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16 Months of Adventure – Riverside 177 White Water Retro Camper Report
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
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged Alabama, camper, camping, Chapel De Soto, Florida, Howard, Michigan, Retro, Riverside, Rv 177, sunrise, Tennessee, White Water, WPAFB
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The Boulder in the Pulpit – The Sallie Howard Memorial Baptist Church, Alabama
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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Tagged Alabama, boulder, DeSoto State Park, Howard, Memorial Church, Mentone, Milford, photography, Sallie, stone formation
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DeSoto Falls, Alabama – Witness to History
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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Tagged Alabama, dam, DeSoto Falls, history, Little River, Mentone, state park, waterfall, wildflower
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Wildflower Café – Fine Dining in Blue Jeans
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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Tagged Alabama, biscuits, bread pudding, Cafe, curried coconut, Greek, Mentone, rum, school bus seats, sweet potato, tomato pie, wildflower, wrap
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Hog Jaw Valley Will Never be the Same
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
Posted in The View from Pelham
Tagged Alabama, dam, Don, Don Griffin, farewell, Hog Jaw, Long Island Creek, Nickajack, railroad bridge, river, Tennessee, valley
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Cee’s Which Way Challenge Post
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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Tagged Alabama, Bridgeport, Cee's, Challenge, railroad, switches, which way
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Bridgeport Depot Museum, Alabama
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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Tagged Alabama, Bridgeport, C&O, caboose, CSX, depot, drawbridge, Hog Jaw Valley, locomotive, Moyseneck, museum, railroad, trains
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A Trip Back to Hog Jaw Valley – Part 2
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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Tagged Alabama, draw bridge, Hembree, history, Hog Jaw Valley, railroad, Tennessee River
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A Trip Back to Hog Jaw Valley Part 1
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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Tagged Alabama, Hembree, Hog Jaw Valley, Nickajack, Tennessee River
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