LIVING KAREN'S DREAM: 07/01/2011

Vermont Marble Museum, Proctor Vermont July 2011

There are several huge marble mining quarries in the New England areas. Everything from sculptures to tire curbs, sidewalks to road curbs, buildings and even street cobble stones and more, are made from marble in this part of the country. We visited the museum and the city of Proctor. The marble city was beautiful. Every city we have been in at least has marble or granite curbs in places!

Tire stop curbs

The monument for the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier

Delicate sculptures

This is the entrance to the museum.

Even the fire house is made of marble!

Bridge rails

Retaining walls

Sidewalks

Grave head stones

Buildings. This is a church

Street curbs and more sidewalks

Building columns.

Watkins Glenn SP, Montour Falls, NY July 2011

The hike up and back was 3 miles. It was beautiful and cool which is great because 1.5 miles of the hike was a climb up stairs. Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks, with a reputation for leaving us visitors spellbound. The glen's stream descends 400 feet past 200-foot cliffs, creating 19 waterfalls along its course. The gorge path winds over and under waterfalls and through the spray of the Cavern Cascade and the rim trails overlook the gorge.

How beautiful but sweet of nature.

Behind one of the smaller falls.

From The Corning Glass Museum

What an amazing place displaying the awesome talents of many people including the artisans that work at Corning. A few samples to enjoy.

Beautifully unusual

The glass dress

Tea anyone

Huh?

Click this to enlarge, very beautiful.

Glass window with each color as individual colored glass pieces.

Almost done.....

Here it is.

Beautiful paper weight.

Death Defying Rides Over The Falls July 2011

Here are a few of the contraptions that people used to go over the falls. Some died and those that lived were arrested. Some even tried it more than once! No thanks.

Survived

Died

Survived

Died

Survived but died when he used the tubes later, (above)

Unknown

Survived

survived

This lady went over in this barrel with her cat, both survived.

Survived

Niagara Falls New York July 2011

Words are inadequate to describe these wonderful falls. Just enjoy the pictures and videos and few words. The night photos were fun to take and very refreshing because the breeze was blowing the mist toward us and we were really needing the cooling down!