Travels in the southeast
I fully realize looking at someone else’s photos might be close to torture, but none-the-less I put together some of my favorites from our travels in 2016. For me the criteria for choosing these photos was simple: does the photo stir an emotion, trigger a cool memory, or just put a smile on my face.… Read More Favorite 2016 Photos
What a great weekend! Here’s hoping you and yours had a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving, and that you, as do we, have plenty to be thankful for. And for us? We were most particularly thankful for having two great children that we are so proud of. Laugh? I don’t remember laughing so hard as I… Read More Thanksgiving – Nov 2016
Trying to maintain a rich tradition of Halloween themes which have poor taste, social irresponsibility, and no redeeming value (you know, kind of like this election), I believe this year we met our goal. Every year we deliberate over a number of ideas for Halloween. Invariably we choose the worst of the worst; this year… Read More Halloween – Oct 2016
For any TCPC peeps, or anyone else interested, following is a digital copy of the book in the TCPC clubhouse entitled the History of TCPC (Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Campground). I know there is a PDF history of the campground but wasn’t sure if anyone had preserved this book, along with the 27 8×10 color glossy… Read More TCPC History – Oct 2016
As a terra firma guy who enjoys keeping his heart rate steady and his feet on the ground, we joined good friends in Fayetteville, West Virginia for Bridge Day, a celebration that involves the longest span bridge in the world – and people who find it exhilarating to jump or rope off it. What? Why… Read More WV Bridge Day – Oct 2016
One of our favorite activities, first tried several years ago, is to bike the Virginia Creeper – a 34 mile rails-to-trail route that extends from Abingdon, VA, through Damascus, on up to Whitetop Station in the Mount Rogers Recreation Area near the North Carolina border. We peddled the 18 miles from the top at Whitetop… Read More Virginia Creeper – Oct 2016
Howard Finster. Preacher? Artist? Alien from another planet? Quite frankly, I think the verdict is out, but personally I am leaning towards the latter. In our never ending goal of trying to find beautiful, fun or quirky places to visit, my bride identified a local point of interest she thought I might enjoy “shooting” –… Read More Paradise Garden – Sept 2016
Once again the Prince Howard hood celebrates its sense of family, community and camaraderie with the Rock the Block Party. Thanks to Brandt and Renee for hosting this year’s neighborhood party! Everyone brought something, whether it was food, beverages or just conversation. The kids had a bouncy machine to jump around in. For those who… Read More Rock the Block – Sept 2016
Brexit… schmexit. We just plain old celebrated the 4th of July. Whether you were one of the 60,000 people in Atlanta who ran the Peachtree, cooked on the barbecue, stayed close to the pool, marveled at the brilliance of the Declaration of Independence, or sat with a book to while away the oppressive heat of… Read More 4th of July – 2016
Friends of ours invited us to join them at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in midtown to see the “Chihuly in the Garden” exhibit. It has been a very long time since I visited any botanical gardens, but the Atlanta Botanical Garden was superb. When you marry natural beauty with art, the result can be spectacular,… Read More Chihuly in the Garden – July 2016
There is something therapeutic about taking a walk in the woods – not needing to see anything particular of note, just enjoy what nature offers. As a seasoned veteran, though, I know that if I take a walk in the woods without my camera, there will be lions and tigers and dancing bears. So I… Read More A Walk in the Woods – June 2016
While clearly keeping in mind why we are celebrating this holiday weekend, for those who have lost their lives serving our country, we enjoyed a weekend of fellowship at the Memorial Day Weekend Rally at the Highland Haven Airstream Park, not too far down the road from Floyd, VA (home of the Floyd Country Store).… Read More Memorial Day Weekend in VA – May 2016
Blink once if you remember names like Monte Carlo, Cutlass Supreme, Tempest, Grand Prix, Falcon, Corvair, Edsel and Desoto… Blink twice if you’re lying. R R R. I feel like Tim from Tool Time. I took a day this past week to go visit Old Car City up in White, GA. With over 30 acres,… Read More Old Car City – May 2016
In her camping debut, Dottie proves her mettle! We spent a few days in and around Pine Mountain, GA this past week, which if you are not familiar is where Callaway Gardens is located, near the town of Hamilton, all in Harris County. If you are not familiar with Harris County, it abuts Meriwether County.… Read More Dottie goes to Pine Mountain – May 2016
Paddling on rivers can be inherently dangerous. The powerful force of moving water, obstacles in or hidden in the water, and the potential for hypothermia all contribute to risk, even on slow moving rivers in the middle of summer. When I became aware of a 2-½ day swift water rescue workshop it seemed like a… Read More Swift Water Rescue – May 2016
We saved the best stop of this trip for last, to see Child Unit 1, who is working on her master’s degree in public policy (MPP) at Duke University. (Child Unit 2 will have to wait for the snows to recede before we visit him.). We are insanely proud of both our kids. We camped… Read More Last Stop: Duke – Apr 2016
Today was the Canopener Cornhole Competition, a highly competitive event as part of the Airforums rally for Airstreams called Canopener, at Topsail SP in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. The cornhole event was made either more or less competitive as it followed Margaritaville (thank you Pat and Greg) and a homemade chili extravaganza (thank you everyone).… Read More Canopener Cornhole – 2016
We are here at Topsail State Park for the Canopener, an Airstream rally that is enjoying its 10th anniversary this year. Canopener is a loose collection of like-minded Airstream owners who look forward to “opening” the year with a rally on the panhandle of Florida on the first full weekend of the New Year. I… Read More Topsail Prescribed Burn – 2016
Land-locked during the last half of 2015 and unable to get out paddling on the Chattahoochee River, the time did offer me additional chances to hike the many trails along the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). The CRNRA is a tremendous resource with (I would guess) hundreds of miles of hiking trails, bike paths… Read More Chattahoochee River – 2015
I guess the first thing I should say about the Kingsized Holiday Jubilee with Kingsized and the Dames Aflame is that it is held in the Little Five Points (L5P) area of Atlanta. Brought to our attention by our friends Lucius and Danielle, think of this show as a family friendly Christmas pageant with a… Read More Kingsized Holiday Jubilee – Dec 2015
On a walk in the woods, I captured some of the muted colors and textures of late fall. These photos are taken from the banks of the Chattahoochee River a wee bit north and west of Atlanta. Hardly the vibrant fall foliage of New England or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, nonetheless these subtle colors… Read More The Other Colors of Fall – Dec 2015
We have so much to be thankful for, starting with a great family, good health, fabulous friends… the list goes on and on… We celebrated Thanksgiving at home and the best part was that the kids were both home. Hoping your day was even half as nice as ours!
Not A Night at the Roxbury – this was A Night at the Fox in Atlanta, GA to see Joe Bonamassa. OMG! We were maybe 15 or 20 rows back from stage and this guy (and his band) ROCKED! If you are not familiar, Joe Bonamassa is a blues guitarist extraordinaire, as you might guess… Read More OMG Joe Bonamassa – Nov 2015
Ixnay Hunting Island – on to Little Talbot Island SP near Fernandino Beach, FL. Five days previously the Little Talbot area had received 9 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. If you look at the picture of the dock in one of the pictures, we were told that as a result of the rain,… Read More Little Talbot Island – Nov 2015
The Cumberland Plateau, located on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee is a little slice of heaven. This week I had the opportunity while doing some year-end cleanup at the Airstream Park to explore the area. Sitting at around 2,000 feet elevation, the plateau is a lush area with a lot of… Read More Cumberland Plateau – Nov 2015
As you may have expected, we have taken certain liberties with the celebration of Halloween. This year the theme was “FarmersOnly.com”, and we had farmers (Vern, Earl and Cyrus D. Hay to pose with), animals (Rosie and Lucy helped to fill out the livestock pen) and an active interest from zombies and other characters to… Read More Halloween – Oct. 2015
It has happened again – a truly magnificent weekend in the north Georgia mountains with Airstreams, vintage trailers and really cool people! Every year for the past 10++ years Alan and Shannon have organized a meet-up of like-minded folks who enjoy good company, breaking bread, and sharing their love for Airstreams and other really cool… Read More Falluminum – Oct 2015
Fashionista alert! In one of those rare confluences of dead and undead, zombies made an appearance last evening. Just when you thought it was safe to go back out on the streets, it appears we may have jumped the gun, so to speak. A veritable wave of zombies appeared in Marietta Square. In actuality, the… Read More Zombie Apocalypse – Oct 2015
Nestled between railroad yards, tattoo parlors, bars and Atlanta city life sits the Oakland Cemetery. Founded in 1850 by the City of Atlanta, it originally started as a 6-acre cemetery but with the growth of the city and the need to bury over 7,000 Civil War soldiers, the city soon expanded it to a 48-acre… Read More Oakland Cemetery – Oct 2015
Getting psyched for this year’s upcoming Halloween! I gathered a few pictures from past Halloween activities… Can’t wait to see who and what shows up this year!