Tag: travel
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things to do in Florida
A colleague of mine recently gave me a folder of newspaper clippings of suggestions for things to do in Florida. As I’m not one for keeping newspaper clippings, I created an Excel spreadsheet with all of the activities, and then some. I’m trying to think of a better way to post this online, but for…
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no trip to Iran, a puzzle game instead
I hadn’t mentioned it to many people, but I had a paper accepted to a conference in Iran over the summer and was supposed to travel there next week (I even got my university to pay for most of the trip). I was very excited and was going to come back with thousands of pictures…
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Trip Wrap-up
We made it back to Tampa Tuesday, the 19th, but not without a little trouble. We were scheduled to fly back from Utah on Tuesday, but we were supposed to arrive in Tampa Tuesday night around 10pm, which was exactly when Fay was supposed to hit Tampa (at least, that was the projection Monday afternoon).…
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Colorado City and Home
Our trip to Southern Utah was pretty short, just 3 days. My in-laws wanted to see the Shakespearean festival (though Cyrano de Bergerac is not by Shakespeare), Zion National Park, and Les Miserables. I suggested Mountain Meadows and one other stop: Colorado City. For those not familiar with Colorado City, Arizona, it’s a town literally…
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Zion National Park and Les Miserables at Tuacahn
On the second day of our trip to Southern Utah we got up fairly early and headed out from St. George to Zion National Park, which is about 45 minutes away. Debi’s parents had been to the park about 35 years earlier, but neither Debi or I had ever been. I wasn’t sure what to…
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Shakespeare Festival and Mountain Meadows
We left around 8:30 for a trip to Southern Utah with Debi’s parents. We stopped at La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant and Cantina for lunch, drove around Cedar City for a bit, then stopped at the ticket office to pick up our tickets for the matinee performance of Cyrano de Bergerac. We had a little time…
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Lake Powell – day 6
This was our last day at Lake Powell. Traditionally we get up and basically just pack up and leave. Not having learned from the previous day, I decided to go skiing again. This time it was Mark, Kristen, Corbin, Jake, and Carson. Mark and Kristen skiied first, then I went. I got up fine, but…
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Lake Powell – Day 5
What used to be my favorite Lake Powell activity, early morning water skiing, had lost some of its appeal over the years – I rarely get to water ski, I’m out of shape, and most of my siblings are no longer interested in skiing. Only my brother Mark and sister-in-law Kristen were interested. So we…
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Lake Powell – Day 4
(Note: I forgot to mention the science outing on Day 3 when I originally posted it. You may want to go back and read about our ant war experiment.) We felt well rested after a nice night of sleep in our tent. We started the day with a slightly longer hike, climbing all the way…
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Lake Powell – Day 3
I left off yesterday’s story with Debi and I sleeping on the roof of the houseboat under the canopy hoping the rain wouldn’t be a problem. As you’ve probably guessed by me telling this story, the rain didn’t ease up. It got worse, much worse. We were situated to protect us from the rain from…