Our last day in the Savannah area was spent exploring two islands, Cockspur and Tybee. We began our day on Cockspur Island with a visit to Fort Pulaski National Monument. The fort is named in honor of Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War hero. Called the “Father of the American Cavalry,” Pulaski was a Polish citizen [...]
As part of our visit to Fort Pulaski National Monument, we witnessed the nine simple steps of firing the Civil War era musket by a National Park ranger dressed in Union Army garb.
P53 Enfield Musket[mp4 2.9MB, 37 sec]
Not so fast, eh? According to the ranger, a fast loader could get 3 shots off per minute [...]
This is the solution to our May Mystery Photo:
Congratulations to Aaron who correctly guessed Coyote! I don’t think the Coyote really lives up to its Latin name of Canis latrans which means “barking dog” as it rarely barks. I think it would be more appropriate to call it the “howling, yipping, amazingly resourceful dog”, however [...]
Norman Chester Remington: a man of integrity, leadership, thoughtfulness, and curiosity with a strong love for learning and travel. His life touched hundreds, if not thousands, of others; he is responsible in a big way for my love of travel and adventure.
This past week we learned of Grandpa Norman’s death. While sudden, it was not [...]
Savannah is a wonderful city. It has history, cool architecture, a great location, colorful citizens, lots of ghosts (or so they say) and plenty of charm. Thankfully, much of Savannah has weathered the trials of the past 275 years gracefully. In the years since the city’s founding by General James Oglethorpe in February of 1733, [...]
The fifth installment of Mystery Photo is here. Hint: the answer is not Snow Geese. Look around, there’s something else in the picture for you. Good Luck!
May 2007 mystery photograph:
How to play: Find a hidden animal in the photo, then place your guess in the comment area below. Please be as specific as possible. Each [...]
It was our lucky day, the eastern entrance to Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was open to visitors. Our plans to visit the northern entrance the week before had been disrupted by a huge wildfire. While the fire was still raging across southeastern Georgia, it wasn’t close enough to be a threat on the far side [...]
Our original plan, to stay in Waycross and explore the northern entrance of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, was changed abruptly by fire. Seems that southern Georgia is suffering a drought and there were several fires burning near Waycross. So, we headed out to the Georgia coast (our RV has now traveled from coast to [...]
We were in the Gainesville and Dahlonega area of northern Georgia to visit family. Lance’s Grandmother Ruth, Uncle Gary, and Aunt Chris all live up there while his cousin Katie, her husband Ryan and son Kaden live about an hour and a half south. Most of the family is originally from New York state [...]
A life is not important except in the impact it has on the lives of others.
This Jackie Robinson quote was on the cover of our Atlanta Braves program on April 15th. Major League Baseball was celebrating the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the “color barrier” in baseball. Jackie’s story is an amazing one [...]
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Where are we now? Klamath Falls, OR 97601. 
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