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photo credit: minnemom In 1960, driving across Ohio on Route 40 with a group of fellow Boy Scouts, we pulled in Zanesville, OH and were greeted by a goofy looking bridge. (“Go to the center of the bridge and turn left,” we were given for directions.) A Historical Marker at one end declared,…
Kaha Lani #228
We just came to terms with the seller of a condo on the eastern coast of Kauai. Closing in mid-June. It’s a wonderful location, right in the middle of a park. This picture doesn’t show the new Kauai Path that runs along the shoreline. The beaches are amazingly white and nearly deserted. Just north…
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Super Bowl Ads 2012
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The Guadalupe Park Path
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