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Beautiful Point Lobos State Park is the Easiest Place to Find Seals in the wild Near Monterey

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best place to find sea lions and seals in the wild

We visited Carmel by the Sea this week, and I am completely in awe at the state park we found there. This stunning state park is called Point Lobos, and if you have been, then you know. If you have not been, allow me to introduce you to my favorite state or national park in the entire U.S of A. Carmel by the Sea may be the ritziest area that I have ever visited. I’m used to walking through streets […]

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California: The Beautiful Part. No more desert pictures. I promise….

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When I told people that I was moving to California I got a lot of mixed reactions. Like this: “Oh, wow, it’s beautiful there. You are going to love it.” “Ooooh. Gee. I feel so sorry for you.” (sarcasm) “O. Tough assignment.” (more sarcasm) “Nice…except for the earthquakes.” (not sarcasm) “Don’t turn into a crazy liberal, now.” (never going to happen) “California….eh…that’s nice I guess.  Californians are kind of different though.” (Aren’t we all? 😉 ) …..But mostly we heard […]

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Exploring California, In Pictures Part I

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Of course, I have taken way, way too many pictures of California to squeeze them all into one post, especially with slow wi-fi, so I’m breaking this post into two parts. Today we will focus on the desert, mountains, and agricultural regions, and my next post will feature  the coast. I know, that next part sounds like a lot more fun, but the mountains have their own beauty, so hang with me. When we first entered California, on I-40, which […]

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The Best Dam Trip We’ve Ever Taken

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What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam?

What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam? What makes the Hoover Dam such a big deal is what this marvel accomplishes, and I am going to tell you all about it. Hoover Dam, the 2nd tallest dam in America, but probably the best known.  (The tallest one, in case that made you as curious as it made me, is the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, east of Sacramento.) This side trip on our cross-country road trip was all for […]

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Cross Country Road Trip of a Lifetime: First Stop: Alabama

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JD’s first move— He seems to be having a pretty good time.  Today Alan and I kissed our children good-bye and set back out–alone this time–on our big cross-country road trip. It’s really been fun so far.  Over the last few days I have gotten to visit both sides of our families, swim in the backyard pool with my two oldest boys, celebrate JD’s first birthday, visit a Pioneer Museum in Alabama, and even revisit the University of Alabama campus, […]

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Fun Things to do in Fairfax County: Frying Pan Farm Park

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Frying Pan Farm Park, Fairfax County

Frying Pan Farm Park Today Alan took the day off work, and we all visited Frying Pan Farm Park.  Everyone had a good time, in spite of the ever-present chill.  They had farm animals, a blacksmith shop, a wagon ride, a carousel, and a playground. They have a nice playground, and of course the boys insisted on playing on the playground as soon as we got there. We felt like Caleb was really channeling his DaddyO in this fleece vest. […]

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