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Tag Archives: National Historic Site
Journey Through Alberta’s Badlands: Exploring Ghost Town of Dorothy, the Atlas Coal Mine, and East Coulee School Museum
It’s our second in our series of videos about our stay in the badlands of Drumheller. This time, we explore sites along the Red Deer River valley, starting in the ghost town of Dorothy with its iconic abandoned grain elevator. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Atlas Coal Mine, Canada, church, coal mine, Dorothy, Drumheller, East Coulee, ghost town, grain elevator, history, mining, museum, National Historic Site, school, travel
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Departing Hawaii and Heading Back to Reality
This is the end of our vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our last chance to do some sightseeing and then we bid farewell to “Hammy” our rental Jeep and return home.
Posted in Travel
Tagged Big Island, Hawaii, Kaloko-Honokohau, Kanaloa, National Historic Site, octopus, octopus farm, travel, USA, vacation
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My Last Day as a 40-Something
Our seventh day on the Big Island of Hawaii and it’s the last day of my 40s. This was the day we booked our official Hawaiian lu’au so we didn’t want to stray too far away from Kona and the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beach, church, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Hawaii, Kona, luau, Mavic Pro, Miloli'i, National Historic Site, Pu'uhonua O Hanaunau, USA
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Exploring the North Side of the Big Island
We don’t always plan our days. Sometimes we enjoy just seeing where the winds take us. We start at Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site and then just decide to start driving north and see what we find. We visit the … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Travel
Tagged Big Island, Hawaii, Huggos, hula, Lapakahi, National Historic Site, On The Rocks, Pu'ukohola Heiau, State Historic Park, USA, Waipi'o
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Road Trip to Moose Jaw – Part 1
In what I expect to be a three-part series, we chronicle our journey with Bella the Boler to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Our ultimate goal is to attend the First Annual Swap Meet at the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village Museum. … Continue reading
Posted in Boler, drone, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, aqueduct, Brooks, Brooks Aqueduct, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, history, National Historic Site, Provincial Historic Site
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