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Ikaria’s Theoktistis Monastery and Theoskepasti Chapel

Ikaria's Theoktistis Monastery and Theoskepasti Chapel
Theoktistis Monastery and Theoskepasti Chapel, Ikaria, Greece

On the northern side of the small Greek Island of Ikaria is the Osias Theoktistis Monastery.  The architecture of the small monastery is a traditional church, like most of the other ones located on this beautiful island.  However, the small chapel, Theoskepasti, located just next door, has the most unique architecture.  Built into a cave underneath a large, flat rock, from the outside, the Theoskepasti chapel looks more akin to a mushroom house than a place of worship.  It is an absolute gem to see!

Ikaria's Theoktistis Monastery and Theoskepasti Chapel
Old fashioned cooking stove.
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The Vlomankill Trail at DEC’s Five Rivers in Upstate New York

The Vlomankill Trail at DEC's Five Rivers in Upstate New York
Vlomankill Trail, Five Rivers, New York

We’ve been having some really beautiful and warm fall days this year here in Upstate New York.  As a person who tends to hibernate all winter, this extension of summer, as my husband calls it, is allowing us a bit more time to wear shorts and tromp through the woods.  We spent a beautiful morning hiking along the Vlomankill Trail at Five Rivers and have some pictures to prove it!

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A Visit to Utah’s Newspaper Rock

A Visit to Newspaper Rock
Newspaper Rock contains over 650 individual characters etched onto the rock face.

We stopped by Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument, a large rock face containing hundreds of petroglyphs, on our way from the Needles sections of Canyonlands National Park down to the Goosenecks State Park on our drive through Utah.  We had no idea how impressive it was until we saw it in the flesh.  It is larger than we imagined and absolutely worth a visit.

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