I Can Hear You Knocking

This Yellow Warbler Couldn’t Get Enough of Herself And My Side View Mirror. Probably A Mating Dance?

Cutting Room Floor Material

Videos and images at various speeds leftover from my California Coast trip.

Images From Monterey Bay Aquarium

Follows the video from earlier today.

East Coast Trip Slideshow

Images from my recent trip from Colorado to the East Coast and back to Utah. Covered 23 states + Washington DC. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

Back In Utah for now.

My two-months long trip has ended and it was great seeing family and friends and the places I grew up in on the East Coast. Plus, I visited 4 more states I hadn’t been to before. I have two left, Alaska and Florida.

And ………….

And I also:

Visited 12 National Park locations.

Visited a good friend at the home office of The National Park Service, just a few blocks from The White House.

Travelled some 8,461 miles. Much more than I anticipated. I had to get my vehicle its scheduled maintenance when in Pennsylvania.

I travelled through 23 states plus D.C., some more than once. This included 4 states in about 4 hours time. See if you can guess them.

I travelled on two separate subway systems plus a ferry.

I took 2060 photos with my iPhone.

I snapped 2,346 photos with my Canon DSLR

I directed 86 videos of various lengths

I gained 10 pounds but it was worth it! I ate lobster, Mexican, Thai, Italian, NYC grub, New England Clam Chowder and a glorious Thanksgiving Day dinner at my sisters in Ohio.

Who knows where my next adventures will take me but it’s time to hit the gym and lose that 10 pounds!

Here’s a few more memorable photos that I didn’t include in my blog posts.

Can’t find canolis like this one out west.

Orangutanging around at National Zoo, DC

Bridge in Maine

This skeleton had it made in Connecticut.

Italian restaurant in DC, like a scene out of “The Godfather”

Dessert

My hosts in DC including Abe.

Only in New York

Pigeons not allowed on DC Metro subway

Embedded in the floor at the visitor center is a satellite image of St Croix National Scenic Riverway which divides Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Halls of the Department of the Interior Building in DC

The town of Duck,North Carolina is home to Duck Donuts. They make these to order. Took about 10 minutes.

Probably why I only spent 2 hours in Vermont.

This Yellow Brick Road was in Wisconsin, not Kansas.

You can get just about anything at this Colorado store.

It was sublime along a secluded beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina.

An iconic covered bridge in PA

This road in Pennsylvania is straight, didn’t need to steer.

Nice of this combine in South Dakota to give me some room. It was harvest time so they really had the right of way.

Back to the snow-covered Rockies

A ubiquitous Wall Drug sign along I-90 in South Dakota.

Cheap gas in Kansas City.

Nothing like a home-cooked meal for Thanksgiving.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

This National Park Service location is known for its wild ponies(didn’t see any) but also its sea birds.

Giant Egret at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
A Great Blue Heron on the prowl at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia

This Seagul wasn’t quite following the rules.

North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras

I had never been to the coast of Carolina but Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a thin strip of land, made up mostly of sand dunes, beaches and ocean waves. November seems like a good time to visit since there were few tourists and I had long stretches of beach to myself.

Sand Dunes and Ocean Waves make up the scene at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.

Ripples in the sand and ripples in the sky.

It is one long straight highway, stretching about 60 miles.

Ripples in the Sand Dunes at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

Not another soul was visible……..

Canada Geese fly in formation at Oregon Inlet at Cape Hatteras National Seashore., North Carolina

The sun sets on Oregon Inlet at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

Pandas Are Leaving U.S. But….

I got a chance last Saturday to get a glimpse of a few at Washington DC’s National Zoo. My hostess in DC was a former caretaker of the Pandas. I also saw some other intriguing occupants of the zoo.

The Summer Scene At Crested Butte, Colorado

Crested Butte is know for it’s spectacular winter ski scene but is quite popular in the summer for it’s flora, fauna and mountain biking. The surrounding Gunnison National Forest provides a spectacular landscape and numerous outdoor activities.

Fireweed is in full bloom in a meadow at Gunnison National Forest near Crested Butte, Colorado

A Mule Deer Buck graizes in the brush at Gunnison National Forest near Crested Butte, Colorado

A thick grove of Aspens along Kenler Pass Road in Colorado near Crested Butte in the Gunnison National Forest

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a meadow at Gunnison National Forest near Crested Butte, Colorado

Fireweed is in full bloom in a meadow at Gunnison National Forest near Crested Butte, Colorado

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