Witchita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
It was the Wild West, a land of cowboys and Native Americans, outlaws and pioneers, bison and wildcatters, homesteaders and oil barons.This land offered hope of a better life for many, riches for a few, and of tragedy for those that got in the way of the grand plans to expand a nation.
It was the Wild West, a land of cowboys and Native Americans, outlaws and pioneers, bison and wildcatters, homesteaders and oil barons.This land offered hope of a better life for many, riches for a few, and of tragedy for those that got in the way of the grand plans to expand a nation.
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NOTABLE TRAVEL IDEAS
 | The dream of space travel came alive in Huntsville, Alabama amidst the cotton fields of the fertile Tennessee valley . This prosperous antebellum city is now a high-tech center for aerospace and missile defense named #1 City in the U.S. by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. |
 | To barge through Burgundy
is to experience the joy of living –the joie de vivre --that has been
woven through the centuries into the tapestry of everyday life. It is life in the slow lane, with time to savor whatever catches your fancy. |
 | We glided past floating sculptures shaped by wind and weather, frozen reminders of ages past, the sky a clear cerulean. On both sides, dramatic peaks soared nearly 5000 feet above, dwarfing us as we sailed past icebergs and waterfalls in the pristine wilderness of Greenland. |
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The Rideau Canal was built as a supply route for inland garrisons in the event of American invasion and was one of the first canals to be designed for steam-powered boats. It is now a recreational waterway. |
The real voyage of
discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust
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