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Monthly Archives: June 2013
St. Louis Arch
We left The Old Spaghetti Factory to go find the Arch, turned left, and there it was.
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St. Louis Old Spaghetti Factory
Thursday after Fallingwater was a light travel day and Friday was the long drive to Missouri. We arrived late in the afternoon and went pretty directly to The Old Spaghetti Factory, a favorite of Lawrence’s and Gail’s from when they … Continue reading
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Fallingwater
Ever since seeing it in Childcraft probably around the age of five or six, I’ve been enchanted with Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, an iconic house built in 1936-1937 for Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar Kaufman. When I learned that I’d … Continue reading
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Big Savage Tunnel on Allegheny Passage
Wednesday after the Four Locks area of the C&O Canals and the Paw Paw Tunnel, we went to the Allegheny Passage Big Savage Tunnel, a 3000′ former railroad tunnel that is lighted. We had considered visiting it on our outbound … Continue reading
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Paw Paw Tunnel on Allegheny Passage
Wednesday after the canals, we went to the Paw Paw Tunnel, also on the old C&O canal system. It’s an unlighted 3000′ tunnel with a walking path — presumably the old mule tow path, which couldn’t have had a guard … Continue reading
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Maryland Canals
Driving through Maryland, Lawrence spotted a sign for canals and locks and we exited to explore. After crossing this one-lane bridge, I spied a side road going down under a bridge and we went back to investigate.
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Observation Towers of Gettysburg
Tuesday afternoon we attended the show at the Gettysburg visitor center and then drove the self-guided auto tour. We climbed each of the three observation towers and the view was amazing.
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Day Trip in Philadelphia
Monday we got public-transportation day passes that included the regional rail from where we were staying into Philadelphia and subway/train, trolley, and bus in town. We transferred from regional rail to subway at City Hall station and headed toward Independence … Continue reading
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Valley Forge
Last Sunday we drove and walked through Valley Forge, which I had visited two autumns ago with my cousins. For the record, this is Washington’s headquarters: And something in the detached kitchen looks very familiar! Skinnier, though, and softwood. I … Continue reading
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Mississippi River Highwater in St. Louis
Last night we got to the Laclede’s Landing area of St. Louis before the storm passed through. The river was already high, up over the banks and Leonard K. Sullivan Boulevard. It’ll only get higher when the waters from last … Continue reading
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