St. Louis Canyon at Starved Rock
We hiked to the St. Louis Canyon on our third and final day at the park. But first, here's a photo of the lodge lobby. It's very rustic. This hike is nice because it's near the cabins so very quick to get right to the trail. We arrived at this little canyon right away and it was cool because of the frozen water and also rushing. I remember that I took a photo of Kevin right here at this spot the last time we were at Starved Rock. It was a little warmer back then. It didn't take so long to get to the end of the trail, St. Louis Canyon, except that there was so much ice on the ground that it...
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Wednesday in Seagrove Beach
Wednesday, February 27th started out with pouring rain. it was a mellow day, including yet another trip to the grocery store where we danced in the aisle. the rain let up and kevin historically got...
the rest of Feb. 26th – Rosemary Beach
After spending time in deserted Alys Beach, we drove on down the road to Rosemary Beach. i'd read online about a restaurant right on the beach there and hoped we could go there for lunch. Rosemary...
two more photos of alys beach
i can't believe i forget to post these; this sign was one of the funniest i've seen. don't go in if you have diarrhea!!! plus, seriously, you had to shower before going into the fountain? plus only...
February 26th – Alys Beach, FL
We drove east from Seagrove Beach, and our first stop was Alys Beach. driving into town, it looked different, with palm trees lining the road. in this video i call it "alys" beach, but it's actually...
another walk on the beach
on monday, our second full day in Florida, kevin and i headed east on the beach after i'd gone on a nice run. i kept taking so many videos, but i'm not going to put many of them up here. This in...
evening in florida
i went just a bit crazy taking photos of the sunset on Sunday, Feb. 24th but managed to whittle them down to just a few. a friend said "i don't just want to see beach photos" of our trip, but it's...
getting back to florida…
I've decided to end the argument with myself about posting the vertical videos of florida that i took. here's the first one, shot shortly after the one i did in the center of the town of Seaside....
sand castle in florida
here are a couple more photos of the elaborate castle complex that somebody had created down on the beach in front of our condo. can you see the feather at the very top of the tower? such attention...
more about florida
today, people keep saying stuff like "it's so warm!" but it's not, not when you've spent a lovely week in 60s to 70s degree weather and bright sunshine and even when it rained in florida, who cared,...