Snowbird & Mammoth Spring Skiing, National Park Photography, Road Trips, Camping And Reviews
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Share After a day off from birding due to inclimate weather yesterday the weather looked much better today though it was still cool to cold. The birds didn’t seem to mind the cold weather; in fact it seemed to make them a little bit less mobile and more inclined to tolerate a human creeping up [...]
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Share After the Steelers lost the Superbowl last night, it was a relatively early night. No bars, no celebrations, just watching the Steelers lose the game in the hotel room. The day started today at the Beachcomber In on Galveston Island with the free continental breakfast in the lobby. After breakfast another night was booked [...]
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Share One of the attractions in Gatlinburg you are sure to hear mentioned is the Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg. The Aquarium claims it is the #1 rated attraction by Trip Advisor but it is not. A pass to the Gatlinburg Aquarium will cost you $21.99 if you buy it at the door [...]
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Share The plan for the day was to take in a few aerial attractions and head to Cades Cove today for the US National Park passport stamp. After a cloudy, rainy day yesterday the weather today was looking up. When you looked up you could see the sun in addition to the clouds. The forecast [...]
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Share The Ober Gatlinburg Tram is one of three aerial rides from which you can get a scenic view of the Gatlinburg and the surrounding Smoky Mountains. When you hear there is a tram at the Ober Gatlinburg ski resort in Tennessee or all places, you may be surprised to find a tram in Tennessee! [...]
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Share When you are in Gatlinburg, Tennessee there are a number of attractions you can select from in order to get a great view. The Ober Gatlinburg Tram costs $10.00 round trip and take you from the town of Gatlinburg up to the Ober Gatlinburg Ski resort, The Gatlinburg Sky Lift that costs $12.00 and [...]
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Share The forecast was calling for rain, a cold and rainy day in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park area. The forecast was right on the money; it rained all day so there would be no trip up to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park today. Instead the day would be [...]
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Share Fort Roberdeau is an historic fort in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The actual fort was built in 1778 under the direction of General Daniel Roberdeau, a representative of the Second Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. The fort was originally constructed to support and protect workers who were trying to open a lead mine to supply bullets [...]
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Share Following an amazing two months at Snowbird Ski Resort the day finally came to depart. After packing up most of the car last night and running some errands to get ready to leave for Mammoth, departure finally happened at about 5:30pm, much later than anticipated mostly due to the process of purchasing a cell [...]
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Share For the second week in a row, Snowbird Ski Resort has been closed during the week. The original plan was to drive around all over the place and see Moab and whatever other cool stuff is around. So far that hasn’t happened. The gym 3 miles away is about the farthest destination so far [...]
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