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Arizona

The Last Stoplight

by Steve We're in Williams Arizona, about 60 miles south of the Grand Canyon. Williams is home to the Grand Canyon Railway, which makes a daily run to the Canyon, taking 13 train cars of tourists up to the canyon for the day. The train goes right past the RV park where we are staying. I guess that may be why it's called...

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by Jane

Everglades, Part 2.5: More Photos of the Nike Missile Base

Our tour of the Nike Missile Base in the Everglades National Park was so cool that a single post doesn't do it justice. So here are a few (okay--quite a few) more pictures to give you a further taste of the place. Yes, this place of potential nuclear destruction was painted pink throughout its time of service. I guess the paint was on...

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Anhinga

Everglades Part 2: Anhinga and Nike Missiles

If you read our previous post on the Everglades, called Part 1: Flamingo and Shark Valley, you might be dissuaded from visiting. We were a little down on the heat, humidity, bugs, and general decay of some parts of the park. But the truth is we really did like the Everglades. It's like no other place on earth, and in this installment, we'll focus...

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