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I went to my archives to find this picture of a sunset off the island of Antigua. Sunrises and sunsets seem to be more spectacular at sea, and I consider this one to be very scenic.
North rim of Tallulah Gorge, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia. October 14, 2009.
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We’ve visited Tallulah Gorge State Park in Georgia several times. The gorge is beautiful and contains waterfalls, which is enough to keep Betsy and me going back.
We were at Tallulah Gorge in October, 2009, on a foggy, rainy day. The picture above of the wall of the north rim of the gorge was taken from the south rim. I like the fog and mist moving down the gorge.
Sunset Beach, North Carolina. June, 2001.
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There are several island beaches along the North Carolina coast near the South Carolina border. I became familiar with them when I lived in Little River, South Carolina and Betsy and I go back to that area each Spring.
We now go to Ocean Island Beach, but the next island down, Sunset Beach, is also very beautiful. This picture of Sunset Beach was taken in June several years ago.
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In September, while visiting Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Betsy and I toured the Hensley Settlement. The Hensley Settlement was established in 1904 by Sherman Hensley and was occupied until the establishment of the park in 1951. I took this photo while walking along a fence-lined lane on top of Brush Mountain.
The view of the Smoky Mountains from the Foothills Parkway, Townsend, Tennessee. October 14, 2010.
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In mid-October of last year Betsy and I took a ride along the Foothills Parkway. The Parkway is west of, and parallel to, the Smoky Mountains and provides some wonderful views of the mountains. Since the Parkway is at a fairly low altitude, there wasn’t much color, but the scenery was beautiful nonetheless.
Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls, Georgia. October 14, 2009.
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This picture was taken on a rainy October day from the south rim of Tallulah Gorge in Georgia. If you look closely just above the center of the photo, you’ll see a suspension bridge. The suspension bridge leads from one rim to the other. All you need to do to cross the gorge is to go down approximately 450 steps on one side — and up approximately the same number on the other side! I’ve done it twice, but for some reason it takes me longer to go up than it does to go down!
Rabun Gap, Georgia. June 23, 2009.
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This picture was taken on the grounds of the Dillard House, a fabulous restaurant in Dillard, Georgia. If you like Southern cooking, you really should visit the Dillard House at least once.
This picture was taken looking toward Rabun Gap n the mountains of northern Georgia.
Sunrise at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. December 23, 2010.
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We were treated to a spectacular sunrise on our last morning at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. We had an ocean view room at the Islander Inn, and the sun came up just about opposite our balcony. The rising sun seems like an appropriate first post for the new year, and so I share it with you.
Sunset on Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. December 20, 2010.
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After the bitterly cold weather we had a few weeks ago, Betsy and I decided we needed a change. So when we learned that our favorite inn at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, had a special deal on ocean view rooms for December, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to visit the beach and have some delicious seafood.
Two of our favorite restaurants were closed for the season, but that just gave us an excuse to try some places that we hadn’t visited before. Is it my imagination or is seafood really so much better-tasting at the seashore?
We arrived at Ocean Isle Beach late Monday afternoon, December 20, to be greeted by this beautiful sight from the balcony of our room. This alone made the trip worth while, but over the next two days we were to find several other reasons to be thankful that we made the trip.
Biltmore House, Asheville, North Carolina. November 23, 2010.
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Betsy and I went to Asheville, North Carolina, last month to see the Christmas display at Biltmore House. Biltmore, which was built from 1889 to 1895 by George Vanderbilt, has been called America’s Largest Home. It was modeled on three châteaux built in 16th-century France and has 4 acres of floor space, 250 rooms, 34 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces. The basement contains a swimming pool, gymnasium and changing rooms, a bowling alley, servants’ quarters, and kitchens.
The grounds of the 125,000-acre estate were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who created New York’s Central Park. He not only developed acres of gardens and parkland, but in his efforts to protect the environment and reclaim over-farmed land, Olmsted established America’s first managed forest.
The estate contains ‘only’ 8,000 acres today. Much of the estate’s forested mountain land (86, 700 acres) was sold to the federal government in 1914 to form the basis for Pisgah National Forest.
The view from the South Terrace of Biltmore House, Asheville, North Carolina. November 23, 2010.
Even though the estate is much smaller than it was a hundred years ago, the house is in a beautiful setting as the top picture shows. The view from the South Terrace of the house is still spectacular, as can be seen in this second photo.
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