Gallery June 2025

Christ Church Cathederal

The Bill Thorpe Bridge.  A very popular pedestrian bridge from an old railroad bridge crossing the Saint John River.  It is part of the Trans Canada Trail System.

The view from our campsite at Mactacquac Provincial Park.

This is New Brunswick's Legislative Assembly Building, built in 1882.  We had an excellent tour and learned a lot about the building and the workings of the Canadian government, both at the provincial and national level.

A beautiful, 3 story, self-supporting spiral staircase inside the Legislative Assembly Bldg.

A volume of James Audubon's Birds of America is on display.  One of 16 in existence.   It includes the paintings of the birds he did while he was in New Brunswick.   Birds of America is a four-volume collection of Audubon's  efforts to find and illustrate every bird in North America. He spent  twelve years, from 1827-1838, traveling across the continent to paint  490 birds on 435 plates.  Once a m

St. John's is Canada's 3rd largest port.  About 96% of exports go to the US.  The US tariff issue will have a dramatic effect on St. John's economy.

There was an annual triathlon on the day we camped at Rockwood Park,  Canada's largest public park.  It was 53 degrees, overcast with some mist, and about 8 mph wind.  There were hundreds of participants.  I can't imagine what that swim was like.

We were up early to go to see the Reversing Falls but we missed the best view.  It was interesting though watching all the water birds feeding.  I can't describe what we were hoping to see, so here's a link:  https://www.bayoffundy.com/articles/reversing-rapids-st-john/

Biggest Lobster we've ever seen.

We've seen many patches of bluebonnets.  Most of them 

Life-size replica of The Mayflower.  The deck of The Mayflower was approximately 90 feet long and 25 feet wide. It took 10 weeks to sail from England to Plymouth in 1620 with 102 passengers and a crew of 30 to 50.

Pilgrim Hall Museum.    

Established in 1820, it is the nation’s oldest continuously operating public museum. It details the hazardous Mayflower voyage, the 1620 landing, the fearful first winter, the stories of the passengers. It has an unmatched collection of their possessions.  The museum also focuses the Wampanoag People who inhabited this area before the arrival of the English colonists.

Delano’s Wharf. In 1802, merchant Benjamin Delano built a warehouse what would come to be known as Delano’s Wharf on Rocky Nook. It is not only one of the most picturesque locations on Plymouth Bay, it is also the most intact of the old merchant wharves 

Lots of Dogwood Trees blooming, even some pink ones,

Main Street in Hingham, MA with red,white, and blue center stripe painted since 2010.

Plymouth Rock, fenced in with stone pavilion and 24 hour Park Ranger on guard.

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides.  She was launched in 1797 and is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat.  The USS Constitution is most noted for actions during the War of 1812.  When we arrived at the dock (June 6th), the USS Constitution had just returned from its second sail of the year. It sailed in tribute to the heroes of D-Day and in commemoration of the 

The Massachusetts State House was completed in January 1798 at a cost of $133,333, more than five times the budget, It is one of the oldest state capitols in current use. The building is situated on 6.7 acres of land on top of Beacon Hill in Boston. It was built on land once owned by John Hancock, Massachusetts's first elected governor. The cornerstone ceremony took place on July 4, 1795, with Pau

Factory Falls in Delaware Gap National Recreation Area.  This is just one of the 20+ water falls the  Area.  The half mile trail to the falls was part paved and part greatly compacted dirt and easily accessible.  The name was derived from the woolen mill run by the Brooks family from 1823  to 1832 that used the falls to power the mill   Some of the  mill ruins are visible  next to the waterfall.  

Raymondskill Falls is a 150' drop of water making it the tallest water fall in Pennsylvania, just a little shorter than Niagara Falls.  It was a steep 1/3 mile hike to the falls.

FYI:  We wondered why so many names around the area ended in "kill".  Like Raymondskill, Fishkill, Catskill, etc.  Researched it:  "kill" is derived from the Dutch work "kille" meaning "riverbed or channel".  

Taking some of the back roads in Hickory Run State Park

Little Gap Covered Bridge, built in 1840.  Some structural renovations in 1987.