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A Walk with Moses in the National Aquarium, Baltimore
Maryland, The Appalachian Way Home Rebecca Loomis Maryland, The Appalachian Way Home Rebecca Loomis

A Walk with Moses in the National Aquarium, Baltimore

It is dark. Deep echoes like whale songs and tinkering space rain sounds submerge me, making me feel like a mermaid in a shipwreck. On either side of me, wrapping all the way around the spiraling, descending stairwell, tall panes of glass show me the quiet secrets of the ocean. I am like Moses with the red sea parted in a wall of water to his right and to his left. 

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Sweet Briar College
TX-PA Road Trip, Virginia Rebecca Loomis TX-PA Road Trip, Virginia Rebecca Loomis

Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College is a private women's college in Sweet Briar, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. The college formally opened its doors in 1906 and granted the B.A. degree for the first time in 1910.

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Blue Ridge Parkway
TX-PA Road Trip, Virginia Rebecca Loomis TX-PA Road Trip, Virginia Rebecca Loomis

Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for 469 miles through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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