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More Scenes from the Trail
Today’s photos, and the one that I posted in the previous blog entry , were taken last month during a trip that Jonathan and I made on the Great Allegheny Passage from Garrett, PA…
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Scene from the Bike Trail: Garrett, PA
I took this photo about two miles from the Great Allegheny Passage‘s trailhead in Garrett, Somerset County, PA. Garrett is part of the school district that I attended from Grades 2-12, and I…
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Beyond the Gitche Gumee
I learned something new today on Wikipedia. I learned that Lake Superior is not actually the largest of the Great Lakes. Actually, the privilege should go to Lake Michigan-Huron, which geographically is…
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How We Escaped the Heat Wave Today
We went to the top of Mount Davis and sat in the woods for a few hours because it was too hot to do anything else today. Mount Davis is the highest point…
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Follow-Up: Presbyterian Church in Parnassus
In my last entry, I blogged about the Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church in Parnassus, after reading an article online about it in the Tribune-Review / Valley News Dispatch. I am going to write…
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Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church in Parnassus
Jonathan took this photo a few years ago during the Great Winter which spawned Snowmaggedon. We both have a fondness for Logans Ferry Presbyterian Church. For one thing, it anchors one side of our New…
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“There’s a carousel in Pittsburgh”
“There’s a carousel in Pittsburgh.” This was the opening line of Sahara Smith‘s song “Mermaid,” which she performed tonight in Schenley Plaza right behind this very carousel. Ms. Smith headlined tonight for…
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In Celebration of Earth Hour
I found out about Earth Hour a few years ago from a neighbor. This falls on the evening of March 31 – so, it’s tonight! From what I understand, those who are interested…
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Love, Chocolate, and Childhood Memories
I hope that all of you readers in cyberspace had a nice February and a love-filled Valentines’ Day. Jonathan and I did. We had just sat down to dinner on February 14 when…
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This Old Haunted House (A Look Back at My Halloween Adventures: Part II)
One October, my sister Elizabeth and I took a candlelit ghost tour in Gettysburg. Our guide started by passing around several black-and-white photos that included clusters of light spots – orbs. The orbs…