Daydreaming continues

[jeneralist]

Ah, the things we can dream about after shoveling 18+ inches of snow off the sidewalk -- on a corner lot. The neighborhood kid-with-a-shovel (doesn't every neighborhood have a few?) looked at the length of my sidewalk and shook his head. "I dunno, lady -- I usually get $20 for a driveway. Nobody's ever asked me to shovel a whole street before

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[catpaw67]

If you haven't been there (or want to go again) I recommend Edwin Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge down by Atlantic City. It has a very nice drive-through birding area. :-)

[jeneralist]

Drive-thru birding? OK, I'd like a great blue heron, and a egret combo -- that comes with swallows, right?

Sounds cool. NJ in general has great birding. A., who used to know that if she saw a new bird for her life list it meant that she was dreaming, talks about signing up for the "World Series" of birding, held in NJ in warmer weather.

[dcseain]

The Blueridge Parkway, and several qualifying sites in 4 states are near here. Mayhap we'd get to see a bit of you when passing through?

[jeneralist]

DC itself, no surprise, has a gazillion of them. The harder part will be the 25 states.

[jeneralist]

17 states within 4 hours of central NJ? Pal, how much use do you get out of your radar detector?

The way Idrive -- or in this case, ride -- there's:

• NJ
• PA
• NY
• CT
• MD

[vgnwtch]

That sounds grand :D

I'm daydreaming about doing a lot of hiking and visiting of historical sites (maybe some stately homes), and getting to hike round the Peak District. I think we're going to be knackered for the first few weeks, until our fitness level improves.

[dr_pretentious]

Hiking in the Peak District. Ooh, ooh, can I come, too?

[vgnwtch]

I'm counting on it :)

[dr_pretentious]

There's no better place to show off an Iron Butt than Gunnison, after all.

[jeneralist]

Wouldn't it rust? Buns of (stainless) steel, that's different...