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Trip East 2004

05/07/2004 to 05/18/2004

Like most folks, we've got friends scattered across the country, many in the Southeast. We thought it would be fun to head East and visit along the way. Yes, we did warn everyone we were coming so they had ample time to run. None did.

We left Arizona on May 1 heading East. Our first stop was Pascagoula, Mississippi to see Mary, Michelle & Rocky. After a few days there we headed to Athens, Alabama to visit with Ed & Cynthia. Then onto Salem, South Carolina for a few days with Paula & Bruce. From there we headed to Maryland.

The weather everywhere was just great, and we had such a good time visiting all our friends and seeing the sights. Oh, yes, don't forget eating our way across the country.

We came home about May 25. Next time we go East we'll make it to Maine!!!




05/07/2004



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Athens, AL - 1800's House
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Athens - Beaty Mason House 1826
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Country Store in Tenn
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Davey Crockett House Lawrenceburg TN
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Harrison Brothers Hardware Store old downtown Huntsville.
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Harrison Brothers Hardware Store old downtown Huntsville.
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Old Mooresville Alabama
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Mooresville Church
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Mooresville Post Office
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Mooresville Street
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Sharon & George at Lake Ida Restaurant




05/09/2004

Had some time to kill so we thought we would take in a local cave. As usual, some pretty formations, a couple bratty kids, and a nice guide.







05/11/2004

We spent some time with our friends Paula & Bruce. They live not too far from Salem and there are quite a few waterfalls around them, so naturally we took a hike or two to see some of them.



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Isaqueena Falls
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Isaqueena Falls - don't you love that name?
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Isaqueena Falls
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King Creek Falls
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The intrepid explorers crossing the bridge to ?
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The woods were just lovely on the trail to the falls
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King Creek Falls
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The Mountain Laurel was in full bloom
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More Mountain Laurel
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This is No Name Falls. Who thinks these names up anyway?
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Paula, Bruce & Sharon on the overlook at No Name Falls
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That's us down by No Name Falls
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Ramsey Creek Falls
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Stumphouse Tunnel was part of a system deisgned to connect S. Carolina to the Midwest.
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George on top of one of the railroad cars at the Tunnel
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This is the tale of Stumphouse Tunnel
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Twin Falls
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Twin Falls again
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Whitewater Falls
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On the overlook at Whitewater Falls




05/12/2004

We went for a little boat ride on Keowee Lake. There are some very pretty rouses along the shore and a golf course. So far the homes do not seem to overpower the landscape and the beauty of the lake is still there



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Captain Bruce
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As usual I'm freezing but Bruce is quite comfortable
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This is Keowee Falls
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Nice pines along the lake
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One of the holes on the Vinyards Golf Course
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It's always good to know where you've been




05/18/2004

Udvar-Hazy gave $65 Million to the Smithsonian to build this facility. It houses quite a few of the planes that were too large to be displayed in the Air & Space Museum in D.C. If it's got wings, it's here.

That 707 is the one the pilot flew upside-down just to prove it could be done, since he was told it couldn't.

Our little digital can not do this place justice. It's absolutely amazing.

The Blackbird is huge but magnificent. The Corsair (my favorite) and the Flying Tiger look like they're just waiting to down a Zero. The Concord is so long we couldn't get it in one shot. There is even a display of just engines of all sorts.

This place is just great.



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Entrance to the Udvar-Hazy Center
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The Blackbird
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A Boeing 707
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Lots of old combat planes
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One of The Flying Tigers
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A P38 Lightening
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Spitfire
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The front half of the Concorde
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The Enola Gay
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A Japanese amphibious plane
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An F86 Sabre jet
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A MIG
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The Northrop Flying Wing
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A PanAm Clipper
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The Shuttle Enterprise