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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:23:12 PM EDT
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From Wiki: As the second largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 193 km (120 mi) long and has an average width of 10 km (6.2 mi), but reaches a width of 32 km (20 mi) at places. Its depth is around 250 m (820 ft), but in some locations it can increase up to 304 m (997 ft). Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning "hard wood") has been named "The Grand Canyon of Texas" both for its size and for its dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls similar to those in the Grand Canyon.
Beautiful place, and a lot of history there as well: Apache, Comanche and Kiowa Indians all used the canyon at one point or another. Coronado visited Palo Duro Canyon in 1541. Col Mackenzie finally forced the Comanche into the Oklahoma reservations when he captured and killed 1,200 of their horses. It was also a part of the JA ranch for many years. The JA at one point had over 1,335,000 acres. 20,000 acres of the canyon were bought by the State of Texas in 1934, and it became a state park. You can still hike, mountain bike, ride, and camp in the canyon. I spent a lot of time out there as a kid. 
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:24:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:26:13 PM EDT
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Don't live there now, but it's a "Turret" erected to protect the metropolis of Goshen, IN from Dillenger. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:28:23 PM EDT
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Abandoned UFOs
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:29:57 PM EDT
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Nothing special, just where I'm standing right now 
Washington sq park http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s500/enlightenme556/056A489C-7B39-482D-B57A-BF46C8383E97-6287-000001AC8D226167_zps942ca004.jpg Cool. Do you know there are thousands of people buried right under your feet? |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:30:02 PM EDT
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And where I live now. May not be cool to some people, but to me, I've never tasted a better burger in TX. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:30:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:32:09 PM EDT
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http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4143/4811157604_0571792778_z.jpg And where I live now. May not be cool to some people, but to me, I've never tasted a better burger in TX. It is a pretty damn good burger. 
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:32:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:33:08 PM EDT
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<-------------where these live |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:34:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:35:01 PM EDT
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I almost got arrested here A LOT as a kid. Also, never go to this place on hallucinogens. Ask me how I know You're from Newtown? Brookfield, my house is about 200 feet from the Newtown/Brookfield border. Grew up on Lake Lillinonah. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:36:37 PM EDT
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The History Channel filmed an episode of History's Mysteries on this site about a decade ago. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:37:28 PM EDT
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Larry Craig "misunderstanding" bathroom at MSP.
Where Randy Moss tried to run over that traffic cop. 
Home of Al Franken. 
Where Diablo Cody worked as a peep booth girl. 
Where Jenna Haze worked as a dancer early in her career. 
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:38:51 PM EDT
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Holding my spot The big dick (iconic in my hometown) http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr303/bwilson2013/photo_zps8e1f0e08.jpg HA! Had to show my wife this one. She is always commenting on that "land mark" every time she goes over there. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:39:00 PM EDT
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I grew up with this behind my house. As a kid it's awesome when the town smells like chocolate when they start to cook. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:40:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:40:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:40:25 PM EDT
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From the Netflix series House of Cards, partially filmed in my hometown. Pic I took of a sign they put up: http://i.imgur.com/vQUOB.jpg Pic from the series, my buddy used to live in that house in the background. We used to party there all the time, it wasn't blue when he lived there. http://i.imgur.com/ovHCQxI.jpg Seems.........familiar. 
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:41:07 PM EDT
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This
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:43:08 PM EDT
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Next town over from where I was raised . . . .
 Portland Head Light ~ Cape Elizabeth,Maine (Excerpted from the Museum Guidebook, compiled by Kathleen Rummler) Portland Head has long protected Portland and the adjacent area. Cape Elizabeth residents were deeply committed to American independence from British rule. In 1776, the new Town of Cape Elizabeth posted a guard of eight soldiers at Portland Head to warn citizens of coming British attacks. In 1787, the General Court of Massachusetts (the Massachusetts legislature) provided $750 to begin construction of a lighthouse. In 1790, when the United States Government took over the responsibility of all lighthouses, Congress appropriated $1,500 for its completion. The original tower measured 72' from base to lantern deck and was lit with 16 whale oil lamps. It was first lit on January 10, 1791. Construction of the first Keeper's Quarters began in 1790 as the result of a contract signed by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock. A one story dwelling built to replace the first keeper's house was erected in 1816. It measured 34' x 20' with two rooms, a cellar and a porch in the rear. By 1864 a 4th order Fresnel lens and a cast iron staircase were installed. By 1865, the tower was raised 20' and a 2nd order Fresnel lens was installed. A portion of this lens may now be seen at the Museum at Portland Head Light. Except for a period between1883 and1885, this lens was in the lighthouse until 1958. Late on Christmas Eve in 1886, the three masted bark Annie C. Maguire struck the ledge at Portland Head. Keeper Joshua Strout, his son, wife, and volunteers rigged an ordinary ladder as a gangplank between the shore and the ledge the ship was heeled against. Captain O'Neil, the ship's master, his wife, two mates, and the nine man crew clambered onto the ledge and then to safety . The cause of the wreck is puzzling since visibility was not a problem. Members of the crew reported they "plainly saw Portland Light before the disaster and are unable to account for same." The current Keepers' Quarters building was constructed in 1891 as a two story duplex. Until 1989, it was home to the head and assistant lighthouse keepers and their families. Portland Head Light was the responsibility of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1790 to 1852 when management was transferred to the US Lighthouse Board. The Board was reorganized into the Bureau of Lighthouses in 1910. In 1939, aids to navigation became the responsibility of the United States Coast Guard. On August 7th, 1989, Petty Officer Davis Simpson struck the US flag for the last time at the decommissioning ceremony recognizing the automation of the lighthouse. The property was leased in 1990 to the Town of Cape Elizabeth. Three years later, through the efforts of United States Senator George Mitchell, the property was deeded to the Town. The United States Coast Guard maintains the actual light and the fog signal, but the remainder of the property is managed by the Town of Cape Elizabeth. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:43:32 PM EDT
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This http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/xm15a2/2012-07-09105848_zpse96a82cc.jpg Turns this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/xm15a2/0519101031c_zpsd88c7bb0.jpg Lock gates http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/xm15a2/1110101022a_zpsd80346eb.jpg I was there for a while about 15 years ago. Pretty cool place. I loved the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:46:41 PM EDT
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http://www.barkley.biz/~ronald/qpreunion/DSC_3995b.JPG http://hikinglady.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Palo-Duro-Canyon-lighthouse-rock.jpg http://www.outdoordestinationguide.com/uploads/Palo%20Duro%20CanyonIMG_1357C.jpg From Wiki: As the second largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 193 km (120 mi) long and has an average width of 10 km (6.2 mi), but reaches a width of 32 km (20 mi) at places. Its depth is around 250 m (820 ft), but in some locations it can increase up to 304 m (997 ft). Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning "hard wood") has been named "The Grand Canyon of Texas" both for its size and for its dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls similar to those in the Grand Canyon.
Beautiful place, and a lot of history there as well: Apache, Comanche and Kiowa Indians all used the canyon at one point or another. Coronado visited Palo Duro Canyon in 1541. Col Mackenzie finally forced the Comanche into the Oklahoma reservations when he captured and killed 1,200 of their horses. It was also a part of the JA ranch for many years. The JA at one point had over 1,335,000 acres. 20,000 acres of the canyon were bought by the State of Texas in 1934, and it became a state park. You can still hike, mountain bike, ride, and camp in the canyon. I spent a lot of time out there as a kid.
Meh, first loser! 
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:47:15 PM EDT
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From the Netflix series House of Cards, partially filmed in my hometown. Pic I took of a sign they put up: http://i.imgur.com/vQUOB.jpg Pic from the series, my buddy used to live in that house in the background. We used to party there all the time, it wasn't blue when he lived there. http://i.imgur.com/ovHCQxI.jpg Seems.........familiar. 
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:47:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:48:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:54:08 PM EDT
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20 mins from my house where I grew up.
Worked here when I was in highschool |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:55:23 PM EDT
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If you have bought something from me on the Exchange, this is where it was shipped from. Boring, that's all I got.
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:55:38 PM EDT
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A guy I grew up with and his cool artwork. He has work in the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:57:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:58:36 PM EDT
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I also have one of these in my back yard.
Official state border marker |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 2:59:22 PM EDT
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Don't have any pictures... But I'm close to Washington's crossing (Delaware river)
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:00:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:00:36 PM EDT
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BIW's floating dry dock
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:02:32 PM EDT
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This non-descript building is pretty famous. There's even a museum inside now.
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:03:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:05:36 PM EDT
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Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:07:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:09:07 PM EDT
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 Wetzel cave. In the 1790s Wetzel hid inside with a turkey call. Used it to lure Indians in the cave. Killed them when they entered. Killed a whole tribe of Indians.  In September 1777, during a Native American siege on the fort, Major Samuel McColloch arrived at the fort with forty mounted men from Short Creek. The gates of the fort were thrown open to allow the men entrance. Major McColloch lingered behind to guide and protect the men. The Indians attacked, and all of the men except McColloch made it inside before they were forced to close the gates. McColloch found himself alone and surrounded by Native Americans, and he rode immediately towards the nearby hill in an attempt to escape. McColloch had earned a reputation as a very successful "borderer" (one who protected the frontier borders from the Native Americans) and was well known to both the frontiersmen and the Indians. The Indians eagerly pursued McColloch, and drove him to the summit of the hill. As he rode along the top of the hill, he encountered another large body of Indians. He now found himself surrounded, with no path of escape. He knew that, because of his reputation and history against the Indians, he would be tortured and killed with great cruelty if he were to be captured alive. With all avenues of escape cut off, he turned and faced the precipice, and with the bridle in his left hand and his rifle in his right, he spurred his horse over the edge to an almost certain death. The hill at that location is about three hundred feet in height, and in many places is almost perpendicular. The Indians rushed to the edge, expecting to see the Major lying dead in a crumpled heap at the bottom of the hill. To their great surprise they instead saw McColloch, still mounted on his white horse, galloping away from them. When the Indians caught him a couple years later they ate is still beating heart because they wanted his courage. |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:09:12 PM EDT
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Best Whitewater in the Southeast....New River Gorge
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:13:18 PM EDT
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I drive past it everyday on the work to work in Detroit |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:15:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Best Whitewater in the Southeast....New River Gorge http://www.qualityinnnewrivergorge.com/uploads/images/sliders/slide-new-river-rafting.jpg And the best Place to be on the third Saturday of every October in the states |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:18:14 PM EDT
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Some of you may know this place. I was born a few miles down the road. Yonah Mntn? |
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:22:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:25:27 PM EDT
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Hampton, VA it's not my hometown but I live here. This is an F22 from Langely AFB flying over the recently closed Ft. Monroe.
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Posted: 2/11/2013 3:26:14 PM EDT
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Town i live in was the first national park.
Even before yellowstone. |
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