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The Residents Behave No Better Than Animals!
West Branch State Park, OH, June 2026 We saw a Baltimore Oriole the second day at the park. We very seldom see them, and he was brilliant orange. We walked the park a few times with the camera looking for him, but we never saw him again. One of the campers put out a bird…
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National Zoo (5/5)
Smithsonian’s National Zoo, DC, June 2026 The last area to visit was the lower left portion of the map. This is the American Trail and Amazonia. The first thing we saw were River Otters. These are the kind that we saw in Yellowstone. They are adorable. The otter got tired of picture time (or too…
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National Zoo (4/5)
Smithsonian’s National Zoo, DC, June 2026 At the north end of the park, they have the Elephant Trail, Africa Trail, Visitor Center, Main Entrance, Asia Trail, and Bird House. The Africa Trail was closed for renovation, and we skipped the Elephant Community Center. Next, we headed for the most important thing in the National Zoo;…
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National Zoo (2/5)
Smithsonian’s National Zoo, DC, June 2026 We are still towards the bottom of the map. This and the next post will be slightly out of order. The Reptile house is in the middle of the primate area, but that will be in post 3 of 5. At the south (lower) edge of the primate area,…
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National Zoo (1/5)
Smithsonian’s National Zoo, DC, June 2026 We have visited the National Zoo in a long time. We have visited the National Mall and other Smithsonian museums more recently than the zoo. From the map, the zoo does not look that big, but Kate’s Fitbit showed that we walked about 5.5 miles (13,000 steps) at the…
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US Park Patrol Horse Stables & Education Center
National Mall, DC, May 2026 John and I have been to the National Mall many times over the years. Because of construction, we walked a different path, and we saw the horse stable for the first time. The stables had 3 horses out front. One was named Cleo. The horses within the mounted service usually…
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Marietta, GA, April 2026 The Brinkley Z3210 was about an hour and a half away, so we combined the trip to examine that RV with visiting the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The mountain was the site of a historically significant battle in the civil war. It was a confederate victory, but it did not…
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That Tortoise Might Beat the Hare …
Reed Bingham State Park, GA, April 2026 … but, we will get to that in a minute. John had planned to try to get pictures of the Eastern Towhee near the campground Saturday morning, and Kate stayed back at the RV to clean and pack. Sadly, the joggers and park staff driving Gators around scared…
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McMillan Fort Morgan Fishing Pier
Fort Morgan, AL, March 2026 After the hikes and beach, Kate did not feel like there was a need to tour Fort Morgan. John felt like they should go to the Fort Morgan end of the peninsula to take a picture, since we drove all this way already. Kate concurred, so we went to the…
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$10.00 Reward…
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 … for any information leading to the arrest of the masked bandit that chased us on the way to the shower house. The raccoon was not being aggressive or acting odd. Our best guess is that people feed the raccoons or leave food out on picnic tables, like nitwits.…