Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places

Twelve Mile Circle

  • Washington, DC Boundary Stones

    Located in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia (Visited 2000-2010) Beginning in 1791, a survey party placed stones marking the boundary of the District of Columbia, one mile apart in a diamond pattern, ten miles on a side. Two thirds of the land came from Maryland and one third from Virginia. This land formed the new capital…

  • Counties in Delaware that I have Visited

    There are 3 Counties in Delaware – “The First State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 3 Counties = 100% of Counties in Delaware Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…

  • A Winter Day at the Beach

    Rehoboth Beach, Sussex Co., Delaware, USA (Photos from 2004, video from 2008) Sometimes we just have to get out of the house and do something during the middle of winter. It felt like we’d been trapped inside for months and we were starting to get a little stir-crazy. Regular readers will know that we don’t…

  • Councils of Government in Connecticut that I have Visited

    There are 9 Councils of Government in Connecticut – “The Constitution State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 9 Councils = 100% of Councils of Government in Connecticut Councils of Government visited are colored-in; Councils still needing to be visited are…

  • Counties in Colorado that I have Visited

    There are 64 counties in Colorado – “The Centennial State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 47 Counties = 73.4% of Counties in Colorado Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…

  • Rocky Mountain National Park

    Larimer and Grand Counties, Colorado, USA (October 2002) We came to Denver for a wedding but we arrived early so we could travel up to Estes Park, Colorado (map). That serves as the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Summer quickly transitions into winter here. Trail Ridge Road through the upper elevations of park closed…

  • Mesa Verde National Park

    Montezuma County, Colorado, USA (May 1992) Mesa Verde National Park, the “green table” of Colorado’s contribution to the Four Corners region contains some of the most spectacular and largest cliff dwellings ever constructed. Precolumbian native Americans, sometimes referred to as the Ancient Pueblo People or the Anasazi after the Navajo word for “ancient ones,” inhabited…

  • Counties in California that I have Visited

    There are 58 counties in California – “The Golden State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 25 Counties = 43.1% of Counties in California Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…

  • San Diego Zoo and Safari Park

    San Diego, California (2005) If you’ve been reading these travel pages you know our little guy loves animals. Naturally in San Diego we had to go to the famous San Diego Zoo and its affiliated Safari Park. The zoo was great (map), but the Safari Park had smaller crowds and more open space so that…

  • La Jolla Coast

    San Diego County, California (2005) Next we went to La Jolla with some of our family who live in the area that were kind enough to act as tour guides. We wandered down to the Ellen Browning Scripps Park along the Pacific shoreline (map). The southwestern corner led to the crescent shaped Children’s Pool, also…

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