Eileen's Random Travels

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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

Savannah Georgia Day 11

On day 11 of our Florida trip we headed out of Ocala Florida towards Georgia. We were breaking up the drive back home to Maryland. And I just had to make a stop at the Savannah National Wildlife refuge. This refuge is located on the borders of Georgia and South Carolina right off of Rt 95.  I make a point of visiting the wildlife refuges wherever we touring.

If you look hard near the bottom of the photo you will find a gator half out of the water.

"Take only memories, leave only footsteps." Chief Seattle

It seems like gators were going to follow us home from Florida. We saw a lot of alligators at this Savannah NWR.

The wildlife drive in one area of the refuge had these beautiful trees covered with the Spanish Moss.

Egret of all sizes.. the larger Great Egret and a few Snowy Egrets.

Some white blooms and lily pads in the background in the refuge's wetlands. I heard Savannah Georgia has a wonderful riverfront walk and touristy area but hubby and I enjoy seeing the wildlife and the less crowded areas.

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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.

Florida Day 10

Florida Day 10,

On this day we were in Ocala Florida and during this day we visited the Tuscawilla Park. It is Ocala's largest and oldest city owned park. The mossy oaks look gorgeous and provide shaded areas through-out the park.

These photos may look familiar to some of you,  I have shared them on my other blog. I just wanted to share this park on my travel blog so it is a repeat.

"Not all those who wonder are lost."  J.R.R. Tolkien

Ocala is known for all it's gorgeous horse farms. So, it is fitting that there were horse sculptures in the park.

I like this statue, it could be hubby and I in our golden years.

The abstract fishing pole is one of the many sculptures seen in the park.

We walked the pathway around the lake checking out the birds, the lake and all the sculptures. I hope you enjoyed our visit to the park. If you are ever in the Ocala area it is worth a visit.  Thanks for your visits and 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.

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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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Florida Day 9

Florida Day 9

The early morning of day 9 of our Florida trip was spent near Crystal Springs and Fort Island Gulf Beach. We did a little walk and I did some birding on the beach.

Lots of Black Skimmer, gulls and terns.

We also visited the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.  Awesome variety of  native birds and animals. They also have a nice display of Manatees.

It looks like this is the place to be, the native birds on the outside are actually trying to find a way into the park.

We were able to watch the manatee be fed at this time. I have to admit after seeing the Manatees in the wild, I was a little sad to see these in captivity.

Apparently this  famous hippo "Lu" a favorite at the Homosassa Spring wildlife park was once an animal actor back in the 1960's. He is the oldest hippo in captivity. I hope you enjoyed this post and images. Our next stop is in Ocala Florida.