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Auburn Saturday Ride Through the Park
There is an ebb and flow to living in/near a college town. You quickly learn when students are in town and when you can venture into town without having to deal with the abundance of traffic and people. This week was one of those times when Auburn was empty of students, probably for Halloween, or…
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Chewacla State Park Through Auburn Ride
The ride at Chewacla State Park allowed us to log Wanderer miles with our bikes. Despite a scenic but bumpy trail, we enjoyed exploring neglected areas. Utilizing the Wanderer Earth app added excitement to our outdoor adventures, ultimately accumulating 23.2 new miles while dining at Subway in Auburn.
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Van Trip to Downtown Opelika
We recently took a quick dinner trip down to Opelika to take some photos and have dinner. I have a companion post to these images on my website, but this is focused on the van.
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Driving Loki Through Tuskegee National Forest
In the early 20th century, Macon County, Alabama, faced challenges with poor soil in its northern region, leading to failed attempts to assist African American families through programs like “The Big Hungry.” In 1934, a new initiative, the Tuskegee Land Utilization Project, was initiated to address land poverty. This New Deal project, under the Resettlement…
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Chewacla State Park Waterfalls in the Van
I had to look back at the last time I went to Chewacla State Park specifically to photograph the waterfall, and I was shocked that it was way back in 2011, more than 10 years ago. The images from that day are so different from the ones I just captured, and of course it was…
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A Few Days at Gulf Shores Beach
We come down to Gulf Shores as often as we can, but our favorite time of year to come down here is once the heat has dissipated and the people have all gone back to work and school. Photos from the Week
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Beach Photography Day
We stayed an extra day or two at Gulf Shores so I was able to take a day and get some actual beach photography worked up. These shots were taken very late in the day and were all taken on a very calm perfect weather day. I had come down to the beach when my…
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Quick Trip to Gulf Shores and Pensacola
We met up with some family from Texas and shared a condo and the beautiful beaches of Gulf Shores. While we were down that way we visited the famous LuLu’s and had dinner, and got to spend some good quality time on the beach. In a companion post on my photography site, I did take…
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Delivery Captain Sails From Tampa To Orange Beach
LAUGHALOT arrived today in her new home in Alabama. Captain Bill and Captain Vicki sailed her up from her port in New Port Richey, Florida to a port here in Alabama where she will be much closer to us. We went down to meet with the Captains and give them a lift to the airport…
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An Office to Park the Bus
What would possess a moderately intelligent couple to move from the house in the photo below to the Kountry Kitchen, also below? At the time these photos were taken, we had our “reasons.” However, in hindsight, it is always easier to see what the real goal was. We had been living in this beautiful house…
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