Falling Spring Falls

Off Route 220, 5 miles north of Convington, in southwest Virginia, we’re going to explore the incredible 80 foot Falling Spring Falls, beginning with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Y-gmf9w50

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Cosmic, and far and away my favorite place ever 🙂

So the overlook’s up above the ledge with the waterfall – the road’s visible about halfway through.

We’re even treated to multiple rainbows 🙂

I love the view at the end 🙂

Okay, let’s check it out when everything’s green! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgsZuuxHpIc

Pausing it to read the sign reveals Thomas Jefferson visited the site and that, then, it plunged 200 feet before being adjusted for a mining operation. Interesting.

Oh wow. Check out this view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9wVyz_Jik in another season 🙂

Here’s another view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjCNDSIuoD0 with much less water flowing 🙂

Last, but not least, wow, check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6_UWLU_ow4

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Tune in next time, a new/another state awaits us. Imagine, what wonders await us down the next country road!

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Before we leave scenic West Virginia we have to hear John Denver’s version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo even if it’s just to share the top 2 comments:

“This makes me miss West Virginia but I’ve never left Nigeria.” The second’s a quote: “We didn’t know we we’re making memories, we we’re just having fun.”

~ Winnie the Pooh

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It’s also worth hearing the song a third time to see the spectacular views of the New River Gorge Bridge in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JuqIOk4QYg

Look at the waterfall 🙂

The asylum’s quite the impressive building….

I love the views down through the fog, onto the misty mountains 🙂

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Before we move on/continue exploring these United States, I have to mention, I listened to so many versions of John Denver’s ode to the state where mountaineers are always free – which is the state song now, by the way. It’s also interesting to note, he was neither from West Virginia, nor did he live there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads details, “Inspiration for the song had come while Nivert and Danoff, who were married, were driving along Clopper Road in nearby Montgomery County, Maryland to a Nivert family reunion in Gaithersburg.[4] According to a radio interview with Nivert, the road is close to Washington, D.C., where Denver often worked. To pass the time en route, Danoff had made up a ballad about the little winding roads they were taking.”

That/our/the country road can take us anywhere and everywhere. Right now/up next, it’s taking us on a scenic drive through Virginia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFiy6cADvrM

Talk about fall colors there at the overlook. Mindblowingly, spectacularly gorgeous to say the least 🙂

I hereby declare Falling Spring Falls, my favorite place ever 🙂 I’m going to stay here for a while 🙂 (My #1 fan’s been to Virginia, but the falls alone make the trip/video well worth while 🙂 )

My country roads take me to Idaho and Montana, to Falling Spring Falls, to that old covered bridge, to Bogie and Bacall, to Ruby Keeler, to infinity and beyond. Where do your country roads take you? Wherever they take you, experience joy in everything 🙂

(I had the best time ever writing this 🙂 )

Three State Tour

Our adventure continues in Minnesota! Every place has something scenic & I am having the best time finding it, particularly in the unexpected places like Idaho 🙂

We begin with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Xn3ZkTm-k which shows some incredible waterfalls 🙂 (Note, I turned the volume off)

I didn’t find much on Wisconsin either, but I did find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jwwg18Allg which gives us a nice, quick view of the state, including historic Wisconsin, which I enjoyed 🙂

As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite movie scenes is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQaPZ318PY from Logan Lucky (2017) 🙂

There’s this cosmic level shift, not only as Sadie sees her daddy but as her mother realizes/sees/discovers how much Sadie loves her father/how close the 2 of them are/what an incredible father he is, and, it very much changes the dynamic between her parents 🙂

Now, we can go to West Virginia, beginning with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9q2vH8Ms00

That rates a complete wow 🙂

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On to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfMMfgTCUs as we explore some spectacular fall foliage 🙂

I love how alert and attentive the dog is 🙂

I believe we saw the mill in the previous video 🙂

I wonder who that’s a statue of. (I didn’t see anything identifying either it or the red building….)

Last, but not least, we have https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2DLn6yV3tY

Wow. I enjoyed that 🙂

Buffalo Roam, Wherever They Want!

As the title hints at, up first today, we’re off to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota to watch the buffalo walk down, along, and across the highway in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUiSsENhxIU

It’s quite scenic, and different 🙂

Wide open spaces indeed 🙂

When I say the buffalo roam wherever they want, they do just that in our next state as well, which I didn’t find much on either. Nebraska however is also quite scenic as we see/find out in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD_iSqmypfg

Wow, look at the period log cabins. We can even ride a stagecoach and herd moooooooooooooooooooooooooooos!

There’s a lot of interesting things there, including scores of happy people enthusiastically waving at the drone 🙂

There of course is more to Nebraska than Johnny Carson, and whatever else you might associate with the state, so, let’s take a road trip & check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWVI1zRsUIY

What’s really stands out, is how it highlights the cosmic level differences between these 2 states and the surrounding ones.

I love the little tunnel 🙂 and I enjoyed the hike 🙂

Now that we’ve seen parts of those states, we are headed east. See you then!!

Exploring Scenic Montana

When I think of Montana, I always think of The Big Country (1958). Though it was filmed in California, as Jean Simmons says in the film, “It’s a big country,” which makes me think of Montana. That, and the ranch and field scenes very much make think of Montana. Let’s find out what it’s really like there in/with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7GkebUe6XQ

Talk about wow 🙂 just incredible 🙂 as we begin with Glacier Mountain National Awesome Place. Just, wow. It’s like being on the moon. I cannot believe, you would think, at this point, nothing would blow me away like this. I mean, Idaho of all things, and this is like another universe 🙂 I’m also keenly aware, wow, just look at the mountains reflected in the smooth glass surface of the left side of the lake. I officially have a new favorite place/best thing ever, and I am all of 3 minutes into this, our first video 🙂

As I began to say, I’m also keenly aware that, it’s the space we’re in, mentally, when we experience, anything and everything that determines our experience of it. Talk about being in another universe 🙂 the music, is perfect 🙂

Just, wow 🙂

Rather than go on and on, I’m going to summarize with, “Gushes, a lot 🙂 “

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Talk about having found the bright center of the universe 🙂

I am just completely blown away 🙂

What places stand out for you?

Look at the waterfall 🙂

We are literally hiking through a waterfall 🙂

Best. Thing. Ever 🙂

there’s another one/another part of it 🙂

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol get a drink/let the water spl – oh – my – word….

The universe went all out when making Montana 🙂

Perfection to say the least 🙂

Squirrel 🙂

It keeps getting better 🙂 look at the glacier. Oh. My. Word 🙂

The music, is perfect 🙂

Now that’s a tour bus!

As always, another trail awaits us 🙂 what wonders lay ahead. Let’s take that next step and find out 🙂

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We certainly took that next step 🙂

Talk about being in absolute awe 🙂

As large as Montana is, there’s certainly more to see. Let’s check it out in/with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQo2R8hOUcg

Wow 🙂 I love the music, and the scenery is simply mind blowing. You know where to find me – I’ll be in Montana 🙂

Each scene’s even better than the last 🙂

Cosmic perfection to say the least 🙂 and then, the next scene’s even better 🙂

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Alright. One more – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrHlFPRI_0c

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It showcases different views of the park from the first video, including an incredible view of a tunnel through the side of a mountain 🙂

Simply magical 🙂

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Here’s to our further, ever more incredible adventures!

Exploring Scenic Idaho

Never having been to Idaho, my first thought was, “Exploring scenic Idaho, question mark?” Always having associated Idaho with potatoes, and potatoes with Idaho, imagine my cosmic delight as I began exploring the incredible beauty of the state, beginning with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFSLCBuM00E

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And yes, as the video shows/mentions, Idaho’s home to the Snake River Canyon, forever synonymous with Evel Knievel.

As that’s a quick, stunning tour, up next we’re going to explore Coeur d’Alene, which as the title to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ykWDF3Xkfo says, is an aerial love story, not to mention a fantastic tour across the seasons 🙂

Look at the rainbow 🙂

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Wow. Just, wow 🙂

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It’s so beautiful there 🙂

I love that it ends, with soaring above the fog 🙂

There’s a lot more of Idaho to explore, so, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPHSlujbatc is up next 🙂

Hold/stop the universe. This, is far and away my favorite place, ever 🙂 yes, I said/wrote that 🙂 this is not what I was expecting 🙂 talk about being pleasantly delighted, not to mention cosmically surprised 🙂

What an incredible sunset 🙂

Up next, let’s explore Sawtooth National Recreational Area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dfEMAqqZo0

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Breathtaking to say the least, and far and away, my absolute most favorite place, ever, ever, ever, as I write this 🙂 It’ll change 🙂

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did 🙂

Exploring Washington State, Take II!

We hiked in the snow, leaving me wondering, what the rest of the state looks like, so, let’s find out in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhLy5LBj1kU

It’s labeled part 3, which is fun, and, it’s 4 and a half hours long 🙂 so, I watched it over the course of multiple days/sittings 🙂

I love the colors 🙂

Talk about gorgeous 🙂

I think I shall summarize and simply say, wow 🙂

Spectacular to say the least 🙂

It’s not only striking, but so different 🙂 not to mention the colors 🙂

Oh wow 🙂

Talk about scenic 🙂

It’s quite picturesque to say the least 🙂

Unbelievable….

The water very much reminds me of Vancouver – crystal clear – which isn’t surprising….

It’s like, being in a postcard 🙂

Just when you think you have seen it all, people canoeing in street clothes. To/for me, that would take all the fun out of it lol

It’s mind blowing, not only how much of this 3rd rock of the sun is covered in the most pristine of wilderness, but how, nearby much of it is 🙂 I mean, this is Washington?!?! This, is the Pacific Northwest, not the furthest reaches/end of the world?! It certainly looks like, a deer trail, in the middle of nowhere and I love it 🙂

Speaking of deer – there’s a doe off to the right, just before the 4 hour mark 🙂 called that 🙂

Wow. I really enjoyed that 🙂

Here’s to our next spectacular adventure, see you there/then!

Exploring Scenic Washington

Up next, let’s go for a hike in the snow on the Blue Lake Trail, in the North Cascades, in Washington State! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YjcAdxTVKY

Originally, this was part of a post I had written some time ago lol I’m adding a few comments as I watching it again now 🙂

Dress warm, because we are hiking in the snow!

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As I originally watched it, the second comment was, “Beautiful sound. If you are reading this, don’t forget, someone somewhere is wishing you all the best.” I love the comments on these wonderful videos 🙂

I love the sounds of the forest, and the snow crunching beneath their/our feet. It really takes you there 🙂

I didn’t write much about it, but, sometimes you don’t need to 🙂

I may watch all of it, again 🙂 I love these instant, virtual trips as we explore this amazing world 🙂

However much you watch, I hope you enjoy it as much as I am 🙂

It’s quite the lengthy hike, so feel free to enjoy as much as you like, and, as always, our next incredible adventure is just/right around the corner here at the lighthouse. See you next time!

Exploring Scenic Oregon, Part II!

If you’re wondering why we began with Oregon, it’s the first state my #1 fan named when listing the states she hadn’t been to. That being said, it’s a stunningly gorgeous state, so much so that we’re going to explore more of it, beginning with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2vwFS8ae2I

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I love the windswept rocks 🙂

Cosmic to say the least 🙂

There of course is more to see, so let’s get to it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZvy2CnVIB4

Can I just say, and insert a bunch of, “Oohs,” and, “aaahs.” Lol that and, “Oh wow,” pretty much sums it up 🙂

We’re even treated to a closer view of the lighthouse from the previous Oregon post along with spectacular views of the interior of the state 🙂

I love the rocks stacked in the stream 🙂

Spectacular to say the least 🙂

I love the contrasting environments 🙂

Oh wow. Look at the waterfall 🙂

Oh wow. Look at the towering waterfall 🙂

The name of the channel says it all – “Destination Paradise.” 🙂

I enjoyed that, a lot 🙂

No, I’m Just Gettin’ Warmed Up

Caught up, and eager for further adventure, my #1 fan provided me with a list of the states she hasn’t visited. We’ve been to several, in recent and not so recent videos. I’ve sorted/grouped the remaining 17 states, beginning with the Pacific Northwest as we traverse the nation, beginning with Oregon.

When I think of Oregon, the iconic courtroom/trial scene in Scent of a Woman (1992) comes to mind. Al Pacino’s giving both the board/judge and the school an incredible lecture about honor, and how that’s something Charlie (the Chris O’Donnell character) possesses in cosmic abundance and about how the school’s not worthy of his presence. Charlie’s from Oregon. It’s an incredible scene, in an incredible film, so much so, that I’m including it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuYhfCkRxyE

Talk about go crazy folks 🙂

I love how the scene ends. Frank tells Charlie, “We’re leaving,” and they walk out. The funny thing is, I don’t remember the judgement, not that it really matters – Charlie walks out, head held high 🙂

Pacino’s Best Actor Oscar was well deserved to say the least 🙂

The other thing of that is, you know Charlie gets an ever so much better class of friends 🙂

That being said, let’s explore the coast of Oregon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrm0UCCipU0

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Oh wow. Look at the lighthouse 🙂

I love the peekaboo through the rocks 🙂 and the color of the water 🙂

From the black, sandy beaches to the sweeping/breathtaking vistas, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂