tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728988453719877902024-03-24T19:32:29.509-04:00Sea Palm TreasuresA compilation of pictures,snippets and random thoughtsSidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-16158546814600416672023-10-28T13:04:00.002-04:002023-10-28T13:04:13.593-04:00Sightseeing on a road trip - Part One<p> I got to go on a long road trip this past summer. I drove over 10,000 miles (I almost impressed myself with that little data tidbit). I stopped where and when I wanted, saw some incredible scenery, stopped at all kinds of roadside markers. Visited a few museums and other places, some inadvertently, like when my tire decided to go totally flat, I got to see the inside of a couple tire shops. I also stopped at roadside sights, was so impressed with the beauty of so much that I got to see. </p><p>These are just a few of the many stops I made in June, but there were a lot more places. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qNG3vpBLiy0WG7IZxId5hyphenhyphenO_gq9RY8vO_u9fsTyhlAwqYNxxdvsII6oRmUrFdb1o209GRlqKbgK-UXzppXf25VTKHYT4Cp8TunLUQWm_O6RwCbhEe3TW2bLXzSu689UZEGFylxeCmXp9MVR_izf0zmUcGymBsR3fxXZ0cd6uvH06xBOKH-uvLROHugsO/s4000/20230618_101843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rescued wreck of the Lottie Cooper - Sheboygan, Wisconsin" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qNG3vpBLiy0WG7IZxId5hyphenhyphenO_gq9RY8vO_u9fsTyhlAwqYNxxdvsII6oRmUrFdb1o209GRlqKbgK-UXzppXf25VTKHYT4Cp8TunLUQWm_O6RwCbhEe3TW2bLXzSu689UZEGFylxeCmXp9MVR_izf0zmUcGymBsR3fxXZ0cd6uvH06xBOKH-uvLROHugsO/w640-h480/20230618_101843.jpg" title="Rescued wreck of the Lottie Cooper - Sheboygan, Wisconsin" width="640" /></a></div>Infinity Room at the <a href="https://www.thehouseontherock.com/">House on The Rock</a> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJXcXAJU5p4-qPN4UUJBAEiduzO9ATJhJVdv22j5r1XPBXqBxi1g5tW33MF8wo2iLlX2tPlWuk-4HPPsklu8O8jdXXUBKJo2PWnmeNiPLo4eKnxc5yWa_LUQ_ecXeGRwD2XQ9K8pkmlZ8Xvx-XzPsAw6Yeh6oO5vVckXdZnueCs5Dnfp33LWO_uhAPiuC/s4000/Infinity%20room%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Infinity Room at the House on the Rock, Spring Green, Wisconsin" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJXcXAJU5p4-qPN4UUJBAEiduzO9ATJhJVdv22j5r1XPBXqBxi1g5tW33MF8wo2iLlX2tPlWuk-4HPPsklu8O8jdXXUBKJo2PWnmeNiPLo4eKnxc5yWa_LUQ_ecXeGRwD2XQ9K8pkmlZ8Xvx-XzPsAw6Yeh6oO5vVckXdZnueCs5Dnfp33LWO_uhAPiuC/w480-h640/Infinity%20room%201.jpg" title="Infinity Room at the House on the Rock, Spring Green - Wisconsin" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/national-historic-site/ninemile-historic-remount-depot">Nine Mile Historic Remount Station</a>, Montana<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPgsfAzxaOgraEnBVrs1Sy9CDvNC3a0NvpqLaBdp272WvnXaClgYgnyxCtzWJtBcVkpcPM4cS1kITFrfsfwbG8pu7CHTxONsYm2VwQo48tpRsmmLf27NuACDza_0fo0g6hCO9w3Ol13PC3Xtsj-EBoHSpRgUp92TsC9umYsJsTSxPPMaCiQNaAiC3a_2x/s4000/20230628_103053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ninemile Historic Remount Station - Montana" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPgsfAzxaOgraEnBVrs1Sy9CDvNC3a0NvpqLaBdp272WvnXaClgYgnyxCtzWJtBcVkpcPM4cS1kITFrfsfwbG8pu7CHTxONsYm2VwQo48tpRsmmLf27NuACDza_0fo0g6hCO9w3Ol13PC3Xtsj-EBoHSpRgUp92TsC9umYsJsTSxPPMaCiQNaAiC3a_2x/w480-h640/20230628_103053.jpg" title="Ninemile Historic Remount Station - Montana" width="480" /></a></div>South Dakota<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsizOnK_I88G2KkaviCAd2U6WnGeee346RRkXoouzS0FgezbKhFWXgqJbdhFTiudyW0H_eE3IpQvy9dYPOshUVeJN5qNFWgHiIbzg2hy1t0FZLoa1vpIA5KqYVKhY8kOwMuZ569bs-8T-pIxzFUt2cGTGqBsUJvj7kyLXkfQdkQCn9VfrHgTtcK3OSkKPT/s4000/20230627_091505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="South Dakota" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsizOnK_I88G2KkaviCAd2U6WnGeee346RRkXoouzS0FgezbKhFWXgqJbdhFTiudyW0H_eE3IpQvy9dYPOshUVeJN5qNFWgHiIbzg2hy1t0FZLoa1vpIA5KqYVKhY8kOwMuZ569bs-8T-pIxzFUt2cGTGqBsUJvj7kyLXkfQdkQCn9VfrHgTtcK3OSkKPT/w480-h640/20230627_091505.jpg" title="South Dakota" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://danishamericanarchive.com/">Danish American Archive</a> Blair Nebraska<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQvWBrVNkh9X6K9Ac8cUfk0dSTF5Pfr2XS5fGKnrn-h2BDwwNMcJuEYRTyXpyHjqVzlC3wbs135zQ7jRH9_jYipaSeI5_ZWNeySTP_4UuNBFvDh4XvvbFzwWsPFBsONgaKzEFT4BXBzXyDMB3xhIlEDz8lKiOaH4MzKD8cR2c2dFs_8tR783K9dpAb-xl/s4000/20230626_125323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Danish American Archive and Library - Blair Nebraska" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQvWBrVNkh9X6K9Ac8cUfk0dSTF5Pfr2XS5fGKnrn-h2BDwwNMcJuEYRTyXpyHjqVzlC3wbs135zQ7jRH9_jYipaSeI5_ZWNeySTP_4UuNBFvDh4XvvbFzwWsPFBsONgaKzEFT4BXBzXyDMB3xhIlEDz8lKiOaH4MzKD8cR2c2dFs_8tR783K9dpAb-xl/w640-h480/20230626_125323.jpg" title="Danish American Archive and Library - Blair Nebraska" width="640" /></a></div>Posthuset i Kimballton, Iowa<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaJqzNRE9TNLLc6meS260xJZelsJcasymMnsOSii_5Y4ZcKHUehjeVPnt6utLY-QXxSF2vZPvcdgCsu9XUbW5AmFUhC7FN9XOQTgPdB_iikY0i5WQo5CctKbJaP0wsBnuc0l2SMa5MsQ40Lkf5zHU-3WJ4381XEF5zgyxNUwkaOtE8t4ky2TKqCZj5cTS/s4000/20230625_122628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kimballton, Iowa Posthuset (Post office)" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaJqzNRE9TNLLc6meS260xJZelsJcasymMnsOSii_5Y4ZcKHUehjeVPnt6utLY-QXxSF2vZPvcdgCsu9XUbW5AmFUhC7FN9XOQTgPdB_iikY0i5WQo5CctKbJaP0wsBnuc0l2SMa5MsQ40Lkf5zHU-3WJ4381XEF5zgyxNUwkaOtE8t4ky2TKqCZj5cTS/w480-h640/20230625_122628.jpg" title="Kimballton, Iowa Posthuset (Post office)" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://www.danishwindmill.com/">Danish Windmill, Elk Horn, Iowa </a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1UUa94f6wCnR_EfR5f00wtEXP6u_U-uJiLlq3XHnLa5BTIZBI-Uz3PF9vgsSw1aGMiZTeAXK8cwaaK37ZPmZqvUpP_4bxvgknt5fNWsyAsFpqVxpoAoaEgMATiXbIOX2X5aP30mRWRZydo6zTTOvw85J-HNVpGyULPp_GaCr9Fv1pXCgXVTzeWbyMOjJ/s4000/20230624_092641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Iconic Danish Windmill, in Elkhorn, Iowa" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1UUa94f6wCnR_EfR5f00wtEXP6u_U-uJiLlq3XHnLa5BTIZBI-Uz3PF9vgsSw1aGMiZTeAXK8cwaaK37ZPmZqvUpP_4bxvgknt5fNWsyAsFpqVxpoAoaEgMATiXbIOX2X5aP30mRWRZydo6zTTOvw85J-HNVpGyULPp_GaCr9Fv1pXCgXVTzeWbyMOjJ/w480-h640/20230624_092641.jpg" title="Iconic Danish Windmill, in Elkhorn, Iowa" width="480" /></a></div>Handmade Bottle opener from the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/heho/index.htm">Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgannPpz1Cv8TiIKfQljFgOwE2PvpVJKsmtOhXNoLzlMmQi7g_uSj9ZosbIL9kwBFTEmXKZiQQDHMGoSjmaqYnSmiG2aABi4qzXY5NLwr4GhT49vmiCQHobIDHOwlAhKIT7FhPDrrE05vc4bR8SMrS4nXWzgrHk3dETbthV8khR8qMpvm2kaDZwFgh_wdd6/s4000/20230623_091209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Handmade Forged Bottle Opener" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgannPpz1Cv8TiIKfQljFgOwE2PvpVJKsmtOhXNoLzlMmQi7g_uSj9ZosbIL9kwBFTEmXKZiQQDHMGoSjmaqYnSmiG2aABi4qzXY5NLwr4GhT49vmiCQHobIDHOwlAhKIT7FhPDrrE05vc4bR8SMrS4nXWzgrHk3dETbthV8khR8qMpvm2kaDZwFgh_wdd6/w480-h640/20230623_091209.jpg" title="Handmade Forged Bottle Opener" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://www.caveofthemounds.com/">Cave of the Mounds</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5wxSIocAcf0OaLEmCKv04u37CWfg_F33vuA0dN6ZTfIJHJGXO9mWMaOCgqt04wU50HdgWaYdOpRcsiTDZlpMwe5TNNyWqnFK8-u_7xJLz9eDtVPkRblH81i3XQ15ZPoFEcRKWvQyiyNlnb8RvwRXuyjHN4ipwPEsKI7wvCcU92eWedo6H4Cg78oAraTA/s4000/20230620_111143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cave of the Mounds - Blue Mounds - Wisconsin" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5wxSIocAcf0OaLEmCKv04u37CWfg_F33vuA0dN6ZTfIJHJGXO9mWMaOCgqt04wU50HdgWaYdOpRcsiTDZlpMwe5TNNyWqnFK8-u_7xJLz9eDtVPkRblH81i3XQ15ZPoFEcRKWvQyiyNlnb8RvwRXuyjHN4ipwPEsKI7wvCcU92eWedo6H4Cg78oAraTA/w480-h640/20230620_111143.jpg" title="Cave of the Mounds - Blue Mounds - Wisconsin" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://www.olbrich.org/">Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison Wisconsin</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_kKQ7vPcqk9zK2XCBDDfZ6eyKS0RvAlkTpbS970g_6iVeTkkjYxRr2uCzYkGkc7gLnEiw3nPuesyqHcan2XUZn3B8KQrvPUo7EwTja8XGM-OwHXtBSHUXABXvYgA7GUQ7IavygxT6-lx3X7Fl22BqL-GGS8CUe8lBfjGNduDxKjtb_lbKtqVR3g4ZBac/s4000/100_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison - Wisconsin" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_kKQ7vPcqk9zK2XCBDDfZ6eyKS0RvAlkTpbS970g_6iVeTkkjYxRr2uCzYkGkc7gLnEiw3nPuesyqHcan2XUZn3B8KQrvPUo7EwTja8XGM-OwHXtBSHUXABXvYgA7GUQ7IavygxT6-lx3X7Fl22BqL-GGS8CUe8lBfjGNduDxKjtb_lbKtqVR3g4ZBac/w640-h480/100_0133.JPG" title="Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison - Wisconsin" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> I saw so much more than this, but these are just a few of my favorite pictures from that portion of my road trip. I'll share some more pictures later on. <br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-1261399974221588732023-10-23T14:22:00.002-04:002023-10-23T14:22:48.969-04:00Lottie Cooper Shipwreck in Sheboygan<p> I am and will probably always be a major museum geek. And honestly, it doesn't matter if the museum is 'open air' or closed in, what matters is that the museum is interesting. The remains of the Lottie Cooper, pieced together and laid out as it was when it was before sinking. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqXUvxJwaL5JjQgLj5p8Kzt3-dl8g_uPAjyZkG-frmyNWjFtxmzgUstVQaMSIQLRI8RV9hF-6-OBpWjZn7YlXPJOwBfVUKZCL18tfEuDXyeBzIQ74-NGr80D8fM7kEgnjus6CqsTNMd_0QQgt7nz9kWqkf0t6465uXeHCOxVID_DSuIvxLBLiHfoUh4wH/s4000/20230618_101843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqXUvxJwaL5JjQgLj5p8Kzt3-dl8g_uPAjyZkG-frmyNWjFtxmzgUstVQaMSIQLRI8RV9hF-6-OBpWjZn7YlXPJOwBfVUKZCL18tfEuDXyeBzIQ74-NGr80D8fM7kEgnjus6CqsTNMd_0QQgt7nz9kWqkf0t6465uXeHCOxVID_DSuIvxLBLiHfoUh4wH/w640-h480/20230618_101843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Actually I don't think I've ever seen a museum that wasn't interesting in one form or another. I feel that anything that encapsulates even a small pocket of history is interesting. </p><p>I was fortunate enough to visit a friend in Sheboygan this past June and we went to the harbor and she showed me the remains of the Lottie Cooper. <a href="https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Attraction/Details/44">The Lottie Cooper</a> was a three masted schooner that went down in a storm in 1896 just off the coast of Sheboygan in Lake Michigan. The remains of the ship were found during the dredging and construction of the Harbor Marina. They are now on display in Deland Park, and you can walk along the wreck, see the various plaques detailing how the ship was laid out. And of course being me, I took lots of pictures. </p><p>I was blown away by how the handmade spikes were pushed through the wood to anchor the giant slabs of wood together. You can see that each of the nails/spikes were handmade by the fact that they are not uniform. It just amazes me that they survived. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoELfK_zOxDUP94GKe5uNy4yBWLbkZDyi5FgAR5tFpy6DbGVxgPz262zmRS72ZugkcP-SuZ554NwL9HvT47VsJvBjnAHJoO9qgmYXk9VrPmdSjwqtqv1DWB1tJBMkpB5ML9rL9hO4xZLCubuJEJGz6xgskby_VoTb97JcxicDe9wuPk0Ioka5r_VRi47Gf/s4000/20230618_101138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hand made spikes in Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoELfK_zOxDUP94GKe5uNy4yBWLbkZDyi5FgAR5tFpy6DbGVxgPz262zmRS72ZugkcP-SuZ554NwL9HvT47VsJvBjnAHJoO9qgmYXk9VrPmdSjwqtqv1DWB1tJBMkpB5ML9rL9hO4xZLCubuJEJGz6xgskby_VoTb97JcxicDe9wuPk0Ioka5r_VRi47Gf/w480-h640/20230618_101138.jpg" title="Hand made spikes in Lottie Cooper" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR14_o6B3oAaYBLU2QeBolMJ3L47O9JqSz9IJJBwqR0vk2ypXZrDthpTCVET2boRP-7EKGGItYo8N58Yruch9MTA1aG2A_5kjzuUbfJ9pfIUEw0e2CiEzgYeAzBi6ZYB-XJXMMbJ3i3-C4DuBAbW3xdufW1tzCQ3ApdHF9P93uEGKWZBNUU94F6C9FM1wA/s4000/20230618_101202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nails in Lottie Cooper Shipwreck" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR14_o6B3oAaYBLU2QeBolMJ3L47O9JqSz9IJJBwqR0vk2ypXZrDthpTCVET2boRP-7EKGGItYo8N58Yruch9MTA1aG2A_5kjzuUbfJ9pfIUEw0e2CiEzgYeAzBi6ZYB-XJXMMbJ3i3-C4DuBAbW3xdufW1tzCQ3ApdHF9P93uEGKWZBNUU94F6C9FM1wA/w480-h640/20230618_101202.jpg" title="nails in Lottie Cooper Shipwreck" width="480" /></a></div>Here are the plaques describing the various parts of the ship.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQa4kF4fppgg0u673fKZahdyEtxG-UyPj8nbzX9KJ9_ug_QDz-PGOQShMcxG9tfkXThcGZt6LgBZvWpoBftvwi43s1CaYyVm3dDrSm_cHqF3jNy0UU4zuCw82uiylanNvq1i0gB9KCrghJW-Jldbh-keNDpOAynsBB6RJEX1czCXjZWaRMKie60FlnFjS/s2516/20230618_101249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2516" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQa4kF4fppgg0u673fKZahdyEtxG-UyPj8nbzX9KJ9_ug_QDz-PGOQShMcxG9tfkXThcGZt6LgBZvWpoBftvwi43s1CaYyVm3dDrSm_cHqF3jNy0UU4zuCw82uiylanNvq1i0gB9KCrghJW-Jldbh-keNDpOAynsBB6RJEX1czCXjZWaRMKie60FlnFjS/w640-h490/20230618_101249.jpg" title="Lottie Cooper" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXeI0NuXEX07T506kF2JSp6dwhAPs8wdjTx8zl-cErA19e-tZVqBYF7DjEnB-J-ye5-72-sjhJxJOQpgEb-ogRtQ23dhXnue8ol8j-MkH6_hHH2eFojjCzI9YIj5BA8tfmqU0x92AahegKS8XyKhuc9gXv2P1cRguI2hI0_d_TN-TrGJKREuPsxNp5QwH/s4000/20230618_101106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXeI0NuXEX07T506kF2JSp6dwhAPs8wdjTx8zl-cErA19e-tZVqBYF7DjEnB-J-ye5-72-sjhJxJOQpgEb-ogRtQ23dhXnue8ol8j-MkH6_hHH2eFojjCzI9YIj5BA8tfmqU0x92AahegKS8XyKhuc9gXv2P1cRguI2hI0_d_TN-TrGJKREuPsxNp5QwH/w480-h640/20230618_101106.jpg" title="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnL87TP-04Ah9MF-qowh_PK7JoLog65yDlzFUdN5ZQbh64B1OavyTJ2YMxWjJugzS-dRzouf03LkJ-8cSSgfgHwZSNpRIOPG1u32NsVP2P2atT82W5cFiCFgz4uYVqJboS0mMtAaQcIA2MziXqUSjyHlqDgAmnyomgIj31agdqGynOkhsy538pZcMkTES/s4000/20230618_101113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnL87TP-04Ah9MF-qowh_PK7JoLog65yDlzFUdN5ZQbh64B1OavyTJ2YMxWjJugzS-dRzouf03LkJ-8cSSgfgHwZSNpRIOPG1u32NsVP2P2atT82W5cFiCFgz4uYVqJboS0mMtAaQcIA2MziXqUSjyHlqDgAmnyomgIj31agdqGynOkhsy538pZcMkTES/w480-h640/20230618_101113.jpg" title="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" width="480" /></a></div>I got carried away with pictures, and as is usual for me, thought of the pictures I should have taken, and I may still take them. I may just have to plan another visit to Sheboygan, and side benefit, I do have a friend there who would love to show me around the city a little more. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH4TpFcuSKurjffuTonfvnYzDVP8J83QntZv-jIe8ue_fRyDCFH5oVv89zx0I_MiMwVLDCjiXy5fyXBydnXv3-vTiOaqiLH8M_yD_TjhkPfkmHoficxtfq83aqbuvb1YqaKjlbgKdXjZ7KLK8rS43ZQmcr6qLmG0452HJgkxSVbE8FDW3AVGEpT51QZc-/s4000/20230618_101644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH4TpFcuSKurjffuTonfvnYzDVP8J83QntZv-jIe8ue_fRyDCFH5oVv89zx0I_MiMwVLDCjiXy5fyXBydnXv3-vTiOaqiLH8M_yD_TjhkPfkmHoficxtfq83aqbuvb1YqaKjlbgKdXjZ7KLK8rS43ZQmcr6qLmG0452HJgkxSVbE8FDW3AVGEpT51QZc-/w480-h640/20230618_101644.jpg" title="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPydIAV6jyqWLb8VQ9DHBAkDNp9SaKw6YC32Z0DpfD2E1Jo9inQk51jLYf1C_enThLHkKiwYvfjYFG8xbv2ujedhS2PpI8j9v4YzqVDbwA1GKut1yISLA2oLOGEKniGuSX6buh9JUmNAX-o3tCfjgP1vHYXLuVlN-87GoQFdJRLN01w1DQaSw0adHUuNMi/w480-h640/20230618_101209.jpg" title="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQvm0v-ogqbvCBMjUBgFacHVPyyvESDD1LBfej2NjrWTQGZE0CTK_WuV8q0IHc4OdzdbDz5Rnkvwe6oIfC-Tuod-oWMgbDd0qmNqdzzW-haO1hb-vEGhwfFJkfqpTwQTPPjmPd0Wab2wZUkULvFbVFtKGzO1Oliznk_gSkLhLj5ZPpoqhyphenhyphenCO8mIUlXDlZ/s4000/20230618_101230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper, with hand made nails" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQvm0v-ogqbvCBMjUBgFacHVPyyvESDD1LBfej2NjrWTQGZE0CTK_WuV8q0IHc4OdzdbDz5Rnkvwe6oIfC-Tuod-oWMgbDd0qmNqdzzW-haO1hb-vEGhwfFJkfqpTwQTPPjmPd0Wab2wZUkULvFbVFtKGzO1Oliznk_gSkLhLj5ZPpoqhyphenhyphenCO8mIUlXDlZ/w480-h640/20230618_101230.jpg" title="Part of the hull of the Lottie Cooper, with hand made nails" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Part of the wood where they pulled up the anchor" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO560O3zm0BabpepAECVazhij5Onpn52NCiiBQZjuEeETxw18LDy8Qenu_Id-_iKEfq9bVb3GcQ8y7uK2-DcAYgUMcBABJ9YYUVO8U6S3Yim96rFx1azIH_W1xCGEEbjZJVeSDNI6ykmYsulz8RYP3xImmRUL7g6f_-joPnSPPdSYsV2p7V9fYBpHdn-U/w640-h480/20230618_101833.jpg" title="Part of the wood where they pulled up the anchor" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj5NS__WXQJHO2E3KXYZCx7dLd5a7bMuiJVk4pnzT8PWS_Deo40BsOR6aLgxojzPTxcnL08sd_hWiy-XZXwZJYo_wazRxxpJLiAJ3pE7ztUnTZQTShoYi0sO7zT0ZfVCKv88c76ohBBB2hmRPFi4bn2b7czt3NUInsqmxdDThfTZCeG3wSTAlZJ5LcrC5/s4000/20230618_101655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Original Chain from the Lottie Cooper" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj5NS__WXQJHO2E3KXYZCx7dLd5a7bMuiJVk4pnzT8PWS_Deo40BsOR6aLgxojzPTxcnL08sd_hWiy-XZXwZJYo_wazRxxpJLiAJ3pE7ztUnTZQTShoYi0sO7zT0ZfVCKv88c76ohBBB2hmRPFi4bn2b7czt3NUInsqmxdDThfTZCeG3wSTAlZJ5LcrC5/w480-h640/20230618_101655.jpg" title="Original Chain from the Lottie Cooper" width="480" /></a></div>I'm actually planning a return trip to Sheboygan and surrounds, so much to see and do. <br /><br /><br />Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-59407367199146278012023-10-10T13:47:00.004-04:002023-10-10T13:52:53.066-04:00Cave of the Mounds - Wisconsin<p> Honestly, looking at photo's taken in a cave aren't all that great. It really is a case of 'you had to be there'. </p><p>I've been in quite a few caves over the years, and every time I go in one, I do a figurative pat on the back. I'm mildly claustrophobic, and hate, hate, hate having a lot of stuff above my head. I'm always waiting for it to go crashing down on top. <br />So why do I go into caves? Well, part of it is a total fascination with caves, and how they're created through thousands and thousands of years, the drip, drip, drip of water which contains a mineral, and forming stalactites and stalagmites. And sometimes those meet in the middle and become columns. Every cave I go into has its own story, some more mundane than others, some pretty fantastical, in how they're discovered, and shown to the public. </p><p>This is just one of the many places I visited on my 'road trip' this past summer. And I'm going to write about all of them, so stay tuned... <br /></p><p>I went to the Cave of the Mounds in Wisconsin this year, and after getting over my initial panic of being underground, enjoyed the tour. And as per usual, took lots of pictures. You can read more <a href="https://www.caveofthemounds.com/">here about Cave of the Mounds</a>. They have tours, there's a little bit of history, and the whole process is totally fascinating. </p><p>And like many caves, the discovery of it was serendipitous. A chance explosion, to uncover more rock in a quarry, led to the discovery of this cave. </p><p>They also did the obligatory turn off all the lights so you can see how dark, dark really is. That has to be my absolute scariest thing, but I go along with it every time. </p><p>One of the funnest parts of this particular cave is that they have not 'carved out' places, there are literally places where if you have broad shoulders it's hard to get past. But I am so glad I explored here. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dqm5x5wLOLAfRNRGeDxqHyxX2n6Yo-DVx2d_QUcPT-m7y-GXnqm3WARCXmuGTrs7uv4V9i8uescb6z521ZhyphenhyphenN_trv1p4GXywVZoVBIk5iCcrX9W8RNFo0n1AcFnh-S5AuERe0w1cByi5jb4SQs73DNWRaMMtudsonO67TObwQZeBSVuqPkdzouv2mTXp/s4000/20230620_095844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dqm5x5wLOLAfRNRGeDxqHyxX2n6Yo-DVx2d_QUcPT-m7y-GXnqm3WARCXmuGTrs7uv4V9i8uescb6z521ZhyphenhyphenN_trv1p4GXywVZoVBIk5iCcrX9W8RNFo0n1AcFnh-S5AuERe0w1cByi5jb4SQs73DNWRaMMtudsonO67TObwQZeBSVuqPkdzouv2mTXp/w480-h640/20230620_095844.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LYsY6H2NKtwRxbgFLGs0UwYb98QSTTKlaRs4VRn-0TTs_JpyqlnRWb-EfNUhgu6woTWOJTSEEbUueaXF5y_e4Y0TGTCoA-_K6uZTk9QjXM-39IU97Kj6L0Ar2XFhl_6gpprovb3YpK6dswo8rYaGfdKWK-dliFwbmmmy5y3z2iVdBNiaN1Ntb2lT1FES/s4000/20230620_103916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As our guide was explaining. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyHDYpewRoqfHZgO7Ia1d8ypeIr3z7Tj_INVl17o_SW2TyjS5Et02mtp8xNrNg5AcQzzVaBuLRDqArHrMemiWOcn5WdoxEHO5vYettEb4rn3x7xEaT1uZUUZYMpW-A9ERmKCRoH6lUb91tAHCm7xf_cPBSKDAqtg7Yyp9jnW3Zdw2QlTsIqj9twHRMu9b/s4000/20230620_110316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyHDYpewRoqfHZgO7Ia1d8ypeIr3z7Tj_INVl17o_SW2TyjS5Et02mtp8xNrNg5AcQzzVaBuLRDqArHrMemiWOcn5WdoxEHO5vYettEb4rn3x7xEaT1uZUUZYMpW-A9ERmKCRoH6lUb91tAHCm7xf_cPBSKDAqtg7Yyp9jnW3Zdw2QlTsIqj9twHRMu9b/w480-h640/20230620_110316.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXhkX-mlajU5SThSECDPRrb5LxvJKh7hECNz8Mj7U7vWckVXsSBtf1PfoQbzGYR5b3VZJfedSrVqk0jxmNYwHhr0zaNIeVSfGqjneFylvU0fsZ6JqccdGAqq3E_KHLLp5GvL9zBi66jKMBstOD5phjDL0QX7tVyfB6QjC4zRqXLm3RmwQSf8F9h_BWUQw/s4000/20230620_110350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXhkX-mlajU5SThSECDPRrb5LxvJKh7hECNz8Mj7U7vWckVXsSBtf1PfoQbzGYR5b3VZJfedSrVqk0jxmNYwHhr0zaNIeVSfGqjneFylvU0fsZ6JqccdGAqq3E_KHLLp5GvL9zBi66jKMBstOD5phjDL0QX7tVyfB6QjC4zRqXLm3RmwQSf8F9h_BWUQw/w480-h640/20230620_110350.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>There was a bit of a stream here, and if I remember correctly, it never dries up all the way. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWl3xCnpnG80D8ppG8AWq1-WKJGgDy2d-YnxeP-Vj9BnRJG6wv3MdoPknxa3nexRmJGrPkobdGG8ZngFGKNsR-sDc1C6FPpq-LDsoAhjrbv-i-lOI_RiAilfzBsnBsvKEMfLZ_3aYRSWR77VQYJJ4b0PTn5EjnleqO28Hddg98NCePStwEGUHl0Rf4aYR/s4000/20230620_110716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWl3xCnpnG80D8ppG8AWq1-WKJGgDy2d-YnxeP-Vj9BnRJG6wv3MdoPknxa3nexRmJGrPkobdGG8ZngFGKNsR-sDc1C6FPpq-LDsoAhjrbv-i-lOI_RiAilfzBsnBsvKEMfLZ_3aYRSWR77VQYJJ4b0PTn5EjnleqO28Hddg98NCePStwEGUHl0Rf4aYR/w480-h640/20230620_110716.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>As you can see a stagalactite is almost meeting a stalagmite. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKqZdgzj1CvH3zHvbiDUd4nB_uAD5PUcsghHkNj80LSYyY3E_heek0okE3b27eVUGSQdcw60IcqEZHN1d6QMGMK8MSjg0jfV0us1RUaZyZpFR2q3AkoqNdq6b9phfLO4ZwJF_lHJIA1tPTTEye2zJ2GZKV_EjkcDWEfeHxGxGBKkVQxDxIMXETIbHD4c6/s4000/20230620_111130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKqZdgzj1CvH3zHvbiDUd4nB_uAD5PUcsghHkNj80LSYyY3E_heek0okE3b27eVUGSQdcw60IcqEZHN1d6QMGMK8MSjg0jfV0us1RUaZyZpFR2q3AkoqNdq6b9phfLO4ZwJF_lHJIA1tPTTEye2zJ2GZKV_EjkcDWEfeHxGxGBKkVQxDxIMXETIbHD4c6/w480-h640/20230620_111130.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>This was a neat, at least for me, shot. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfJOyRGMDgA1q_INgBN3Q87pQy_y5QC7QqzgUEsR5vYuOKLNU1X8705Nut2_z-4UmW3zBVKJ4hTK1D4WgP1R4s97O7krfw0ssJBcNviRPMeAgRd0f2uI3VlanE8wwL6i7bTcJgdCzslhqNMgyYwUPvqmYqKGuradbG2ATOATIb3bqSIVSu9-cmAdmCjl7/s4000/20230620_111143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfJOyRGMDgA1q_INgBN3Q87pQy_y5QC7QqzgUEsR5vYuOKLNU1X8705Nut2_z-4UmW3zBVKJ4hTK1D4WgP1R4s97O7krfw0ssJBcNviRPMeAgRd0f2uI3VlanE8wwL6i7bTcJgdCzslhqNMgyYwUPvqmYqKGuradbG2ATOATIb3bqSIVSu9-cmAdmCjl7/w480-h640/20230620_111143.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>There is also lots to explore outside, but it was rather warm that day and I didn't feel like walking around in the heat. I did have a wrap on to explore the cave, cause it's a little on the cool side underground. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrrHFngc9B7frA07-Ts2FsBufZcioJhXvgpyC_I7-YlAVdkNM2i65q4uSjrxBsZG-bz3Sc2tAEqQNaN_JbSX3-3LJhXlIKv4fXyGcPobDkUyUufntOTsMZA4on2gtr29ph9TYQOyo22Ny0O6ApyZShnKY8cU8NXL6LRVXxQ-5lwgpIddkaELIgRvy1g7H/s4000/20230620_101226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Amethyst Geode" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrrHFngc9B7frA07-Ts2FsBufZcioJhXvgpyC_I7-YlAVdkNM2i65q4uSjrxBsZG-bz3Sc2tAEqQNaN_JbSX3-3LJhXlIKv4fXyGcPobDkUyUufntOTsMZA4on2gtr29ph9TYQOyo22Ny0O6ApyZShnKY8cU8NXL6LRVXxQ-5lwgpIddkaELIgRvy1g7H/w480-h640/20230620_101226.jpg" title="Amethyst Geode" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_wxbmXcWtnl_ZcesBb-gIjgUqHweBw-9tEaKZvSCYzNpuugGoDIbXJvVlswDJ8SXu62HiRNma6DFNXXdlCk6t3EQ8-N_5-nD11MwyDGcWfbij28dmx0eGFtdY1VO9DONrvbZsqMlIgrn7MIL0GGrGmHohyHtg_gRbhiYQfHD39srHeMVzwA3LUu5Ss5g/s4000/20230620_095944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_wxbmXcWtnl_ZcesBb-gIjgUqHweBw-9tEaKZvSCYzNpuugGoDIbXJvVlswDJ8SXu62HiRNma6DFNXXdlCk6t3EQ8-N_5-nD11MwyDGcWfbij28dmx0eGFtdY1VO9DONrvbZsqMlIgrn7MIL0GGrGmHohyHtg_gRbhiYQfHD39srHeMVzwA3LUu5Ss5g/w480-h640/20230620_095944.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8JCrSpkwxvCl6gBUQ_MzZYwD3nhC0bcFZpVBbpW3LECZtVkyAV7AR4JnB3dpLg3KEjP6V-ilQ4GcW-1nebc-_C3j39rtzuoprLHuy3m4gQ_GWRkT7TRjKAZ04GCplb8CBj8O99HuwP_TttfW73CBYlSjhfcMSx7QN5CdqZJx1nV1gOQKmgav_Rdd_7Gh/s4000/20230620_095858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8JCrSpkwxvCl6gBUQ_MzZYwD3nhC0bcFZpVBbpW3LECZtVkyAV7AR4JnB3dpLg3KEjP6V-ilQ4GcW-1nebc-_C3j39rtzuoprLHuy3m4gQ_GWRkT7TRjKAZ04GCplb8CBj8O99HuwP_TttfW73CBYlSjhfcMSx7QN5CdqZJx1nV1gOQKmgav_Rdd_7Gh/w480-h640/20230620_095858.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAFc5EaBSR9ftHWyoQcKD50MPFz8vp1vN5rB8nB0BiavgEgEv-LYBf6yOw99LXHnIgjWM996gbZQ2qCGewKZmLXRuDiVfOD2nVQdtW2Deq7xD3MsPgysC-bS087NDuUxm022icdUN4PbrsIEI0cXQ3hlTkB-dm_pdDLAQiN2QN8xK1cE5GjC-UmYmLkb2/s4000/20230620_112933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAFc5EaBSR9ftHWyoQcKD50MPFz8vp1vN5rB8nB0BiavgEgEv-LYBf6yOw99LXHnIgjWM996gbZQ2qCGewKZmLXRuDiVfOD2nVQdtW2Deq7xD3MsPgysC-bS087NDuUxm022icdUN4PbrsIEI0cXQ3hlTkB-dm_pdDLAQiN2QN8xK1cE5GjC-UmYmLkb2/w480-h640/20230620_112933.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXoJUVVHTG2AyE-3zDJxFJN5RnppnvdpNv3n0c3cAv3W9X9n55fbg3JbUWRLtOGp8I-FAJl548gomFbU2Gfl9JKP1nrrRdY_4n37fKmeyhsxOv1RRSZZnybXDmZUzEoES6MGj-tHwaynCRoCR43tL_2dVqY0pECHco4C6GScPyERyokF5zZjid3DvoYen/s4000/20230620_112948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXoJUVVHTG2AyE-3zDJxFJN5RnppnvdpNv3n0c3cAv3W9X9n55fbg3JbUWRLtOGp8I-FAJl548gomFbU2Gfl9JKP1nrrRdY_4n37fKmeyhsxOv1RRSZZnybXDmZUzEoES6MGj-tHwaynCRoCR43tL_2dVqY0pECHco4C6GScPyERyokF5zZjid3DvoYen/w480-h640/20230620_112948.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I found this to be an easy cave to walk in, but there are steps, and that might be a bit challenging for others. </p><p>I'm so glad I stopped here, and while I might not come again, I do think it was well worth the time and a great experience. <br /></p>Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-12147313799788896282023-10-06T08:59:00.000-04:002023-10-06T08:59:06.204-04:00Herbert Hoover Presidential Library<p> Color me amazed, but I honestly did not know that presidential libraries were not comprised of books. </p><p>I found that out on a recent road trip. </p><p>I was driving down a freeway, in Iowa, and saw a sign for the <a href="https://hoover.archives.gov/">Herbert Hoover Presidential Library</a> ahead. And decided to stop there, in West Branch, Iowa, not knowing what to expect. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBi41DmQguPwAKRnE9soe4-lgkR2dZmIvVPS9aPyaGyu9Azs5ieNhbfVKjUxB86hQ1ZBMOyR4tkxnnpom_UZ8l4g4IMFqy1DThSxg2HAq0ElBO2Q5gP4uR88Ie1nLym_cOS2l-tjECCIaLUVzFKQOOxTshZqGaBW7yqnrKPT0IfbRJ-mxshgPlQgQpoey/s2800/20230622_102514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBi41DmQguPwAKRnE9soe4-lgkR2dZmIvVPS9aPyaGyu9Azs5ieNhbfVKjUxB86hQ1ZBMOyR4tkxnnpom_UZ8l4g4IMFqy1DThSxg2HAq0ElBO2Q5gP4uR88Ie1nLym_cOS2l-tjECCIaLUVzFKQOOxTshZqGaBW7yqnrKPT0IfbRJ-mxshgPlQgQpoey/w480-h640/20230622_102514.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Honestly, I knew very little about Herbert Hoover, apart from the fact he was a former president and had a lot to do with the Hoover Dam being built. </p><p>And I got educated. As I said, I knew very little about the man, and all of his accomplishments, apart from being president at a difficult time in US history. </p><p>He really was a remarkable man, at least according to all the exhibits, etc., at the his presidential library, and along the way I learned a lot about his totally amazing wife. </p><p>And of course took lots of pictures. I even ended up purchasing a souvenir which I watched being made in the on site 'smithy', which is a replica of the one Herbert Hoover's father had. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3uJk3HjR7dFRTMloD9feZdn7hE8IqZcTGRKRGdOk-sEVg8swK8mTSMvVgV1ol3XCVhtxt1rUADpLrv9krsop7ejm1ysnpe4PqBp-6QmAx-CKwjmvd2ywajQnITZAk9MdorUqtwMtQH9YKlFEJ0x8OVKuUjiaeMLyn1BVqLs9R6BiX6LbUdFsjDy_YU4G/s4000/20230622_112104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The smithy" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3uJk3HjR7dFRTMloD9feZdn7hE8IqZcTGRKRGdOk-sEVg8swK8mTSMvVgV1ol3XCVhtxt1rUADpLrv9krsop7ejm1ysnpe4PqBp-6QmAx-CKwjmvd2ywajQnITZAk9MdorUqtwMtQH9YKlFEJ0x8OVKuUjiaeMLyn1BVqLs9R6BiX6LbUdFsjDy_YU4G/w480-h640/20230622_112104.jpg" title="The smithy" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bottle opener - hand forged by the resident blacksmith" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQldbRyzYAFnxqkd74ujDJXSLWbupdapjwwjrU2C9VshyphenhyphenGxYR0Wq_-o8vdqHuGDbuwyXBKyGsQv4JH195ReZwFTpd11fVThlzc7osHwoFPI0C_iALOr7VaGeeDRY9u4a7VwXxJVYeu2az3DCgPP1iRLbSJNiDrMEtpTj2DOvGus19cZkwn17Y9mQGTKbH/w480-h640/20230623_091209.jpg" title="Bottle opener - hand forged by the resident blacksmith" width="480" /></a></div>This is the bottle opener I watched being made by the resident blacksmith. I had to buy it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wandered all over the park, saw the meeting house, the school and the original house that Herbert Hoover started his life in. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD38-EYd4BLkAPQn4HruXHgx3nqga62C2Qr_7hn4NU74dZT7ruocaf_HLI5li-rkz-7JHeC-temODaAhhKqDhxLqSRKfhq8Il1KX9q9MxBOgifPb0ZHyJ_r77LcsXgNre2uwx8kYCnO3UG-OPBn3f5kedoRGPNhPXssfTgyrObXfFZkBKPU7uMUcjXgnd/s4000/20230622_114345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Herbert Hoover School House" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD38-EYd4BLkAPQn4HruXHgx3nqga62C2Qr_7hn4NU74dZT7ruocaf_HLI5li-rkz-7JHeC-temODaAhhKqDhxLqSRKfhq8Il1KX9q9MxBOgifPb0ZHyJ_r77LcsXgNre2uwx8kYCnO3UG-OPBn3f5kedoRGPNhPXssfTgyrObXfFZkBKPU7uMUcjXgnd/w640-h480/20230622_114345.jpg" title="Herbert Hoover School House" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The meeting house, inside. <br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxfZ3htrccepKx9qppzck4uoXXW6FIRnkvkJHGNYjBsC6Fwe8jxj2fsygMQf30eJccYe_tBtilwGzJhrPY4zMUW1rcAFxbPhc2uqHC-Cxz2a7CGUX66Vhi2rv4O-x5sG3XceP6elrp8EKWExgL1gzKtWyge-4_vqPHjQzkIeZCpiAFg34HYKRI6ji0qer/s4000/20230622_120310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Meeting house, inside" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxfZ3htrccepKx9qppzck4uoXXW6FIRnkvkJHGNYjBsC6Fwe8jxj2fsygMQf30eJccYe_tBtilwGzJhrPY4zMUW1rcAFxbPhc2uqHC-Cxz2a7CGUX66Vhi2rv4O-x5sG3XceP6elrp8EKWExgL1gzKtWyge-4_vqPHjQzkIeZCpiAFg34HYKRI6ji0qer/w640-h480/20230622_120310.jpg" title="Meeting house, inside" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOJ9CFnd7wGrAOgwQJRM6aC40ewlgnUtcDkRGQcEdr1Be17xHHGt_LPYEQKo8_g41gwa9_ql6oFY0qMnNjbCxBvVJMI3UugYeThPT6cmaIktu99EXB6Rw910jfbVMiEQnuk_ZEQ-XMhkHBqweD8Nxcz3teIHCItns-ZdupIX6FFjlaRfkSZnVV4UEQS0u/s4000/20230622_120306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Meeting house, inside" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOJ9CFnd7wGrAOgwQJRM6aC40ewlgnUtcDkRGQcEdr1Be17xHHGt_LPYEQKo8_g41gwa9_ql6oFY0qMnNjbCxBvVJMI3UugYeThPT6cmaIktu99EXB6Rw910jfbVMiEQnuk_ZEQ-XMhkHBqweD8Nxcz3teIHCItns-ZdupIX6FFjlaRfkSZnVV4UEQS0u/w640-h480/20230622_120306.jpg" title="Meeting house, inside" width="640" /></a></div><p>And here's the school, complete with an early version of the water fountain. More of a communal thing. Everyone used the same dipper and drank out of it. I'm always fascinated by how classes were conducted in the past. I remember well how my desk was in elementary school. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bb0C34Tx9wXpfVF3M5UelVSMRxN4wR4tYSLmC3XFJQ_6i8MRGgIgBQDc2pTjKQTzpNA_w1oUDQmezteACJEHjZrKl0j17eLqg6cET7OczYYbVlutW7niUpqU3VFPl4qr8kjG7ghEFNbMXeCZEhd6c6nUbExmKEq7tFfmPoKc23TfP1WCqtMsC2-eVf8P/s4000/20230622_114416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="School House, inside" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bb0C34Tx9wXpfVF3M5UelVSMRxN4wR4tYSLmC3XFJQ_6i8MRGgIgBQDc2pTjKQTzpNA_w1oUDQmezteACJEHjZrKl0j17eLqg6cET7OczYYbVlutW7niUpqU3VFPl4qr8kjG7ghEFNbMXeCZEhd6c6nUbExmKEq7tFfmPoKc23TfP1WCqtMsC2-eVf8P/w640-h480/20230622_114416.jpg" title="School House, inside" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHx1fYZtgPFKOuq2vX_mmoJByPdB73LtOnuwsEP912YGl8GqUwpibidjqMXf5vPb5eZuLv68gQHOKNbobBTHyOSiuQi5IQsycUIwWKgbdM8951jox_S1qrT2OLfDjW-uWKq-4SrMV_K2v3ganG3q5PdHxNtv4Qz9wL5Y4FY6BtyvA0X-JrS1iRwxh746F/s4000/20230622_114527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="School House" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHx1fYZtgPFKOuq2vX_mmoJByPdB73LtOnuwsEP912YGl8GqUwpibidjqMXf5vPb5eZuLv68gQHOKNbobBTHyOSiuQi5IQsycUIwWKgbdM8951jox_S1qrT2OLfDjW-uWKq-4SrMV_K2v3ganG3q5PdHxNtv4Qz9wL5Y4FY6BtyvA0X-JrS1iRwxh746F/w640-h480/20230622_114527.jpg" title="School House" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV9Xc3uqewObamyr-aIu1HFhEoqMG81XXkCiX1ytqOOr12V_G7Mh88xJr21niEaHfS-rmoGV-fwUbp_W8ZLblSvr0gXTM0rJ-PkvzXIzHPd0n5o_z9rIsoRzGGjTPOSu3zOZ34TRTqOjHz8jh5DGDyRMekZ6dsIojoTTmHTi2Bw6q-KeaDCRyzskeiJV0/s2440/20230622_114433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Watering station" border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="2301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV9Xc3uqewObamyr-aIu1HFhEoqMG81XXkCiX1ytqOOr12V_G7Mh88xJr21niEaHfS-rmoGV-fwUbp_W8ZLblSvr0gXTM0rJ-PkvzXIzHPd0n5o_z9rIsoRzGGjTPOSu3zOZ34TRTqOjHz8jh5DGDyRMekZ6dsIojoTTmHTi2Bw6q-KeaDCRyzskeiJV0/w604-h640/20230622_114433.jpg" title="Watering station" width="604" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Long before water fountains, they had a communal water bucket along with a communal ladle to drink out of. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was so much to see here, and I took lots of pictures, including this one of Isis that was gifted to Herbert Hoover. He didn't want a lot of statuary, but did like this. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsfUXIUwFQKbkA0_kvXc179gLs_KWzrB3Di3h48Xz8VUj8ISfXlVg1kk90H866YeI1kcl14ACXfj2VfKA0AT8AS7cMx2ghyex5lYWoqivNnXa5Oqa6WtgW18D-qVg5pPJ4ug4g6z832q0T1prqNKWSyevV454NTqzflUpLFJveT1ntwZiDAlXq8wnRGne/s4000/20230622_120533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Statue of Isis" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsfUXIUwFQKbkA0_kvXc179gLs_KWzrB3Di3h48Xz8VUj8ISfXlVg1kk90H866YeI1kcl14ACXfj2VfKA0AT8AS7cMx2ghyex5lYWoqivNnXa5Oqa6WtgW18D-qVg5pPJ4ug4g6z832q0T1prqNKWSyevV454NTqzflUpLFJveT1ntwZiDAlXq8wnRGne/w480-h640/20230622_120533.jpg" title="Statue of Isis" width="480" /></a></div><br />They also had the house he was born in, and in which he spent the first few years of his life. I was not able to see inside as it was being restored at the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32bd2HPLpasqwWE4B8PCEw2D-ySr8WbOajpDOh8vTokzZFza-aGlFOrDJjxP7R0q4W52GOFT0X5-KEynrj0J8A4ZgDZOZSLUbNmzg9m3B4a6nd2CgstBWMRFTq1h0apgNWU4p5a0cx8e4nARSCcTpkPwwk2aIGb2BS5Onlz-o4lppUD8Xq9zZ8uGNBCP0/s2638/20230622_110450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Herbert Hoover house" border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2638" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32bd2HPLpasqwWE4B8PCEw2D-ySr8WbOajpDOh8vTokzZFza-aGlFOrDJjxP7R0q4W52GOFT0X5-KEynrj0J8A4ZgDZOZSLUbNmzg9m3B4a6nd2CgstBWMRFTq1h0apgNWU4p5a0cx8e4nARSCcTpkPwwk2aIGb2BS5Onlz-o4lppUD8Xq9zZ8uGNBCP0/w640-h470/20230622_110450.jpg" title="Herbert Hoover house" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's a photo dump of lots of pictures I took inside. If you have the chance to see this place, take a couple hours and stop on by. I was so glad I did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following picture is that of Herbert Hoover's parents. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrHOGphDQoVh1JzyE6-5kUn25mgM0HV2qluPvhVCzRLD-s4g4xETMp0BCLxhFrkD0_rHizNmWQsUwRRnWbAI2y31kcYdd8BDCZjI_oGMO_vUfud3k6WSW-gALl2roGx5E85rtsDWIt1JvfwhxCT8BVGE6g9nFKvDzVOWtlLkkx1XLchnPeUKsHCHW3Ifu/s4000/20230622_123439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Herbert Hoover's parents" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrHOGphDQoVh1JzyE6-5kUn25mgM0HV2qluPvhVCzRLD-s4g4xETMp0BCLxhFrkD0_rHizNmWQsUwRRnWbAI2y31kcYdd8BDCZjI_oGMO_vUfud3k6WSW-gALl2roGx5E85rtsDWIt1JvfwhxCT8BVGE6g9nFKvDzVOWtlLkkx1XLchnPeUKsHCHW3Ifu/w480-h640/20230622_123439.jpg" title="Herbert Hoover's parents" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are some of the dresses on display that Lou Henry Hoover wore. Apparently she was not only a very accomplished woman but also rather stylish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrAS8cgz1XXUoIuxRGtdBmguDav2Ha14-7FxNeENu-7xD82QJDBPuY3mTgsn2GZ1GPYA9whI_Ckz4HVpN2HihKDRclqyZ7BkjNSEsqb2PSlaG6H0YnJpy4hyphenhyphen6quLPO7bZUsCrW0dpiWeCezDoxYtaGnPS1FVJoS88wYiBNuQKhlfwbsdI2BXAQr1Ukumb/s868/20230622_124805%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="868" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrAS8cgz1XXUoIuxRGtdBmguDav2Ha14-7FxNeENu-7xD82QJDBPuY3mTgsn2GZ1GPYA9whI_Ckz4HVpN2HihKDRclqyZ7BkjNSEsqb2PSlaG6H0YnJpy4hyphenhyphen6quLPO7bZUsCrW0dpiWeCezDoxYtaGnPS1FVJoS88wYiBNuQKhlfwbsdI2BXAQr1Ukumb/w640-h638/20230622_124805%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-mGaPlo33yT8oVCFVfNyA8V9oiSsbnPsjsh7f_K3wQXqSzoWftTeWKhlwsraBxhWLlO4GtOWytQEUBDJif6QeT1ejuVCFrqa520yVr8s2ltXjlqNduzKGp8LMZgZSOt72GCXyfTOEeIufjJoJj7LPwYhPOocP4dlnzFPqkibskogzGbMZL8CmGMYzhBS/s4000/20230622_124759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-mGaPlo33yT8oVCFVfNyA8V9oiSsbnPsjsh7f_K3wQXqSzoWftTeWKhlwsraBxhWLlO4GtOWytQEUBDJif6QeT1ejuVCFrqa520yVr8s2ltXjlqNduzKGp8LMZgZSOt72GCXyfTOEeIufjJoJj7LPwYhPOocP4dlnzFPqkibskogzGbMZL8CmGMYzhBS/w480-h640/20230622_124759.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfE5w6ik55NLWuGCC2bo6HTE2yKMuKknCVt8k6rJE76o1w9NKMUg8vzy2nJ59wvH-n8cJrr-AP6js2-hawErzF6-vO0IRmKJI3CouJdM7P8uM7waVANxGR12KkeK8MxX_5YmItwaQ6AVv2IB-AJ-1rjca_t2TABSLqOtT-u2kXro72JOyJgTNfV2pgLDb/s4000/20230622_124805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfE5w6ik55NLWuGCC2bo6HTE2yKMuKknCVt8k6rJE76o1w9NKMUg8vzy2nJ59wvH-n8cJrr-AP6js2-hawErzF6-vO0IRmKJI3CouJdM7P8uM7waVANxGR12KkeK8MxX_5YmItwaQ6AVv2IB-AJ-1rjca_t2TABSLqOtT-u2kXro72JOyJgTNfV2pgLDb/w480-h640/20230622_124805.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>More random photos from the exhibit. Honestly I don't remember much more, about each photo, but where I can I will explain. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNRUkqAzUvJs_mNC7xTJ0-8wKFlkAH1bT9w3yCBiJ7TCVD3ql2KR0WrgFJIJtgYYpKdq1FrbX2Qv0B_7P8-unJVmEloVJgDB-s89am9OjCustOESw-WO22lTwkaKGI099PatVLOWFKOhGLiXAZYLu4AP2tMOqJ5XUFCKRxkRnQ2HvuXBrtRv5m9FNDWGx/s4000/20230622_123509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hair ornaments" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNRUkqAzUvJs_mNC7xTJ0-8wKFlkAH1bT9w3yCBiJ7TCVD3ql2KR0WrgFJIJtgYYpKdq1FrbX2Qv0B_7P8-unJVmEloVJgDB-s89am9OjCustOESw-WO22lTwkaKGI099PatVLOWFKOhGLiXAZYLu4AP2tMOqJ5XUFCKRxkRnQ2HvuXBrtRv5m9FNDWGx/w480-h640/20230622_123509.jpg" title="Hair ornaments" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXMb-siYPv_2hB-80ryFvuO8cIwYLT_EBiM5IvgObbYnJxr8em57nVgxpw4yEtusTjVrFKAw4KzD7Ip5ijGajImVKuAZle53iP6knSizzdFxtDVSxzndAxefo6RzuOFapvEJADaVXkfjn2CEhIDRMFyUAULp-3I7vdL6lzHHmFrbNkw7iGzxrpOAI6VNi/s4000/20230622_123824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was my first experience with a Presidential Library and Museum after all. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-78711495492910713222023-08-15T12:41:00.000-04:002023-08-15T12:41:41.557-04:00Hand of Man Museum - Maple Bay<p> I'm a museum junkie. Yup, I am. Anytime I'm traveling, and see a museum sign, I'll stop in and take a look. I love them all, from the little ones that are in the former front room of a house, with all of Aunt Edith or Uncle Frank's collections of oddities to the big, professionally curated ones. </p><p>I'm not sure just when I started loving visiting museums, but have a suspicion that it started when I lived in Victoria and went to the <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/">Royal BC Provincial Museum</a> almost weekly. Mostly, cause it was free back then, but also I just loved seeing the vignette displays they made up of life in early Victoria. It fascinated me then, and fascinates me now. I used to be fascinated by the shoes and buttonhooks, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbJEwGpBHpDMDdr3kQCDRLv6BKDIuaQaenrUFATNJ-E_eY6aPOwvTB2oEMyNsOepYVrXaxWu-YILzQ5cH-WGZuJAEUFmMAL8_ocRC1gZsynX6qx_30xR_Gy0NM29-kTStJSMwFbRaVHxNh6ld8-iQgBKQJf98V1ezmBNcDp6xUv12CYfiFu6e0BeTrghx/s4000/20230726_112951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Victorian era shoes" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbJEwGpBHpDMDdr3kQCDRLv6BKDIuaQaenrUFATNJ-E_eY6aPOwvTB2oEMyNsOepYVrXaxWu-YILzQ5cH-WGZuJAEUFmMAL8_ocRC1gZsynX6qx_30xR_Gy0NM29-kTStJSMwFbRaVHxNh6ld8-iQgBKQJf98V1ezmBNcDp6xUv12CYfiFu6e0BeTrghx/w480-h640/20230726_112951.jpg" title="Victorian era shoes" width="480" /></a></div><br />and guess what, this museum has a great display of them, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsOBFfjBVFCIhmqxLhtUy6P1RletFTnBVPZad4324ejayV1H5Wdlqyht7nzi9fF8to2KsqSGnRi2lQXJRCAmX2qnT6GxTV-eOD1noNg456cf2r45xMNKwwK1LoSOuZ4K5dHbCpRuA8w8gNP6skoAu8yEQMsfHtX7d6pEhKzxN9UfePj0e2Vsx21OgHx8ND" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsOBFfjBVFCIhmqxLhtUy6P1RletFTnBVPZad4324ejayV1H5Wdlqyht7nzi9fF8to2KsqSGnRi2lQXJRCAmX2qnT6GxTV-eOD1noNg456cf2r45xMNKwwK1LoSOuZ4K5dHbCpRuA8w8gNP6skoAu8yEQMsfHtX7d6pEhKzxN9UfePj0e2Vsx21OgHx8ND=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />along with many other Victorian era items, including a bunch of Christening dresses. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DE6CMZr8PPsDCLqhDr95vs0t79qcOPHfDPyArtY2Yfm6yLqUorxjtqUajqLDfIm3Qw78exLiKiYdRE60Qv04bAyQ6dx_hbN_PxC-9PCnbfU7L5viFmHcIHi5eRY1YzdXlXmpQkdS0oK4-S-9VsxmtH0RVk3wsW8NJXPqsDHc-SlR4l-Kb8zOVvcgYeow/s4000/20230726_113016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Christening dresses" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DE6CMZr8PPsDCLqhDr95vs0t79qcOPHfDPyArtY2Yfm6yLqUorxjtqUajqLDfIm3Qw78exLiKiYdRE60Qv04bAyQ6dx_hbN_PxC-9PCnbfU7L5viFmHcIHi5eRY1YzdXlXmpQkdS0oK4-S-9VsxmtH0RVk3wsW8NJXPqsDHc-SlR4l-Kb8zOVvcgYeow/w480-h640/20230726_113016.jpg" title="Christening dresses" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>I'd been told that I needed to go see the <a href="https://handofmanmuseum.com/">Hand of Man Museum</a> in Maple Bay, (on Vancouver Island in British Columbia), and went, yeah, I will, I mean it's a museum. I really can't in all honesty call this 'just a museum'. Instead it's the most incredible collection of artifacts, from all over the world, with a big nod to Cultural Arts, Natural History and also Conservation, and is housed in an unassuming building which just so happens to be in the old Maple Bay school, which is perfect for this. You are greeted with this pretty much life size reproduction of dinosaurs outside the building, along with 'the Rat Rod' (who were also in the local Duncan Days parade).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzejTQHxsiIeKhLKuu8N24F0HCiEQuPKpjj5lz7rDX5HX3eCkhnUwkRLhHRUyIYvjamqS8TWYdUiQ3Wl7rl5TKUFf41Uop6IrqSXQkKhGV1dD-kh46hbQsl6ktYJ36NmRabDDQhiCDGEOZOR30BZr4C-DJNSTvt8jPefR9hLsiuaDA6rn2oVP0Ti1UvZmz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzejTQHxsiIeKhLKuu8N24F0HCiEQuPKpjj5lz7rDX5HX3eCkhnUwkRLhHRUyIYvjamqS8TWYdUiQ3Wl7rl5TKUFf41Uop6IrqSXQkKhGV1dD-kh46hbQsl6ktYJ36NmRabDDQhiCDGEOZOR30BZr4C-DJNSTvt8jPefR9hLsiuaDA6rn2oVP0Ti1UvZmz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilkOwFak8HA7ouz3R-HSDCtd_ogxUQccZzoCC1QTKGhl7XPHV2FWXCSA0YK36KXFuGkz-ziayS44VFrSRTQA8RmkLxSheZPO-geQe4j13RLZMz-6RJkFHpeX3LSfJmsT3G6bYGoMhdDOcz3nhD2BpR6awb1wnaXdKq8pR3ZnyvC346YnYUa_LpWttIxcRy" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And I do mean stuff. From a Siberian Wedding quilt, which has the most incredible beadwork, all done by candlelight. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp9Moq9UVXj2qTStImDFmqExa400jIJO-Q_wb2660vEZSGP2czT1E5jlFPOrJq3OAc-xxkk02OJ7MUCb2JWlFi-tTgCeES4f0vKRx3ACv2LBOGsVQPfc9OsePflg-UL9tT0CpXdHzh0bAAyaSu4e9LvpgGowcfPvopquwoJdcSbicGwUt3FLILTY3Hla2/s4000/20230811_103420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Siberian Wedding Quilt" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp9Moq9UVXj2qTStImDFmqExa400jIJO-Q_wb2660vEZSGP2czT1E5jlFPOrJq3OAc-xxkk02OJ7MUCb2JWlFi-tTgCeES4f0vKRx3ACv2LBOGsVQPfc9OsePflg-UL9tT0CpXdHzh0bAAyaSu4e9LvpgGowcfPvopquwoJdcSbicGwUt3FLILTY3Hla2/w640-h480/20230811_103420.jpg" title="Siberian Wedding Quilt" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpPMqwJEjLY4n1tUJRr0G0TjrSSwI5kxPTa6H6IbAye0fIDzO2J6nE1Cjrua6sftPiPlJsQSU9tdX4VWNOYZZ_FImPtWmmvvR7ToVDRjfxI1cAMZipKh5Ema1GqSGCet0yPFiot9LH0LE6Vr2sZ5RFN47XVhnklyV39btyJDIuEhnTjpOa9-DkNvohRNQy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Closeup -Siberian Wedding Quilt" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpPMqwJEjLY4n1tUJRr0G0TjrSSwI5kxPTa6H6IbAye0fIDzO2J6nE1Cjrua6sftPiPlJsQSU9tdX4VWNOYZZ_FImPtWmmvvR7ToVDRjfxI1cAMZipKh5Ema1GqSGCet0yPFiot9LH0LE6Vr2sZ5RFN47XVhnklyV39btyJDIuEhnTjpOa9-DkNvohRNQy=w640-h480" title="Closeup -Siberian Wedding Quilt" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip3amE-rURTcf2NMMf3oG2sM_R_OzLC1HdTib4zr-1orUJf48K5DycE1f2LDIEXMGcNquiF1aNJhhZ8yjxAdVpHrbfrk3JWYISoAmSjCR0xn4ui9cdaeG8vCIjd3HutBVKU134rYsj0hq32ktTjfm0_ZXKkOJNVtq4K4Thx-QxNUhStOWgxJa1L7c2XK9-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Closeup -Siberian Wedding Quilt" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip3amE-rURTcf2NMMf3oG2sM_R_OzLC1HdTib4zr-1orUJf48K5DycE1f2LDIEXMGcNquiF1aNJhhZ8yjxAdVpHrbfrk3JWYISoAmSjCR0xn4ui9cdaeG8vCIjd3HutBVKU134rYsj0hq32ktTjfm0_ZXKkOJNVtq4K4Thx-QxNUhStOWgxJa1L7c2XK9-=w640-h480" title="Closeup -Siberian Wedding Quilt" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />to butterflies,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRLxwczT1VSTh6bSlatZBQ7_5QS1wnLD3IwNKa75dm0fZ68d92I-c0DoPIlYmqFAVm_Bv8DYiHpwfckRs1juoRP6kDo-A7ghtBnlX_Wge9Pp0S-rPsS6Z_PlLrPNuOjLTVoi0KAmEVfKQqxmi0KGECSHie6HB4bhIEFtUjPoxrc7fZJlNURCKoFxrINZv0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRLxwczT1VSTh6bSlatZBQ7_5QS1wnLD3IwNKa75dm0fZ68d92I-c0DoPIlYmqFAVm_Bv8DYiHpwfckRs1juoRP6kDo-A7ghtBnlX_Wge9Pp0S-rPsS6Z_PlLrPNuOjLTVoi0KAmEVfKQqxmi0KGECSHie6HB4bhIEFtUjPoxrc7fZJlNURCKoFxrINZv0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> to Toureg Camel saddle bags,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-8wPXNUBCIEFB8Ae7MjdSvffd2A7XqnmIRiS8f8cR8Jf0vFJDRUDqd4wPy7IHI7eC_3OaBNnixBDmQqFYYWpMSLv32uN2_ghNrHN6WLQTVcwhof6OCT7fpK2EMy504tDxLewwlXT6wnlgK081onLqArN5oYKLpMSJsJxklZmuLWJcfQdKCddDDJAlqTUW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Toureg Camel Saddle Bags" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-8wPXNUBCIEFB8Ae7MjdSvffd2A7XqnmIRiS8f8cR8Jf0vFJDRUDqd4wPy7IHI7eC_3OaBNnixBDmQqFYYWpMSLv32uN2_ghNrHN6WLQTVcwhof6OCT7fpK2EMy504tDxLewwlXT6wnlgK081onLqArN5oYKLpMSJsJxklZmuLWJcfQdKCddDDJAlqTUW=w640-h480" title="Toureg Camel Saddle Bags" width="640" /></a></div><br /> to well, you need to see it for yourself. Picture taking is encouraged in just about the entire museum, with the exception of one display. I wasn't prepared the first day I went there, and walked through it rather quickly (Only took me about 1 1/2 hours that time), and did not listen to all the audio available.<p></p><p>When you come into the museum, they give you an Ipad, and in this one, Jim was talking with a man who was explaining his knife and spears to Jim. He demonstrated how he would throw a spear or use the spear to impale a hyena. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzV9MzEDzVQApmj7o1H0gwXRhRiJP83VY0mE5Ynw3YQEe-bfHVnuOO2jv6Wll5jWUQX-6azeQJTp2Fen_oCwtH-cHgZnrsOVnMwthSPfjbl61zSsPiuK3EZdxvOZCJ3BfOhpg3UnTXaf0iMCDOqTBenTNoT6_bTVYSRkSinonZP5QD1gTneX9u6x8xvYAb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="I PAD with Jim Shockey explaining" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzV9MzEDzVQApmj7o1H0gwXRhRiJP83VY0mE5Ynw3YQEe-bfHVnuOO2jv6Wll5jWUQX-6azeQJTp2Fen_oCwtH-cHgZnrsOVnMwthSPfjbl61zSsPiuK3EZdxvOZCJ3BfOhpg3UnTXaf0iMCDOqTBenTNoT6_bTVYSRkSinonZP5QD1gTneX9u6x8xvYAb=w480-h640" title="I PAD with Jim Shockey explaining" width="480" /></a></div><br /> However, the rest of the Ipad is loaded just about all the information you'd ever want to know about how <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Shockey">Jim Shockey</a> collected the various bits and pieces. Just about all the exhibits in the museum have a number and you type in the corresponding number on the Ipad, and Jim himself tells you how and where he acquired an item or items. <p></p>And yes, he is a big game hunter, and whether you agree or not with his way of life, it does not matter. He is also a very talented wildlife photographer and has taken almost every picture in the museum. He has the most incredible and varied collection of artifacts, collectibles I have ever seen anywhere. I've not yet been to the Smithsonian, but I bet this collection probably outdoes some of what they have. <br />Did I mention that many exhibits are not carefully sealed under glass in hermetically sealed cases cause they're not? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKfM4_CUyrrQbE4xAMfWiQJsLTEn3m1WWvMsa8zMJTe_Do4A91Az_WrX8SCuS-JdzZvS6asV_DG1cJkVKcLRYTACEPFFhBHPsH2IJKFM8BX8lPVTVkTWu1RHJMVeGVM7XFwPQG89St16GCpMWmEdxOLbSEC_X2CjB7AYmYLZb-mCJnWm6Y78RdNUCHiZ3C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKfM4_CUyrrQbE4xAMfWiQJsLTEn3m1WWvMsa8zMJTe_Do4A91Az_WrX8SCuS-JdzZvS6asV_DG1cJkVKcLRYTACEPFFhBHPsH2IJKFM8BX8lPVTVkTWu1RHJMVeGVM7XFwPQG89St16GCpMWmEdxOLbSEC_X2CjB7AYmYLZb-mCJnWm6Y78RdNUCHiZ3C=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The textiles caught my eye, many of which are just hanging on the wall, carefully grouped, but just there. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzMAaqZ0QWpd5Jic_SVYIgsrbyxpBP0saVT23MTcTauTwFcwd9WwsuRsxj06zN6ytP95EgCe9cqkpiIlvCrwYLp8erzaq78Lfx2_hMzoQ2jgukSdLjPJgb7coGKiPxNNiC2Eih6XCNRX_m7HA9DQkvlRGl0FWyTJMFa74jk1j_Od7wymjHEhCOMPQenTlE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzMAaqZ0QWpd5Jic_SVYIgsrbyxpBP0saVT23MTcTauTwFcwd9WwsuRsxj06zN6ytP95EgCe9cqkpiIlvCrwYLp8erzaq78Lfx2_hMzoQ2jgukSdLjPJgb7coGKiPxNNiC2Eih6XCNRX_m7HA9DQkvlRGl0FWyTJMFa74jk1j_Od7wymjHEhCOMPQenTlE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>There are lots of signs asking you not to touch, and people seemed to respect that. There is even one room where you are encouraged to touch some of the preserved pelts and furs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPdfQOjDC3pc6Oz8dxRGIWDTO0jnxoTKw3EPRCuOw-Y28TQQwzw5ZAyjKaKg3GhyF6Ygez2J6SZKCU7jVOmLy8NwEsgwzpIB_VjeMLe77EYdhW8XR9Jba2--1ORahEC2tyWbVrWLynsYM0ZPgjRjnytL8MmZtYHVcW8uufDyKEiHJW3-HN2lsZ3YLzEKW6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPdfQOjDC3pc6Oz8dxRGIWDTO0jnxoTKw3EPRCuOw-Y28TQQwzw5ZAyjKaKg3GhyF6Ygez2J6SZKCU7jVOmLy8NwEsgwzpIB_VjeMLe77EYdhW8XR9Jba2--1ORahEC2tyWbVrWLynsYM0ZPgjRjnytL8MmZtYHVcW8uufDyKEiHJW3-HN2lsZ3YLzEKW6=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqDveRL0jmg7DuodfxV83ZF-pG4w7vUyINsTilnmAnklZujVBZ0w-b8ceFxZm7JqHf5kpHV4sr3_fVmhVA8BTypLHehS4u08W5QCZakFopkS3FkiL4qzhVA6FrHMdCOzMQ-Dj_DHWIXmi3wDg21MqHFu4wQkhF85r0cI1nRg0WOP3TG-qi27mRayWZ9bO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqDveRL0jmg7DuodfxV83ZF-pG4w7vUyINsTilnmAnklZujVBZ0w-b8ceFxZm7JqHf5kpHV4sr3_fVmhVA8BTypLHehS4u08W5QCZakFopkS3FkiL4qzhVA6FrHMdCOzMQ-Dj_DHWIXmi3wDg21MqHFu4wQkhF85r0cI1nRg0WOP3TG-qi27mRayWZ9bO=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEify6Ccd1Id0QuuhgaEC6loIxprh4SkFMn29R_ORyPvkoPokzu1lCHaqKgw-yhQZBM4h_Kn3ryOJuA-RZSuY_gdiFZkFXOREttduGAxHIi2VlvCLwrxDqS-UjQuB1wE2mseDCgyVgs1lMX6pZnxCJTH4aN6GkAGyr-gQwvQrXGsE6VFmzlePXNLMYJupO_P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEify6Ccd1Id0QuuhgaEC6loIxprh4SkFMn29R_ORyPvkoPokzu1lCHaqKgw-yhQZBM4h_Kn3ryOJuA-RZSuY_gdiFZkFXOREttduGAxHIi2VlvCLwrxDqS-UjQuB1wE2mseDCgyVgs1lMX6pZnxCJTH4aN6GkAGyr-gQwvQrXGsE6VFmzlePXNLMYJupO_P=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-gDMey0Gs8lItY0jWiY9ragQ_OWDTSNBj5QudZ-fKBiaCQvVtcDTMxGEEV74wxhLCOuq9ogJSafXkSAcyGZbNv6PgQWVox5a22yFFx7A8ICZjTm-Y98XR6ltaiv_WyyQP5ayitU96WOQreIEk8ARBEf3jUJO135CMr8v90bRQRuho91hAl-saYQMg33NG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-gDMey0Gs8lItY0jWiY9ragQ_OWDTSNBj5QudZ-fKBiaCQvVtcDTMxGEEV74wxhLCOuq9ogJSafXkSAcyGZbNv6PgQWVox5a22yFFx7A8ICZjTm-Y98XR6ltaiv_WyyQP5ayitU96WOQreIEk8ARBEf3jUJO135CMr8v90bRQRuho91hAl-saYQMg33NG=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Which I did not do, but it is very educational for kids, I think. <br /><p></p><p>The second time I went (and yes I did go twice within a week), there was a group of children touring. One little girl did not want to go down the hallway with all the masks, so if you have a little one who gets scared, you might want to prepare them in advance.<br /></p><p>Here are a few more of the many pictures I took. These are just a few of my own personal favorites. This Seal Intestine Jacket was not only windproof, but also waterproof and was sown together with twisted grasses. The fragility of this jacket, and the fact that it is on display, right out in the open, is amazing to me. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjviBIYKiaY-johYHgvR60g-Y1mgdP13eMLkW_LvvftiP9PQlrgsQDCVJ6dlNDKJlYAisn57_4EXZ6WC9QXiLHxWVlNQh-ITRnw09A_bEc7mHQGBZ0Z6wXZoXUZWywhhjL_Ku-rqB4jWCQ94ACHdezn60B5jIJpEeu_H86XHrVKs5Ptjc2m9OEOyknt-lIa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Intestine Jacket made from seal instestines" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjviBIYKiaY-johYHgvR60g-Y1mgdP13eMLkW_LvvftiP9PQlrgsQDCVJ6dlNDKJlYAisn57_4EXZ6WC9QXiLHxWVlNQh-ITRnw09A_bEc7mHQGBZ0Z6wXZoXUZWywhhjL_Ku-rqB4jWCQ94ACHdezn60B5jIJpEeu_H86XHrVKs5Ptjc2m9OEOyknt-lIa=w480-h640" title="Intestine Jacket made from seal instestines" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGFrfcUuhMoFMMV7hGZHJdyyWAPw998KTFVobxTKBzh_lB4Myc3NcE0PNBMm42NDi4ciuH7XYyPPnd0HjJN3uVSKpAA_YiHqe2hJQVmaNsyb2ymc6FQMap3qC6dCgp4r_W2wumzui8yZUk9m7nuQtFVjC5IyDVwzMScKmruxV-15ny0XS_TSi3RiAHuAFu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Intestine Jacket made from seal instestines" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGFrfcUuhMoFMMV7hGZHJdyyWAPw998KTFVobxTKBzh_lB4Myc3NcE0PNBMm42NDi4ciuH7XYyPPnd0HjJN3uVSKpAA_YiHqe2hJQVmaNsyb2ymc6FQMap3qC6dCgp4r_W2wumzui8yZUk9m7nuQtFVjC5IyDVwzMScKmruxV-15ny0XS_TSi3RiAHuAFu=w480-h640" title="Intestine Jacket made from seal instestines" width="480" /></a></div><br />A few more favorites, this coat is embroidered with dyed moose hair. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg92tv3siMwFV_VA_DYgfLF4cHpMe4lrs_KcfWe72n1w0fEmbziFGmbHgmysdrp4IF_jHDL8ZYahd6nUzfVJUEbcW5gSWbLl9KDXDdr5lVPwU60d-tIjtLBWNp3d68xGLm56hKM_br1MJvjpDwRhOTzHx4qYt_0LUthrbrD1nhmEXRcbsepOj0fARQoebkC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hide coat embroidered with dyed moose hair" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg92tv3siMwFV_VA_DYgfLF4cHpMe4lrs_KcfWe72n1w0fEmbziFGmbHgmysdrp4IF_jHDL8ZYahd6nUzfVJUEbcW5gSWbLl9KDXDdr5lVPwU60d-tIjtLBWNp3d68xGLm56hKM_br1MJvjpDwRhOTzHx4qYt_0LUthrbrD1nhmEXRcbsepOj0fARQoebkC=w640-h480" title="Hide coat embroidered with dyed moose hair" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibPbVRkmlAHDwCoawWQq_04jtIc9CO3MJHAwuF-IV-BaWmQfT3d5ttOcEzS8GodIo246C4erCQfxI-ZGpczHTPCmfLtCl-q6NojSoy8pSli6Cj2FMPPbc5Ix0HJsz2b1OVFdwkiEJRNFlBGxWvLRzcsUIEwqtn9jiESkJmtRHgLdrHe95muBXPsrYPsEoj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hide coat embroidered with dyed moose hair" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibPbVRkmlAHDwCoawWQq_04jtIc9CO3MJHAwuF-IV-BaWmQfT3d5ttOcEzS8GodIo246C4erCQfxI-ZGpczHTPCmfLtCl-q6NojSoy8pSli6Cj2FMPPbc5Ix0HJsz2b1OVFdwkiEJRNFlBGxWvLRzcsUIEwqtn9jiESkJmtRHgLdrHe95muBXPsrYPsEoj=w640-h480" title="Hide coat embroidered with dyed moose hair" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the exhibits are inside glass cases, but the majority of the exhibits are out in plain site. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jim with Salt bag and rug" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_QgJkDQNBL_hNi0ywMSTArUMFC7GPAbwn7vQWNJxDWnD-XP7jtuGZoNgi88obVRRhd0bC3YRLemyXzQBV5Y7q9Q-WmN1_pjnrNW-rqdfSszuXB1cQeXNhbEp_BIU8111mWxBV_3W2O3u2v00RQpdj_rulmp9f488jgf12SgmNZS3HVNUj0EhjnazSU8YL=w640-h480" title="Jim with Salt bag and rug" width="640" /></a></div>So many of the items on exhibit are from the desert regions of the world. And to the top right of the above picture is a colorful fringe made of strings, that is used in tents to keep the sand from blowing in. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRcCiPp9nj6dr-HcfHDFdfBgRA4jGwQZS-M-a-mQ5S3HQj4IfkYnaohgdRKuDUsm8Fb6wJi59CggUMP84xFwSWlFYtLc2FCYizoAHP3t6oJdkHPayNaurWOtBj6K2PXHbib2JrJVUkFncD8tGd7lVFqSJjYgTur45NWmFHUgyJ2uQs0HncukSLe6xqR6Eq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRcCiPp9nj6dr-HcfHDFdfBgRA4jGwQZS-M-a-mQ5S3HQj4IfkYnaohgdRKuDUsm8Fb6wJi59CggUMP84xFwSWlFYtLc2FCYizoAHP3t6oJdkHPayNaurWOtBj6K2PXHbib2JrJVUkFncD8tGd7lVFqSJjYgTur45NWmFHUgyJ2uQs0HncukSLe6xqR6Eq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhasZjUc2r45jZO7rnEGvRjTKeBglaH-cI3YylAE3QqbaefAPSDk25kdiA2lb5iNaf-y_Tj0oC7MnmVRsjapvq5_d0j_5YRD9HBpMrgvjVa_rL37NRLuEAH9FcCZbeM4JZbh9ODueTzwCskLXcyCtxN-u7K81bEuccojVCss0CiLUktBphSdmb56-F0brlL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhasZjUc2r45jZO7rnEGvRjTKeBglaH-cI3YylAE3QqbaefAPSDk25kdiA2lb5iNaf-y_Tj0oC7MnmVRsjapvq5_d0j_5YRD9HBpMrgvjVa_rL37NRLuEAH9FcCZbeM4JZbh9ODueTzwCskLXcyCtxN-u7K81bEuccojVCss0CiLUktBphSdmb56-F0brlL=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>I walked away with not only a great respect for the many artifacts on display but also an appreciation for what one man can do. <p></p><p>Literally, the hand of one man, is responsible for much of the collection in the museum. <br /></p><p>If you're on Vancouver Island, in Duncan, B.C. take an afternoon, and tour this incredible gem of a museum. You won't be sorry. <br /></p>Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-12708650506776842612023-07-18T12:46:00.001-04:002023-07-18T12:46:38.264-04:00Underground Tour - Seattle<p> A while ago, I took a little trip, down the mighty mississip, whoops sorry, got going on another song there, and you're welcome for the earworm. giggle<br /></p><p>I was in Seattle, a city I've driven through many times over the years and never had a chance to stop and sightsee in. <br /></p><p>Not this time. I took a couple of days, and explored, a little. A friend had suggested I take the Underground Seattle tour. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSNBlikcOPu-tsFOLy-i5vlN7EE8oeJIYU67kBsjZTgC-wQ42N3nfe2hfPnakIFAziKZ2N46dLa_Ns4_TlHB5NKbcYA_SD7mIsyoCUyAhADhOKT6TqKaxF5qqZFCnAcr2NOQj8QNjYiK-qrACFV-p_TGkBr2n26PAghjb4OBTTgNSvjeYq450GohK3XNt/s3264/20220613_165041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Seattle downtown before the fire<img alt="Seattle - before the fire" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSNBlikcOPu-tsFOLy-i5vlN7EE8oeJIYU67kBsjZTgC-wQ42N3nfe2hfPnakIFAziKZ2N46dLa_Ns4_TlHB5NKbcYA_SD7mIsyoCUyAhADhOKT6TqKaxF5qqZFCnAcr2NOQj8QNjYiK-qrACFV-p_TGkBr2n26PAghjb4OBTTgNSvjeYq450GohK3XNt/w640-h480/20220613_165041.jpg" title="Seattle - before the fire" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I'd never heard of it and the thought intrigued me, so I did a little research, found a parking spot down by Pioneer Square and then booked a tour with Bill Speidel's Underground Seattle tour. And had a blast. Our tour guide was a hoot and told lots of great stories, some of which might actually be true. Or at least have some slight resemblance to reality. Just kidding, I did more research after the tour and discovered that while our tour guide might have embellished a little the basic facts were there. <p></p><p>Drawings showing how they were raising the streets</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawdkO64RU9TFaH5QfT9NVC0J-gsUMttWfTBfcOm0DFaohA6EL5VwocjPuUq-Int7IMIlt1UniWEZwY9NI8a56TZ-mrqhuJUzTnF5-VK2J4AX8Iw1U3PtGLhkyKAAQ67xG4iOYyC3LlDSfDszlq6V13pLKfLkkgpzsdvlTKuF488ElQ1iE3Q9D8JnsZ24y/s2008/20220613_163834%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Drawings showing how they were raising the streets" border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="2008" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawdkO64RU9TFaH5QfT9NVC0J-gsUMttWfTBfcOm0DFaohA6EL5VwocjPuUq-Int7IMIlt1UniWEZwY9NI8a56TZ-mrqhuJUzTnF5-VK2J4AX8Iw1U3PtGLhkyKAAQ67xG4iOYyC3LlDSfDszlq6V13pLKfLkkgpzsdvlTKuF488ElQ1iE3Q9D8JnsZ24y/w640-h416/20220613_163834%20(2).jpg" title="Drawings showing how they were raising the streets" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I also took lots and lots of pictures, with my camera. </p><p>You can read more about Underground Seattle history, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Underground">here</a> and <a href="https://seattlehistoryblog.com/2023/04/11/exploring-the-seattle-underground-a-journey-through-history-and-resilience/">here</a>. </p><p>As I recall our very humorous guide telling the story, when Seattle was first built, it was built on a flood plain, which of course means it was subject to flooding. According to our guide, this was exacerbated by this new found invention by Thomas Crapper, the toilet. People loved to flush, and this meant that most everything got flushed into the bay. Then the catastrophe, a devastating fire happened, when an un-watched pot of glue boiled over and set the town on fire. This took out almost the entire downtown. Over 25 blocks burned. Including this department store, where you can see an original Thomas Crapper hanging on the wall of a woman's restroom. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON5Sr4q5V9kg8xmR7fGA3LLjDS9H_Rfs0ntbLxl22HU-deWBjJp8EWYdv5iSDcRRo4L_JqU7qiUVQpaQM1_cJ5OWZVBFiZlHAoCSxCvJlrsf7Y7_sAWsoRpHLZiRGQj2mQA002jzvLQQsKApt0zN7aPXlOknF3M2MBXpzM_402Xr_vGKpYSJsFSEpBPSe/s3264/20220613_162511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An original washroom, from a now defunct department store." border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON5Sr4q5V9kg8xmR7fGA3LLjDS9H_Rfs0ntbLxl22HU-deWBjJp8EWYdv5iSDcRRo4L_JqU7qiUVQpaQM1_cJ5OWZVBFiZlHAoCSxCvJlrsf7Y7_sAWsoRpHLZiRGQj2mQA002jzvLQQsKApt0zN7aPXlOknF3M2MBXpzM_402Xr_vGKpYSJsFSEpBPSe/w480-h640/20220613_162511.jpg" title="An original washroom, from a now defunct department store." width="480" /></a></div>The town had to be rebuilt asap, but funds were low. The powers that be, decided that despite this unfortunate happening, there was a silver lining. They decided to raise the entire downtown by 12 to 30 feet higher than the original buildings. This meant that many of the building storefront's first story were now in the basement, as it were. And no more flooding. Well, rebuilding is expensive, and while many of the merchants had done well previously, they simply did not have the funds to rebuild. According to my tour guide, there was one class of merchants who did have the funds to rebuild and they were more than happy to lend the other merchants the money. <br />These particular merchants were none other than the original Entrepreneurs, ladies of the evening, soiled doves, or prostitutes, if you will. They'd stashed their cash, and made it available to whoever wanted to rebuild. The rebuilding began. However, people still needed to shop for necessities, and some of the merchants built ladders and steps up to the new surface so that people could still buy stuff. Can you imagine climbing this in long skirts carrying your purchases? I can't. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LeWptp09pe6FLK4Y0sRZ6G9YLWSm8K_ZvGmgHd5hg_X9UamCX3PDWkby4K_hVb7Ix_lto84EdDOA-76RUzXS-uWP8jqSFUgNm6VLezDFSTBLmiHqR8ztnBuK7a_i2jcQOc0QK6GS4CCmYCd96vGAypCIW7GjVLH-EDtIpzEAir98Tkc5TxMjioTQ1ukm/s3264/20220613_163308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairs to the outside" border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LeWptp09pe6FLK4Y0sRZ6G9YLWSm8K_ZvGmgHd5hg_X9UamCX3PDWkby4K_hVb7Ix_lto84EdDOA-76RUzXS-uWP8jqSFUgNm6VLezDFSTBLmiHqR8ztnBuK7a_i2jcQOc0QK6GS4CCmYCd96vGAypCIW7GjVLH-EDtIpzEAir98Tkc5TxMjioTQ1ukm/w480-h640/20220613_163308.jpg" title="Stairs to the outside" width="480" /></a></div>And the tunnels also needed light so people could see where they were going, so they put in a form of skylight. Glass prisms were embedded in the new sidewalks which in turn let light down into the passageways. You can still see and walk on them in the sidewalks up above. Many of the original prisms have turned into an amethyst color over the years. <br /><p></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_S8Sk6Jfel47SsKEbkxaFF6LtfsSOUgfcjTS_-krKOnpzfIlCvHYat56288ZWZ5JhfGYMHmSqVkdE06nI39dFltqgr8FyKa-f88kDh6H6Do7-LyxnYAjBHXye2xGl3uquqHokDUpe9Ab-QekENxQkchUEgyURHVCEW3MyoLjqnBXHwK0wBGTwaDM46a0/s3264/20220613_171612.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjz_S8Sk6Jfel47SsKEbkxaFF6LtfsSOUgfcjTS_-krKOnpzfIlCvHYat56288ZWZ5JhfGYMHmSqVkdE06nI39dFltqgr8FyKa-f88kDh6H6Do7-LyxnYAjBHXye2xGl3uquqHokDUpe9Ab-QekENxQkchUEgyURHVCEW3MyoLjqnBXHwK0wBGTwaDM46a0/w640-h480/20220613_171612.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9QYcrwd935Iphp5cEleKI1WrvIYjL_jr3FSSPazc1dCNDVOrL_eUdic0FvF-O_cZ5LGuEeUFf9kxB3JnVcBntlRiRlVPmuxI1kz11zqRONJt1W7ozMxe08-T3zBEExgSl_c52k0b9ZclFeJzhVGGw86eU_RxvfgFH-x8PUgQVr_cF9VIYzSUUWjhZwGs/s3264/20220613_165801.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhJ9QYcrwd935Iphp5cEleKI1WrvIYjL_jr3FSSPazc1dCNDVOrL_eUdic0FvF-O_cZ5LGuEeUFf9kxB3JnVcBntlRiRlVPmuxI1kz11zqRONJt1W7ozMxe08-T3zBEExgSl_c52k0b9ZclFeJzhVGGw86eU_RxvfgFH-x8PUgQVr_cF9VIYzSUUWjhZwGs/w640-h480/20220613_165801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_eb-3geYx4xjWgm_Zx-5YfjWYBbKQHjsjXV8uy7pudjXiyjUNcpvqCLGuth840wkomF4O6VwPfvBVavqp5V2ZDkBwAqXHCLpiRs3GnV12YQmuxuJ-0UzMn-3iGo6zfG1TAcKzwgo7vwcUX82_2VBFCXfYrC7FQ8ssfNZVAqIfmhKYXA8wuNXA6ILhJ11/s8000/ANMP0147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Prisms with the original arches" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_eb-3geYx4xjWgm_Zx-5YfjWYBbKQHjsjXV8uy7pudjXiyjUNcpvqCLGuth840wkomF4O6VwPfvBVavqp5V2ZDkBwAqXHCLpiRs3GnV12YQmuxuJ-0UzMn-3iGo6zfG1TAcKzwgo7vwcUX82_2VBFCXfYrC7FQ8ssfNZVAqIfmhKYXA8wuNXA6ILhJ11/w640-h480/ANMP0147.jpg" title="Prisms with the original arches" width="640" /></a></div><p>The original arches are still evident in many of the passageways. <br />This tour has not been 'prettied' up, and much of the detritus of the previous century is still evident around. <br />Over the years, a large portion of the underground was host to the homeless, many hotels and other businesses used their former first floor, now basement, for storage and during prohibition, many barrels of illicit booze was stored here as well. In other words, bootleggers used the underground for their business as well. </p><p>Here's a few more pictures of the tour. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYwdoUOdtlwgfJMDbS-TlOVQ2WP9OrEZvJvryz6kT8BRt-Yl35JdrZXjWLs0Snqwn4k-ahqJ60hICZjJKIytN4j67c3pRIDWh2Ca3LPsv2-Rjm85K-WlVZ6j2B1w5K-ro_PcfuZtSSryHFUENc3kKcmW7JUNdv-06KoQdIqvetrL0hp1C7nwUQ-tRlkpE/s3264/20220613_162259.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhCYwdoUOdtlwgfJMDbS-TlOVQ2WP9OrEZvJvryz6kT8BRt-Yl35JdrZXjWLs0Snqwn4k-ahqJ60hICZjJKIytN4j67c3pRIDWh2Ca3LPsv2-Rjm85K-WlVZ6j2B1w5K-ro_PcfuZtSSryHFUENc3kKcmW7JUNdv-06KoQdIqvetrL0hp1C7nwUQ-tRlkpE/w640-h480/20220613_162259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVVSK9H-MQe6MwjUNDxX-2ciIUZyC4h4b3nsXpKTUZUyjUXnkxEXpfosR0Wq81qEbWDoAnrYG5i0gx_NOy7J4NQnFZRtdUqzYMzBTFklz4_1TiZFzv5--UgwPYXUpW_RwpRyhhoEEqLQBZ3952i5rr7ZPpHu3LOIyumKsGrRHyrm0gGY1LIt9RZpKMovj/s3264/20220613_164056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Original hotel signs to let you know where you were." border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLaoVzAE2PJU-LidAvU-YKqDUr8pce_ziojhvn2fY5mRM0QWJKRBRLAjezl4x9oUwVr-ZKOtXHhgXHbB0tm7sMKyFQb_RE71GoKFqHCABqXerr4xmaV0dxh858aZEhULELpKpJntkMPMfvuiaqWYi7GXqcKsbiqd2OQDEeTRNDtfmoN1meoigNIs9a94q/w640-h480/ANMP0144.jpg" title="Original hotel signs to let you know where you were." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOs3AmZg_mODoHwvV6HkWsFjO2Yq9wNa-LfjzvQEQyJ0fxB54L0AGW8aqnmvHrECuAjUKlD92o3MN4HkzaR-34ViiMKB1aithQPRct5yvYsnurVq8TnUEzbvBOvmxZyM14CLly9Zkz5V2HnrUcdwk6ZBvi9kW5-LW34ew2zUmPYti9uXvSbAyJmSVjmAq/s8000/ANMP0152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Original hotel signs to let you know where you were." border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOs3AmZg_mODoHwvV6HkWsFjO2Yq9wNa-LfjzvQEQyJ0fxB54L0AGW8aqnmvHrECuAjUKlD92o3MN4HkzaR-34ViiMKB1aithQPRct5yvYsnurVq8TnUEzbvBOvmxZyM14CLly9Zkz5V2HnrUcdwk6ZBvi9kW5-LW34ew2zUmPYti9uXvSbAyJmSVjmAq/w640-h480/ANMP0152.jpg" title="Original hotel signs to let you know where you were." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLWDvayzpd2nTgvbiftKfvDPT6u5YXDzQ6yeO0yf7ryOpATsYy-QpRm12EKtgmYzwXsXYOHrhdc2oqPRL3TEl09C-5yDxoUTUruzxaE4PegLcWOKt9ZszJCB_F2Cqt-tcPULb9fy2mq4TSQS4UYj1Fk7BfNiWCKr2kuRirzcizPILYjq78YIMLvG0lUBt/s3264/20220613_162631.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEipLWDvayzpd2nTgvbiftKfvDPT6u5YXDzQ6yeO0yf7ryOpATsYy-QpRm12EKtgmYzwXsXYOHrhdc2oqPRL3TEl09C-5yDxoUTUruzxaE4PegLcWOKt9ZszJCB_F2Cqt-tcPULb9fy2mq4TSQS4UYj1Fk7BfNiWCKr2kuRirzcizPILYjq78YIMLvG0lUBt/w640-h480/20220613_162631.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Stairs leading back up to the street.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPPsWfskytPxv60x9J1s5UAtONK6cqGw2AljjbGGTiuelbOiNnsJ8QjumD8YxJ0TW5Z_f235KNmuQtKk9VIaGLRIWCun4h_yHk4oqkO_oLbjUU51g0z1x8EAFkgIZVjs4icZw-kYPauzWA9cxlaxu8zsh9MEy4I3yA9S9c0AxDMukibNQLUAdal0xgQvZ/s3264/20220613_172952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairs to the street" border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPPsWfskytPxv60x9J1s5UAtONK6cqGw2AljjbGGTiuelbOiNnsJ8QjumD8YxJ0TW5Z_f235KNmuQtKk9VIaGLRIWCun4h_yHk4oqkO_oLbjUU51g0z1x8EAFkgIZVjs4icZw-kYPauzWA9cxlaxu8zsh9MEy4I3yA9S9c0AxDMukibNQLUAdal0xgQvZ/w480-h640/20220613_172952.jpg" title="Stairs to the street" width="480" /></a></div> And did I mention they had a couple of, hopefully new and unused, Thomas Crappers on display? <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgryHg5w_45zC1my4dimJEyIKaJsSR5LrUdz5Jc-Ka1KSaVeqYdmCwqXm10s-Ckw5myx2z8YZKgrw18LCo5wndROLlsP5M4ag7vE7vNBjfGeJZ3SQKvITfRxKQz90tnabc2IAvhs_HEkhBJvM7notDrPZ20UjCsjxxemv49iVZ6p0CRNu6JisumT_jF3O/s3264/20220613_172033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgryHg5w_45zC1my4dimJEyIKaJsSR5LrUdz5Jc-Ka1KSaVeqYdmCwqXm10s-Ckw5myx2z8YZKgrw18LCo5wndROLlsP5M4ag7vE7vNBjfGeJZ3SQKvITfRxKQz90tnabc2IAvhs_HEkhBJvM7notDrPZ20UjCsjxxemv49iVZ6p0CRNu6JisumT_jF3O/s320/20220613_172033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />I think I'd like to take this tour again, but next time, I think I'll linger and take even more pictures. <br /><p></p><br />Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA, USA47.6062095 -122.332070819.295975663821153 -157.4883208 75.916443336178844 -87.1758208tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-67744878744143045922023-07-07T12:00:00.014-04:002023-07-07T12:00:00.139-04:00Saying goodbye<p>I had to say goodbye to a piece of property that we'd owned for many years last year. <br /></p><p>We bought it to build a house on, but decided a few years later that we really didn't want to build, but just enjoy it. </p><p>It was on the beach and for a long time we lived there in a motor home, and then in a 5th wheel trailer. </p><p>I walked the beach many mornings, accompanied by my late husband and our two dogs. They loved playing on the beach, swimming in the water, chasing balls. It was an idyllic time for all of us. </p><p>And even after we bought a real house, and lived there, we'd go to the beach and stay overnight and it always felt like an adventure. I'd wake up several times during the night to look out the window by my bed, to see if I could catch the first light that showed me dawn was on the way. Just like a kid at Christmas, I couldn't wait for dawn, and then I'd be outside, with my camera trying to capture the first tip of the sun as it rose. Some mornings were so magical, and I was lucky enough to catch them with my camera. This particular day, not only was the sky pink, but the sea and everything surrounding me was this glorious color. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHFx9JZOGQ9IvMHLPS6Zvq6qSoyRWC0N_jGoeL0nnNMansYJpF8AC4TWTMMarqfv1cQK5BA0t5bIqN6buBczTxZeFGQ2kYEUHUK7TnUKvT5v0z3UyW_JloddFMCfXHcAu525cCKwSmb9Ua4Lo3WzdBNM0BeJ9T98pLzXNvFqYiF7_8-ii3PQOlfMibiAJ/s3264/100_7078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pink Sunrise" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHFx9JZOGQ9IvMHLPS6Zvq6qSoyRWC0N_jGoeL0nnNMansYJpF8AC4TWTMMarqfv1cQK5BA0t5bIqN6buBczTxZeFGQ2kYEUHUK7TnUKvT5v0z3UyW_JloddFMCfXHcAu525cCKwSmb9Ua4Lo3WzdBNM0BeJ9T98pLzXNvFqYiF7_8-ii3PQOlfMibiAJ/w640-h480/100_7078.JPG" title="Pink Sunrise" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjYrs2Da5x3aCoBH7JIIIxNwBXNkfZqBoXvaJvtPiWE4WXt_1GocwmJ5lDQFcOIS3CjQZFQE6x6Flz7hwm680pXbNbOp1bKegMRbU_npMGSmLmEP_3xbRH8G9C5T-kq6rBP9HvozhTRicjkVwAHBgtT5_X7GbuaKgDKZIQZ4JNK6UUolujtwPYB-7Mde_/s3264/100_7640.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhbjYrs2Da5x3aCoBH7JIIIxNwBXNkfZqBoXvaJvtPiWE4WXt_1GocwmJ5lDQFcOIS3CjQZFQE6x6Flz7hwm680pXbNbOp1bKegMRbU_npMGSmLmEP_3xbRH8G9C5T-kq6rBP9HvozhTRicjkVwAHBgtT5_X7GbuaKgDKZIQZ4JNK6UUolujtwPYB-7Mde_/w640-h480/100_7640.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The hours and hours of play, throwing the ball in the water for the dogs, (both of whom are now across the Rainbow bridge) and them retrieving it. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Wg75Egg83H3qijD10ik2hPj3Rywi6Nyca5yumHVhGjwXM7O0XcUMP7gZvJbXr-Hc39WqUZqqIxLW7vzzug3uSs9QJZmMWSQkoKIKlUGcxCzunpK7MVoU_4pKWGiqubLB3Hq0YLS-c6bDhxO14oW8_nX0gNTtDYtMkbwIo-R2VSMHAaPAU9KrxBEN5R-U/s2178/100_5671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mauli and Chimi" border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2178" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Wg75Egg83H3qijD10ik2hPj3Rywi6Nyca5yumHVhGjwXM7O0XcUMP7gZvJbXr-Hc39WqUZqqIxLW7vzzug3uSs9QJZmMWSQkoKIKlUGcxCzunpK7MVoU_4pKWGiqubLB3Hq0YLS-c6bDhxO14oW8_nX0gNTtDYtMkbwIo-R2VSMHAaPAU9KrxBEN5R-U/w640-h480/100_5671.JPG" title="Mauli and Chimi" width="640" /></a></div>A lucky capture.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bBWcaJgqwCvv3IHfVzkVk1R-mXgtJsl-mA33PppVC3I4RRxCL1d8cNL_qFiIBNZE_t-O7bcdljsdtLxk2mIZ6wSIYSqkV8IS6gcA389BuPruM6oZPb0MQeCZgvIapkum915iug6NKtpEZQFuOl3TS6VU1D2KLFOeS0DbPSpmhOBus7-z0VMQuhD1pt13/s1450/100_5686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chimi" border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1450" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bBWcaJgqwCvv3IHfVzkVk1R-mXgtJsl-mA33PppVC3I4RRxCL1d8cNL_qFiIBNZE_t-O7bcdljsdtLxk2mIZ6wSIYSqkV8IS6gcA389BuPruM6oZPb0MQeCZgvIapkum915iug6NKtpEZQFuOl3TS6VU1D2KLFOeS0DbPSpmhOBus7-z0VMQuhD1pt13/w640-h480/100_5686.JPG" title="Chimi" width="640" /></a></div>Chimi got to the ball first, but usually dropped it on the way in, and Mauli would bring it the rest of the way. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgsR4oDJ4Y5ousqOHcfvV6uyhYKSinZ7yNtzUP8htKJmI8SWaQDNlyZOH3sqcMAi5K3OS-txlw6tGqA6qLBbiNT_sB71RtpTfNdtMfAFJJzFYOvAYe9rIWSogCBGPd3ckcifXk5jRUtYvqlHl5_4kspb8TOMhbi7f0-eY4I4QXAZNmpnDC7HXlfMasfQ7/s2178/100_5685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mauli and Chimi" border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2178" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgsR4oDJ4Y5ousqOHcfvV6uyhYKSinZ7yNtzUP8htKJmI8SWaQDNlyZOH3sqcMAi5K3OS-txlw6tGqA6qLBbiNT_sB71RtpTfNdtMfAFJJzFYOvAYe9rIWSogCBGPd3ckcifXk5jRUtYvqlHl5_4kspb8TOMhbi7f0-eY4I4QXAZNmpnDC7HXlfMasfQ7/w640-h480/100_5685.JPG" title="Mauli and Chimi" width="640" /></a></div>Chimi first into the water, with Mauli following close behind.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJbL5tc3lldbGM9cw-CqXuA2p7KJ96Xm9ey_NFprQ9RA3B_-aLXYhs6F7W2Niag64CxhOAGfvzXnsNpi-BeXIeOnARagWic1GDUTeZVGZir488L4ln6NoCLrgFdXxu2TfZHUf60ruDl6ma9fWc7zwY-hEH7Ks6gXklMaxs_kgOg53Vj9GeTWHz3WYV2x4/s2179/100_5693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mauli and Chimi" border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2179" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJbL5tc3lldbGM9cw-CqXuA2p7KJ96Xm9ey_NFprQ9RA3B_-aLXYhs6F7W2Niag64CxhOAGfvzXnsNpi-BeXIeOnARagWic1GDUTeZVGZir488L4ln6NoCLrgFdXxu2TfZHUf60ruDl6ma9fWc7zwY-hEH7Ks6gXklMaxs_kgOg53Vj9GeTWHz3WYV2x4/w640-h480/100_5693.JPG" title="Mauli and Chimi" width="640" /></a></div>Anticipation...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETjp2zE5iuj3d611PkhaVFAJ0AmcEEH2fPgotbjcO-mtgar4184UjdPzT5KyEZBpJjI4Y1huR_YuoQp0Ino4eHmsqhcLbGs_VlNTh27CvvTIb2Q6IWMyojuXma5Xy3u7D44a1AIWT15LTzDnf1iqCQxg7eoHTRVE8Kuf6BS7aVpB50qrrty-mpe_rCJ63/s3264/100_5692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mauli and Chimi" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETjp2zE5iuj3d611PkhaVFAJ0AmcEEH2fPgotbjcO-mtgar4184UjdPzT5KyEZBpJjI4Y1huR_YuoQp0Ino4eHmsqhcLbGs_VlNTh27CvvTIb2Q6IWMyojuXma5Xy3u7D44a1AIWT15LTzDnf1iqCQxg7eoHTRVE8Kuf6BS7aVpB50qrrty-mpe_rCJ63/w640-h480/100_5692.JPG" title="Mauli and Chimi" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />So many good memories.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-22990098002819619462023-07-05T13:11:00.002-04:002023-07-05T13:11:58.346-04:00Highline Seatac Garden<p> I got to visit these gardens last January, while they had snow on the ground in Seattle. Then saw them again the following June. And what a contrast. And it's been awhile since I've been back, but wanted to share some of the incredible beauty you can find there. At least if you like wandering through beautifully maintained gardens. </p><p>And you don't need to scroll to the end to find out just where these magical gardens are. </p><p>Just a few very short miles from Seatac Airport in Seattle, Washington. The Highline Seatac Botanical Gardens. You can read more about them <a href="https://highlinegarden.org/">here.</a> <br /></p><p>These pictures were taken on separate visits in the past. I think you can probably tell that they were also taken at separate times of the year as well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h9KrN3n0q7MYxRaaZQo4M0fNLObfxQ9Z4vpokjKCuwrImRWhqCgcS-d3jmgSuR3YYjnrsrlQrnnYs6z61lObpaCCOPEgbpjICK3mfKY7G5ALtN7fMLVepPKUzuN1u97uIIXEX6T8sWDagKilmYnJYwQqc2jir9DpCaJU-G2vgBeH0znzpUSeUMGCMLsv/s3264/20220105_121800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Japanese Garden in Winter" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h9KrN3n0q7MYxRaaZQo4M0fNLObfxQ9Z4vpokjKCuwrImRWhqCgcS-d3jmgSuR3YYjnrsrlQrnnYs6z61lObpaCCOPEgbpjICK3mfKY7G5ALtN7fMLVepPKUzuN1u97uIIXEX6T8sWDagKilmYnJYwQqc2jir9DpCaJU-G2vgBeH0znzpUSeUMGCMLsv/w640-h480/20220105_121800.jpg" title="Japanese Garden in Winter" width="640" /></a></div><br />Japanese Garden Winter and Summer. Spectacular in both seasons.<br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF7V44xNLtAwybKdtr-wZHlHhqkAiHFln4V07wHMD1PJXpR_nXoXeSv2XaxqLR0tsPTLTPA65PsqyzDn81kskWX5VNcBs_7cLVDwYwbZczb-cO61LLjSpY-VY9PRePLUxso4NzHYvv0cHGijBADyPM7sX6WdaTi7vpq1enCJQ8vPF_bdy7_KGUVvGRSfF/s3264/20220614_100850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Japanese Garden in Summer" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF7V44xNLtAwybKdtr-wZHlHhqkAiHFln4V07wHMD1PJXpR_nXoXeSv2XaxqLR0tsPTLTPA65PsqyzDn81kskWX5VNcBs_7cLVDwYwbZczb-cO61LLjSpY-VY9PRePLUxso4NzHYvv0cHGijBADyPM7sX6WdaTi7vpq1enCJQ8vPF_bdy7_KGUVvGRSfF/w640-h480/20220614_100850.jpg" title="Japanese Garden in Summer" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWp9jzel3gYi6bh6RuQtxeASYMGjLDlCoh2xQi9JyjxkZEhEM-TKW2_vzgnUfktReMa3ZkJM3qU6BBlcSzNyExa_ZVcijX5sFDsvRc06r-7yhkACz4wHkUg4MZBVfWyd1hOEI6vOUEZ9qFII6oKoTIyjAP4sYv_S9Ok2ug_1a_ipafLfipoxPfd6vMILp/s3264/20220614_101047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well worth a stop in. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6LYdrhwz-lKcOAk5tkteOWmJ3-J6WYIOTgG_wWdgJ-9IdxjjGEAX9K9jht7tiQmGj0COhLt1gO-vlj58j5ShS8nSifaXY_MQptbYcrcz1z-A_VPHkRdHq917ti4rS6QPXcfIn401Vy_uE79fxIoJtArPTw2KiMvhgBg4K0q1QVRqs4Brwy_8esAgXk7J/s3264/20220614_105457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Highline Botanical Gardens" border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6LYdrhwz-lKcOAk5tkteOWmJ3-J6WYIOTgG_wWdgJ-9IdxjjGEAX9K9jht7tiQmGj0COhLt1gO-vlj58j5ShS8nSifaXY_MQptbYcrcz1z-A_VPHkRdHq917ti4rS6QPXcfIn401Vy_uE79fxIoJtArPTw2KiMvhgBg4K0q1QVRqs4Brwy_8esAgXk7J/w480-h640/20220614_105457.jpg" title="Highline Botanical Gardens" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-57014319908539017342018-10-31T08:26:00.000-04:002018-10-31T08:26:21.778-04:00Hurricane Michael Part three- Debris<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As I've said before, the storm surge is what caused much of the damage in our part of the world. And until you see houses which have been washed out, literally, boulders scattered on the main road and massive chunks of highway, undercut or rippled and nothing holding up the asphalt, it's mind numbing.<br />
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As we drove through our area, the next day or so, after the storm and paths had been cleared on the highway so that single lanes were at least passable, I took many pictures with my phone. Some of them aren't that great, but I think they show a little of the incredible destruction here. <br />
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Where applicable I've blurred out license plates on vehicles and also people. <br />
The day after the storm, much of 98 was cleared for one lane traffic only.<br />
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As you can see trees, large trees came down, and crossed the highway. <br />
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Everyone was courteous driving this single lane. None of us wanted to veer off to the side and drive on the debris. <br />
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Pieces of docks, sheds, appliances, and more were deposited across the road. <br />
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I'm also including some pictures of the debris piles. Every time I drive past them, I can't help but think of all the heartache that's buried in the debris. There are priceless relics, heirlooms, memories, unimaginable heartbreak. Pictures, family treasures, everyday items, and over it all a sense of loss, a feeling of helplessness. <br />
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The appliances and furniture that litter the roadsides, still. Along with the fallen trees, branches and other vegetation. <br />
The force of the surge displaced this boat and the giant baseball which I had thought was safely anchored on a cement base. The baseball is a bit of a landmark in our area. The boat and baseball are now back where they belong, on the other side and hopefully safe. <br />
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Much can be replaced, eventually, but so much cannot. A sense of safety, a place of refuge, forever gone. <br />Some people we know will never rebuild there, other's are leaving the area. <br />
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And yet, in our little area, we were extremely lucky. <br />
The cleanup of the roadways has begun. Traffic on Hwy 98 comes to a stop as the debris is cleared away. <br />
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So much is gone, but life does go on.<br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-6500700806610444702018-10-29T10:26:00.000-04:002018-11-07T07:20:09.042-05:00Hurricane Michael Stories, part two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There have been so many news stories about Hurricane
Michael, the amount of damage that occurred not only from the winds but the
storm surge as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are entire
forests, where not one tree survived, all were knocked down by the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Communities like Mexico Beach which were
almost totally wiped out by the combination wind and storm surge, from a
Category 5 hurricane, (which initially was reported as a Category 4 hurricane, one mile, <u>one mile</u>!, shy of a Category 5
storm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">) The instruments that were used to record the storm were actually blown away, and were recovered later on. </span></div>
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Many other communities were battered and bruised by the
storm as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were on the right
side of the storm which made landfall about 50 miles from us, and usually
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Our main roadway is Highway 98 which runs alongside a
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I'm sharing pictures I took, two days after the storm, when
traffic was limited to property owners only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> These pictures are but a small example of the incredible power of a storm surge. </span></div>
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Workers assessing the damage. <br />
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This is a culvert, under the highway. <br />
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And then there is this. A house, sitting right on the water, and now a pile of rubble. I took pictures of it coming from each direction.</div>
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Coming from the other direction, here are utility or FDOT workers assessing. <br />
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And KUDO's, hats off and everything good to say about FDOT and the fact that a couple of days after I took these pictures, the road was patched and usable. </div>
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We passed many large trucks that day, some hauling bulldozers, other bucket trucks, etc. and I have to say, I wouldn't have wanted to be driving one of those trucks along this damaged roadway. A friend counted 31 washouts/patched pieces of road in just a 30 mile stretch. </div>
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-654828339378506422018-10-28T11:38:00.000-04:002018-10-28T11:38:58.589-04:00Hurricane Michael stories<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our area just weathered a major hurricane. You may have heard of it? Hurricane Michael which came ashore at one mile shy of a Category 5. <br />
Although we were on the right side, and luckily, only got the side of Michael, there was wide spread storm surge here and houses were literally washed out.<br />
These are just a few pictures from that day.<br />
At the end of our street, the main highway was filled with debris from two houses whose contents had washed out and onto our main highway.<br />
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And yet, we, who lived just a block or so from the highway were spared, however those on the coast got a stark reminder of the sheer force of a storm surge.<br />
I stood there in bemusement, and shock. And then remembered I had a camera and took the following pictures.<br />
a fridge, surrounded by cushions and other pieces of the house. <br />
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The force of the storm water washed this water heater into the middle of the road and as you can see behind it, the roof from a shed was also deposited. <br />
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Looking towards the water<br />
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One of the houses, <br />
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The other house<br />
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A close up of the second house.<br />
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as you can see the water was still pounding their rip rap. <br />
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the highway looking to our left<br />
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with a little closer look at a tree and other debris blocking the road<br />
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and looking to the other side<br />
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And the amazing part, to me at least, was that the next day, someone had been out with a bobcat or bulldozer or something and had cleared at least one lane of the highway. <br />
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Also a big thank you to the linemen and power company who actually got power to us a few short days later. <br />
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We were lucky here, very lucky. Some did lose homes, and many lost trees and had some damage to their homes but we did not experience the wide spread destruction that occurred at Mexico Beach. <br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-53998035984637213942017-07-23T10:48:00.001-04:002019-07-07T09:28:37.877-04:00Roadside attractions- Somewhere in Kansas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
You never know what you're going to see driving along, especially if you eschew the interstates in favor of the less traveled, and sometimes faster, back roads.<br />
These pictures are from somewhere in Kansas, between Tupelo and Wichita. Actually just outside Mullinville. <br />
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We happened upon these 'sculptures' during a recent road trip. You can read more about the artist, M.T. Ligget <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11212">here </a><br />
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These were so much fun to look at, and if I'd had the time I would have taken individual pictures of each one.</div>
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I love the whimsical nature of most of this 'art' and it is art. Primitive and wonderful at the same time.</div>
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I had so much fun taking pictures, not only with my phone but also with my other camera, and the closeups of the tractors are for my BIL, who, I'm sure can tell you the model and the year that the tractors were made.<br />
But in the meantime, take those back roads, look for the less traveled roads, you never know what treasures you'll find along the way. </div>
Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-72092470715591171052017-04-07T15:10:00.000-04:002017-04-07T15:10:55.970-04:00Spiderwort's <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been way too long since I've posted any pictures here. <br />I wanted to share a few pictures of the Spiderworts I've been taking over the past little while. <br />
After the rain...<br />
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I wish I could paint with the vivid colors that Gaia does. <br />
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This little stream comes down from the forest and drains the swamp water into the bay. The brown color is tannin from decomposing plant material. <br />
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The Sting Rays don't mind the brown tinted water, at all. <br />
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They put on a show for us the other day...<br />
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And the bananas are ripening...<br />
So slowly, but they are there. <br />
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I love being able to spend time here, and watch the sunrises on Sunrise Beach.<br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-55437752431489462092015-11-02T11:12:00.001-05:002016-05-11T13:14:44.493-04:00The "Beach"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love going to the beach and seeing the changes from time to time.<br />
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<span id="goog_1341016423">Sometimes there's lots of sand, and sometimes not,</span><br />
<span id="goog_1341016423">it's ever changing.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1341016423">I love to see the birds, </span><br />
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<span id="goog_1341016423">the waves,</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1341016423">and what nature does to the man made objects they place on the beach. </span><span id="goog_1341016424"></span><br />
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And even the man made stuff that's supposed to last, juts out, a brave face forward...<br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-2452191361294193052014-08-24T12:14:00.001-04:002016-05-11T13:17:23.244-04:00Yellow Flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love yellow flowers, doesn't matter what kind they are, they just always look so happy and cheerful. <br />
So, here are a few of my favourites.<br />
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I love the contrast of the thorns and the delicacy of the flowers on Cacti. There is just something otherworldly about it. <br />
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Nestled within, seeking, striving, and yet settled. <br />
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A true rose among the thorns, a promise, a wish, a dream fulfilled. <br />
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Here I am, look at me, all the glory here to find.<br />
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a shy little flower, just peeking out. <br />
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And then there are these...<br />
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a flash of yellow on the side, a quick glimpse of sun, captured within the red rocks.<br />
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Boldly flowering in the desert sun, ready to seed and renew. <br />
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Lichen, hiding within the cracks of the red rock, venturing out, seeking...<br />
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And so much further away, on the Coast.<br />
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A quick summer shower, washes off the dust, and refreshes all<br />
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He loves me, he loves me not? <br />
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And maybe he loves me enough to not pull off any petals at all.<br />
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A glimpse, a peek, through the grasses I go, what will I find on the other side?<br />
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And as beautiful as they are in nature, sometimes you just want to bring a little of it into the home.<br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-34017082948737313272014-06-18T09:41:00.002-04:002016-05-11T13:21:11.470-04:00I'm still here...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been months and months and months since I've updated here, but I've been just a tad busy.<br />
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No good excuse I know, but...<br />
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So that being said, here's a few pictures I've taken over the past few months. <br />
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I love the beach in the winter months.<br />
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Flowers by the roadside, the luminosity draws you in to the point
you have to stop and take their picture, fleeting they are, but with a
camera you have a record of their being here.<br />
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Went to dinner at a friends house, and saw this eagle sitting in the tree just outside. I think he was watching out for his dinner as well.<br />
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After seeing my poor Poinsettia plant frozen, I was thrilled to see that it was rising from the debris of winter.<br />
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Got to visit a semi man made natural wonder, Rainbow Springs Park, so serene, so lovely and a place I want to return to and walk along the paths and listen to the waterfalls sing. </div>
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I've been fascinated with my Poinsettia's the past few months. I <strike>have</strike> had one at the beach and monitored it with fascination. It managed to make it through the summer months,<br />
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and into the fall. Didn't get real big but then one day I noticed it changing colors, and I got excited. And when I get excited I pick up a camera and document stuff. <br />
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Here it is, as it evolved;<br />
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October 5, when I visited the beach I noticed that the veins on the leaves were beginning to show some color:<br />
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And there was a faint change in color on the leaves as well. I got so excited.<br />
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The next time I went to the beach was on the 14th of October and this is what I found.<br />
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I got even more excited, this was so cool, a plant that I used to buy fully formed and red had evolved from the green of summer and was going to turn a brilliant red. Or so I hoped.<br />
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And it did. Turn red that is, or at least was in the process of turning red the next trip I managed to make to visit on November 1st. And as luck would have it, I found a swallowtail butterfly visiting at the same time.<br />
I got kinda busy and didn't make it back out until the 25th of November.<br />
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And the red was almost a neon red. But oh, so beautiful. And I felt so proud, why, I don't know but I did.<br />
Then we got a couple of nights where the temperature dipped down, and stuff froze. Including my lovely Poinsettia<br />
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But I am so glad I got to see it in all of its glory. It really was lovely. But I still have the one at the house and I'm babying that one. I'll share its journey later on <br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-20082389733724569292013-08-16T15:01:00.002-04:002016-05-11T13:51:20.547-04:00The rest of the Desert Flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
You could see some of the blooming desert along the roadways, the flowers muting into the background foliage. <br />
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There were yellow ones...<br />
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This was taken at the Visitor Center at one of the parks...<br />
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Even a cactus that was a yellow caught my eye. Of course I kinda wonder about that sprinkler head beside it. <br />
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I know it's a weed, but the flower is so bright and cheerful...<br />
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Even the lichen in the rocks was a brilliant yellow. <br />
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and purple flowers. I think these belong to the Statice family. But I could be wrong. And I misplaced my cheat sheet with all the flower names on it. <br />
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and even a pink one. <br />
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white ones... <br />
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I believe these are Datura, which are poisonous, but safely viewed through a camera lens...<br />
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Mounds of white flowers, and I have no idea what they are, but they were gorgeous.<br />
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Also spotted this one blooming at Zions' park. <br />
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as well as the orange, blue and shocking pink cactus flowers I told you about before. </div>
Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-70753536418678473972013-08-07T10:26:00.001-04:002013-08-07T10:26:04.684-04:00Orange Desert Flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not only did I see beautiful Cacti blooming when I visited the desert, but I also saw a lot of other flowers.<br />
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There were Orange ones,<br />
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And even some orange flowers glimpsed and hurriedly photographed from the window of the tour bus.<br />
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I'm just so glad I was able to make this trip and take the pictures. I may never be in the right place at the right time again, because seeing the Desert flower like this is pretty rare. At least I'm told that seeing so many flowers blooming so profusely at the same time, is rare. I'm hoping I get to see it again, and if I do, I will have my camera with me and will share the pictures. </div>
Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-66926293260652548492013-08-05T08:46:00.001-04:002016-05-11T13:52:15.746-04:00Pink Cactus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The dichotomy of a flowering cactus has always fascinated me.<br />
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The contrast between this sturdy, prickly inhospitable plant and the delicacy of the flowers. <br />
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I was lucky enough to see some blooming cacti this spring during a brief stop in the desert. So of course I took some pictures and I want to share them here. These are called Strawberry Hedgehog. And before I get to the pictures I took, here is a picture of the description from the Nature Center Display.<br />
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I think I could have spent the day, stopping the car each time I spotted one of these blooming off to the side. <br />
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The blooms already done, and the remains left behind<br />
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The luster of the petals with a slight, slight dusting of pollen left behind by a wandering bee.<br />
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The contrast of the bright flowers to the surrounding soil, no other greenery or color in sight.<br />
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And close up the vividness of the pink and the tracery of darker pink on the petals. <br />
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In a weird sort of way, they blend in rather than contrast too starkly to the surrounding area.<br />
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Some blossoms done, and others ready to unfurl and show themselves.<br />
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I am so glad I was finally able to see these cacti blooming. It's been a wish of mine for many years to visit when the desert blooms and this year I was able to see it. I hope to do it again, but if not, I have the pictures to enjoy for years to come.<br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-36003481422796335192013-07-30T09:47:00.000-04:002016-05-11T14:02:03.819-04:00Blue Desert Flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was lucky enough to be able to finally see spring flowers blooming in the desert this spring. I'd always wanted to see them, but... <br />
I'd been in the right place,at the right time, but they never seemed to mesh. But, the planets had not been in alignment. Right place, right time, but not enough moisture over the previous few months. However, this past spring it all worked out. And I took pictures, lots and lots of pictures.<br />
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I saw these gorgeous blue flowers. They blended in with their foliage from a distance,<br />
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but when you got up close the color was so intense, so surreal, so beautiful. well, here they are. <br />
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Are those not incredible colors? And yet against the gray green of the foliage they just fade away...<br />
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A couple months ago when <strike>we </strike>I finally got to see Zions Park, we were just on the outskirts of the park, when we spotted a bunch of Mountain Goats clambering around a rather steep slope. So we pulled off to look at them, and I got fascinated, and took lots of pictures. And because we'd pulled off to the side to look, we were joined by other people who wanted to see just what it was we were looking at. We actually stayed there for quite awhile, just watching. These animals fascinated me. I knew they were sure footed, I knew they lived up in the rocks, but seeing was really believing for me. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were quite a distance away, but luckily I have a zoom on my camera.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So there you have it, a few pictures of a bunch animals and I hope I gave a good idea of how steep the slope they were on was. Just felt privileged to have seen them. </div>
Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-30410161976359045412013-06-05T15:36:00.000-04:002016-05-11T14:11:24.798-04:00Valley of Fire and Lake Mead<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I hate to admit to how many years I drove past this place and never took the exit to go and check it out. In fact it wasn't until a friends daughter was married there and I saw the pictures they took that I realized that WOW, this was a place I wanted to see.<br />
And I am so glad I did.<br />
Let me share some of the many pictures I took while we drove, stopped and gawked.<br />
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The outcroppings of red<br />
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Lake Mead, and we were on one end of it. It's a lot bigger than we were able to see.<br />
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Guess what I found, yup, shells. This is probably a freshwater clam.<br />
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There was Elephant Rock, and someone standing there admiring him.<br />
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A memorial sign for Sergeant John J. Clark. You can read about him on this sign. <br />
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At the visitor center my eye got caught by this little guy. He kept pacing back and forth in front of the window. <br />
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So I went outside and he was nice enough to pose for me. <br />
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There are a few arches through out the park, and you have to look for them a little. But this one caught my eye and I had fun with it. In other words, I took a lot of pictures of this one. Tried moving myself around, using the sky as a backdrop, the other rocks, etc. <br />
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I loved looking at the striations in the rock, you could see where ancient waters ran. <br />
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You would be driving along, and wham there to the side would be an outcropping. <br />
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A geologist could read this rock, but you can see the layers, the deposits of sand, the wearing away the sandstone, on this boulder. <br />
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Atlatl Rock<br />
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This was a challenge for me, I'm scared of heights and it took some strict talk from me to me to make me climb up there. <br />
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However, I was very grateful for the modern stairs, can you imagine having to go up these steps to the right. YIKES!<br />
See that yellow stain to the right at the bottom of the picture. <br />
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Looking down, whooo. <br />
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The petroglyphs were fascinating. <br />
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Just wish someone could translate. <br />
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Remember that yellow stain in the picture, I did a closeup, OK, so I zoomed in cause I just knew some idiot had been playing with a paint ball gun in the rocks there, but it was a lichen growing in the crack. There were several patches of this growing in various places.<br />
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Here's another arch, I spotted this one on my way down the stairs. Well I'd stopped to give myself a stiff talking too, otherwise I don't know if I could have walked down again. <br />
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I zoomed in a little.<br />
I am so glad I was finally able to go and see these gorgeous natural wonders. And if you're ever in the area, take detour off the highway and at least take a drive through there. You won't be sorry.<br />
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Sidsel Munkholm - Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533647322131125288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-572898845371987790.post-20086580783746284672013-05-11T09:26:00.002-04:002017-10-03T09:02:14.316-04:00Zion's National Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finally got to see several places I've wanted to see for years this past month. One of which was Bryce Canyon National Park, another was Zion's National Park, a third was Valley of Fire Park and last, but not least was Lake Mead.<br />
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I just posted about Bryce Canyon Park, which was actually my favorite of the two, but Zion's was still worth seeing. Especially since I got to see some more wildlife there.<br />
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Here are a few pictures of Zion's, but I have to admit my favorite pictures are the ones I took of the Mountain Goats we saw at the entrance.<br />
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I was so intrigued by how sure footed they were and how they just relaxed and hung out on a very sheer (to me at least) rock. I'm just going to show you a couple pictures of them, cause they deserve their own post.<br />
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I did get a couple of decent shots, but the day we were there was cool and cloudy and just a touch rainy. But that was just fine by me. I'm not a real fan of HOT anyway. <br />
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One of the many spots where you could pull over and look. <br />
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I loved the misty look in this shot. And yes, I know there are names, some very fanciful names for many of the peaks, but I wasn't that interested in remembering them.<br />
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The main road we took to get down to the actual place where we could park and take the tram was a very winding road. I could look down and see various vehicles making their way. I then looked at our GPS and felt that a shot of that would make the best statement. In other words, nuff said.<br />
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I have to admit to looking up at the cliffs surrounding us and wondering how many times boulders like the one to the right here, fell down. Of course this one was surrounded by vegetation, so I figured it had been awhile since it fell.<br />
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As I said, I did look up and wonder...<br />
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There was some signage at the Visitors Center which had a great overview of the entire place, along with all the names. <br />
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I do want to mention that the Visitors Center was a ' Super Green' place. The entire place was heated and cooled just using Nature. Check out their <a href="http://www.nps.gov/zion/naturescience/zion-canyon-visitor-center.htm">website</a> for all the details of this amazing place. I was impressed, now to figure out how to do this at home.<br />
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One of the signs along the way. There are so many places to explore from short hikes to longer day hikes.<br />
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I did see a lot of places that would have been fun to explore if we'd had the time.<br />
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I'm glad I finally got a chance to see this place, and hope you enjoyed seeing it through my eyes as well. </div>
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