Summer 2015 photos
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| Towards the end of July, my parents and I drove to Flint, Michigan to visit my dad's family. While there, my aunt hosted two cookouts- one with my extended family and one with their friends and neighbors. The picture above is from the latter. This gathering was a very special one for me- it was wonderful to see my family again and spend time with them. It was slightly nostalgic as well- two members of my dad's family have passed away in the last year and a half, and we felt their absence. |
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| This is a picture of Lucifer Falls, which is part of Treman State Park in Ithaca, New York. Driving back from Michigan, my parents and I stopped at Ithaca in order to visit Cornell University. We had a day to explore Ithaca after that, so we met up with one of my mother's friends and went with her to this state park. We hiked up to this vista and were greeted with this view of the falls. It is an absolutely gorgeous park and reminded me quite a lot of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings. |
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| I spent three weeks at my grandparents's house in Becket, Massachusetts. This summer, my parents and I all read A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, which is about the author's walk on the Appalachian Trail. We all decided to drive to an access point to the Trail that is about 20 minutes away from my grandparents. We did three different day hikes on it, which was an absolutely incredible experience for all of us. It introduced us to a world that we had never explored before and it was definitely worth it! |
