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Two Days in Miami! Wow!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:March 11, 2023
Post category:Exploring State Parks Travel Tips

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is one of the top destinations in Miami. This villa was built from 1914 to 1922 and was originally the winter home of James Deering, of Deering Harvester Company, and later International Harvester.Vizcaya is located on the shores of Biscayne Bay and is surrounded by native forests in Coconut Grove. To say it's “Fabulous” is an understatement! This European-inspired estate is an exquisite blend of elaborate landscaping and brilliant architecture. The stone Barge was built in 1916 and served as a breakwater to protect the estate from storms. It was a…

The Finger Lakes of NY! Watkins Glen & Wineries!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:November 12, 2022
Post category:Exploring Hiking State Parks Videos

In this video we explore the incredible Watkins Glen State Park and four of the many wineries of of the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Known for its natural beauty, the Watkins Glen State Park features a series of waterfalls and gorges that are sure to amaze anyone. An almost two mile hike will take you past 19 waterfalls and up over 800 stone steps. During our stay we visited several wineries. The Finger Lakes Region has over 100 wineries and explored some around Seneca Lake….Barnstormer, Hermann J. Wiemer, Silver Springs and Standing Stone! Next week we continue…

Custer State Park! Wow!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:October 15, 2022
Post category:Drone Exploring State Parks Videos Wildlife

We spent a week exploring Custer State Park! This state park seemed more like a national park than a state park with majestic pastures, lakes and crazy rock formations. Our first outing we drove the wildlife loop and we hit the jackpot! The Custer Buffalo Herd were putting on a spectacular show! We watched these beautiful beasts for a long time, then continued on the loop to see prong horns, turkey and prairie dogs. Next, we drove the Needles Road to the Neddles Eye Tunnel to experience squeezing our monster truck through the tiny tunnel! We witnessed a tour bus…

Exploring Cathedral Gorge & Snow Canyon State Parks!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 28, 2022
Post category:Drone Exploring State Parks Videos

Our first stop in Utah was St. George. While here we visited Cathedral Gorge & Snow Canyon State Parks. Many that visit this area head to Zion and Bryce National Parks. There are some fantastic areas to explore that are state parks and we found two of them. Cathedral Gorge is like no other, the richly colored canyons (called the Panaca Formation) are remnants of an ancient lakebed. The spires create many areas to explore with high wall slots and interesting formations. Snow Canyon is located just outside of St. George and was created in 1959. This park consists of…

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