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Great photo. I’ve been to Shenandoah several times before. Thanks for the comment on my photo. That was out the bathroom window in our rented cabin at New Germany State Park in Garret County, Maryland. It was our 20th anniversary.
I’ve been looking for a beautiful outside park or other type of excursion on which to take my younger brother (too much video gaming) This might be it! Have you been? I also played but my picture is not nearly as nice =0)
What a beautiful place it is! As it happens, I posted a photo from just down the road a piece on the Parkway. Have a happy holiday…and continued safe travels!
Hi GiGi – Shenandoah is a gorgeous park with scads of trails leading to canyons, waterfalls, etc. You just have to watch for the bears. I actually encountered one on a trail. We looked at each other, and then he ambled off one direction and I went the other way!
I have always wanted to visit that part of the country. We occasionally encounter bears when hiking here in Oregon. They always seem to run as fast as they can in the opposite direction. Not used to humans, I guess.
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Great photo. I’ve been to Shenandoah several times before. Thanks for the comment on my photo. That was out the bathroom window in our rented cabin at New Germany State Park in Garret County, Maryland. It was our 20th anniversary.
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It’s great to see such a verdant scene as we head into the depths of winter.
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Beautiful shot. I miss greenery. Everything around here is so dead right now!
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I’ve been looking for a beautiful outside park or other type of excursion on which to take my younger brother (too much video gaming) This might be it! Have you been? I also played but my picture is not nearly as nice =0)
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Nice pic, great nature. Happy WW and Merry Christmas!
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What a beautiful place it is! As it happens, I posted a photo from just down the road a piece on the Parkway. Have a happy holiday…and continued safe travels!
Lovely to see that inviting forest trail on an icy, cold day like today. Thanks.
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Hi GiGi – Shenandoah is a gorgeous park with scads of trails leading to canyons, waterfalls, etc. You just have to watch for the bears. I actually encountered one on a trail. We looked at each other, and then he ambled off one direction and I went the other way!
I have always wanted to visit that part of the country. We occasionally encounter bears when hiking here in Oregon. They always seem to run as fast as they can in the opposite direction. Not used to humans, I guess.
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