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16 Months of Adventure – Riverside 177 White Water Retro Camper Report

Posted on August 18, 2015 by merlinjr01

A 16-Month Performance and Adventure Report Sixteen months ago we drove our brand new Riverside 177 White Water Retro camper off of the dealer’s lot. Shortly before I posted the first “Camper Report,” we had experienced several minor issues, but … Continue reading →

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The Boulder in the Pulpit – The Sallie Howard Memorial Baptist Church, Alabama

Posted on August 14, 2015 by merlinjr01

What do you do when you want to build a church, but there is a huge boulder in the way? Make it part of the church, of course! I am beginning to believe that “serendipity” could easily be a synonym … Continue reading →

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DeSoto Falls, Alabama – Witness to History

Posted on August 10, 2015 by merlinjr01

After lunch at the Wildflower Café, we followed the signs to DeSoto Falls. I hate to pass up a chance to visit any waterfall. The falls are immediately below a dam across the Little River that runs along the top … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Café – Fine Dining in Blue Jeans

Posted on August 4, 2015 by merlinjr01

Everyone has his or her own idea of “fine dining.” For some it requires formal dress, white table cloths, too many pieces of silverware, and a waiter with a towel draped over one arm, accompanied by overpriced appetizers and undersized … Continue reading →

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Hog Jaw Valley Will Never be the Same

Posted on June 19, 2015 by merlinjr01

Remembering My Friend Don My friend, Don, who led me on a trip through space and time, died this week. The space was Hog Jaw Valley, Alabama, and the time was his boyhood. I met Don at Harry and Ollie’s, … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Which Way Challenge Post

Posted on March 18, 2015 by merlinjr01

This photo is posted in response to Cee’s Which Way Challenge Post. It is not often I post a photo with no supporting text! Which Way?

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Bridgeport Depot Museum, Alabama

Posted on February 10, 2015 by merlinjr01

Several “I Grew up on a Farm in Virginia” posts make reference to the railroad that crossed the road to the house, specifically (My First Night with the Car). From as far back as I can remember I could hear … Continue reading →

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A Trip Back to Hog Jaw Valley – Part 2

Posted on June 20, 2014 by merlinjr01

The trip through Hog Jaw Valley, Alabama continues: One of the major landmarks on my tour was the Hembree home place. This two-story white frame building looks much as it did 80 years ago. Don grew up with several of … Continue reading →

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A Trip Back to Hog Jaw Valley Part 1

Posted on June 19, 2014 by merlinjr01

Prologue How can you not want to explore a place named Hog Jaw Valley? It is a remote, rural, agricultural, sparsely populated area where Don and I were “thrown out” of two places. And why would it remind me of … Continue reading →

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