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51. I visited a relative of a relative's ranch when I was a teen. One direction and

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Fri Aug 4, 2017, 05:31 PM

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you see the city of Calgary. The other direction and there is the wall of mountains known as the Rockies going in both directions into the horizon. First time I over saw the Rockies. I had only ever seen the Smokie mountains up to that point in my life. I then worked the the Rockies for a summer. Gorgeous.

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Share a secret place that you have seen, that might not be popularly known. [View all] Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 OP

We have a 'secret' bamboo forest - in Prattville, Alabama! yallerdawg Aug 2017 #1

Love it! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #7

There was a stand like that in Havana, FL. Lochloosa Aug 2017 #15

You remained fairly ambitious. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #17

Let's just say, I had a built in clientele. Lochloosa Aug 2017 #32

A small nook, in the middle of nowhere. Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #2

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for me it was an erupting volcano Brainstormy Aug 2017 #3

And not one picture to see? Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #9

... Lochloosa Aug 2017 #16

Look at that shimmer across the lake! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #21

too lazy to dig 'em out. n/t :) Brainstormy Aug 2017 #33

The Hornet Spook Light. Arkansas Granny Aug 2017 #4

This could be elevated with video. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #11

This seems to be a decent video starting at about the 11 minute mark. Arkansas Granny Aug 2017 #22

Very cool! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #23

There's rocks aplenty in that area, but there's no crystal and no mountain. Arkansas Granny Aug 2017 #24

Well, it is excting. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #25

One of my sons and his friends MuseRider Aug 2017 #37

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The tiny " bar" in the back of Caffe Florian fierywoman Aug 2017 #6

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my son was stationed there for 3 or 4 years, we visited onethatcares Aug 2017 #50

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Red Clay always captures my imagination. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #13

This is not the red clay your used to. This is sand. The pics don't capture the amount of pink. Lochloosa Aug 2017 #14

That place is so cool! yallerdawg Aug 2017 #19

Beautiful! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #20

That looks like a watercolor painting. Auntie Bush Aug 2017 #27

Your pictures are beautiful! MuseRider Aug 2017 #36

Those are gorgeous! Lars39 Aug 2017 #39

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Neat! Lars39 Aug 2017 #41

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I will but they are not of the dive. MuseRider Aug 2017 #35

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Which springs? Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #43

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I visited a relative of a relative's ranch when I was a teen. One direction and applegrove Aug 2017 #51

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Now, that's very cool! Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #57