The Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos

The Legend of the Rooster of Barcelos

Everywhere we’ve traveled in Portugal, one image keeps appearing: a brightly colored, stylized rooster. The rooster is at the heart of one of Portugal’s most beloved folk tales. Here’s how the legend unfolds…

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A Morning Walk on the Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail

A Morning Walk on the Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail

One of our favorite places to walk locally is the Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It’s a fairly easy 4-mile out and back, hard-packed gravel path on the abandoned railroad line that was built to transport materials and supplies for the construction of the Hoover Dam back in the early 1930s.

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