMHYQiakanQwPMXmjn5yC-7t0FG37BYa8gImb-NlwRfCIHgrjG9724fx0bFAnBL36nySx9vF3GGaq_CbC5dbm8w/s4032/9B1EE606-8FD6-4E73-AA98-A00CC1FAE3DA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEo6usa3VP9zTyuy_14UIODLyXSZ14L_e2KfsV8KDYpaVKMsEVF1rKGInEdE2ZsqJ7yoakp92yAenZ7ebX8tpIQQR3trkoyaBPpi6LMHYQiakanQwPMXmjn5yC-7t0FG37BYa8gImb-NlwRfCIHgrjG9724fx0bFAnBL36nySx9vF3GGaq_CbC5dbm8w/w480-h640/9B1EE606-8FD6-4E73-AA98-A00CC1FAE3DA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He commented on the beauty noting how each river had cut their way, carving into the cliffs and hillsides in their quest to find the sea. Saying, “This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic.”<br /><br />The rock began to deteriorate and become unstable. It was stabilized with the four stone pillars under each corner in 1860.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiQRHlEUdanxMCqFL36FCIZrOwlvc5agwOzznk7BEATMlX8g_Mnfz4xxUr6R58j-sp6bM58VIiqdwz-eR0j5CSajHtPcpZVIZtP43-6L2ypuyUqTsSKi5zOPhPpTaOfj4WPMzyX5V_ol3E0Ka3tu20DX9QhY5J0dL0Mbsi1UZGF4Brv-8F_NlMh72sA/s4032/12794170-1BA1-4D28-851E-FC1EF531628C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiQRHlEUdanxMCqFL36FCIZrOwlvc5agwOzznk7BEATMlX8g_Mnfz4xxUr6R58j-sp6bM58VIiqdwz-eR0j5CSajHtPcpZVIZtP43-6L2ypuyUqTsSKi5zOPhPpTaOfj4WPMzyX5V_ol3E0Ka3tu20DX9QhY5J0dL0Mbsi1UZGF4Brv-8F_NlMh72sA/w640-h480/12794170-1BA1-4D28-851E-FC1EF531628C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Harper Cemetery looking East</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUgUVjxkLWM2UAjk8bcL_6CyWLql0E22htjJJ8lR775UO1tacGHm2Xkt-32L-iK8L-IYvrfE-6MTBQ4lHbg9ceH8EYNDV__7dBugaSq_5fuliuEYOqhJsuVoY7OIGnEeCVrgNB4s0B27V3Lup5_9I83-tQ7g3ufvMlU4ud4qAnR3DWqUz_KrsUsiCsQ/s4032/E5D257C5-6C14-4B37-BEBC-58CA6F1FF0F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUgUVjxkLWM2UAjk8bcL_6CyWLql0E22htjJJ8lR775UO1tacGHm2Xkt-32L-iK8L-IYvrfE-6MTBQ4lHbg9ceH8EYNDV__7dBugaSq_5fuliuEYOqhJsuVoY7OIGnEeCVrgNB4s0B27V3Lup5_9I83-tQ7g3ufvMlU4ud4qAnR3DWqUz_KrsUsiCsQ/w480-h640/E5D257C5-6C14-4B37-BEBC-58CA6F1FF0F0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lockwood House home to hospitals and command headquarters during the Civil War. It then became the nucleus of Storer College.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpIopaL1lSjIXKPe40yURQ3ghqSx5APqSXe5hSQkK5YgrU3d3fPUadipRaM29I-gvjAQTsq9SeUh4JwYVdZx8b9yoINyz_QARiFRS__1GCITKP_nTeLZ62hyGk7F1o0N_gnh4uwDIG5hB7DBwFVFHirYvBTSnS72Sf0rUgWA1nCHMNDMdBc63F0F7pQ/s4032/9646C7FD-71E4-4869-907D-6EA9258FE0AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpIopaL1lSjIXKPe40yURQ3ghqSx5APqSXe5hSQkK5YgrU3d3fPUadipRaM29I-gvjAQTsq9SeUh4JwYVdZx8b9yoINyz_QARiFRS__1GCITKP_nTeLZ62hyGk7F1o0N_gnh4uwDIG5hB7DBwFVFHirYvBTSnS72Sf0rUgWA1nCHMNDMdBc63F0F7pQ/w480-h640/9646C7FD-71E4-4869-907D-6EA9258FE0AC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-55309541312388041402022-08-27T08:17:00.000-07:002022-08-27T08:17:44.796-07:00Fortress Louisbourg, Cape Breton<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlnfpwzXbeI0M-hkAX4fablhhuXXqjmM3igD7tVu9IWALzcaU0zTxK4hWOIIlGspyapcZp4_xYc4WBsGeRbuou-h4UVj68Iz5BIDgbLIbzl_m2srvDgTyQYxrQjfgstYe1jRE5Ges1TqkA90oekHSJXbRMG7JVhSiQXHs6LYws1fjCQZTmzLu3KnPLw/s4032/A0FB04CC-196E-40C8-8868-A45C4D9D704F.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlnfpwzXbeI0M-hkAX4fablhhuXXqjmM3igD7tVu9IWALzcaU0zTxK4hWOIIlGspyapcZp4_xYc4WBsGeRbuou-h4UVj68Iz5BIDgbLIbzl_m2srvDgTyQYxrQjfgstYe1jRE5Ges1TqkA90oekHSJXbRMG7JVhSiQXHs6LYws1fjCQZTmzLu3KnPLw/w300-h400/A0FB04CC-196E-40C8-8868-A45C4D9D704F.jpeg" width="300" /></a> <span style="font-size: large;">A visit to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Louisbourg" target="_blank">Fortress Louisboug</a> takes you back in time to when the French controlled what was then Île Royale as a part of New France. Established in 1713 due to the cod fishing and adjacent deep water port it became a primary commercial port for the French. Here you get a taste of the French and Acadian influences across Cape Breton.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The entire <a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg" target="_blank">Historical Site</a> is a reconstruction of about a quarter of the town. The story of the reconstruction is as interesting as the site itself. The French kept meticulous records. As this was one of the first planned French communities in North America, those records survive to this day. Every building in the site is constructed on it’s original foundation, according to the architectural plans, furnished and decorated according to inventories completed at that time. An official inventory of personal possessions was taken at the death of the owner, to ensure that all outstanding debts and taxes were paid. Reconstructionists used these plans and inventories to complete their work.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Much of the reconstruction took place in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s and employed out of work coal miners for the task. These workers where taught new skills and trades, and then had jobs completing the work.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The place is massive and will take up an entire day to see it properly. It’s all the more impressive when you understand that only about a quarter of the fortified town has been reconstructed. Very little of the fishing village, outside of the walls has been reconstructed.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTTFaZ51EhFzgzi32bZczc0ntozd2lYwjSb_YMquGCwkBajMWVZWyGFiorADKkcJMeOQYFOPZOLSTN2cuOSVpN0B7NiDVrEeRWfVpwbW6atrkB8q_4wcJiRcd_XeE1LjXuoz6M_IKsSLKrZCHY7s5eKsFedAXqKmpfD5NqxpZVppokMrs3-VNi8E9bA/s4032/A9190F7E-A70B-4954-96BD-BCF01F6A647B.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTTFaZ51EhFzgzi32bZczc0ntozd2lYwjSb_YMquGCwkBajMWVZWyGFiorADKkcJMeOQYFOPZOLSTN2cuOSVpN0B7NiDVrEeRWfVpwbW6atrkB8q_4wcJiRcd_XeE1LjXuoz6M_IKsSLKrZCHY7s5eKsFedAXqKmpfD5NqxpZVppokMrs3-VNi8E9bA/w640-h480/A9190F7E-A70B-4954-96BD-BCF01F6A647B.jpeg" width="640" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Your visit begins at the Parks Canada Visitors Center where you board a shuttle bus that takes you to the entrance. You arrive at the Desroches House, representative of the numerous homes of the fishermen who drove an industry that, for France, was more valuable than the North American fur trade.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvtzpt6vLpCe6A7YVAXAbo9zrkE9Xt6fKnJ-kb15SWRISqjv5m1WMAQf9G36sg1JrLOipU-v_4Z9emCbjpSw37mV5XCWDzr8M3nw6xdKhP3iH77y12V0ejPmd2ENJCO9EbcjyfJz0XqC-S0yt1CWa4woFwCEh7YOVhj99WKCf95jLYgB0v6SiogTtqg/s4032/E45550D8-1002-408B-91FE-09BD39B5D4CA.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvtzpt6vLpCe6A7YVAXAbo9zrkE9Xt6fKnJ-kb15SWRISqjv5m1WMAQf9G36sg1JrLOipU-v_4Z9emCbjpSw37mV5XCWDzr8M3nw6xdKhP3iH77y12V0ejPmd2ENJCO9EbcjyfJz0XqC-S0yt1CWa4woFwCEh7YOVhj99WKCf95jLYgB0v6SiogTtqg/w480-h640/E45550D8-1002-408B-91FE-09BD39B5D4CA.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">The house is constructed of wood, and has a foot compacted dirt floor. Just able to shelter the occupants, a large fireplace was built to cook food and warm the occupants. In order to make ends meet, and earn a bit more money, most of these homes also served as taverns, where you could get a cooked meal and something to drink.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPGmMJawfxLwPv56HWQBL9OSIsCmBquWj5mTjVM001S2mzvdZaiJbyy64pffSb-xNJXsshtJr_hbZvYrn0ThuoRtgBNg9o6EDl0-YB8JPGygqLiBvoQsgBhRJkNA-_Thi8r734Rath7dnnAcBaxB2_OAA7LIFr6KgsE4TENwp-tk6sq-IWmdYaeh47g/s4032/A3528BC6-A12D-438D-9CB2-D74D33BF1FBE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPGmMJawfxLwPv56HWQBL9OSIsCmBquWj5mTjVM001S2mzvdZaiJbyy64pffSb-xNJXsshtJr_hbZvYrn0ThuoRtgBNg9o6EDl0-YB8JPGygqLiBvoQsgBhRJkNA-_Thi8r734Rath7dnnAcBaxB2_OAA7LIFr6KgsE4TENwp-tk6sq-IWmdYaeh47g/w480-h640/A3528BC6-A12D-438D-9CB2-D74D33BF1FBE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k75OphzJ9Lm9YKeR6AO44R7mbf9WCC_X6MD3qP35HBKk7lHwQJl7MYwDQeJv9cCdAoTK0QtdQFq7QW8U9GX0VM2tB5bZxAZZXBtN7Kvyvi4izksMdm4mlWpNWU9ihYfxBxmYizcwyvoSob_BdnEDvrfajism6-Z7Kc9Qf2BMHj7b8NbSOp1bB89rcQ/s4032/A7BF2951-121E-4C93-A157-BA6BE6C0B883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k75OphzJ9Lm9YKeR6AO44R7mbf9WCC_X6MD3qP35HBKk7lHwQJl7MYwDQeJv9cCdAoTK0QtdQFq7QW8U9GX0VM2tB5bZxAZZXBtN7Kvyvi4izksMdm4mlWpNWU9ihYfxBxmYizcwyvoSob_BdnEDvrfajism6-Z7Kc9Qf2BMHj7b8NbSOp1bB89rcQ/w480-h640/A7BF2951-121E-4C93-A157-BA6BE6C0B883.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgcrVkScB6EV2b2ZvAek5xy5avtKszs60Xuxq8MEZKlQlZhjT8U_lF31qIpYyQJqgPrOlXGCEoNa1Pq5iMlcF-VZr5FfDZv3zywI-6Bj04wKv5o9qtcU3OcFeT4Eu6Mmd4W_MSt0zxfAKBCIQg8FeBijbXK5j3tXFDNmiBZb00Dl9wEKZd4wRB2efqA/s4027/F749F263-F2E0-406C-A6B0-B21D5404593D.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4027" data-original-width="2496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgcrVkScB6EV2b2ZvAek5xy5avtKszs60Xuxq8MEZKlQlZhjT8U_lF31qIpYyQJqgPrOlXGCEoNa1Pq5iMlcF-VZr5FfDZv3zywI-6Bj04wKv5o9qtcU3OcFeT4Eu6Mmd4W_MSt0zxfAKBCIQg8FeBijbXK5j3tXFDNmiBZb00Dl9wEKZd4wRB2efqA/w396-h640/F749F263-F2E0-406C-A6B0-B21D5404593D.jpeg" width="396" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">A short walk past this humble home, you approach the Dauphin Gate, the entrance to the fortress and the Dauphin Demi-Bastion. You are addressed by a French sentry who informs you of the rules. Establishing that you are English, he informs you that should you be encountered after 5PM, when the gates are closed, you would be considered a spy and dealt with accordingly.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGOHbcl8R7QXtKqo0PkebO2NaOJdFm8Gmb5RCk47NKimEub5EdRqm-3jIXHOGxHA3L0DQx0tMYuipzPPBldZ_5LkVdBHl-vJkgrYJS0dvuasUHB1f0G65ja3ITYvY-z-yYuQlY4tkqr7Jfzz52FQw8veJ45ul5ZRQrlMVi4iTVUOyleLLdFwrEHpq7Q/s4032/834F7792-E060-4854-9F18-17D3C0445639.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGOHbcl8R7QXtKqo0PkebO2NaOJdFm8Gmb5RCk47NKimEub5EdRqm-3jIXHOGxHA3L0DQx0tMYuipzPPBldZ_5LkVdBHl-vJkgrYJS0dvuasUHB1f0G65ja3ITYvY-z-yYuQlY4tkqr7Jfzz52FQw8veJ45ul5ZRQrlMVi4iTVUOyleLLdFwrEHpq7Q/w480-h640/834F7792-E060-4854-9F18-17D3C0445639.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qb-d5EOMJ6SiaJdB0oSAfD1y3sAd9mL6QPoriiFylNz5RSM41OxGq4fpkIsxaJPmcgO5bgrSlDsXsoOTm9p04SO_ufE2KuS-Umka8dSzbqWYCOZ9QPISKFWaY5gG1bdNA5qPRy2yn2ystRBgsk9sbGTjteDOKu36IszLVx2LtySCUTu8BUQ5SO_phw/s3706/E05F3721-3B38-49C8-932B-E2D2F86821B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3706" data-original-width="2780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qb-d5EOMJ6SiaJdB0oSAfD1y3sAd9mL6QPoriiFylNz5RSM41OxGq4fpkIsxaJPmcgO5bgrSlDsXsoOTm9p04SO_ufE2KuS-Umka8dSzbqWYCOZ9QPISKFWaY5gG1bdNA5qPRy2yn2ystRBgsk9sbGTjteDOKu36IszLVx2LtySCUTu8BUQ5SO_phw/w480-h640/E05F3721-3B38-49C8-932B-E2D2F86821B8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eyUAJxdT6ctYrhvfKzejnvr2ZRwk26gu8XDVN4VqOXQ7yemkP6yoQrZ0t56klheVJcSMFC-hVoLH_GFJjwdr6KKIXtigpBvMl6OE--FGAaYH9bn24zzoXsKsJf6qjmRAaPuDOjJJTSstNBB5imefadyV-CMqR44LRGAsWHzvoIKB9hguBiCbyJUSKg/s3814/71DBB5AB-5E8A-4C42-B3D1-223633097518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3814" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eyUAJxdT6ctYrhvfKzejnvr2ZRwk26gu8XDVN4VqOXQ7yemkP6yoQrZ0t56klheVJcSMFC-hVoLH_GFJjwdr6KKIXtigpBvMl6OE--FGAaYH9bn24zzoXsKsJf6qjmRAaPuDOjJJTSstNBB5imefadyV-CMqR44LRGAsWHzvoIKB9hguBiCbyJUSKg/w640-h480/71DBB5AB-5E8A-4C42-B3D1-223633097518.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZ_c32UJhPMRGaMJNbJ7Qo1lDfYvyHYZBACsfCWB00hUoGW9yjB3YoPADiCsn-SysgLKg6W_x5yIJnB_SG_3if7W45ipbW_wukB3LjoFZ6Cry4ZdMiTYv-bsaJ0hXRfdg7K323qaaWl6SFBFtP6tiyNP2NqwhhBJnVnFVBIQ71gWG3zziWZVAlHMXUQ/s4032/95C10C52-3654-4E03-B9B8-E7689FAD6268.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZ_c32UJhPMRGaMJNbJ7Qo1lDfYvyHYZBACsfCWB00hUoGW9yjB3YoPADiCsn-SysgLKg6W_x5yIJnB_SG_3if7W45ipbW_wukB3LjoFZ6Cry4ZdMiTYv-bsaJ0hXRfdg7K323qaaWl6SFBFtP6tiyNP2NqwhhBJnVnFVBIQ71gWG3zziWZVAlHMXUQ/w640-h480/95C10C52-3654-4E03-B9B8-E7689FAD6268.jpeg" width="640" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">Once past the Dauphin Gate you can explore the Dauphin Demi-Bastion. The city plans indicate that there were a total of five Bastion’s connected by the fortified walls. These protected the fortress not only from the sea, but from land as well. The reconstruction includes only two of these. The Dauphin, and the King’s Bastion.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Included in the Bastion are the Barracks, Powder Magazine and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postern" target="_blank">Postern Tunnel</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9sTn0v-XscabFGT_L-jZigPTaZ0r2EjG3WT-65bO1mBP0lTU02u29kel9G54sV-M_Yc8qj-L3QcxzfeiX_hAWFx01wnKfOgnuKtVCKw2DVXcr96ik9X4_m_7ZoG6Kj3ppDIcGG7LEKSz3Rc1ctBnm8rj94-Ux_nRkYCDKmFy1BIc0cI_0DOZ1SdcCw/s4032/594B3028-46F2-4617-BF67-CB42A31A9C41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9sTn0v-XscabFGT_L-jZigPTaZ0r2EjG3WT-65bO1mBP0lTU02u29kel9G54sV-M_Yc8qj-L3QcxzfeiX_hAWFx01wnKfOgnuKtVCKw2DVXcr96ik9X4_m_7ZoG6Kj3ppDIcGG7LEKSz3Rc1ctBnm8rj94-Ux_nRkYCDKmFy1BIc0cI_0DOZ1SdcCw/w480-h640/594B3028-46F2-4617-BF67-CB42A31A9C41.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once past the Bastion, you begin to see the city lay out before you. The foreground are the houses of the military officers and merchants. On the horizon you see the King’s Bastion and the home of France’s Governor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9A_NKsbcXxFqLZtTIOsUTkjgLth7qP6MIYYU_-w6Sl4MNj6BSqtVjMt7xKJ8IQoJU9K_1_JD6DB2oIDJiwH_SGAeSxFWJOzkdOh7E_pku4C-N6e4mbgvP5KOiQyy3EG7waukEFUi7TIUnriIkkH7PF_9sK2rZwm3BwJOWcZ8A8_p6_18NBSsnm7U1Q/s4032/D58D7389-2B94-42C0-B668-3E16ECF30393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9A_NKsbcXxFqLZtTIOsUTkjgLth7qP6MIYYU_-w6Sl4MNj6BSqtVjMt7xKJ8IQoJU9K_1_JD6DB2oIDJiwH_SGAeSxFWJOzkdOh7E_pku4C-N6e4mbgvP5KOiQyy3EG7waukEFUi7TIUnriIkkH7PF_9sK2rZwm3BwJOWcZ8A8_p6_18NBSsnm7U1Q/w640-h480/D58D7389-2B94-42C0-B668-3E16ECF30393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOguSzqR-lP9bUfg48uWf3Ev_LorhpeJJxNxVV14m7nUhOkXRbrN3AxJim7yAk5KJfWiP_X5HrBe7pwWAr-hC_dRpPDU-_fw9DEkBPB1DIxRLpBOS2p7HkT-6XY145H9qRGefndWJeqsEAw_HzBpHP0vfnMjD3LheGW0QU8ftpZOZDU0GcFNSkav3heA/s4032/A2993A86-0152-4813-A6B4-5130F4E4F1A2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOguSzqR-lP9bUfg48uWf3Ev_LorhpeJJxNxVV14m7nUhOkXRbrN3AxJim7yAk5KJfWiP_X5HrBe7pwWAr-hC_dRpPDU-_fw9DEkBPB1DIxRLpBOS2p7HkT-6XY145H9qRGefndWJeqsEAw_HzBpHP0vfnMjD3LheGW0QU8ftpZOZDU0GcFNSkav3heA/w480-h640/A2993A86-0152-4813-A6B4-5130F4E4F1A2.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The town is laid out in wide avenues and blocks. We took the optional guided walking tour that discussed the history and the people of 17th Century New France. The fortified town was home to the wealthy. It also was the primary warehouse and distribution point for the commerce in and out of the area. The dried cod was stored and shipped from here. Commodities from Europe and the Caribbean arrived and were stored here. The homes belonged to town officials, military officers, and merchants. Most homes had gardens, because the owners were wealthy enough to keep them. Animals were kept for food, milk and wool. These too were kept in coops and stables next to the homes. The military stored supplied and arsenal here. The blacksmith and baker worked here as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While the “government” remained in the King’s Bastion, one of the primary town officials was the Engineer. A civilian, he was responsible for the construction and upkeep of the fortress. Plan’s and designs took place at his home, as did entertainment. His home had perhaps the most expansive kitchen of all.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFYmidrqAU3vEzlj3PwvJPHxWfCPnMlQOIvO7tdJQxYegeNBFBQjQ9fmjO7jdjYq6IOAGf0XPwfCHq1t0Km-AQr5b9tPQzEIQKiZWVNEm5lFdC9YZHRYI2z4kMti17ISGMU6sJp3MzALpG2JYSHwoFMwA_RAOXT2yeP1J-zwsezfSUsZo_UCIBI5Krg/s4032/654D6390-940F-4084-9F29-FAFAF6216DCC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFYmidrqAU3vEzlj3PwvJPHxWfCPnMlQOIvO7tdJQxYegeNBFBQjQ9fmjO7jdjYq6IOAGf0XPwfCHq1t0Km-AQr5b9tPQzEIQKiZWVNEm5lFdC9YZHRYI2z4kMti17ISGMU6sJp3MzALpG2JYSHwoFMwA_RAOXT2yeP1J-zwsezfSUsZo_UCIBI5Krg/w480-h640/654D6390-940F-4084-9F29-FAFAF6216DCC.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4q958pZTyXD2GOnkuHDvA5xOS5HxJ9rnuXPkBKupXHpZXgR-kexKJbDa_mXChL3DlRiPXc4utKRrn20LUwoi4VMbSeCGwiGlSjgYnFligBLSrU3iL_fxD0-IDb8Hi7X0E1OswLLJKy4bm28NKJLmNZkljvc6r_Euk81iNJynKjsuLM2ubR5xKvaYVQ/s4032/A08196FE-34EF-4D73-B749-03B9BD53D25E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Throughout the site enactors in period costume were available to talk about life in the city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNVvzSMDAv-T2xkRZJb7-rrf4pNitu4zRKvJxitLrAgMsbzkq4__WvP5M_52McygYDnDaDNxlWTtP9ek08be2PLSKNkv4GhVRu7OIgXKsX2d9LIoaxvjOpXx7oBiud32U1fDdiIgEJzgypN0O-vOBbe_cvprzPpCr5ZnvmBrpfcPsJlKBbGifQ7aj_A/s4032/E77274EB-4ECB-4B4B-AD4A-CA5093E1A2BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNVvzSMDAv-T2xkRZJb7-rrf4pNitu4zRKvJxitLrAgMsbzkq4__WvP5M_52McygYDnDaDNxlWTtP9ek08be2PLSKNkv4GhVRu7OIgXKsX2d9LIoaxvjOpXx7oBiud32U1fDdiIgEJzgypN0O-vOBbe_cvprzPpCr5ZnvmBrpfcPsJlKBbGifQ7aj_A/w480-h640/E77274EB-4ECB-4B4B-AD4A-CA5093E1A2BA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">An expansive kitchen suitable for meals and entertainment</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLWCA6ljc2rICWPUMH7RMxYrviZ2zlAoDwwDhfgsDImkT2QtpwnjthgDD-_ORCWQhvslfllEynGc-AojmY1ByobkxhxchW6JYbecuxW-0aN7Msqp15Uns7u3Y21-GtR3OBRvGJh3K_-jT-xC3Pp-IDCWgTeii0tpGmxz1nEXp_5MHehYPrd9444DIqA/s4032/5A8A73BB-2765-46D1-A100-382FE98FA42B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDjtWN8g5pgNAXZmp4W2jQel4Ln8VaAAYYoBRW1SpV5eAfK4nhy6G0-6zgU4DoHdDvtCApn2fU0vduJgqUk7f8EJSLCfbxwEtthmNWlzQOJIl-fKuRP1ztZfPA3MZfpFFJAbXWqwvz74o4p7S2_UECkXURIYSyOeMMVnYfvWtKsRs8ZlVT6Dwp00Rrg/s4032/D98B2E6C-3040-466D-A64E-FFFC6AEB8831.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDjtWN8g5pgNAXZmp4W2jQel4Ln8VaAAYYoBRW1SpV5eAfK4nhy6G0-6zgU4DoHdDvtCApn2fU0vduJgqUk7f8EJSLCfbxwEtthmNWlzQOJIl-fKuRP1ztZfPA3MZfpFFJAbXWqwvz74o4p7S2_UECkXURIYSyOeMMVnYfvWtKsRs8ZlVT6Dwp00Rrg/w480-h640/D98B2E6C-3040-466D-A64E-FFFC6AEB8831.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Frédéric Gate accessed the harbor directly. It was here that a prisoner would be “ringed” to a stand, awaiting transport to a French prison elsewhere.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjjvf8yvPk4WSaoZDwecbALyu0DKs1UoVs5aUbXlyyD_58bRNozgY0GU5noA3mk4M8Q2tQ2BxUhfdzZOaiijy9rqEWKIBtrRmvxpc4xzGfIzj2BAiJJlBK-q99QrYuf5GCvB4ytKK1roVPGSntLZDRlECBvsuHX_87cZKtpy1CEgWCi_llycSu1kP1Q/s5184/831606C8-C866-4A17-B244-ABAAD0A9C99A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjjvf8yvPk4WSaoZDwecbALyu0DKs1UoVs5aUbXlyyD_58bRNozgY0GU5noA3mk4M8Q2tQ2BxUhfdzZOaiijy9rqEWKIBtrRmvxpc4xzGfIzj2BAiJJlBK-q99QrYuf5GCvB4ytKK1roVPGSntLZDRlECBvsuHX_87cZKtpy1CEgWCi_llycSu1kP1Q/w640-h480/831606C8-C866-4A17-B244-ABAAD0A9C99A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O2nU7pz1X8qrB0F_xen1f6nTsmeKoF_a9QoRnpw1YUxiXs3zbO5RxltkWKcC1PxUgRo0uS2h_ABHv0cXzt3ejNxQK6ZIU84iMj5233cmmVFXcNqmGXaI_ExQAvZnRMxc3VZQVImVUzOG-sZnPaMWIpTCdLQDQJ0WHixKhl-GGIiw78O1AbA3hMdhhw/s4032/0E0DADD7-1119-4089-89E1-BFAF83DA1225.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O2nU7pz1X8qrB0F_xen1f6nTsmeKoF_a9QoRnpw1YUxiXs3zbO5RxltkWKcC1PxUgRo0uS2h_ABHv0cXzt3ejNxQK6ZIU84iMj5233cmmVFXcNqmGXaI_ExQAvZnRMxc3VZQVImVUzOG-sZnPaMWIpTCdLQDQJ0WHixKhl-GGIiw78O1AbA3hMdhhw/w480-h640/0E0DADD7-1119-4089-89E1-BFAF83DA1225.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The King’s Bastion was the seat of French rule in the territory. The Governor who resided here reported directly to Quebec which was the center of New France. The Bastion was also the center of the military defenses for the fortress. It was also the center of the catholic religion represented by the military chapel.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Soldiers would muster and drill on the open parade ground. Government and the courts conducted business in the accompanying apartments. Today many of the rooms contain exhibits about the history, archeology and reconstruction.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjjm03hYCZDhGh3Q95Sy2E9f79NQRVIxaKucf-vChqB1IO8maaGSwauN7Hkj8MPnMze2L45s8j3rNpdB0X_c4DMuudSL7NjZwawThdP3ao_pb8gixQZa4oJcbDN9hTGvHMqilCesnFK-IjTMGKctGYVGaILIi-nLusiSYz7tDswn4H-nHmg0ub-w7Rg/s4032/E3971964-3D09-4F92-A077-294F67BED7EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjjm03hYCZDhGh3Q95Sy2E9f79NQRVIxaKucf-vChqB1IO8maaGSwauN7Hkj8MPnMze2L45s8j3rNpdB0X_c4DMuudSL7NjZwawThdP3ao_pb8gixQZa4oJcbDN9hTGvHMqilCesnFK-IjTMGKctGYVGaILIi-nLusiSYz7tDswn4H-nHmg0ub-w7Rg/w640-h480/E3971964-3D09-4F92-A077-294F67BED7EB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRhsq2ZAeuSVo1WiTYL1ekZhZWv-9QSXRnAU03-iqdBZAfKH8HTcBk4aG_kLFfyxX9g-QPFgS66kMfNOP6x5mIcCX-ZmTSH0LP1_yAQbvdsoMlgKVEzk_hvcOK7pwF7I19oLHE2y3M7ytBNSmlO7adZK0TK0igVeLfEIKpSYnSUCrjOMJ-GNnbs8O6w/s4032/7B383166-A717-4A90-81A8-9C7256DB57DA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRhsq2ZAeuSVo1WiTYL1ekZhZWv-9QSXRnAU03-iqdBZAfKH8HTcBk4aG_kLFfyxX9g-QPFgS66kMfNOP6x5mIcCX-ZmTSH0LP1_yAQbvdsoMlgKVEzk_hvcOK7pwF7I19oLHE2y3M7ytBNSmlO7adZK0TK0igVeLfEIKpSYnSUCrjOMJ-GNnbs8O6w/w480-h640/7B383166-A717-4A90-81A8-9C7256DB57DA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ8JPFQi1CNnLDYfNJh9GyI27AVXl1R4UjB4qoDlmm14YhcXHLT5qzzoGDjwnNY-Yqzm_MluUkrErlsFvhro6Ki2WSSlrH9DixSvcW5wiPGpzURqT2vBwEYpJhg9lAQrulTIGh5722QI4zoXqM-zuMHcpihNnj4euFjAGR5Xk5IKfX8jusv1gM76pFg/s4032/F69E9443-CCD3-4F71-9D3D-97C94B11D5D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ8JPFQi1CNnLDYfNJh9GyI27AVXl1R4UjB4qoDlmm14YhcXHLT5qzzoGDjwnNY-Yqzm_MluUkrErlsFvhro6Ki2WSSlrH9DixSvcW5wiPGpzURqT2vBwEYpJhg9lAQrulTIGh5722QI4zoXqM-zuMHcpihNnj4euFjAGR5Xk5IKfX8jusv1gM76pFg/w480-h640/F69E9443-CCD3-4F71-9D3D-97C94B11D5D0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkwKqLVYiF2Hnw5NXLc75RJeazaP4X7o6qn2_49_lv4sHIYeEMUvPF_2n18LW1jAw9YFEYDC8ujyh2clA8eNOVKsySnPU68wjvJ9HfbWYkd52By9gHgwVywKpb6c0iaIVWiU6sRMoXraxPAtaIjfx7XAhOYqmno49eW2hmBe70GjgPD8w98km_Pv1DQ/s5184/66045911-FD26-4C5C-9F85-609B4F102FA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkwKqLVYiF2Hnw5NXLc75RJeazaP4X7o6qn2_49_lv4sHIYeEMUvPF_2n18LW1jAw9YFEYDC8ujyh2clA8eNOVKsySnPU68wjvJ9HfbWYkd52By9gHgwVywKpb6c0iaIVWiU6sRMoXraxPAtaIjfx7XAhOYqmno49eW2hmBe70GjgPD8w98km_Pv1DQ/w640-h480/66045911-FD26-4C5C-9F85-609B4F102FA0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxZk1jCZVQaSaYHyNmrdgXYXm8sIaHPcSbetNTIL8dtDTeZUPa0wzO7r1sQnZBHjX2SPyrbF5pNTO_5GCm5iT4E-XsUHi7xFTtH6UpmXzEzBj0oiaJ_3Q3h-mX4ucK4QB9S8TYGBnUn87I_0QI1Leetmo0iELw0a_G5AZGp7XuqxL4mCSrsBpf2_qHg/s4032/663DE053-2ACD-4FA8-B6A9-A13DB3F54FF9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxZk1jCZVQaSaYHyNmrdgXYXm8sIaHPcSbetNTIL8dtDTeZUPa0wzO7r1sQnZBHjX2SPyrbF5pNTO_5GCm5iT4E-XsUHi7xFTtH6UpmXzEzBj0oiaJ_3Q3h-mX4ucK4QB9S8TYGBnUn87I_0QI1Leetmo0iELw0a_G5AZGp7XuqxL4mCSrsBpf2_qHg/w480-h640/663DE053-2ACD-4FA8-B6A9-A13DB3F54FF9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today, you can reserve a night for an 18th century camping experience on the parade ground of the King’s Bastion. Sadly, we were unable to secure a site for AIROSMITH.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBRTku8BV59vkrKqxlcy8ginZLvxsttXGt1b9qOQeJjvTpcmFlqFLFLSXaonSUyvUY6Dzbyq9dvRRJQpFresaDEY62TuviUuGafb3pSESZ9lTuh3NCtNSUTCFtvwzKMd-Jro0LXSo-3bXRg2oewCj8zFmc_Ay0J5tVZ0_EEBmS58Y9wjo6Te_thChIA/s4032/5BF772D8-666A-4CAF-863A-E5B0204D0768.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBRTku8BV59vkrKqxlcy8ginZLvxsttXGt1b9qOQeJjvTpcmFlqFLFLSXaonSUyvUY6Dzbyq9dvRRJQpFresaDEY62TuviUuGafb3pSESZ9lTuh3NCtNSUTCFtvwzKMd-Jro0LXSo-3bXRg2oewCj8zFmc_Ay0J5tVZ0_EEBmS58Y9wjo6Te_thChIA/w480-h640/5BF772D8-666A-4CAF-863A-E5B0204D0768.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>The Governor’s apartments were extensive, supported by a large kitchen and a variety of reception areas and sitting rooms. Oddly, many of these areas contained a bed, for the Governor.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj_zGn_9QgwrrOCJKb2GO7QeANG52UYSCyPGR2ztG8tB3Lt4TgD3kpL-OOrBYXVhW2JVhPVhSrCKHZnGlCmvN2_MmptURUwuVFmvm5DKFQw2MT_Wxihzj2JDd1Dq0-6PiAQF0zWMOuw75DeLD7QfT601tjtrftPHxrgtB7g_o3laThOrq65pMYZBRlQ/s4032/9A39E4A2-F010-479B-AADD-326036607132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj_zGn_9QgwrrOCJKb2GO7QeANG52UYSCyPGR2ztG8tB3Lt4TgD3kpL-OOrBYXVhW2JVhPVhSrCKHZnGlCmvN2_MmptURUwuVFmvm5DKFQw2MT_Wxihzj2JDd1Dq0-6PiAQF0zWMOuw75DeLD7QfT601tjtrftPHxrgtB7g_o3laThOrq65pMYZBRlQ/w480-h640/9A39E4A2-F010-479B-AADD-326036607132.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UMx9Xc_vcNLGkH8DeXT71ndozO1prEmFvSNvN8gcokdmAPym2RCB0bQ4_Y4EVM7CO6QHvUJn8Sxe6Hq_nexGQqeU-3ppiEJDewdOuMxBpcmpb541XETJQmtuisCMEKmtaZA-4nmqIVMadZCiV9v2O1hVD2WxhxTNklwSz8D96lmwFeDv1hiZCq802w/s4032/ACD8F182-4E7B-49C1-8D64-42D92BA57341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UMx9Xc_vcNLGkH8DeXT71ndozO1prEmFvSNvN8gcokdmAPym2RCB0bQ4_Y4EVM7CO6QHvUJn8Sxe6Hq_nexGQqeU-3ppiEJDewdOuMxBpcmpb541XETJQmtuisCMEKmtaZA-4nmqIVMadZCiV9v2O1hVD2WxhxTNklwSz8D96lmwFeDv1hiZCq802w/w480-h640/ACD8F182-4E7B-49C1-8D64-42D92BA57341.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-hLkKo3OrC6WivNQyE3CyY0Ir1j2P2a67_DOO4Z9gSluYprl4dpuOoOVedWp3YgAcMVNM7ZzHDKfnzVT0uUqaIcP2pzo9GBwvcBO0XKcHxyI2L7fhvzovdILoUDM3-vcKsbUhzarnvbiWF-pHDzB55aNXDXwvNrpqtfVyoRRdpuFvRw2Qp8Y-O_D3g/s3986/63BDE704-F55B-4E7A-B90C-E45D63F61716.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="3986" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-hLkKo3OrC6WivNQyE3CyY0Ir1j2P2a67_DOO4Z9gSluYprl4dpuOoOVedWp3YgAcMVNM7ZzHDKfnzVT0uUqaIcP2pzo9GBwvcBO0XKcHxyI2L7fhvzovdILoUDM3-vcKsbUhzarnvbiWF-pHDzB55aNXDXwvNrpqtfVyoRRdpuFvRw2Qp8Y-O_D3g/w640-h382/63BDE704-F55B-4E7A-B90C-E45D63F61716.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the upper floors of the Ordonnateur’s Residence were several contemporary murals that depicted what the Louisbourg harbor would have looked like at it’s height. This view is from the clock tower at the King’s Bastion.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVPbRMBi6dBtvartHAi1KY4G4BK16WI1QJ6P969EuMyDUAra3mjEeP0H8sefHuClAOU3t7BhOmveJCFGpstws-Gb-LYgNDnthC8Rw2PUKNbRnLenGQ5nNJDYcFrmNAP1FGUeSy81GxNK9b_kHxGb_-fWU-Zi35xd2Dsyi7_4iW5C_2sYfIsCjp6RKsA/s3967/1F11EBD1-2074-4108-9602-A93467CCB4F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="3967" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVPbRMBi6dBtvartHAi1KY4G4BK16WI1QJ6P969EuMyDUAra3mjEeP0H8sefHuClAOU3t7BhOmveJCFGpstws-Gb-LYgNDnthC8Rw2PUKNbRnLenGQ5nNJDYcFrmNAP1FGUeSy81GxNK9b_kHxGb_-fWU-Zi35xd2Dsyi7_4iW5C_2sYfIsCjp6RKsA/w640-h358/1F11EBD1-2074-4108-9602-A93467CCB4F7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This would be the view from the harbor, looking toward the city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Louisbourg fell by siege to the British twice. Once in 1744 and again in 1758. Each time, the fortress city was returned to the French by treaty. When the French did leave for good was because they needed to focus on bigger problems for them in Europe. By that time, the British had moved their commercial and military operations to Halifax which provided a more secure, and ice free center for commerce and defense. The French fishermen, farmers and merchants moved back to Louisbourg securing the strong Acadian culture in the area. You will find this interesting mix of Celtic and Acadian influences throughout Cape Breton. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9TMltSgslWu39eo0qC898GCkD5Ij4HNlx8IEBH9bvxNrVFr0qrziTZn3VorNQA52yPaVVcF5m0tfDnOu1a7ZEs59QQIwsfU48_NaNI7FOMgU6R3QvK23ZEvXkbdF2kSjRXwHU-NhuWt4-HcE-ZIkbqhHdJxt1qAlRlzhcK-eUZWEXJpR4qWaWn035Q/s4032/347861C5-7252-423F-AF72-31E9AFD80C72.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9TMltSgslWu39eo0qC898GCkD5Ij4HNlx8IEBH9bvxNrVFr0qrziTZn3VorNQA52yPaVVcF5m0tfDnOu1a7ZEs59QQIwsfU48_NaNI7FOMgU6R3QvK23ZEvXkbdF2kSjRXwHU-NhuWt4-HcE-ZIkbqhHdJxt1qAlRlzhcK-eUZWEXJpR4qWaWn035Q/w480-h640/347861C5-7252-423F-AF72-31E9AFD80C72.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not to be lost in all of this history are the original settlers of this land. The <a href="https://www.cbu.ca/indigenous-affairs/mikmaq-resource-centre/the-mikmaq/" target="_blank">Mi’kmaq</a> lived here for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the European settlers, who then stole their land. Throughout our travel in Canada, we always find references to the Mi’kmaq, and other First Nation Peoples who’s land upon which we stand. The Canadian government at least acknowledges that this land was unceded lands. We have found this unique to these public lands in Canada and would hope to see similar acknowledgment about the native lands within the States.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz9twDOGsqUVMzO6iew9AwtbJRldGhu9Se_OrF9dNCWtu-y4RYclU8-kmAYZ2xVMYlC8j_kP1JsxqDtEybXuKxtRe8LgiLxwGxigNcttr26iaJi_lUk-97aG7AiQNqx6IFqdZD-iLbT4F_x1rLFhtYcVMpVXVi9Awn_yQTM0uVx9UMo5uMuv3ZEUuYA/s4032/5E6BC2CA-D4DA-47DB-B4CB-94FD5FD4C16B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz9twDOGsqUVMzO6iew9AwtbJRldGhu9Se_OrF9dNCWtu-y4RYclU8-kmAYZ2xVMYlC8j_kP1JsxqDtEybXuKxtRe8LgiLxwGxigNcttr26iaJi_lUk-97aG7AiQNqx6IFqdZD-iLbT4F_x1rLFhtYcVMpVXVi9Awn_yQTM0uVx9UMo5uMuv3ZEUuYA/w480-h640/5E6BC2CA-D4DA-47DB-B4CB-94FD5FD4C16B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-38861587356791936532022-08-08T08:00:00.000-07:002022-08-08T08:00:11.350-07:00Whale Watching, Brier Island Nova Scotia<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2IJiYDMk40UrTQ36yKvHy-Zdce0DsJduICvMOseTqX3fqVMWGNWtUkNDoq2QaWiMdcTXx0UPL9AZWfxU3IVYATZ9zzhvgWHsRgFATNELbdllwg7Gg8Ztj_6y5P3zUpccRxVB32hkHgLrBsPeCAdk_QH4egXRLkFVYDqXzgpAjs9iI710PdC_Jpe6bw/s3774/95453085-5E89-4680-9804-4CB72495EF58.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3774" data-original-width="2830" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2IJiYDMk40UrTQ36yKvHy-Zdce0DsJduICvMOseTqX3fqVMWGNWtUkNDoq2QaWiMdcTXx0UPL9AZWfxU3IVYATZ9zzhvgWHsRgFATNELbdllwg7Gg8Ztj_6y5P3zUpccRxVB32hkHgLrBsPeCAdk_QH4egXRLkFVYDqXzgpAjs9iI710PdC_Jpe6bw/w480-h640/95453085-5E89-4680-9804-4CB72495EF58.jpeg" width="480" /> </a> <span style="font-size: large;">How do you hunt for Whales when the Bay of Fundy is shrouded in fog? We found out when we joined <a href="https://www.novascotiawhalewatching.ca/nova-scotia/mariner-cruises/" target="_blank">Mariner Cruises</a> in Westport for the morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYEeGXQFyF7qoJL3oc1GCFKjrK0-uB0WT17dR8o07m13tfYCYwW799sB5pB_D7_H1NPqzT8mwqwc6-xgIdqL-ZkofV5FsayEY-1tc44DANz54lECFCXAtVZ_mRMxSWd3BPKBbPfwg1DV0CxQEYq60Niw1JvWZFVXvVo5iuxGbDgtEulu86Pjt1-rS1g/s3816/470455E1-9DE4-4712-9ED1-0AABF7CA454B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3816" data-original-width="2858" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYEeGXQFyF7qoJL3oc1GCFKjrK0-uB0WT17dR8o07m13tfYCYwW799sB5pB_D7_H1NPqzT8mwqwc6-xgIdqL-ZkofV5FsayEY-1tc44DANz54lECFCXAtVZ_mRMxSWd3BPKBbPfwg1DV0CxQEYq60Niw1JvWZFVXvVo5iuxGbDgtEulu86Pjt1-rS1g/w480-h640/470455E1-9DE4-4712-9ED1-0AABF7CA454B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLalGgjsDaJjviTZEYRt_HeNbBgH7gCYA438ylV71f7njkOINiZe5D5bJOHs5fZTxqlHjKZxoGfUeiyra9F4T4U2cCIJjenFlvBzxIjRXPqxpkmtpuVwwWMF8ONApKsqmXvjf32OZWnLTbBcxzlXZ8R_1xEWjDvEJ8qUcWg0EWFRVMyWr2WqSVgdWt2w/s4032/7D3FC5DB-3EDD-44AC-B297-FE875845A6F8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLalGgjsDaJjviTZEYRt_HeNbBgH7gCYA438ylV71f7njkOINiZe5D5bJOHs5fZTxqlHjKZxoGfUeiyra9F4T4U2cCIJjenFlvBzxIjRXPqxpkmtpuVwwWMF8ONApKsqmXvjf32OZWnLTbBcxzlXZ8R_1xEWjDvEJ8qUcWg0EWFRVMyWr2WqSVgdWt2w/w480-h640/7D3FC5DB-3EDD-44AC-B297-FE875845A6F8.jpeg" width="480" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">The day began at 5AM for an hour and half drive, and two ferry crossings to Westport on Brier Island. This island is located off the Digby Neck on the Bay of Fundy. There was a warm wind blowing, enough to create a heat index warning for the region, and to maintain a solid fog bank over the cold waters of the bay.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4ctxvbDx4uuF8xOzfa6zJVORVX8UeZ5Sek0Nt9BQOgz5IxtNvFVGoAi_UVqsuwcLi7_OU_x1qIHiwZKUnkaiCaVpY4XNJzwMWWn7y6-6d9xuCJ5_dGGl6rfZ1b9Hg5FvlZ-jIjy6wmqkQdZ7RTJZU7KbF6uZbRVA6IEzUKvfpMliKoxaOVsAlP2u9g/s4032/8F4EE403-EFCF-4FC0-928B-80AE306F5AAC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4ctxvbDx4uuF8xOzfa6zJVORVX8UeZ5Sek0Nt9BQOgz5IxtNvFVGoAi_UVqsuwcLi7_OU_x1qIHiwZKUnkaiCaVpY4XNJzwMWWn7y6-6d9xuCJ5_dGGl6rfZ1b9Hg5FvlZ-jIjy6wmqkQdZ7RTJZU7KbF6uZbRVA6IEzUKvfpMliKoxaOVsAlP2u9g/w640-h480/8F4EE403-EFCF-4FC0-928B-80AE306F5AAC.jpeg" width="640" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Captain Chad, of the tour boat <i>Chad and Sisters Two, </i>navigated into the bay towards shallower shoals where whales prefer to feed. The whales of the Bay of Fundy migrate here to feed for the summer, before returning to their breeding grounds in the Caribbean. They spend May to November here eating a ton of food a day. This is the only feeding they will do, until they return next year. The shoals in the bay force the plankton and krill higher to the surface, concentrating them, making it easier for the whales to get bigger bites!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEepGE_0BvTaZerrc-PfnKF1W2uqM0JCT2vMk8AchHB_c5P3rUAXml1nvU3DZLT8a2wBdTSAMr9u8lJIHLGRQgSderf163nd1YJRbhZN-0YPrujj9xdJm4FRmbdbma_eHwMbnl1LOYyEQCrz3tyfn8hUFzKZfjZfD41YJk3SSWp2jczerz-qepokqww/s3626/0A964423-0D13-4078-9CA5-6735EED876DF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="2716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEepGE_0BvTaZerrc-PfnKF1W2uqM0JCT2vMk8AchHB_c5P3rUAXml1nvU3DZLT8a2wBdTSAMr9u8lJIHLGRQgSderf163nd1YJRbhZN-0YPrujj9xdJm4FRmbdbma_eHwMbnl1LOYyEQCrz3tyfn8hUFzKZfjZfD41YJk3SSWp2jczerz-qepokqww/w480-h640/0A964423-0D13-4078-9CA5-6735EED876DF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We take about forty-five minutes to arrive at these feeding grounds. Once there, Captain Chad shuts the engines down, and Amy, our Marine Naturalist for the day, explains the process.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFsPmpxwc6HlNO-hREXP7kVVj8FGnhYXHEkqQianSh3DU9zDyYiWnWpHkOu9KwTrf2h6FQ2nYRrGMBbPnIarsAAGtIG_TDCr8nNakSUH4HlUg_TcH34p6BFaZVnQlv2nOvC-G4PeNWBBpccpoTJAG1bl-HlqZKfEmmjN6BjH-DmqG-bnq7GXFrIr4WQ/s4032/83BFD687-F02F-4FE2-9BB8-6AAF3D22ED0D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFsPmpxwc6HlNO-hREXP7kVVj8FGnhYXHEkqQianSh3DU9zDyYiWnWpHkOu9KwTrf2h6FQ2nYRrGMBbPnIarsAAGtIG_TDCr8nNakSUH4HlUg_TcH34p6BFaZVnQlv2nOvC-G4PeNWBBpccpoTJAG1bl-HlqZKfEmmjN6BjH-DmqG-bnq7GXFrIr4WQ/w640-h480/83BFD687-F02F-4FE2-9BB8-6AAF3D22ED0D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">While in the fog we saw a “fog bow”, similar to a rainbow but where light is reflected inside of heavy fog</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the fog, we quietly listen for a whale to “blow”. She describes the sound as an old man blowing his nose. My kids, grandkids, and even My Bride are laughing right now. They know too well that sound.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the next several hours, we stop and quietly listen for fifteen minutes or so before motoring along the shoal for another twenty minutes before repeating the process.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">While the fog limits our field of view, we still scan the horizon for any visual sign, usually that of the blow. For several hours we patiently watch and listen for that “blow”. Seeing whales on these tours is not guaranteed, despite there being 800 to 1,000 individuals in the area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsTuqO6gTKnw3u6f7DVofwzMBIXienm6K0LU0oh16srgJaNAZRFxoJtCXxsYiUxrGPsATgvH-cTH-6rZO5voDNLYodvCs9g9B0abF4ZSfuWq1cef_kf2mEeFpn93pTVv1ruc6jEI5udsoyfjU-diklzy5ubSgc9ag6DujKZdc1RphYyNt2-y3OcO_pg/s4525/EF9DF511-86B1-4FB7-8349-123F1258C799.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="4525" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsTuqO6gTKnw3u6f7DVofwzMBIXienm6K0LU0oh16srgJaNAZRFxoJtCXxsYiUxrGPsATgvH-cTH-6rZO5voDNLYodvCs9g9B0abF4ZSfuWq1cef_kf2mEeFpn93pTVv1ruc6jEI5udsoyfjU-diklzy5ubSgc9ag6DujKZdc1RphYyNt2-y3OcO_pg/w640-h550/EF9DF511-86B1-4FB7-8349-123F1258C799.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICdlX6VKra0pMgOE-iGtE_BwRNYxprLmwmV00fXqxvZG0Es4q6mQ6RinyRT6UM_ZKT8tIHUxp1CvF6OVKdRzlO3fKRAQM6GJmAja_nGXxvMHyyCHDK5rGJZJkfog8ko2nGehAONSU4wujM0bQFsWUwMBF5FQyGH73HWIPWLAR6cS81R-VHtj3YvDxaQ/s4578/3BB60585-C34D-4A5D-9003-7AFDBE525FB3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4578" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICdlX6VKra0pMgOE-iGtE_BwRNYxprLmwmV00fXqxvZG0Es4q6mQ6RinyRT6UM_ZKT8tIHUxp1CvF6OVKdRzlO3fKRAQM6GJmAja_nGXxvMHyyCHDK5rGJZJkfog8ko2nGehAONSU4wujM0bQFsWUwMBF5FQyGH73HWIPWLAR6cS81R-VHtj3YvDxaQ/w640-h480/3BB60585-C34D-4A5D-9003-7AFDBE525FB3.jpeg" width="640" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">After two and a half hours on the water we heard the telltale sign of a whale breaching the surface. The crew of the <i>Chad and Sisters Two</i> went to work to locate the whale. Once they did, we spent nearly an hour following a mother Humpback Whale, and her calf as they traveled through the bay. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFG4yDGHmtY3K0mtvelqCUYVSAYtGBb7HWWW1IY7P_TLsCYZRPqPNiArS8pFmeXr86hVDkNUC6WqZsVcLLibd6M5bpzXNd1f77Vm2p3OBGLM9Sr0OhjTLnveAEAYoDUEiNN2ShRAHoghROsFuIfwKqQmEmrlMG3pDYSj2B9vDGpumCLKYPZz4QImmfbw/s4578/D3AA214F-6170-4C85-A3C3-56715E4AA165.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4578" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFG4yDGHmtY3K0mtvelqCUYVSAYtGBb7HWWW1IY7P_TLsCYZRPqPNiArS8pFmeXr86hVDkNUC6WqZsVcLLibd6M5bpzXNd1f77Vm2p3OBGLM9Sr0OhjTLnveAEAYoDUEiNN2ShRAHoghROsFuIfwKqQmEmrlMG3pDYSj2B9vDGpumCLKYPZz4QImmfbw/w640-h480/D3AA214F-6170-4C85-A3C3-56715E4AA165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bXGUIAPlle3-USWOe9j3M2ZwGYrFhJBP5vDhMTYRWj4luKys03baDHRSW7tnowF274P9GTL3IphYUiZQndjgNmjVUuG5XwUzHd0gyH52tz8OydUqL45vur21r36LornjdOuAcLoudaYIw0a7QeW8QVzUvBBGFYDjHFgU778qUSzaewk7CXNNHzZ8eg/s4578/DD6CF260-BD89-4F1A-BA66-4C819FED86A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4578" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bXGUIAPlle3-USWOe9j3M2ZwGYrFhJBP5vDhMTYRWj4luKys03baDHRSW7tnowF274P9GTL3IphYUiZQndjgNmjVUuG5XwUzHd0gyH52tz8OydUqL45vur21r36LornjdOuAcLoudaYIw0a7QeW8QVzUvBBGFYDjHFgU778qUSzaewk7CXNNHzZ8eg/w640-h480/DD6CF260-BD89-4F1A-BA66-4C819FED86A1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The various tour operators work collaboratively to ensure that all their clients get a quality experience. Soon we were joined by several other boats to enjoy watching this pair move through the water.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Amy, experienced with over 8 years on the water, took the time to tell us everything about these whales. As whales can live upwards to seventy years old and are protected internationally, these guides get to know individuals, and their habits. She explained that the whales are used to seeing these tour boats and know that they are not a threat. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQO-wPsuEyXiuy9XUp1-PQU8N2-iZZMP-KXHrpXYALX7HYbpinEDj1TgmEs4YQwcpFzjivfR1uvSxteUPotWjr-Vvlfu16gFi2Q75Cnkw0FM0JdOCqj97z46EdF2-AETrlPOQAGh5C4v9vSiOF7zDL809caUQhUKLmzrpbhr9HUSGRCr7FUHy2ZsFuw/s4578/69CB69E3-D0AC-4023-84A3-E85AFF19CD29.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4578" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQO-wPsuEyXiuy9XUp1-PQU8N2-iZZMP-KXHrpXYALX7HYbpinEDj1TgmEs4YQwcpFzjivfR1uvSxteUPotWjr-Vvlfu16gFi2Q75Cnkw0FM0JdOCqj97z46EdF2-AETrlPOQAGh5C4v9vSiOF7zDL809caUQhUKLmzrpbhr9HUSGRCr7FUHy2ZsFuw/w640-h480/69CB69E3-D0AC-4023-84A3-E85AFF19CD29.jpeg" width="640" /> </a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Several times the mother would display her tail, indicating a deep dive for her. These dives can last up to 20 minutes, while she leaves her calf on the surface to “play” among the boats. The calf is curious, but unable make the deep dive. She leaves it on the surface where she knows it will be safe.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7T6NARSydVrLkX_VcV26uvBBDHIrfDERx-0Z2nhHwIYSTmtSGE4FKT_rVx17ffZONtt9W_fDsR1OplvpH_iGrdLTzTujDW61JT2fN3BVAHO9iVr8oApTWoSqFbWyxALhn6CyEuPpBey88R0yq6_KG1UyZaWybUMeapAAucVBXJF8MS800RiccPTkmg/s4578/270FB4A1-E4D7-4EBD-BCA7-4691354D1B36.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4578" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7T6NARSydVrLkX_VcV26uvBBDHIrfDERx-0Z2nhHwIYSTmtSGE4FKT_rVx17ffZONtt9W_fDsR1OplvpH_iGrdLTzTujDW61JT2fN3BVAHO9iVr8oApTWoSqFbWyxALhn6CyEuPpBey88R0yq6_KG1UyZaWybUMeapAAucVBXJF8MS800RiccPTkmg/w640-h480/270FB4A1-E4D7-4EBD-BCA7-4691354D1B36.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5aIuLYtaXhXGWtRRRgAFNmnVFUt_x37got-7l8qC0eybHRWuON1UYteqO-SH9aS4wcnuF2y6-B5TQsmdJgseuEgMkQnpjJACQkh5BFIGthiTTrn6Vxmk_v36MUSRGY4wVFTY64vqe75aGcA5sHgcYAs-UviSX7OKzeCs6vE4BkLCJRkjOBYeuoZbww/s1127/BBAEFA5C-3611-4B26-9578-103172FC9E26.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1127" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5aIuLYtaXhXGWtRRRgAFNmnVFUt_x37got-7l8qC0eybHRWuON1UYteqO-SH9aS4wcnuF2y6-B5TQsmdJgseuEgMkQnpjJACQkh5BFIGthiTTrn6Vxmk_v36MUSRGY4wVFTY64vqe75aGcA5sHgcYAs-UviSX7OKzeCs6vE4BkLCJRkjOBYeuoZbww/w640-h480/BBAEFA5C-3611-4B26-9578-103172FC9E26.jpeg" width="640" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;">While whales are the main draw, we also saw a good selection of seabirds, most of which are too fast to capture with a camera. Puffins, Phalarope’s and Shearwaters are not unusual to see. Most of these birds are pelagic, spending their entire lives at sea, except to return to specific places to breed.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgibVqunZJPke-oqHU3f6k94Q_1w55CLhKQ2lt92t4uQL88NA4sx3h-SzNTYZ3AJbqHi3hH3xOcEpZisctretgwIENlkVIJET2HGU6T0Db22F3REQRJEnLhkghc3vYXWChAhSyD4kB51STcS9v66LkiAhKd8qmXi5lbl0yHkHOGJ0zaNNDRvOK9lcpHg/s2757/285106A5-FDB3-4681-AA30-6992CA09D285.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="2757" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgibVqunZJPke-oqHU3f6k94Q_1w55CLhKQ2lt92t4uQL88NA4sx3h-SzNTYZ3AJbqHi3hH3xOcEpZisctretgwIENlkVIJET2HGU6T0Db22F3REQRJEnLhkghc3vYXWChAhSyD4kB51STcS9v66LkiAhKd8qmXi5lbl0yHkHOGJ0zaNNDRvOK9lcpHg/w640-h480/285106A5-FDB3-4681-AA30-6992CA09D285.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another fish we saw as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish" target="_blank">Ocean Sunfish</a>, or Mola mola. This is one of the heaviest bone fish in the world. The specimen we saw weighed around 500 pounds. There are often taken for sharks, as the display one dorsal fin, rolling onto their side, as they approach the surface. This one hung around a while so we could take our fill of photos.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wq0EClH3QsNnwMy6U8c8h4aAwfw7NVKX6jEy39nbQCpi30cOk_rhw0MISt1LrAB8dNM1uRXHThgMpuUhQtvSycaXffxqgD8aQ2BhqCNsxNkqFm9k0hsfnCaplyY3-rbv6hvWfmXIqd4bwbTmXx3-s8HhZw77F_6R9s3I8cPS-nvJhBSLEiVb4IRmQA/s4578/370D1C35-A8E1-44AD-9AFA-9BC8105076F7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="4578" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wq0EClH3QsNnwMy6U8c8h4aAwfw7NVKX6jEy39nbQCpi30cOk_rhw0MISt1LrAB8dNM1uRXHThgMpuUhQtvSycaXffxqgD8aQ2BhqCNsxNkqFm9k0hsfnCaplyY3-rbv6hvWfmXIqd4bwbTmXx3-s8HhZw77F_6R9s3I8cPS-nvJhBSLEiVb4IRmQA/w640-h480/370D1C35-A8E1-44AD-9AFA-9BC8105076F7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving the mother and calf to be enjoyed by the other tours, we returned to port happy with our morning of whale watching.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-38804622304659619702022-07-30T11:54:00.000-07:002022-07-30T11:54:20.749-07:00Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfKtIiiWkMAoH8Ab2XCgsvI-S1ZGeeikWPBAhVE123GGdHnhBJdoDNnjTeeJq4TpEJ7bCm84CYFdxNrggC967jrg5HDtCir7QArui-0g3h25cfW-a75NMrshqMRD7UzS07UW_xvH2EoRiUCAIRDj6fNIvJIHBB_gCH6EU0zHf9eU3CYer4eLbIqxcwg/s4032/DF5CE3B6-4D2D-4F94-9859-A60078EBF6D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfKtIiiWkMAoH8Ab2XCgsvI-S1ZGeeikWPBAhVE123GGdHnhBJdoDNnjTeeJq4TpEJ7bCm84CYFdxNrggC967jrg5HDtCir7QArui-0g3h25cfW-a75NMrshqMRD7UzS07UW_xvH2EoRiUCAIRDj6fNIvJIHBB_gCH6EU0zHf9eU3CYer4eLbIqxcwg/w480-h640/DF5CE3B6-4D2D-4F94-9859-A60078EBF6D7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The story of Anne of Green Gables is actually two stories. The first is the book it’s self. The other is of Lucy Maud Montgomery and her growing up on Prince Edward Island, and how that profoundly shaped her writing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our visit to this island was driven in many ways. Not the least of it was wanting to visit friends Ivan and Diane, who call this island home. We met them while staying just outside of Miami Florida in December of 2018. We have been planning this visit since then, and this summer presented the first real opportunity.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another reason to visit is Steff’s somewhat distant relation to L. M. Montgomery. As we figured it, the two are First Cousins, three times removed. Yes, it is a stretch, but reason enough to to explore her history.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Driving through this Island is reason enough for a visit. It is the beaches, and coves. The wonderful mix of potato farms, wheat fields, cattle and fishermen. Lobstermen to be exact. The people, music and atmosphere combine to make this a magical place.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A visit to Parks Canada’s <a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/pe/greengables/activ/maison-house" target="_blank">Green Gables Heritage Place</a> is as good as any place to start. The preserved house here was the model for Green Gables. The home was owned by Montgomery’s cousins. Montgomery herself, grew up a kilometer away, in her Grandparents homestead, operated by Parks Canada as the <a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/pe/cavendish" target="_blank">L.M. Mongomery’s Cavendish National Historic Site</a>. You can purchase admission that gives you access to both. They are within walking distance of each other. Just a short jaunt through the Haunted Woods is all that it takes.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVOtT6AflCuZqYom4QBWKtxoxFVq05dAJV5enbDTGNp3CJ6biU_5SYxdyl8vOsAVJQzvnn2_svUZucXMe5P6tPO6rs9myypBxSli6Kz2ozEl7TgFTxqc1e2Ao-UlDmmprFiV_9bftn7-ThbebZxjul9pvn5wXcZG4mFaruKAyaQQH1sPbGxrGO_YSNQ/s4032/BEE072BA-3957-48F0-8092-68C3B41F7B4C.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVOtT6AflCuZqYom4QBWKtxoxFVq05dAJV5enbDTGNp3CJ6biU_5SYxdyl8vOsAVJQzvnn2_svUZucXMe5P6tPO6rs9myypBxSli6Kz2ozEl7TgFTxqc1e2Ao-UlDmmprFiV_9bftn7-ThbebZxjul9pvn5wXcZG4mFaruKAyaQQH1sPbGxrGO_YSNQ/w300-h400/BEE072BA-3957-48F0-8092-68C3B41F7B4C.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">We started our exploration at Green Gables. A walk through the visitors center provides a complete overview of L. M. Mongomery’s life, in storybook fashion. From the visitors center you then have access to Green Gables itself. There are ranger led tours, or you are free to wander the grounds at will.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJVDN81BpCbhQ3v0Eb1Fkh_fZwZN1TYl6wo3TKJkc5Gep1R3XQiLfwk8Yw2FEbYukqBJGhPwmy0_cCr1T0Pd4prZQS6gilucg086aW9ToyCyzfp5JgoODLZ1hcNMfyXKTprMtjRcIZNnbMF2xde0odXae7uYGaZlxt2y9imHmAmvkshhazVK74qpAmg/s4032/AAD60025-E3BA-4915-8178-55464C061BB8.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJVDN81BpCbhQ3v0Eb1Fkh_fZwZN1TYl6wo3TKJkc5Gep1R3XQiLfwk8Yw2FEbYukqBJGhPwmy0_cCr1T0Pd4prZQS6gilucg086aW9ToyCyzfp5JgoODLZ1hcNMfyXKTprMtjRcIZNnbMF2xde0odXae7uYGaZlxt2y9imHmAmvkshhazVK74qpAmg/w300-h400/AAD60025-E3BA-4915-8178-55464C061BB8.jpeg" width="300" /> </a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A highlight was the wall where you could see 40 covers of the international translations of Anne of Green Gables.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h_SbO4GYsr4oyX7COkkCvtkT0r9RGg2rtgkNb52D0_V5-3mgqVJYGKzhJuGXuMWJX0_LbvUbNc4RT1_tHu6iR763Icbm22Hiy4_PoCv4DrKwZEsRVslLmTOgzo4fNK3gACfmyaR-mFCkAbfUPkys3JtuThA9kFekP2ZerwVNwldC2cZTCmLQqHmUXQ/s4032/7EE0D655-934A-4F68-B944-C25D37126E87.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h_SbO4GYsr4oyX7COkkCvtkT0r9RGg2rtgkNb52D0_V5-3mgqVJYGKzhJuGXuMWJX0_LbvUbNc4RT1_tHu6iR763Icbm22Hiy4_PoCv4DrKwZEsRVslLmTOgzo4fNK3gACfmyaR-mFCkAbfUPkys3JtuThA9kFekP2ZerwVNwldC2cZTCmLQqHmUXQ/w640-h480/7EE0D655-934A-4F68-B944-C25D37126E87.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Barn at Green Gables</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJv2iTnpNDCI5MLcK_phhDaU_-jl7Wpzrak22D7uiQxFh8gY90raOj90X3HMH8Z8Z7Pqf9ScpvGg2ma3jre_oMChCedNDx1zqk2YHgx1PnfV1w6fWvgyjg4VA5hOBufG0FFqg207ndglW59jam8kvF_AqzfwM2ykb8hfRWP0lz65FxpFIY4SXasbNrg/s4032/6641D37E-0EA1-4BFC-839E-1E3B851DA92F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJv2iTnpNDCI5MLcK_phhDaU_-jl7Wpzrak22D7uiQxFh8gY90raOj90X3HMH8Z8Z7Pqf9ScpvGg2ma3jre_oMChCedNDx1zqk2YHgx1PnfV1w6fWvgyjg4VA5hOBufG0FFqg207ndglW59jam8kvF_AqzfwM2ykb8hfRWP0lz65FxpFIY4SXasbNrg/w640-h480/6641D37E-0EA1-4BFC-839E-1E3B851DA92F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Possibly Anne’s first ride to Green Gables</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fg5SR_-ULz_-pK9eS2g4nGAV9ffHPl6jPEslhA14uf1dEuFzzdwyVU_dPomRaAKR-hor6-BJxEog5J8gsS619W3x9_jzj2E5n99IrlUtXdwwM5oCWizAcYtR_Y_RGYCHbYA3-GRb8P4a9LtankC7tRBXUQvpu1f58KixyP-f8ZC4aaJsqouAUoh7oA/s3698/BC531256-5CD5-43D2-A023-3CC48E2BA3A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="3698" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fg5SR_-ULz_-pK9eS2g4nGAV9ffHPl6jPEslhA14uf1dEuFzzdwyVU_dPomRaAKR-hor6-BJxEog5J8gsS619W3x9_jzj2E5n99IrlUtXdwwM5oCWizAcYtR_Y_RGYCHbYA3-GRb8P4a9LtankC7tRBXUQvpu1f58KixyP-f8ZC4aaJsqouAUoh7oA/w640-h480/BC531256-5CD5-43D2-A023-3CC48E2BA3A2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Bride’s first visit to Green Gables</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Green Gables is open to walk through. There are interpreters throughout to answer any questions. The house has been restored to accurately depict how it might have been as Anne’s home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz7QBPgL8LFva5zoXdQbjKr4FZW_77vLVWOnyid8a0mSdKvAnC56jRtEUhwuTob_UfTUpaJowqSHmYIgBu-8knzMythHcP9Dzw0VUBxh-m3KB8gDxICkCsRtZW4g1_zbUBNvN-SHuY_zOl14xSszN648bhijhLsjNVJR3Rt8vYx4OsyvPZz-TsWYkxQ/s4032/B71C1F90-9DFD-43AB-9BA9-1A44FDB8D897.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz7QBPgL8LFva5zoXdQbjKr4FZW_77vLVWOnyid8a0mSdKvAnC56jRtEUhwuTob_UfTUpaJowqSHmYIgBu-8knzMythHcP9Dzw0VUBxh-m3KB8gDxICkCsRtZW4g1_zbUBNvN-SHuY_zOl14xSszN648bhijhLsjNVJR3Rt8vYx4OsyvPZz-TsWYkxQ/w480-h640/B71C1F90-9DFD-43AB-9BA9-1A44FDB8D897.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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M. Montgomery grew up, and spent a good part of here life. The house no longer exists, but the gardens and woods where she spent her most formative years do. 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A short walk away from the home where she grew up you find the local Cavendish Cemetery where she rests.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtpzhrcD2ApHMm-c0BlqEpcAxUcPq2DCQt32uPX6MO-RRC8XcO8cjuaL8nBY0CCBEQt_8I3hOJHUZ8Lan79jye2yOm7dqGkIjW8N10BMZjOOVqALtjlEXQ-C4xuEwQggSFyrmazfW925YDze7Ce_ZZ4K4USbRXxgpK1zneqtYyBM9pOE3ejHMzzcQfQ/s4032/82456B8A-94B5-4E4A-AB8B-0489CFD45998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtpzhrcD2ApHMm-c0BlqEpcAxUcPq2DCQt32uPX6MO-RRC8XcO8cjuaL8nBY0CCBEQt_8I3hOJHUZ8Lan79jye2yOm7dqGkIjW8N10BMZjOOVqALtjlEXQ-C4xuEwQggSFyrmazfW925YDze7Ce_ZZ4K4USbRXxgpK1zneqtYyBM9pOE3ejHMzzcQfQ/w480-h640/82456B8A-94B5-4E4A-AB8B-0489CFD45998.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-30094036022321594332022-07-26T05:25:00.003-07:002022-07-26T05:25:32.957-07:00Our Quebec City Tour<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcJTo2konboDCqsx4nwZ4x9VZ1CeSbsv5XTHy6xAfaLcpexRMArs7Y2FbkJp24AY12y0mTAnYeNtLqjLKTLu9wD0n_Jn4xQlIu2NVMETVPDpzIiZVeE-d1Uem0iShmdY3A8AoZ4fi5pj-RjGBp02nVe08_FAgaitTZpwuO-izFazQ7-5EOebbEITiJQ/s4032/9E04A142-0219-48FE-AF3F-0759E32E900F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcJTo2konboDCqsx4nwZ4x9VZ1CeSbsv5XTHy6xAfaLcpexRMArs7Y2FbkJp24AY12y0mTAnYeNtLqjLKTLu9wD0n_Jn4xQlIu2NVMETVPDpzIiZVeE-d1Uem0iShmdY3A8AoZ4fi5pj-RjGBp02nVe08_FAgaitTZpwuO-izFazQ7-5EOebbEITiJQ/w640-h480/9E04A142-0219-48FE-AF3F-0759E32E900F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We took a day out to explore Quebec City. This included a walking tour of both the upper and lower towns, a river cruise with AML, and finally riding the ferry to Levis, and back to see the Quebec City skyline lit up at dusk.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We have really liked walking tours to explore the more historic places of these old cities. The Quebec tour met our expectations. Led by Paul, a Quebec native, we not only learned the history but also got a true feel of the place.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The tour begins in the upper town, just off the Terrasse Dufferin, the large boardwalk around the Chateau Fontenac Hotel, and below The Citadel. The terrace provides commanding views of the Saint Lawrence River Quays. The upper funicular station is here, providing a “stair free” access between the upper and lower towns.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_CfJ3FZMfto8gH5bTB0WCgay2LsnS3rICrDjiTlQKhRVzmrEO-yugVAtV_bzPlCp82FsPYLrrhsnIPzYitxxoL_yB5kaldXqaGM93BhIeL8hWA93WSJCA5EZDxTbxLuQkKi69G9yC8EszuJ31XLGdwMput5lzlKNTAbJ50e5fo4Nus0ocHGWcvO_0g/s4032/742E8710-67D6-466E-BAAC-4F3E6EAA8035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_CfJ3FZMfto8gH5bTB0WCgay2LsnS3rICrDjiTlQKhRVzmrEO-yugVAtV_bzPlCp82FsPYLrrhsnIPzYitxxoL_yB5kaldXqaGM93BhIeL8hWA93WSJCA5EZDxTbxLuQkKi69G9yC8EszuJ31XLGdwMput5lzlKNTAbJ50e5fo4Nus0ocHGWcvO_0g/w640-h480/742E8710-67D6-466E-BAAC-4F3E6EAA8035.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi_lBrD7IG4dOlHYKKGW4eHrTGvZT8HP9p_awuPGDMWIRM-lX77vKob0lL_FiFxsM3l4K_jqtXmY6NOP0epRISiSMc9jWhZyQPRFBtJFRq4rlDYn_BFllWsd2IhESB_qigiWYaHQTfsmZKwCK1FqqdbZytI9GgN74lbgRM2d4uvzWym7uUw6GCn0Aow/s5184/817F5DF8-62E8-4C5A-A089-068F5E6D8AB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW-rNbM97M0WhZcnDmcjRQAH6DnNYTg0iowj91akvXAqGrmmWANNcXYlElZ1tOfyW8Y8_J4oaRqKxDk37U7cLPlHnh3O6BMByelogfglFD6EqkJuDlqvl2omyqhHVSBekevYg-qqlmn-YIQKiFNk8SB_XZ0v_0H44NSZWr2aRQB1H92G-q6BLmftFew/w640-h480/88EFB5A1-E3F2-48C6-B47E-B889FB967B01.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5iOX5gid2hYywOqZccDtGsykUrNoisw4om6zHG2pCAPv3ou32fOG-uZFIE-XXrB-po8ceTCSMFMBn0kCB5JpvMqqYYZxq69Js9lQBmKzmZzHLbJpfFS3LX9kvtwJ4GbWGjMMdGecdeQJPnTqnMctSLG5pCwJclnJzcEnFmzIcSuJhu2sOmQHVwsfPA/s5184/74C5B1E2-B472-426F-88FE-87DFAACFB75A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5iOX5gid2hYywOqZccDtGsykUrNoisw4om6zHG2pCAPv3ou32fOG-uZFIE-XXrB-po8ceTCSMFMBn0kCB5JpvMqqYYZxq69Js9lQBmKzmZzHLbJpfFS3LX9kvtwJ4GbWGjMMdGecdeQJPnTqnMctSLG5pCwJclnJzcEnFmzIcSuJhu2sOmQHVwsfPA/w640-h480/74C5B1E2-B472-426F-88FE-87DFAACFB75A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_Frontenac" target="_blank">Chateau Frontenac</a> one of Canada’s Grand Railway Hotels </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tvvHpKDUpwLq98BCbb7DzQksqrSxdiuemEGrKl0SbKxkXJbbavCq97-yCZHC5zTvX6v_UlK1AmYfbUsDXCxBubSskuU2H4Zg41ucnE0Rn7hoq7cqbRyPVZWwUiBUTMjAaXnafVwdg33Q3G_6-v58xebBwJChgPFTmx0yCzcS2QJueJdy-B-8tG4tdw/s3116/E3AF5145-4787-4A56-9277-ECC8AD36EBAE.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3116" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tvvHpKDUpwLq98BCbb7DzQksqrSxdiuemEGrKl0SbKxkXJbbavCq97-yCZHC5zTvX6v_UlK1AmYfbUsDXCxBubSskuU2H4Zg41ucnE0Rn7hoq7cqbRyPVZWwUiBUTMjAaXnafVwdg33Q3G_6-v58xebBwJChgPFTmx0yCzcS2QJueJdy-B-8tG4tdw/w389-h400/E3AF5145-4787-4A56-9277-ECC8AD36EBAE.jpeg" width="389" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The first stop was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain" target="_blank">Samuel de Champlain</a> monument, the explorer and founder of Quebec, and the birthplace of France in North America.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi-xn5G77V_-nZ3CU40z6tXUa0k6q1uK0_PE3M9cnIA6FTTg_hkc8FNoqAcSW09Ydb5arwYb_yGPe3ZTe0jOg2jyc-n2LTT5-XiARE9SlUhLPiVJAHvZ8tuvh4tdivJjnr4oT2JBxfxZ8CzcF9xn8nP2v9UeD90br7CKw_eVyD1OkeaxMR-4Qw7dSvw/s4578/05A5A33E-2396-43AA-A3C9-43BC812D2891.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">Farther along the Terrasse we found an example of the defenses used for the city. These are mainly British cannon, except for several Russian cannon that were gifted to the city.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAtLsR9E5_VA6kUOf7i068_aBGSDxqC-Gu-ehSgn-a8hhxdx-ktu__1vo4oV9pS3JlIa6pbsIZYbWUTwr0gOBgTe2e9h5wSlLgcyEW6EIpM4DFfjYTBTosOAW4OcPLttcOUXNXDHH_jtnWZZI5UTmK_rFJa6go0ngR-jsDqIW1tQKM1iDjRx-eTxQfQ/s4032/E2550DA2-B3FA-483C-A644-214F61F97D22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAtLsR9E5_VA6kUOf7i068_aBGSDxqC-Gu-ehSgn-a8hhxdx-ktu__1vo4oV9pS3JlIa6pbsIZYbWUTwr0gOBgTe2e9h5wSlLgcyEW6EIpM4DFfjYTBTosOAW4OcPLttcOUXNXDHH_jtnWZZI5UTmK_rFJa6go0ngR-jsDqIW1tQKM1iDjRx-eTxQfQ/w640-h480/E2550DA2-B3FA-483C-A644-214F61F97D22.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTkV0MiH9RXXIRK3OMadrIRAtJMfJ9j53ArlAd4xTD3tjookBul9jmmbKnwAFvv4YY5nH4dcCJ6eWya5Hy4g3Q3XZj2YHOYg9INJ2FEJ2zKfqDDoVBgSUKiWFi93Kvc5HyckTUjq73BIKIx2QkGLfsg-YR_CZZ3QP2w1snmInir9Yc9LLP2EwR8fd6A/s4578/EEFDD5DE-94E4-4675-B7A3-36148E3CFCD1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4578" data-original-width="3434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTkV0MiH9RXXIRK3OMadrIRAtJMfJ9j53ArlAd4xTD3tjookBul9jmmbKnwAFvv4YY5nH4dcCJ6eWya5Hy4g3Q3XZj2YHOYg9INJ2FEJ2zKfqDDoVBgSUKiWFi93Kvc5HyckTUjq73BIKIx2QkGLfsg-YR_CZZ3QP2w1snmInir9Yc9LLP2EwR8fd6A/w300-h400/EEFDD5DE-94E4-4675-B7A3-36148E3CFCD1.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">British Cannon with the Royal Monagram</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtWxKEOrrpiqKbOQfD0t8E-QTO4ahLY4ly1U1LGk1KeRQDrUP4zGzPVqSqphsRGfAUHA75b10Y_LlD08j8KjXOprpW9d8_1fJE-OGe_M-hdSUFrC4BJNGZt-A_DINvFQSWutYVL1PWZ0979SCqAKP8ZPO14WyDhf2aEFBaHo9qEf_ukR_u_vW3_XJVw/s4578/9EE1C384-F930-479B-AEFD-2641B40E04F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4578" data-original-width="3434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtWxKEOrrpiqKbOQfD0t8E-QTO4ahLY4ly1U1LGk1KeRQDrUP4zGzPVqSqphsRGfAUHA75b10Y_LlD08j8KjXOprpW9d8_1fJE-OGe_M-hdSUFrC4BJNGZt-A_DINvFQSWutYVL1PWZ0979SCqAKP8ZPO14WyDhf2aEFBaHo9qEf_ukR_u_vW3_XJVw/w300-h400/9EE1C384-F930-479B-AEFD-2641B40E04F5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Russian Cannon with double headed eagle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkiJnRNNtxy_0EugGpij6DzOS43MeozkbZ_bwY_V8alcaotxsGpA9AkKnR3R27DxRNEHOJUyL9gLfudussUXlgIfZV92sCdgREifOG4ICc2a7QZCNtVvKu3yF8yciFnt2xfj7vbxyCTgAtPF_B7L7NoUw3o5mnRz5DcE-3xljmRcWtIbUTLx-ITVtOg/s4032/7D4B3F03-95F8-46A1-BC7B-4DD6744A7B32.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkiJnRNNtxy_0EugGpij6DzOS43MeozkbZ_bwY_V8alcaotxsGpA9AkKnR3R27DxRNEHOJUyL9gLfudussUXlgIfZV92sCdgREifOG4ICc2a7QZCNtVvKu3yF8yciFnt2xfj7vbxyCTgAtPF_B7L7NoUw3o5mnRz5DcE-3xljmRcWtIbUTLx-ITVtOg/w480-h640/7D4B3F03-95F8-46A1-BC7B-4DD6744A7B32.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The Wolfe Montcalm Monument honors the two opposing commanders in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham" target="_blank">Battle of the Plains of Abraham</a> leading to the surrender of Quebec to the British. James Wolfe for the British and the Marquis de Montcalm for the French. Both died of wounds suffered in the battle.</span><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Further walking in the upper town reveals the drastic differences in the architecture and culture between the French and British settlers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Mr3_Fb9SuQTkXYsjGq1axiZ5sM7frEzBAo7i0FrlbxGTn3UOS6qP_6s4tFBMBNjW_4rg7ND8aY3w8rbR205x3fwvyf0fo7D8_pAtfhUeGSS4iL80QOJ9neaILQcbs5jbTsMNxuY1_O1bIha84Gx4p2x8cz_7aTvRxyZQWbCLDXwCz7JdHzhcJne3mA/s4032/0FCB03AA-4FE3-46C9-A6FD-C088A64C235F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Mr3_Fb9SuQTkXYsjGq1axiZ5sM7frEzBAo7i0FrlbxGTn3UOS6qP_6s4tFBMBNjW_4rg7ND8aY3w8rbR205x3fwvyf0fo7D8_pAtfhUeGSS4iL80QOJ9neaILQcbs5jbTsMNxuY1_O1bIha84Gx4p2x8cz_7aTvRxyZQWbCLDXwCz7JdHzhcJne3mA/w640-h480/0FCB03AA-4FE3-46C9-A6FD-C088A64C235F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Built in 1675, the oldest structure in Quebec is now a restaurant. The addition to the left shows the typical architecture of British houses of the time. They are several stories high, and look more like town houses. Usually with a single door and two windows at street level.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXEC7Zbds7DqlbUXZ01CommpVYHE8eNZsmjVhzCntS4nZykFhp0HIgjB9Gu6euJUL-nny_6LwHFD0SjiE28oN0TWLu3_9KYK8UMeLeGqOizk8q5QKfft6Xkl_p3Uc4NSRlIFWmCyGHriglJxPwy9CN5RyfafallHBD-uQp8WXxUzC8d8VrRPq9uIYLA/s4032/30F7B5EC-019B-43F3-952F-05BAA653AEBB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXEC7Zbds7DqlbUXZ01CommpVYHE8eNZsmjVhzCntS4nZykFhp0HIgjB9Gu6euJUL-nny_6LwHFD0SjiE28oN0TWLu3_9KYK8UMeLeGqOizk8q5QKfft6Xkl_p3Uc4NSRlIFWmCyGHriglJxPwy9CN5RyfafallHBD-uQp8WXxUzC8d8VrRPq9uIYLA/w640-h480/30F7B5EC-019B-43F3-952F-05BAA653AEBB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Typical of the French architecture were large three story houses with many windows, and gables at the roof. The tall brick walls were supported and secured by steel rods that ran completely through the building, front to back. This style dominated the upper town as it was first settled by the French within the walled city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheznrevjqtrwOGUAXr2H9ep5nek9hmNpgdUhMVMVdo44P2SXlPDonxDRqDWUn5XtAMr8OMuwSmt5vywD59Z8zGxZMP0iGNA3NmqXmugdLwwnXVobLSFEt1hmr6xhD4bZ5krzIGP4ECaQjJi2YoTgzN6KRmvxBhpIiWsFAQHbOawV5jB6erdxmfDDorTQ/s4032/4BA40883-C8F0-491D-847F-081B6926F173.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheznrevjqtrwOGUAXr2H9ep5nek9hmNpgdUhMVMVdo44P2SXlPDonxDRqDWUn5XtAMr8OMuwSmt5vywD59Z8zGxZMP0iGNA3NmqXmugdLwwnXVobLSFEt1hmr6xhD4bZ5krzIGP4ECaQjJi2YoTgzN6KRmvxBhpIiWsFAQHbOawV5jB6erdxmfDDorTQ/w480-h640/4BA40883-C8F0-491D-847F-081B6926F173.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quebec City has retained the original wall that protected the city atop the hill. Ottawa and Montreal all have kept only portions of their wall city. This section of the wall is being restored and will become a part of the park overlooking the city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QUAKSV-kjk_I89CT29QZ6kd-lnijL5_pqL1THMaFUNVFupNVvDK0HXdQzzP8QDa2DYH6BC4k6nFl1km-Ci2NA9YzLo91NnFHuQQzTdYvWZFMtw28oFR99Xrg0ezoTzJ0d1gGbUHWDTW4KpKaqIFmvNGWVLWFbYFEprtwaxYDUcIPEtEk25NozV-R3w/s4032/18EFABB9-C619-48E5-BE26-C21D7D6EB3C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QUAKSV-kjk_I89CT29QZ6kd-lnijL5_pqL1THMaFUNVFupNVvDK0HXdQzzP8QDa2DYH6BC4k6nFl1km-Ci2NA9YzLo91NnFHuQQzTdYvWZFMtw28oFR99Xrg0ezoTzJ0d1gGbUHWDTW4KpKaqIFmvNGWVLWFbYFEprtwaxYDUcIPEtEk25NozV-R3w/w480-h640/18EFABB9-C619-48E5-BE26-C21D7D6EB3C1.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3l6y0ojeAWI9IYnri9SNDVZwNYvZZm886eemQtwq-nqy26aPAGpZa8h7bVRVb-nSqDh7NwSvNqK0EgO1GlHXHY-ZS8nBr5_NhTBujs6KW2iF1w6zD3wzBamDJJJJ6k8aPd5Uf4HHUFvuXwLd89fEjxwi6i8LtDXjA4EXLD2pnAHdP4YGOJ-LagWAIQ/s4032/BF6596F6-7A02-4A4D-9026-16956C9A9906.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3l6y0ojeAWI9IYnri9SNDVZwNYvZZm886eemQtwq-nqy26aPAGpZa8h7bVRVb-nSqDh7NwSvNqK0EgO1GlHXHY-ZS8nBr5_NhTBujs6KW2iF1w6zD3wzBamDJJJJ6k8aPd5Uf4HHUFvuXwLd89fEjxwi6i8LtDXjA4EXLD2pnAHdP4YGOJ-LagWAIQ/w300-h400/BF6596F6-7A02-4A4D-9026-16956C9A9906.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The plaza between City Hall and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral-Basilica_of_Notre-Dame_de_Québec" target="_blank">Notre-Dame Basilica</a> is under construction. This is the oldest church in Canada and reinforces the idea that Canada was settled for two reasons. Religion and commerce. Today, Canada and especially Quebec considers itself a secular society.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVdkQrsPOs87y4lB5zdeD2zgtuvnxuyWl4Lc0MGFYP7Wn5VWozKNZU5MjyO6rLMNOq9zPfGFFqJfdth1B3XOCoaHienkW4xBL8kjoZRau5DuEj55s1djmRbG2cP3G8yG3sT3-Ed1jHXtR4jQ4V8lbV6s_zONM41DtpDqIL6-OPUxjjNPsgQV8Y1oTnA/s4032/4AE277B0-9688-4A97-9523-2DBF0071A44C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVdkQrsPOs87y4lB5zdeD2zgtuvnxuyWl4Lc0MGFYP7Wn5VWozKNZU5MjyO6rLMNOq9zPfGFFqJfdth1B3XOCoaHienkW4xBL8kjoZRau5DuEj55s1djmRbG2cP3G8yG3sT3-Ed1jHXtR4jQ4V8lbV6s_zONM41DtpDqIL6-OPUxjjNPsgQV8Y1oTnA/w640-h480/4AE277B0-9688-4A97-9523-2DBF0071A44C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Francois de Leval is considered the father of the Canadian church as the first Bishop of Canada. Appointed in 1674, he soon established a Seminary that has now become the College de-Laval.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozK9Bs2nbd4lVgZSAxoQF0WAQqYD8I_yAM9ZsjAUqsSuq3D38ZKTqch2C70STqry3ntGOm8CjYf8LdEwmmTnhZU9rXkQF0MJDS92evir9-GRECxEPDOUKJf2MJeKjQMYvW5cRfxQ7qcjUfxPcrIa2F-sJdVLpB-HZnK6tshVD21Lwv7DGMnKMNb3Hww/s3697/5C01AABB-F1DB-4A30-A46B-D2D7FFA35C28.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="2773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozK9Bs2nbd4lVgZSAxoQF0WAQqYD8I_yAM9ZsjAUqsSuq3D38ZKTqch2C70STqry3ntGOm8CjYf8LdEwmmTnhZU9rXkQF0MJDS92evir9-GRECxEPDOUKJf2MJeKjQMYvW5cRfxQ7qcjUfxPcrIa2F-sJdVLpB-HZnK6tshVD21Lwv7DGMnKMNb3Hww/w480-h640/5C01AABB-F1DB-4A30-A46B-D2D7FFA35C28.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmn52OYtQoEi6XYZd3e8b6LaXWy4jfA48hU0PATqiD-7lH04nRmwoj8I_9uUqG3BT7Lp982ugwUmHhWBEuURDMROZt4bmHCmM_hYuciTHNMxotj31IVgrDQxKgYuS0D7HjCN4k_Iu8APu6n8rtQlBCptK6Zyv74E-RxK60MW-aTDM8XBlejaHatf0eQ/w480-h640/E588377E-FF19-4872-B29D-6C7303356225.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The old seminary sundial. “Dies Nostri Quasi Umbra”, Our Days Pass Like Shadows.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqcAr9ofjY3F7sUN0s61F3WJaCrFGjxloEgHlgFpl2yaaFUHuwdM-7nQqjErb1qHeNV_2X1VxV9oR4888209iq40aTZpt5edO381LBDOmNByxM70okf28tR0yuUAOQakaqPal3IIO9lvjtsm6HmpJVByJ6DJwmKUO_mPOo7_hWS66cMP7uYlX7lnzgQ/s3404/365B5C3F-903B-4CB0-A2DC-DDA7ABCD3D94.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="3888" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNpWu4MATK1ob8k2o1PkMkUsRViz3WZZ9yQqWGmD_w01htJHU7JyEn4bY8d0M2njGpAnMXZI0icGiSAr8iZPdevIAei0hLUPTqCEzJz0ZqA6uo2prUgBvqqWlrLxB6wV2uD4p11YJk_BKaPFAOCMx-gt_vjJWEorcDSlvkCWrTUf0FitGNVwlxNvQYA/w640-h632/84238CF1-32E4-429F-B9B3-36DBFBDCFD19.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Francois de Laval Monument</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitX5OzYvs2ZkKjbtBhMelkQWaruR3W0PtyWR4rqpZe-_xd1S6fpIlLFQe6JulSAo55-GhKpz5pX01O7XHIIpyaYtNkwkfFC2EQ6iewxhQOfMbCq8uVQxigFH3NT00QDT_gFD32dQGoXmDIbYulircmUBmzRuQF_22sLSt4m5dx05ymNAuS5BSFmhz4g/s4032/A506B866-3F10-4E36-BD20-8DE8DD791FF9.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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Here you also overlook the primary shopping and dining area of the lower town. This is primarily located along the Rue du Petite Champlain. A walk along provides great street views and tempting treats.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjAUGtRpdSuSoT-4Sd8NG1_C2gM-HtW5zHs4u1noPe25lJr9YplQMpCZnd4zq9mfGOeivfhS1ZCzmtgBu638q-p1gJ1S5HBlKcE0NI4upHBXNzMwfIz5gseXnWM6oWeZTcOkrq6hWjfORFfBA2kEmc139qdFZLXy_tpdBmjbmsNlwSE447vQietKCaw/s4032/ECE16339-961A-4DF9-898C-70EC3411984A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjAUGtRpdSuSoT-4Sd8NG1_C2gM-HtW5zHs4u1noPe25lJr9YplQMpCZnd4zq9mfGOeivfhS1ZCzmtgBu638q-p1gJ1S5HBlKcE0NI4upHBXNzMwfIz5gseXnWM6oWeZTcOkrq6hWjfORFfBA2kEmc139qdFZLXy_tpdBmjbmsNlwSE447vQietKCaw/w480-h640/ECE16339-961A-4DF9-898C-70EC3411984A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My step-grandfather was fromVermont. I remember as a kid how, in the Colorado winter, he would boil up maple syrup and pour it over snow we collected from outside.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbkE0Im7cNnYXDlREHVJXgmHBEzLQ2Nm02v7I1woaOvCyghHvopiBN8H7i_IbHRxP-Nuem5nhRULh3HLlAm3khdR5ble785qDrgPNd8idunmqHovsuin_hFpyT36Ev4WzJxUo22ki5Js92-nATTbQafePqPr3mVbJ4D4VeUp3ib6UOgNoaO3hE9JU9w/s4032/08D10284-D964-49A5-9F78-90E18880EEAD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbkE0Im7cNnYXDlREHVJXgmHBEzLQ2Nm02v7I1woaOvCyghHvopiBN8H7i_IbHRxP-Nuem5nhRULh3HLlAm3khdR5ble785qDrgPNd8idunmqHovsuin_hFpyT36Ev4WzJxUo22ki5Js92-nATTbQafePqPr3mVbJ4D4VeUp3ib6UOgNoaO3hE9JU9w/w480-h640/08D10284-D964-49A5-9F78-90E18880EEAD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXo-QLEI4-_HCRHuF1RQCp1uZrjUdnIu4P68LC6OSd-NVTqbYMRuWsut_MNKptlDtbGU0CL7kxZHiVVOOOtDYHYrDEzV3U6iCwr0tOJ3pea224cGPbiKq68TKEg4m_NHK95QYqLc-VENQTo7H8nJp_8ICvZKdUc65l67wn_z10jLYNU1hywEJPTGf3Q/s4032/256BB2E0-DC83-4031-BD2A-056E8161C0C2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Designed by Chinese artist and humanitarian Ai Wei Wei. It is made up of over 2000 life jackets the artist collected on the Isle of Lesbos in Greece. They were left by Syrian refugees fleeing their civil war, as a monument and reminder of refugees everywhere. They hang from the Royal Battery built by the French in 1691.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJKzq6wS8Vc8Y5YO7lpQ3o4z0OzVVS_CfeQi6jmuNO0twbqOuNUQ3oQePWrQ5K2LKvJzRgXhMg3NQIvE4kUnEl7Or6BmJ5y6dkjsK_6CTPfnisBg7qyXDRI7EdxB9PPc_7tERKru9o5wtnd8cAPRLWcRZSYtwXB9T4b4HV9ACSJv7V_ENbInoBfB4nA/s4032/94AD836B-52D7-40F1-A72E-BED79743E86C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJKzq6wS8Vc8Y5YO7lpQ3o4z0OzVVS_CfeQi6jmuNO0twbqOuNUQ3oQePWrQ5K2LKvJzRgXhMg3NQIvE4kUnEl7Or6BmJ5y6dkjsK_6CTPfnisBg7qyXDRI7EdxB9PPc_7tERKru9o5wtnd8cAPRLWcRZSYtwXB9T4b4HV9ACSJv7V_ENbInoBfB4nA/w640-h480/94AD836B-52D7-40F1-A72E-BED79743E86C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Cf-__tB6y41dhY_DzBzN5eO3BW0L5ujrPNaAWCKxVb5ER1zAisft5m_Kv7EgFuQDJupy9-5UVLIK1FL88IBOXBGohk4TSrtyN9xULp5wdD0-wVCkn2N8Qe8slRtAsJsgb8cPpqHXU_wDV6ghD-rMgZxdbAz3dEBCmjtE01TjlOwFI1suloikSJe2wA/s4032/6FC9FDA2-61BC-4BAD-BF45-9424BFB52AD9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Cf-__tB6y41dhY_DzBzN5eO3BW0L5ujrPNaAWCKxVb5ER1zAisft5m_Kv7EgFuQDJupy9-5UVLIK1FL88IBOXBGohk4TSrtyN9xULp5wdD0-wVCkn2N8Qe8slRtAsJsgb8cPpqHXU_wDV6ghD-rMgZxdbAz3dEBCmjtE01TjlOwFI1suloikSJe2wA/w480-h640/6FC9FDA2-61BC-4BAD-BF45-9424BFB52AD9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-des-Victoires_Church" target="_blank">Notre-Dame Des Victories</a> is a chapel built on the ruins of Champlain’s first outpost. The chapel honors the first two failed attempts by the British to take Quebec from the French. Control of Quebec meant to control the St. Lawrence and all trade between Europe and New France.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Nep1CVXNHe2y8JAYIyQ0h_oA5Xt9bJG_3KRFIk2nrjQjfgmzFXo8LddqhDcBK0XLhStpkcGXQn_elC8Ee4nKUpDKggvdAkut33NggUUig-4C5dNid3-8JJBUgR54mf91UY2t2NsDiemJ5589bGB5rtrJN_fAs6pFzXO5aSAtlC60W0tjVjxicWUegw/s4578/CDB7C27F-6E34-4928-9D96-660175358793.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4578" data-original-width="3434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Nep1CVXNHe2y8JAYIyQ0h_oA5Xt9bJG_3KRFIk2nrjQjfgmzFXo8LddqhDcBK0XLhStpkcGXQn_elC8Ee4nKUpDKggvdAkut33NggUUig-4C5dNid3-8JJBUgR54mf91UY2t2NsDiemJ5589bGB5rtrJN_fAs6pFzXO5aSAtlC60W0tjVjxicWUegw/w480-h640/CDB7C27F-6E34-4928-9D96-660175358793.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Louis XIV Monument in the Palace de Victories</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3C4qfD1pWuB-kSSSbRlZwDpVWyN73neSYgX-6cPqB_3vx3yRH8csP8W02axZ6bdvEW4Hs2yKwwjBmoxBLlja-MOYyjAgCD_odkfn7tQWcENDoCADM9d1n3KGMA4YHhdhFRsPR4qF_yu-ACRRcw0uwa_l77bu6Wn8btVy8zYlLNnWUlxOjG_Ow7763A/s4578/6EF3CCB9-6834-45D8-A331-C92697A7CDEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVGezJBd6IF8iYIR3zp0-ci7cPMaRZRCZ4b7XuwiMBw_1LIX0RaoGP6R_SP4Tj_Kt2GwtX6D7K4bSTzCntmY_0CdD9p5Sp6ahfjd6kqDNavpKxyvur78241H3PYRi3i87eLW6X6Yh9nB2HXGfc_31glWAwJ4tanC2HlBL8uqGcMB5Oeh4sNJ2W7ISkQ/w640-h480/9D0C8722-3741-4FE1-BE87-A8EF791ABAEE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After our walking tour we boarded the Louis Jolliet for a cruise up the St. Lawrence River to view Montmorency Falls.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEJI0KnBWLyUkrZoZNRzA60rjRxnaC5_ea1ADJFbrrV_ZY2jM3_UsWFTQhLeSmyFren8nBlR-v07SyKnhBmgzSjsVBEjsBqYieJsWxmHZa-tpxk5_JCzMyex80WXiVX0WS0LtqnyjN2sphUcpQZ4zAmIhKC0H10UPwoXezfRV-WQjK0jBnpFE7p2D2w/s5184/06244A14-B19E-441A-8BAC-4AF6B75B5CBD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We have found that this is one of the best ways to tour a city that you don’t know.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Old Town extends from Rue St. Pierre on the west to Rue St Claude on the east, and Rue St Paul on the south and Rue St Antione on the north. This section is roughly 1km long and .5km wide. Yet within this section you learn the city’s history beginning in 1642 and the Indigenous, French, Scottish and Irish influences. The old city and port are contained in a 4km wide section that extends from the St. Lawrence River to the base of Mount Royal. It is very walkable in this section.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our tour began at the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_Basilica_(Montreal)" target="_blank">Notre Dame Biscillica</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> at the corner of Rue Notre Dame and Palace D’Armes. We first toured the west side in the morning, followed by the east side in the afternoon.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b0ulQI2JsjLHNvyTEKoIUZv8W35opQgd7apGCS3P52WmcpcIYe4Qvsdc8pX_sxdZ71RAmkWo1ITxh0EX_FRKi70nJ8R8UO1SKY0PUcAEkz9G1iWdmF4AYZ6AUN8866ZNzFT6baNMR7TnN6VJ_HtYxS9DjApm-9EM6gKm7ddYoqG2YXLp0YuOoSd0PA/s4032/DF9271CC-5917-4E11-9221-7972FC104504.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b0ulQI2JsjLHNvyTEKoIUZv8W35opQgd7apGCS3P52WmcpcIYe4Qvsdc8pX_sxdZ71RAmkWo1ITxh0EX_FRKi70nJ8R8UO1SKY0PUcAEkz9G1iWdmF4AYZ6AUN8866ZNzFT6baNMR7TnN6VJ_HtYxS9DjApm-9EM6gKm7ddYoqG2YXLp0YuOoSd0PA/w480-h640/DF9271CC-5917-4E11-9221-7972FC104504.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Notre Dame Biscillica. The first parish church was built in 1672, but the city had outgrown it by 1824. Which was when this larger church was built.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtLv1bSz0v3NRVIv2NGBytqx5o9bgkVMUn4eIOjh_QRvQkRM1ZEJeGWVJfKDkfWUt-i9Ke-DRM5Q-_hgiDPNcPXr-QV2eM5lncmDn_9v7R51me5UOp9UIFlveVyQk2OLekFHm2bIYHiAG-dmNmjsXj5brHMxPVpKWyaqCI-EX5yS9TnteJJNsvdd6fg/s4032/9E2F1500-D182-40FF-84CB-62AE9A45DC96.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtLv1bSz0v3NRVIv2NGBytqx5o9bgkVMUn4eIOjh_QRvQkRM1ZEJeGWVJfKDkfWUt-i9Ke-DRM5Q-_hgiDPNcPXr-QV2eM5lncmDn_9v7R51me5UOp9UIFlveVyQk2OLekFHm2bIYHiAG-dmNmjsXj5brHMxPVpKWyaqCI-EX5yS9TnteJJNsvdd6fg/w480-h640/9E2F1500-D182-40FF-84CB-62AE9A45DC96.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKdpaQ6IlWCHySmIxwroC1R7TeK0t0xotRKLoEweE_z4ZSWDTLV0PEmLNzJRVKIUi8HSmmOzAm1f7sFSoU-no2DTWrIh1BDQbO9o-3g6T3UxKmJoj0P-O0JBw_Gwu9exezE6ohTEnHuBowuYlPFn6ScKSw_Tsh6UFUKEhCi1TfiS9kuTkeCrDWyj6VA/s3864/0E6D1EBE-15CF-4E1F-A7D4-8BEA5F0B42B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKdpaQ6IlWCHySmIxwroC1R7TeK0t0xotRKLoEweE_z4ZSWDTLV0PEmLNzJRVKIUi8HSmmOzAm1f7sFSoU-no2DTWrIh1BDQbO9o-3g6T3UxKmJoj0P-O0JBw_Gwu9exezE6ohTEnHuBowuYlPFn6ScKSw_Tsh6UFUKEhCi1TfiS9kuTkeCrDWyj6VA/w480-h640/0E6D1EBE-15CF-4E1F-A7D4-8BEA5F0B42B8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Located with the Basilica is the St Sulpice Seminary. The gates and doorways carry the Ava Maria monogram, combining the letters A V M. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WS1gZoRELjOnpcY7Av-sqzGfjv7ZgXDRQ_P0xCu33q2HFkONaZdUrJlTbZcFrLpa6-OAx-oLL6n_GUBLE6qUR2wqUWg0oQYlRJWp3elZEcoMyLg1YyYQekR_IL_qGTl0UHOXUHVyEatn5dLF9buqPHF82pUzQqLwh1xdTxBiRJTaYZOpIyVqak8qOw/s4662/6C0B7E95-658D-4076-822F-2A55A95EFA91.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4662" data-original-width="3494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WS1gZoRELjOnpcY7Av-sqzGfjv7ZgXDRQ_P0xCu33q2HFkONaZdUrJlTbZcFrLpa6-OAx-oLL6n_GUBLE6qUR2wqUWg0oQYlRJWp3elZEcoMyLg1YyYQekR_IL_qGTl0UHOXUHVyEatn5dLF9buqPHF82pUzQqLwh1xdTxBiRJTaYZOpIyVqak8qOw/w480-h640/6C0B7E95-658D-4076-822F-2A55A95EFA91.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Directly across Rue Notre Dame you find the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_d%27Armes" target="_blank">Palace D’Armes</a> and the Maisonneuve Monument. Paul Chomey d’ Maisonneuve was the founder, and first governor of what would become Montreal.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEaZd-qs_oJPj4aDV7Jvw0uLNBBIJdoBD8qM8mTqxqYygx9lR_NXILEEF7upJ_6VXaP1i-FHGSv7Zp1giOqW2pouc6AuTbcYXBnc51V_qu3EQ2UfR5vAyuQ873RlyZASI02TOW3mRfRrhG8qVMuqPkrrqk4Hk3CqZGPaKEpLexm49O2V-xTUxbEn8Dg/s3504/E896220C-A2C5-440C-A374-4C9E55E41DD1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="2630" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEaZd-qs_oJPj4aDV7Jvw0uLNBBIJdoBD8qM8mTqxqYygx9lR_NXILEEF7upJ_6VXaP1i-FHGSv7Zp1giOqW2pouc6AuTbcYXBnc51V_qu3EQ2UfR5vAyuQ873RlyZASI02TOW3mRfRrhG8qVMuqPkrrqk4Hk3CqZGPaKEpLexm49O2V-xTUxbEn8Dg/w480-h640/E896220C-A2C5-440C-A374-4C9E55E41DD1.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFQW5_I9qjLfPvI3xcMU8FE6T_cIYJtFEjW-ad6LwzfyPWFuwRj2Uvxnvs1gNI1XZznHtB5ewswDYx9P5doPyMTsKqkbKETDd6QqJmlzkTyJrRdMRXv9QgD00dxdu6se2eV75KfY5IT3eBGhGgNm0qWD2LXUcgye_mCiI4L2iTURBgKOZrednBx2ZKg/s4032/2C7D8E9B-C614-4DA4-BFAB-809B29772BA8.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFQW5_I9qjLfPvI3xcMU8FE6T_cIYJtFEjW-ad6LwzfyPWFuwRj2Uvxnvs1gNI1XZznHtB5ewswDYx9P5doPyMTsKqkbKETDd6QqJmlzkTyJrRdMRXv9QgD00dxdu6se2eV75KfY5IT3eBGhGgNm0qWD2LXUcgye_mCiI4L2iTURBgKOZrednBx2ZKg/w300-h400/2C7D8E9B-C614-4DA4-BFAB-809B29772BA8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also at the Palace D’ Armes is a pair of cast bronze statues that capture the interplay of Canada’s French and English influences. First you have a stylish French woman, holding a French poodle, looking at the the Bank of Montreal with an exaggerated upturned nose. As if holding the English, represented by the bank, in contempt.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_brdi6eTfky34-xn54hWsTHTNe3VxVgzCBYcIdquEYIn29DhL2kocCYEtPAnPLk8Pb5wRr6zfT8BPxYWbxtWlLtaMPn9jstl6JlQkmstSAf4QMgxDgbRxWyoyugdhWiP_Ro69q4viSNDZQjBSCMoF974yn9_3Iip-3PcTDUVf3tuYE3EpQdXCAQn8g/s4032/6EBE289A-DE62-4AB7-B5E2-E32DA51397B9.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_brdi6eTfky34-xn54hWsTHTNe3VxVgzCBYcIdquEYIn29DhL2kocCYEtPAnPLk8Pb5wRr6zfT8BPxYWbxtWlLtaMPn9jstl6JlQkmstSAf4QMgxDgbRxWyoyugdhWiP_Ro69q4viSNDZQjBSCMoF974yn9_3Iip-3PcTDUVf3tuYE3EpQdXCAQn8g/s320/6EBE289A-DE62-4AB7-B5E2-E32DA51397B9.jpeg" width="240" /> </a><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">About 200 feet away, a companion bronze depicts a proper English gentleman, holding a pug. Like the woman, he has his back to her looking at the Basillica, his exaggerated nose upturned, showing contempt for the French influence depicted by the church. However, looking at the dogs each is holding, they look at each other in friendship and interest.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXl_t6Y68Wqo0tNPVNcsXheoBIRXywDi-rv_PQCU6S0l_p8dbXrN0omS_0bjd0G5zPE6X6QTRfV0rB7HPSCdCQ2IY6p5wogS_ugEC8BFJFDTrVs6FIlEKJHU8YOw5Qv2e7kfEE818Di_iWJaDFaG2AFPmDDtFPcybIPGZHjC2vF5GMzY13O4zzP4o1Q/s4032/91D19E73-9D4A-4C67-91C5-B69AEAA290FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXl_t6Y68Wqo0tNPVNcsXheoBIRXywDi-rv_PQCU6S0l_p8dbXrN0omS_0bjd0G5zPE6X6QTRfV0rB7HPSCdCQ2IY6p5wogS_ugEC8BFJFDTrVs6FIlEKJHU8YOw5Qv2e7kfEE818Di_iWJaDFaG2AFPmDDtFPcybIPGZHjC2vF5GMzY13O4zzP4o1Q/w480-h640/91D19E73-9D4A-4C67-91C5-B69AEAA290FA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Founded in 1817, the offices of the Bank of Montreal were patterned after the Parthenon in Rome. Montreal was the financial center of Canada, before it transitioned to Toronto. A move caused primarily by the automobile industry in Detroit.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82Kqx7RPtoFxL7pvkCQy-nXUHKyrzzAFkPxYIHEBWdBHgDXMWf91tyQ0m7qHNmFT_jIYpfJvBbh9s4bhTitMvP4d7JwrG9_CQt8rGZ0JNd-h8hMuwyU1EQ4T-FPIkg1NXdiCvjXk0HBctskTEGOHeLQOdG71F_HVare8czYIFZFI_9dvzJDbNiRKzQg/s4032/C5580913-0F87-4838-A0AF-77A5FEF2E294.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82Kqx7RPtoFxL7pvkCQy-nXUHKyrzzAFkPxYIHEBWdBHgDXMWf91tyQ0m7qHNmFT_jIYpfJvBbh9s4bhTitMvP4d7JwrG9_CQt8rGZ0JNd-h8hMuwyU1EQ4T-FPIkg1NXdiCvjXk0HBctskTEGOHeLQOdG71F_HVare8czYIFZFI_9dvzJDbNiRKzQg/w640-h480/C5580913-0F87-4838-A0AF-77A5FEF2E294.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Public art is found throughout the city. Here we find the Les chuchoteuses, or The Gossipers. My Bride could not resist the opportunity to join!<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZGsDFW6_fme_V6G4QYcGoPA1xiEtz4aDBLks6x1ao53XoDd9fIjoXTtAaFoOG1Mm2G8luLO_uJHMn4H-cRSLjg3rspYA8dkZze-u3x_u6w2lNHR1S-c2HI9rW9WyJeZecvjt0EaFcTcQ0E9DqiQxvsvXV6m4bjI8hQMVW2HbzhRd9Mqi52y6U4xu4w/s4032/E8B14B07-ED81-4627-88A3-53924D63E0CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZGsDFW6_fme_V6G4QYcGoPA1xiEtz4aDBLks6x1ao53XoDd9fIjoXTtAaFoOG1Mm2G8luLO_uJHMn4H-cRSLjg3rspYA8dkZze-u3x_u6w2lNHR1S-c2HI9rW9WyJeZecvjt0EaFcTcQ0E9DqiQxvsvXV6m4bjI8hQMVW2HbzhRd9Mqi52y6U4xu4w/w480-h640/E8B14B07-ED81-4627-88A3-53924D63E0CA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Old Town first developed as a depot of sorts. Products and supplies were warehoused here as items were either shipped to, or out of the territory via the St. Lawrence River. Many of the buildings here were first warehouses, built with large windows where goods could be easily displayed. Storage was on the ground, offices higher. Small streets separated these buildings. Overtime, the use has changed. Retail still is on the ground, but is joined by offices and other commercial enterprises. The upper stories are most frequently high-end houseing. Uses change over time, but the city’s character remains.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvhgLH_qb9chBU3ElD2rCMPi8JVEelD1XY44TBSMPMjgtGeb_iut4nn0IhYoiapjpcG-vWtZylskItny2TXuqROMfqG1ax51UcQUaJuxXrP_2H9_Rui8EL8SaKa-yifLJyi9M2UdeBzq7KHWdDntSfEC_nNiakLvkK8wi3mN3OZhDFmQysUFt4n7F2g/s4032/6F1F6CC7-1F43-4A6A-B65E-79318C47E3D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvhgLH_qb9chBU3ElD2rCMPi8JVEelD1XY44TBSMPMjgtGeb_iut4nn0IhYoiapjpcG-vWtZylskItny2TXuqROMfqG1ax51UcQUaJuxXrP_2H9_Rui8EL8SaKa-yifLJyi9M2UdeBzq7KHWdDntSfEC_nNiakLvkK8wi3mN3OZhDFmQysUFt4n7F2g/w480-h640/6F1F6CC7-1F43-4A6A-B65E-79318C47E3D3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOx5CNTL9RQ7XjWT5iNg32j-xl3xDZpfcTUqNpVh7oWoO5mkf-RnPTLXaL6a79rw93Xa6Hg2ViOzeV2L9Z64YWxpTVkQtHaKvBrcCoeJzuJTfm5SK67QBtw3ZYvC3gp-V_HVDRoQFfVmzLjQ5iWz7lHeTM-_zAIXY0qUHMYftAjQzKe2AeB4ypMwKvg/s4032/E783583D-DE27-4319-92E0-C9FD56A8D4AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOx5CNTL9RQ7XjWT5iNg32j-xl3xDZpfcTUqNpVh7oWoO5mkf-RnPTLXaL6a79rw93Xa6Hg2ViOzeV2L9Z64YWxpTVkQtHaKvBrcCoeJzuJTfm5SK67QBtw3ZYvC3gp-V_HVDRoQFfVmzLjQ5iWz7lHeTM-_zAIXY0qUHMYftAjQzKe2AeB4ypMwKvg/w480-h640/E783583D-DE27-4319-92E0-C9FD56A8D4AF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK-eItcG-ku9v1F4s7clN_FjNErE0pImqYOnJv6yl8oc_ytbZ2D3uDWX_JeD3vk9RVe4CebIiMqXeODx4fSjGgT8XWuFTYx2sENAq1q2kwYC4V4442PNtKFm8bNW0f-6vH7chbGzKLKufI2axkZ64dh_FiXpe1pe70wSezeEpbRAxfHuQg-wf-A1qQg/s4032/7DC1BCA5-3D42-473C-BF2A-E2C95BDDB4F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK-eItcG-ku9v1F4s7clN_FjNErE0pImqYOnJv6yl8oc_ytbZ2D3uDWX_JeD3vk9RVe4CebIiMqXeODx4fSjGgT8XWuFTYx2sENAq1q2kwYC4V4442PNtKFm8bNW0f-6vH7chbGzKLKufI2axkZ64dh_FiXpe1pe70wSezeEpbRAxfHuQg-wf-A1qQg/w480-h640/7DC1BCA5-3D42-473C-BF2A-E2C95BDDB4F7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many parts of Old Town maintain the character of the original city. Here you find a gas street lamp, using much of the same infrastructure established decades ago. The lamps on this street remain lit always. An informal eternal flame to the city’s past.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt6VzPoueyL6ZJbVPYd7BuezbWt0Tqurxr7Jb_lSQcAQxfrXFb6HgndR8KcMGr94NinZ9QvZapGNr1qNhaLhy69WQKvnTfvKQuQ8ND1oIgbtUbf9bu5VXmjFOvnOBixzx1fXMU1gFg_hanmYHeMC7d_57F5SR-M2WRf2bUD5HV0kYvPy1_KJ-1uQp0w/s4032/4256E849-928E-4892-AEB5-7F73FC2D58A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt6VzPoueyL6ZJbVPYd7BuezbWt0Tqurxr7Jb_lSQcAQxfrXFb6HgndR8KcMGr94NinZ9QvZapGNr1qNhaLhy69WQKvnTfvKQuQ8ND1oIgbtUbf9bu5VXmjFOvnOBixzx1fXMU1gFg_hanmYHeMC7d_57F5SR-M2WRf2bUD5HV0kYvPy1_KJ-1uQp0w/w480-h640/4256E849-928E-4892-AEB5-7F73FC2D58A8.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A walk along Rue St Paul takes you past shops and restaurants and galleries. Open exclusively to pedestrians.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZsiASyDxz35UDxVhSW7QX2KuKI28pR-kgaYVsw6xQSnn4bijVh6jJspV_xfiGSJrkQUh5x798PCWU9GgAmMW4CMMlVZKWxskI052eXL-uJSoQUJWGTjw5kehHyEnqZNZaWBqgyZDMR7vxdrVdF6KQoUJRyflHw9ZMwSOissdMtBlzsS5M1Zcpv6D_Q/s4032/664E8C43-7EEA-4166-B3EF-BF6B98FAD948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZsiASyDxz35UDxVhSW7QX2KuKI28pR-kgaYVsw6xQSnn4bijVh6jJspV_xfiGSJrkQUh5x798PCWU9GgAmMW4CMMlVZKWxskI052eXL-uJSoQUJWGTjw5kehHyEnqZNZaWBqgyZDMR7vxdrVdF6KQoUJRyflHw9ZMwSOissdMtBlzsS5M1Zcpv6D_Q/w640-h480/664E8C43-7EEA-4166-B3EF-BF6B98FAD948.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-uJBrDVEwthOGfrBBodY9w3xFAVo_VkwLYGzPWna7MdY6PfmTIMbBfOqJu14Dn0an7Ibu89aBmAb2lhYal6-WQYN_3yDwKG9IbS0gopkTsdpET441L_A_xHGhv8cZmIhQVqGDAHpTjesw3KC50WLhiiqLPx5mKAV7v0tMucrXJ6l-al8rFBQPYU0Jw/s4032/366BCE14-9EB8-4CBE-AEE4-58114741826B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-uJBrDVEwthOGfrBBodY9w3xFAVo_VkwLYGzPWna7MdY6PfmTIMbBfOqJu14Dn0an7Ibu89aBmAb2lhYal6-WQYN_3yDwKG9IbS0gopkTsdpET441L_A_xHGhv8cZmIhQVqGDAHpTjesw3KC50WLhiiqLPx5mKAV7v0tMucrXJ6l-al8rFBQPYU0Jw/w300-h400/366BCE14-9EB8-4CBE-AEE4-58114741826B.jpeg" width="300" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>T<span style="font-size: medium;">he <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_Ramezay">Chateau Ramezay</a> was built in 1705 and served many purposes since. Today it is a museum and one of the oldest buildings in Montreal. Also on the grounds of the museum is a garden created and maintained as a traditional French colonial garden. It is separated into three parts to include vegetable, ornamental gardens and an orchard. The produce from the gardens are donated to various food banks. Docents at the museum appear in period costume.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7JN_goY6sNlMtIHq0-7H7_LrvU9azpT2O4_JdUkhetXMV8UZPvgUInAqN1oSQHBHpU7i51Qtc1XQYShIQSjQ_RKDN8wfD-y9RRakf9AgreX3G-7hpv3LeFMMLr8064nOJBpmAFjSSmdZmLFOuUZ4m3oioGBiHax0BxzRW4rI5cgNR2MGw4wEo1g8fg/s3251/F9EB7D8D-D9F2-4B60-8A7F-8377990F40E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3251" data-original-width="2946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7JN_goY6sNlMtIHq0-7H7_LrvU9azpT2O4_JdUkhetXMV8UZPvgUInAqN1oSQHBHpU7i51Qtc1XQYShIQSjQ_RKDN8wfD-y9RRakf9AgreX3G-7hpv3LeFMMLr8064nOJBpmAFjSSmdZmLFOuUZ4m3oioGBiHax0BxzRW4rI5cgNR2MGw4wEo1g8fg/w580-h640/F9EB7D8D-D9F2-4B60-8A7F-8377990F40E2.jpeg" width="580" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1na0Le3VENqS42Yd4Dae8ZEBw11tPoZ1RxOKQqGiDULzMYO5BZI6ZNMIuD0f3M_3BnYO6eQtJ79wzfjRi8fQDi28As6rE7vW1rBqubYo5g6_5rd8OHTSs2JT9SDdYp97LAcnzufOlwCgVyf3uRWYdcgx0UoEcEJAfkgpZ86BJ1FG5ruvWObTa7vtA6w/s4032/46B4F96B-BD64-4D26-A663-157AEB3F83A5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1na0Le3VENqS42Yd4Dae8ZEBw11tPoZ1RxOKQqGiDULzMYO5BZI6ZNMIuD0f3M_3BnYO6eQtJ79wzfjRi8fQDi28As6rE7vW1rBqubYo5g6_5rd8OHTSs2JT9SDdYp97LAcnzufOlwCgVyf3uRWYdcgx0UoEcEJAfkgpZ86BJ1FG5ruvWObTa7vtA6w/w480-h640/46B4F96B-BD64-4D26-A663-157AEB3F83A5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR5VPbD7mplciY-Dr6Ap-O9CCbCG5_7NAEmU59Zx51iYuRxk0BclbXJ8sqf1SQvRqFd2eLfRiw0eR584ZkR8qYoTBoUiA_tyFdYrhw0GvGAtik4VN4oDzI3xzIU2FpeRiswsoMJxXAtZhnFzAVN2lPj0Coaco-4GKHDZBopoQbEGJu1p6tIU1Eem9MA/s4032/98C7C4EE-C6A1-40E0-A997-D33A4A0AA300.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR5VPbD7mplciY-Dr6Ap-O9CCbCG5_7NAEmU59Zx51iYuRxk0BclbXJ8sqf1SQvRqFd2eLfRiw0eR584ZkR8qYoTBoUiA_tyFdYrhw0GvGAtik4VN4oDzI3xzIU2FpeRiswsoMJxXAtZhnFzAVN2lPj0Coaco-4GKHDZBopoQbEGJu1p6tIU1Eem9MA/w480-h640/98C7C4EE-C6A1-40E0-A997-D33A4A0AA300.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lord Nelson monument overlooking City Hall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44YP43iIL_Y5sNc8HnjTlJX33yqtT0Ht_Yph0hkKfyu9qrHlfwpILU0U2VnMO4vCocYNX82jTWIg1ZL2uO3R9bFkyd71AaOBSNOf1L82_9yceJnFOUtlX8k8cBPVMdO-BbITElx1yHG0gBVOaBkWpttY_UAd5Ca1yk3JfBah9if9LUGCJDHq7QMgS8A/s4032/DACBFB05-F7B8-449F-947B-80E8318010DC.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44YP43iIL_Y5sNc8HnjTlJX33yqtT0Ht_Yph0hkKfyu9qrHlfwpILU0U2VnMO4vCocYNX82jTWIg1ZL2uO3R9bFkyd71AaOBSNOf1L82_9yceJnFOUtlX8k8cBPVMdO-BbITElx1yHG0gBVOaBkWpttY_UAd5Ca1yk3JfBah9if9LUGCJDHq7QMgS8A/w300-h400/DACBFB05-F7B8-449F-947B-80E8318010DC.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our guide often pointed out the progression of sovereignty of Canada. First the Indigenous peoples. Next settled by France, then the English with Scottish and Irish influences. However, a glance at this plaque shows an influence from what was to become the United States. Benjamin Franklin was the emissary sent to negotiate the purchase of the territory, and intended to be the 14th Colony. For 9 months, from 1775 to 1776 the territory rested in the hands of Colonial America. The flag that flew during that time were the 13 red and white stripes representing the colonies, and the British Union Jack where today we find the white stars on the field of blue. Being unable to settle on a price, Franklin returned to Philadelphia for more important matters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kafzRgKrYCBnk-hraDUVPaplEt7lB2Q8XXr60kTVN9BHObyMiaI36RHAL_QQIQm7FgRf0YDJVs6L2hTBQyooo9suenDKV_BJ3pRh-qRnisNgVBPBeJ1-gSDgotqNBB4BxjwUc1SDMidpBqkopCAeKeE10zV0ZF9_Dn0iQHDG9uMwunXt4g0D1BRmoA/s9094/8A06E83F-4741-40FF-9E64-6DA8BD5767E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="9094" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kafzRgKrYCBnk-hraDUVPaplEt7lB2Q8XXr60kTVN9BHObyMiaI36RHAL_QQIQm7FgRf0YDJVs6L2hTBQyooo9suenDKV_BJ3pRh-qRnisNgVBPBeJ1-gSDgotqNBB4BxjwUc1SDMidpBqkopCAeKeE10zV0ZF9_Dn0iQHDG9uMwunXt4g0D1BRmoA/w640-h270/8A06E83F-4741-40FF-9E64-6DA8BD5767E2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crew Collective Cafe in what was the home of the Royal Bank of Canada</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our afternoon started in what was the financial district and economic center of Canada. Since transitioning to Toronto, many of these architecture bastions have transitioned to other uses. They have become offices, exclusive hotels and in one instance, a coffee shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhGs0fxBt0WCt9S-oXlam7AWyLW44Q7gCFD5KcqK7dzdGc6QzLFeEY0i-5QmmaoASHP5bAgcvyQtmotUy6tdxxQOlX3y19XN1De-tSN7Y0IihJrEKe_bPfu_ZW_zn46MzLV_qXSprSPq0gpaplFrHn0MqhqADJJDbMbiDC--2T6v_NhB_jgL0pjjD-w/s4032/4BBFF78D-279F-41CC-A462-30A3FA0A32EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhGs0fxBt0WCt9S-oXlam7AWyLW44Q7gCFD5KcqK7dzdGc6QzLFeEY0i-5QmmaoASHP5bAgcvyQtmotUy6tdxxQOlX3y19XN1De-tSN7Y0IihJrEKe_bPfu_ZW_zn46MzLV_qXSprSPq0gpaplFrHn0MqhqADJJDbMbiDC--2T6v_NhB_jgL0pjjD-w/w480-h640/4BBFF78D-279F-41CC-A462-30A3FA0A32EB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The cafe retains the grandeur of the 1920’s, while selling lattes from what used to be the tellers cages. The cafe is found in the grand hall, on the main floor. The space is also set aside for work spaces, conference rooms, and desks that can be rented by the hour or by the month. The space is simply grand!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iyg2bTk3kXBtVrc5oHm7r3p1vgJw3p1ASkstOWh_JPtp1O-vFztloJ_RhE1zoKwBW0E3pCyErDzEWPjnc0_6h9ctonK1q3F4qQE1MPdmCBQ9yiuZn-y37v0Om_umFaKP0qtILUVNCCOly8I-bSN-qcbZpDVmf2ckdDHnbexZZBYRPzbKH_HJN9ut-w/s3024/5EDE791D-4A79-4438-890B-D65159B57923.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="3024" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iyg2bTk3kXBtVrc5oHm7r3p1vgJw3p1ASkstOWh_JPtp1O-vFztloJ_RhE1zoKwBW0E3pCyErDzEWPjnc0_6h9ctonK1q3F4qQE1MPdmCBQ9yiuZn-y37v0Om_umFaKP0qtILUVNCCOly8I-bSN-qcbZpDVmf2ckdDHnbexZZBYRPzbKH_HJN9ut-w/w400-h364/5EDE791D-4A79-4438-890B-D65159B57923.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Post Box</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc8Bwp4WUfz2_0I-uqSeUlMPWP5Y00HMP1Etzof1nkr7okq2SFR90yohmfsj8V6qge9jOxSwTsX-2K7d40FpQGFedxWCKHvSIBMu15MFjDugwKD08BL2uH6dBHkWgU_3q9Lv4PB7bCdubldm56RhisMkzRFZD2roATeOeJOC375zkpp-TwUEve0UsdA/s4032/AB88FEE9-928F-44DF-8FE8-AC53A9446AF5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc8Bwp4WUfz2_0I-uqSeUlMPWP5Y00HMP1Etzof1nkr7okq2SFR90yohmfsj8V6qge9jOxSwTsX-2K7d40FpQGFedxWCKHvSIBMu15MFjDugwKD08BL2uH6dBHkWgU_3q9Lv4PB7bCdubldm56RhisMkzRFZD2roATeOeJOC375zkpp-TwUEve0UsdA/w300-h400/AB88FEE9-928F-44DF-8FE8-AC53A9446AF5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For Airmail Only</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The afternoon tour provided just a taste of Montreal’s Underground City. First built to accommodate access to a metro station, the idea grew. It was an ideal situation for a city beset by harsh winters. Shopping, entertainment, and work spaces contained in some 69 separate buildings are accessed by over 20 miles of underground walkways. These walkways connect to Montreal’s extensive metro system. It would be possible to leave your home, and travel to shopping or work in just your shirtsleeves, while outside temperatures are in the sub-zero range.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzXMMugQNb5THzRsCpzIMcjPSmd9W6nfKQzJRkBbFaM8uJrbfw8bbJoVZNsk7DjjGJGbfR3zxDOetXXmRiBVoZnL0Rw3J5Bl07hEdMLnPNF--2k8tVkxzugMu6yrIUv5DcMCN4teQqYZZfO7L9CZ3G1DLW7Da0Q4dLetX9E98kiK_-vP_D7oPyY0fOw/s4032/A35E7E28-0A1F-4C37-9D5E-B65AEF849D79.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzXMMugQNb5THzRsCpzIMcjPSmd9W6nfKQzJRkBbFaM8uJrbfw8bbJoVZNsk7DjjGJGbfR3zxDOetXXmRiBVoZnL0Rw3J5Bl07hEdMLnPNF--2k8tVkxzugMu6yrIUv5DcMCN4teQqYZZfO7L9CZ3G1DLW7Da0Q4dLetX9E98kiK_-vP_D7oPyY0fOw/w480-h640/A35E7E28-0A1F-4C37-9D5E-B65AEF849D79.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The plazas and interior walkways were astonishing. There are historical artifacts and art installations to capture the eye. This particular section used to be an alley where garbage was placed to be collected by trash trucks in the morning. The dark tile on the floor show the location of the 18 foot walls that surrounded the original city.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBmh_7Da8AMN4ZC70e6QUJt92KbrLQhphLe6_Vl0Am5HG8DcCVmoG-D5pHiY_63vmLGtstbliLGjGu9x0D1F_Q3vVCq7WRrWH1LA7qM3Eo5MN8Olma1WbZWTTV_y_m0gI9YgMJ1SrtsYmE_RzOaKJXqgyrSq5HaH-hFOP5X-zDoI9lFobiPV4isbUlg/s3715/D236AFBD-19A7-43E6-AC3C-BD8DE47CDA1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3715" data-original-width="2786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBmh_7Da8AMN4ZC70e6QUJt92KbrLQhphLe6_Vl0Am5HG8DcCVmoG-D5pHiY_63vmLGtstbliLGjGu9x0D1F_Q3vVCq7WRrWH1LA7qM3Eo5MN8Olma1WbZWTTV_y_m0gI9YgMJ1SrtsYmE_RzOaKJXqgyrSq5HaH-hFOP5X-zDoI9lFobiPV4isbUlg/w480-h640/D236AFBD-19A7-43E6-AC3C-BD8DE47CDA1D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One Captain of Business, whose office overlooked that Alley was so happy to have an improved view that he installed a black granite reflecting pool, for the 18th century marble statue of the Goddess Amphitrite which he had installed.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6WTc0eO29ti7LmHb7ljbbHM2-Xl2Qj0my6Ad-w48BgU1DZuCvvwUt85mfvUzMB-6p9gF8So9EYtj7Nmuswpy7EYcMEgLp0fRpbj26lpIXBtpKOHA09mCqiZ1s3TjA50u4oMSGKAgkQ3zkE929_rygSYLYVO4gfDUSd4sPpKuuTNv74HCRNJFZlDmoQ/w480-h640/CD3BCBCA-8FC5-4FE4-8FC1-54D1084CF6D5.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also found on our tour was a section of the Berlin Wall.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteMsUxO9OR2tD4q_-dBEug8rHgF0EfFIAnhDQjSZtm5zTQcWI4Z9u-o8LNJjvXUx9MCCoo5GaaVp3IOS_CewrKwbpnV6MCHtvLVakMI8vp9kuEURwtJg7u6SzgLY5fe33U1sNdp9VdeP_iXwgkZ1zYY-gM-UQYsl4t0BMJHv7cp7k-M6Xr4SuBDb2zQ/s4032/38D12B68-3C44-4071-A8B4-8D50224D12C2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteMsUxO9OR2tD4q_-dBEug8rHgF0EfFIAnhDQjSZtm5zTQcWI4Z9u-o8LNJjvXUx9MCCoo5GaaVp3IOS_CewrKwbpnV6MCHtvLVakMI8vp9kuEURwtJg7u6SzgLY5fe33U1sNdp9VdeP_iXwgkZ1zYY-gM-UQYsl4t0BMJHv7cp7k-M6Xr4SuBDb2zQ/w480-h640/38D12B68-3C44-4071-A8B4-8D50224D12C2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The design requirements include making the passage ways as artistic as possible.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_91N36GEIQpNryEegZZfNWF7dkeYHpkOcFtZpj4HDkuRc_BEM3dbK1ou7LmgXWUfsrrITMY8iCjThliPm1Ez2OolgazEI9AHk6eJg5duL8ZFbYdakLslcEJBqN7uQW3y3EtASRPxHF9T4tAYZP8onnNtLzZv4xLuurFebuJe33sM7BT-yw4-WbI0A_g/s3897/198B2F4C-CC0A-424E-A9AB-018082CA7D13.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3897" data-original-width="2923" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_91N36GEIQpNryEegZZfNWF7dkeYHpkOcFtZpj4HDkuRc_BEM3dbK1ou7LmgXWUfsrrITMY8iCjThliPm1Ez2OolgazEI9AHk6eJg5duL8ZFbYdakLslcEJBqN7uQW3y3EtASRPxHF9T4tAYZP8onnNtLzZv4xLuurFebuJe33sM7BT-yw4-WbI0A_g/w480-h640/198B2F4C-CC0A-424E-A9AB-018082CA7D13.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We ended our tour where Montreal began, at the confluence of the Petite and the St. Lawrence Rivers. Here there is a tall stone obelisk honoring the French European settlers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AIROSMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808852202345226507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663101384082107672.post-56763499121223943992022-06-20T16:18:00.000-07:002022-06-20T16:18:14.648-07:00Mackinac Island, Michigan<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The very best thing about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island" target="_blank">Mackinac Island</a> is that they don’t allow cars here. You can arrive by either boat or airplane, but once you are here, you get around either by foot, bicycle, or horse. Electric bikes are considered a motor vehicle and are similarly banned, unless you are disabled and show proof. The magic of this though is captured buy traveling by horse. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Horse drawn taxis and carriages abound here. There are riding stables, carriage tours, and horse drawn hotel shuttle. You can even rent a drive your own cart, after taking a short class of course.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We purchased a ferry ticket to the island from <a href="https://www.sheplersferry.com/" target="_blank">Sheplers Ferry</a> which included a several hour long <a href="https://www.mict.com/carriage-tours.html" target="_blank">Horse Drawn Carriage</a> Tour. This allowed for an overview of the Island and a visit to the Surry Hills Museum, and the Grand Hotel Horse Barn.</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0qH_Ja9_DNpBxlpv-cSGgd3jea8xx4QCAKXZXBSpv4Mfgw6kLH49ZJWzXXaq3ACAVZwudFiMSyKhdWVlZ8pZovNvSV9Os9tw6ZOQRVLo82TV0477eRUI2uG7xOymRvq3SZ-MgSEcVcL-ND_Zc2N1gUoJvaEwseK3B-oiMUNdIfFn7X6VV6PD5-Zb9Q/w640-h480/ED806F60-CEFF-41ED-9C59-F800C318A478.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carriage Tours leave from downtown, just off of where the Ferry lands</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9OsKTTdxc6LDb1AqkuFXY66aRbGrQV9TE0MVJMaYjIFVrJ5A1_LtfsRuzabcUst0_inl6XMj1g2958SuHpjZFngmEzKju2yJMIWOFCn4EcTJbHCyGuhSHtCpyG-NZ31FICfwgtLKG66lDgiJwVyZgWVxMptRKaWY2emR00XvM_xjrfoYJOV10ZQDhA/s4032/02C1468D-9F20-4194-A7F0-6FB4393144D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9OsKTTdxc6LDb1AqkuFXY66aRbGrQV9TE0MVJMaYjIFVrJ5A1_LtfsRuzabcUst0_inl6XMj1g2958SuHpjZFngmEzKju2yJMIWOFCn4EcTJbHCyGuhSHtCpyG-NZ31FICfwgtLKG66lDgiJwVyZgWVxMptRKaWY2emR00XvM_xjrfoYJOV10ZQDhA/w640-h480/02C1468D-9F20-4194-A7F0-6FB4393144D0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two horse power. Belgian Draft Horse power!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-XlGAw7042JMbgyZ2o_LRPco-Luxsxw4AMMB9DIzhI2cz0WYmUvCZPNRrP-Y5JMKNI8CGIgZi6hnPSzz8s2Mhre2mK4yr1oYN-mR4Cpo-z0xWcrNMJewh04SCIOtGi904rr7aTHDAceMqC_eQUfFdp9CiEl6NKJiiq8g_2KQ3unfmisILkyr0IeLJw/s4032/ADD65E2B-4F6C-45D6-AB9A-BEE1A62CD674.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-XlGAw7042JMbgyZ2o_LRPco-Luxsxw4AMMB9DIzhI2cz0WYmUvCZPNRrP-Y5JMKNI8CGIgZi6hnPSzz8s2Mhre2mK4yr1oYN-mR4Cpo-z0xWcrNMJewh04SCIOtGi904rr7aTHDAceMqC_eQUfFdp9CiEl6NKJiiq8g_2KQ3unfmisILkyr0IeLJw/w300-h400/ADD65E2B-4F6C-45D6-AB9A-BEE1A62CD674.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We drove over it the day before.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkei5_fPQg7N19UXDnr9DvUqVcRAXAVjYJD2UtEliWZEL1Ff4Gu_hQnyhVftX02rdzoi1Qcjb0fRIGqEZnKkLd1NUyyfQCrw7X9q56snwKQAimyAj9n1GnES5DXbfwQMfSNwLu75LJ_ZM0DUqAb4_hESaix-s_P6aSXSDsviW-eh6skUioB1sj9nAN-g/s4032/30896882-CA3B-42C4-A84F-1C6EBD8AEF07.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkei5_fPQg7N19UXDnr9DvUqVcRAXAVjYJD2UtEliWZEL1Ff4Gu_hQnyhVftX02rdzoi1Qcjb0fRIGqEZnKkLd1NUyyfQCrw7X9q56snwKQAimyAj9n1GnES5DXbfwQMfSNwLu75LJ_ZM0DUqAb4_hESaix-s_P6aSXSDsviW-eh6skUioB1sj9nAN-g/w640-h480/30896882-CA3B-42C4-A84F-1C6EBD8AEF07.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mighty Mac</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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