Day: August 18, 2008

Dupont Forest

Dupont Forest is one of those places K has wanted to go for a long time, but time and circumstance prevented us. School, exams, life…we only last week made it to the state park.

Most notable: waterfalls.

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Lower Falls

It’s a short drive from our place, but it seems like a different world. Cool mountain air, wonderful views — the perfect Sunday outing.

We weren’t the only ones to think that.

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L and one calm horse
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Sliding

At the top of the enormous rock down which kids were sliding was a covered bridge — I swear it looked bigger from the bottom of the falls.

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The Girl didn’t seem to mind, though.

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God of Gas

Effective use of knee time.

Forget Congress. Forget President Bush. About four months ago, frustrated by the apparently immutable laws of supply and demand, Rocky Twyman turned to a higher authority in his quest for cheaper gasoline.

The recent dip in prices, he says, is proof of divine intervention.

“Prayer is the answer to every problem in life,” said Twyman, founder of the Pray at the Pump movement, whose members huddle around gas pumps and ask the Almighty to lower gasoline prices.

Group gives thanks to the Lord — for lower gasoline prices – Los Angeles Times