Category: Other Areas

Places in other states

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Adirondack Camping Trip

Blast furnace at the ghost town of Tahawus. For quite some time I wanted to visit a ghost town in the Adirondacks – Tahawus or… read more Adirondack Camping Trip

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Palace of Gold

Definitely one of the more unusual places I’ve seen – a Hindu temple and palace dedicated to Srila Prabhupada – in the mountains of West… read more Palace of Gold

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West Virginia Penitentiary

I. Hate. Group. Tours. I was expecting another Eastern State romp – getting a map, signing a waiver, and going off on my merry little… read more West Virginia Penitentiary

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Knob Prairie Cemetery

We found this completely by chance. I was hunting for a geocache in Enon, Ohio. A bit up the road from it we saw a… read more Knob Prairie Cemetery

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Needmore Pyramid Ruins

A pyramid in Indiana? Sort of. Back in the 50’s, a 1/5 scale Great Pyramid and a portion of the Great Wall were to have… read more Needmore Pyramid Ruins

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Bluespring Caverns

Excuse the dark pictures; as I learned at both Howe & Secret Caverns, digital cameras are horrible in low/no light situations. Bluespring Caverns differs from… read more Bluespring Caverns

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WV/OH/IN Mini Roadtrip

Palace of Gold, WV I was going to a family reunion at my aunt’s in Indiana. I’d been out there a few times but always… read more WV/OH/IN Mini Roadtrip

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Blauvelt Nike Base

We briefly visited this Nike Base before heading to Tweed. The missile base itself is still active; this part, which has been turned into a… read more Blauvelt Nike Base