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Tuesday Travelogue September 26th

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Real Estate Agent with John L Scott Market Center 700512026

Oh, my, I'm SO overdue with updating this travelogue series! Bad girl!! The last one was August 22nd. Been travelling a lot myself, and just haven't had the time. My apologies. Let's get traveling! 

Welcome to the ongoing series called Tuesday Travelogue. We are in our 137th week!

Each week, some ActiveRain bloggers are spotlighted to take us somewhere we may not have been on some kind of virtual travel (and it doesn't cost a dime!). Here is the purpose:

  

 to enjoy the ride"

"take a trip without even leaving the farm"

"expand your horizons"

"see through someone else's eyes"

  and hopefully much more!

 

I must be an eternal kid at heart, because primary colors always make me happy and Myrl Jeffcoat delivers this in spades with her Reno Balloon Races. What fun!

 

http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

 

 

We are still "high up", but this time visiting a gorgeous lighthouse on the island of Kilauea in Hawaii. Jeff Dowler took some eye-popping photos and this pictorial is not to be missed.

Kilauea Lighthouse

 

Now we head to The Big South, but it's not the south you may be thinking of! Shirley Cicero takes us along on her hike in Larimer County, along the Poudre River. Come visit Colorado! 

 

 

Now, after balloon races first thing in the AM, then taking the stairs up to the top of the lighthouse and a  good long hike in Colorado, don't you want to get some great food and have wonderful lodgings to complete your day? Well, you will have to head to Louisiana for this overnight stay! Nottoway Plantation, here we come. Faye Schubert is our guide. 

Nottoway Plantation White Casle LA under the oak trees

 

Please don't forget to comment on these blog posts and I hope that you enjoyed all of these virtual travels. 

 

Travellers in the Rain!

   

Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, I know how being busy and not getting to things you love to do is, Gayle!

Great suggestions and I have to say, I am in love with Jeff's lighthouse photo - there's that water passion again!

Happy Tuesday, Gayle!

Sep 26, 2017 07:42 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Gayle

GLad to see you are virtually traveling again, instead of the real thing. Thanks for including me. OFf to do some other reading.

Jeff

Sep 26, 2017 07:50 AM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Has it been that long?  I have been swamped so didnt recall, but I loved stopping and looking at the photos this morning!  Thanks for sharing!

Sep 26, 2017 08:05 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Lottie Kendall you beat me to it, this AM...didn't get to tell the *featured* writers til after you delighted them with your comments. What a good woman you are! That hike in Colorado looks so fabulous. As do all of these travel destinations today.

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty virtually traveling is at least a good start! I am thankful to these four for their great photography skills. Makes my job easier!

Jeff Dowler you always supply me with great material. Keep it up. This was one of your best!

I know,  Kristin Johnston - REALTOR® when I looked back and saw August 22nd, yikes, I thought. Shame on me. I used to be so diligent about doing it weekly. Glad you had a moment to come and get some eye-candy!

 

Sep 26, 2017 08:51 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Great photos of fun places to visit.  Glad Colorado made the list this week.

Sep 26, 2017 09:19 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Hi Gayle,

Well Missy, what are we going to do with you not posting in awhile???

We have such a beautiful country with so much diversity in terrain,  climate, and people!

I must say I am partial to Jeff's pictures of the lighthouse on Kaua'i!!!!  Such a beautiful island, but my parent's would vote for Nottoway as they stayed there and a couple of the other plantations in LA and Mississippi.

Thanks for the opportunity to see America, Gayle!

Sep 26, 2017 09:39 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Belinda Spillman CO pops up often in my travels...virtually only at this point. 

Bruce Walter I was JUST thinking of you the other day! So happy to see you and your Aloha clan back "in the fold". What's not to love about Hawaii?? My hubby and I were married there. Spent our 7 year anniversary there, too, but that was the last time.

I've never been to Kaua'i and I know it's a gorgeous island. Someday! Til then, we will enjoy it through the great eye of people like Jeff Dowler.

Sep 26, 2017 10:38 AM
Bruce Walter

Gayle,


You are so right about Hawaii!  Hey this kid finally got out of the state for the first time in FOUR  years!  When you can't go to the ocean you go to the INLAND SEA!


I just love the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan and it is only 90 minutes from our house!  LOVE THE SUNSETS !!!


 



 

Sep 26, 2017 11:23 AM
Bruce Walter

Beautiful Gayle!  Can you believe I have never used my macrozoom lens that I have had for about three years???  


Sunset on the highest dune (220 feet above Lake Michigan-that puppy is steep but the kid made it up-no sweat) at Warren Dunes.  The setting sun is just above Chicago on the other side of  Lake Michigan.  


 


Sep 26, 2017 02:23 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

Oh, Bruce, you are wooing me to go back for sure. I can't easily find a sunset photo from HI, but this flower and bee I took many years ago. Such a lush place that truly speaks to me...still. flower and bee in Hawaii photo by Gayle Rich-Boxman

Sep 26, 2017 01:45 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

Bruce Walter so much fun you and I are having, sharing our photo memories! I have always gravitated towards those sunset photo ops, even as a kid. And how come you haven't broken out the macrozoom??


Way overdue, buddy. 

Sep 26, 2017 10:25 PM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Gayle - Thanks for your travel picks, and especially for Shirley Cicero's - it's very close by and a hike we haven't yet done - it looks perfect for fall scenery.

Sep 26, 2017 11:41 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Hi Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate, thank you for giving us the opportunity to travel from the comfort of our seats. All beautiful, inviting pictures. Anything with water grabs my attention for sure. 

Sep 26, 2017 12:55 PM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Gayle-Love the photos. I have been to Larimer Co in Colorado.  Plan on being there next summer.

Sep 26, 2017 01:46 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Dick Greenberg you had just done a market report on the Poudre area and I was going to ask you how to pronounce it and then I wandered off to your Weird Twitter post, and didn't go back. It was ironic that in about 24 hours' time, I came upon that very same word/area again! You'll have to take some hiking photos of your own and let us know about it. 

Beth Atalay water is always alluring for me, as you know! 

 

 

Sep 26, 2017 01:47 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Sharon Lee you world traveller, you! You've got quite the list going so far. BTW, did you ever get John Steinbeck's book Travels with Charley in Search of America?? Here is a link to my very favorite bookstore where you can order a used one (really inexpensively). I love Powell's Books! 

Sep 26, 2017 01:52 PM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Gayle-I remember reading some of that book with his pup Charley. Forgot where though. Other than the name Charley I enjoyed tremendously.

Sep 26, 2017 04:18 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Gayle- whether virtual travels or your real travels, it's always fun to see the different parts of the country through other member's eyes. 

Sep 26, 2017 05:18 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Sharon Lee it's an amazing tale of nonfiction. I liked this far more than Grapes of Wrath, frankly! 

Kathy Streib and this is why I continue to seek those travellers of ours in this social network. They offer great fodder for us virtual travellers. 

 

Sep 26, 2017 10:26 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Haha, when I saw the post, I felt guilty for not commenting on the previous weeks posts, but it sounds like you fessed up to not having them.  You know how I love this series!!!

Sep 27, 2017 06:59 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Great photos of places I would like to visit. Will check out the posts.

Sep 27, 2017 08:19 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

We're heading to Denver soon and will be enjoying some Fall hikes. It's our annual trek for Kelsea's birthday and getting in those Colorado mountains is a passion we all share. Even Rae Rae.   I'll have to check out the trail Shirley posted about...

Sep 28, 2017 07:22 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Brian England you just crack me up!!! Thanks for being a faithful follower. 

Rebecca Gaujot these are great photos and it's fun to be the messenger in passing them onto others. 

Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD maybe you'll meet Dick Greenberg on that hike??  "Rae Rae", I love that. So sweet. She certainly is following in the footsteps of the generations of active women who have proceeded her. (I forget what your name is, is it Oma? Whatever it was, I thought it sounded so sweet). Happy Trails! 

Sep 28, 2017 03:04 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

So glad that you have been traveling my dear-you deserve to see the world! I have been missing this column, my bad, and so glad that I stopped by to say hello and enjoy the vistas with you!

Oct 03, 2017 06:18 AM