Eileen's Random Travels

Eileen's Random Travels..a photoblog post.



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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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Cape May, New Jersey

 

 I am sharing an overnight visit to Cape May/Atlantic City, New Jersey earlier in July. It was a pretty day to visit Cape May and the beach, I think I even got a little sunburnt.

A mosaic of the Cape May wildlife: Top Row is the Purple Martin house, Halloween Pennant Dragonfly, Carolina Wren. Second Row : Black Crowned Night Heron, Muskrat, Bunny, Third Row: Least Tern, Oystercatcher, Black Skimmers. Bottom Row: Blue Grosbeak, Mute Swan, possibly Forster's Terns.

For my Skywatch shot, the Cape May lighthouse and the Purple Martin birdhouse.

You have to look closely for this fence, just a white string tied to the area closed sign. This is to protect the birds nesting on the beach and dunes.

Another sky shot,  hubby and I sat on our beach chairs watching the waves. A few dolphins swimming by and the planes with their advertisements.

The Least Terns recognizable with the white spot on their foreheads. LOL, do birds even have foreheads? My birds posts are just for fun and I hope the serious birders do not find my post on the birds, their birdie parts and or how I type their names unacceptable. I guess they are skipping the part, that I admit I am blogging just for fun, I am an amateur photographer and I must admit sometimes I might miss a spelling error or put a dash on a bird's name when it does not belong.

Which leads me to bird slang, are you a birder or a birdwatcher? Maybe you are a twitcher or a dude.  Definition of a Dude: a low-keyed birdwatching hobbyist with a lack of devotion or enthusiasm.  A dude, really? Why bother birdwatching if you are not enthused with the birds? I love all the birds and wildlife, my favorite thing to do is go out and look for any species of wildlife. Maybe I am not understanding the definition of a Dude, could I be a dude-woman? I found this link with bird slang check it out Bird slang

A fence scene and a happy couple walking down the trail to the beach.  I hope you enjoyed our Cape May visit.

I hope you enjoyed my post and photos. Thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments.

Florida Day 7-8

Florida Day 7-8

Day 7 we did not do much sightseeing, so I am skipping to some scenes from our walk around Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland Florida on Day 8.

Lake Hollingworth and palm trees on a foggy morning

Some of the locals seen at Lake Hollingsworth.

The path around the lake.

Want to go water-skiing?

I like the bottlebrush bush, lilypads and a Limpkin.

The spanish moss covered trees along the walking path, some locals being fed. This is a pretty Lakeland neighborhood, pretty lake with a nice walking path. Thanks for the visit and for your nice 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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Florida Day 6

Florida Day 6

On day 6 of our Florida vacation we decided to return to the Circle B Bar Preserve in Lakeland Florida.  It is a huge place and we did not cover much of the preserve during our first visit. The following are various scenes from our hike on the preserve.

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There was some early morning fog when we first arrived.

The spanish moss covering the trees is gorgeous.

One of the ponds with the fog and sunlight.

A gator swimming in the lake.

I loved the shape of the trees and the pretty spanish moss. If you are ever in the area I would highly recommend visiting the Circle B Bar Preserve. 

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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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Florida Day 5

I am sharing some photos taken during our Florida trip, this is Day 5.  Due to another morning activity we just had the afternoon at Gatorland in Kissimmee.

Do not worry the gators do not eat tourists.

 A few of Gatorland's alligators.

The Breeding Marsh is all about the Herons, Egrets, Wood Storks and Anhinga.

A view of the rookery and the lookout tower.

Egrets at the breeding area of Gatorland.

A view of the breeding marsh from the top of the tower. Gatorland is a popular tourist attraction in Kissimmee.  My main reason for visiting there was to see all the birds and their nest..  I hope you enjoyed this quick look at Gatorland.