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The Flamingos of the Salt Works – Peyriac de Mer, France
We were doing day trips from our home base at Le Somail in the South of France, and on this day headed toward the Mediterranean coast. One stop was to hopefully see the native Great Flamingos at Saline de Peyriac de Mer. Saline de Peyriac dates to the thirteenth century. Water from the Mediterranean Sea…
The Canal du Midi Trail – Le Somail, France
It was a marriage of village culture, a waterway, history, nature, and exercise. We were vacationing with our British cousins in the South of France, and were staying in a retrofitted barn alongside the Canal du Midi, in the picturesque village of Le Somail. The canal was just outside our front door. The canal originated…
The Ironwood Trail, Kincaid Lake State Park – Falmouth, Kentucky
January – that time of year when winter is its harshest and the landscape is most barren. But one thing that always looks outstanding in a winter landscape – mature trees of the White Oak Family. So as I pondered a hiking venue that could feature white oaks, I immediately considered some of the northernmost…