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Oriental to New
Bern, Late Summer
2003 |
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Oriental
to New Bern
A
trip to the other Historic Port Towns of NC - In the Bus!
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A
short drive and a beautiful ferry ride from Beaufort is the "Sailboat
capital of the world", Oriental, NC. After a few hours in
Beaufort, we headed to New Bern, North Carolina's 2nd oldest town.
We spent a wonderful afternoon and night in New Bern before heading back
to Beaufort the next day. CLICK
HERE |
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Cape Lookout, Summer
2003 |
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Family
Vacation '03
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Well,
it's not a vacation for us, we live here. But, for Kate's family
from Cincinnati and Pennsylvania, Beaufort and Atlantic Beach is
definitely a change of pace. Mike's favorite niece Grace had a
blast, and her new little brother James made his first trip to the beach. CLICK
HERE |
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Chicago,
IL
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February
in Chicago. One word - COLD!! But, during February, many of
Chicago's great museums are FREE! We spent four days exploring the
city from every angle, making sure of course that we sampled as many
different famous pizza places as we could. We stayed with our friend
Rachel who moved to Chicago from Beaufort, NC in the Fall of 2002. CLICK
HERE |
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Ocean
Isle Beach, NC
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It's
starting to become a tradition, and we like it. Thanksgiving at
Ocean Isle Beach, NC. You might think that the beach in November
doesn't make sense, but we're here to tell you that it's extremely quiet,
relaxing and enjoyable. We love spending time with our loved ones,
who we really don't get to see as often as we'd like. This trip came
at just the right time.
To
see some pictures, CLICK
HERE |
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The
Appalachian Trail
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From
Fontana Dam, NC to Newfound Gap, NC, this 40 mile section of the
Appalachian Trail is said by many to be the toughest portion of the entire
2,265 mile length of the trail. It includes Clingman's Dome, which
is the highest elevation on the whole AT at 6,650 vertical feet.
Also, our first section out of Fontana Dam is the quickest elevation gain per
mile on the whole AT from Georgia to Maine (aka STRAIGHT UP!!!!)
This was tough! For pix, CLICK
HERE |
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Cruisin'
in The Bahamas
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Six of us on a 45 foot Privilege Catamaran for a week
in the Bahamas. We left from Miami at 6pm or so and crossed the Gulf
Stream on an overnight passage. The forecasted meteor shower was
spectacular from the darkness of the ocean, and we all saw more shooting
stars than we'd all seen in our lifetimes. We cruised in the Abacos,
visiting places like Little Sale Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Man O War Cay,
Hopetown, and Gun Cay. We tried to keep a log and we didn't forget
to take some pics. CLICK
HERE |
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The USA Cross
Country 2001 |
Washington, DC
New York,
NY
Boston,
MA and Walden Pond, MA
White
Mountains National Forest, New Hampshire
Green
Mountains National Forest, Vermont
Frank
and Theresa's World Famous Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY
Chicago,
IL
St.
Louis, MO
The
Drive from St. Louis to Denver
Rocky
Mountain National Park, CO
Coors
Field, Denver, CO
Garden
of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Tab
Benoit Show, The Little Bear, Evergreen, CO
The
Drive from Denver, CO to Grand Teton National Park
Grand
Teton National Park, WY
Yellowstone
National Park, WY
Glacier
National Park, MT
Olympic
National Park, WA
Canada
Mini-Tour 2001
North
Cascades National Park, WA
Redwoods
National Park, CA
Pacific
Coast Highway, Northern CA
Yosemite
National Park, CA
Sequoia
National Park, CA
Los
Angeles, CA
Las
Vegas, NV
Grand
Canyon National Park, AR
Driving
through New Mexico
Memphis,
TN
Tab
Benoit Show, Double Door Inn, Charlotte, NC
The Gauley River, WV
Mike, taking some time out from whitewater rafting for a
little cliff jumping
Kate using the ole "hold the nose" method
New River Gorge, WV
Mike renamed his horse "El hijo de Diablo"
This was taken while on a 14 mile mountain bike trail along
the rim of the Gorge
Mammoth Cave, KY
The Wild Cave Tour at Mammoth Cave - The Tour lasted for
six hours
Claustrophobia
is not an option
Kate in the "Birth Canal"
Table Rock, NC
The "Grand Canyon of the East" and Mike's personal stomping
ground - Click here to see more pictures
Charleston, SC
On our honeymoon in Charleston, SC
Cedar Point, OH
Put-In-Bay, OH w/ Drew and Tiff
On the ferry to Put in Bay, OH
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