Dunstanburgh Castle, Embleton Bay, Northumberland
We visit family on their farm and walk the shore of Embleton Bay towards Dunstanburgh Castle on a beautiful Northumberland day during our UK June 2013 vacation.
From Farm to Castle
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Weetwood Bridge
Weetwood Bridge
Weetwood Bridge is an historic Northumberland landmark, a Grade I listed building, an important span over the River Till serving the village of Chatton, and on the day we were there, an interesting place to observe seagulls. Continue reading
Three Edges in South Yorkshire
a view east from the northern edge of Broadstone Reservoir, 10 June
On yet another sunny day during our UK vacation we find some geocaches during our stroll along the three edges of Broadstone Reservoir. We also meet “3 Edges,” the geocache owner who placed most of them, and her dogs Millie and Becks.
A Double in Derbyshire
the River Derwent at Chatsworth House, 9 June 2013
Two geocache finds make a nice addition to our sunny day’s outing in Derbyshire as we sample offerings at Chatsworth House’s food and drink fair and accidentally visit the National Trust’s Longshaw Estate. Continue reading
Geocaching Beaverdam Reservoir’s Northeastern Shore
Distant reservoir view from Edward Tillet Memorial Park
We enjoyed clear blue sky and February daffodils on the shores of the Beaverdam Reservoir. Continue reading
Hemlock Overlook in Winter Snow and Summer Sun
On the trail at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park, 1/22/2012
Geocaching in Hemlock Overlook Regional Park during two outings months apart gave us more ways to appreciate the same beautiful place.
A Geocacher’s View of Camel’s Hump Mountain
Under the trees at “36 Views of Camels Hump XVIII”
A geocache placed to bring searchers to a distant view of a famous Vermont landmark gives us some beautiful moments on our way east through New England. Continue reading
Landlubbers Paddle the Potomac, Part 3
On the southern shore of Heater’s Island
We go from a pirate’s gathering at the extreme eastern end of Heater’s Island to the extremes of endurance on our paddle back to Virginia, our first self-propelled aquatic return voyage ever. In between we meet some very particular beauties, come upon a buzzards’ bungalow, and enjoy a picnic on the Potomac.
Landlubbers Paddle the Potomac, Part 2
On the southern shore of Heater’s Island
With every paddle stroke in the downstream flow of the upper Potomac we move our canoe past our inexperience on the water and towards our geocaching adventure. We land on Heater’s Island. We step up into a young forest, walk deer trail and no trail, sometimes the two of us, sometimes five, sometimes more.
A Summer Moment’s Wilderness
Hiking the fantastic terrain of Fountainhead Regional Park
Cradled in the snaky meandering embrace of the Occoquan Reservoir, squeezed upward from water’s edge into hardwood-canopied undulating green folds of rise and ravine, and threaded through with narrow ribbons of stream and trail was our bit of wilderness in Fairfax County, Virginia — Fountainhead Regional Park.
The Lure of Harpers Ferry
The Harpers Ferry Bandstand, ready for the 4th of July
The land we call Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is a focal point of nature, gathering force and resources at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. Harpers Ferry is also one of the most significant of all our special places, important as both inspiration for and site of some of the most pivotal movements and moments in our nation’s history.
That’s not why apc9296 and I went to Harpers Ferry on the eve of our nation’s birthday celebration. As Virginia geocachers we were looking forward to finding our first West Virginia geocaches; Harpers Ferry extended itself into our part of Virginia and beckoned us to come on across, so we did. Once there we each found more geocaches than either of us had ever found in a day and in doing so we discovered many historic and beautiful places in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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