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"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." Lao Tzu

The following images are from our trip to Oregon, our hike to Mirror Lake, Indian Paintbrush wildflowers and a gorgeous view of Mt Hood. I hope you enjoy.

Pretty wildflowers called Indian Paintbrush

Eileen's Random Travels

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"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer" Anonymous

Pua'a Kai Wayside Park, Hana  Hawaii

Wai'anapanapa State Park, Hana Hawaii

Hana Hawaii  is a gorgeous place to visit and one of my favorite places. I hope you enjoyed my images and thanks for stopping by. As always thank you for your comments.

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Life is a journey, not a destination! Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

A shore excursion to the Mendenhall Glacier

Also seen in Glacier Bay a Holland America sister ship. Our Cruise Ship was on the Amsterdam.

Crusing Glacier Bay, Alaska. Our cruise was from Seattle to Alaska on Holland America's Amsterdam.

 I hope you enjoyed, thanks for the visit and comments.

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Eileen's Random Travels

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Arches National Park was one of the many National Parks we have visited over the years. The red rocks and formations are an amazing sight to see.

The Landscape Arch, a rock formation at Arches National Park. This arch is known to be the longest natural arch in the world.

Above are the Three Sisters or the Three Gossips.

Elephant Rock also seen at Arches National Park.  This park is a must see if you are visiting Utah.  I hope you enjoyed this post, thanks for the visit and comments.



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Eileen's Random Travels

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These are some images from one of my favorites places the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

A pretty view of the  Grand Teton Mountains and clouds.

Oxbow Bend, a Teton reflection.

Colter Bay in the Grand Teton National Park.

The Grand Teton Mountain range is a gorgeous sight to see. I hope you enjoyed, thanks for the visit and comments.



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 I am sharing some New Mexico images from Oct 2013. After leaving Carlsbad we headed to our next stop on our loop around southern New Mexico.  Hubby and I enjoyed a one night stay in the spa city of Truth or Consequences. There are several local hot springs and the first bath was built in the 1800's.

Our hotel was the Sierra Grande Lodge and Spa, the stay included the private hot springs soaks. We had reserved a private room with small sized hot spring pool.

There is a story behind the name Truth or Consequences, originally called Hot Springs. The city changed its name to Truth or Consequences to the title of a 1950 radio show hosted by Ralph Edwards. Ralph announced that he would air the program from the first town that would rename itself after the show. Hot Springs won the honor. Ralph Edwards visited the town during the first weekend of May for the next fifty years. This weekend became an event with a beauty contest, parade and a stage show.

The water levels seemed extremely low during our visit. Thanks for dropping by and for your comments. Have a happy day!

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Yellowstone National Park is my favorite national park to visit.  This is a view of Yellowstone's Grand Canyon from Lower Falls.

Rainbow near the Lower Falls and Canyon.

A view of the Lower Falls at Yellowstone.


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Once in a while I will post  a random photo taken during my travels. I hope you enjoy, always best to click on the photo for a larger image.

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This is a view of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica seen from the National Park.

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