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Retracing old steps
Fifty years ago (!) I lived in northeastern Oklahoma for a few years. Since we were sort of in the neighborhood, having just experienced the eclipse in Atkins, Arkansas, I wanted to spend a few days visiting old haunts in the area. Our travels took us to Beaver Lake in the northwest corner of Arkansas,…
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Eclipse!
One of the things I love about RV traveling is taking advantage of the unplanned events that pop up along the way. With a small adjustment to our itinerary, we were able to be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. And so we set a course for Atkins,…
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Mobile
We didn’t travel far to our first stop after Gulf State Park. Mobile is just up the road aways, at the head of Mobile Bay. We needed to stock up on a few things at Costco, and we wanted to poke around a little bit in this place that we had only passed through on…
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Snowbirds
Gulf State Park Here we are at Gulf State Park, ready to enjoy the warm breezes and bright sunshine of an Alabama spring. And we did have some lovely spring-like days. We also had a good number of stormy, chilly ones. The red “beach closed” flag was flying more than not. Still, we had plenty…
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On the road again …
It’s been quiet here at WandaFree for quite a while. We’ve had busy times that have kept our attention at home and in other places. It’s finally time to get Wanda out of storage and back on a trip. And what a trip we have ahead of us! We left home on February 29 and…
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Day 42 – Natchez
It’s October 27, and it’s been exactly six weeks since we left home and started this long journey. Today we visited the city of Natchez, Mississippi. We spent the morning touring Stanton Hall, the largest mansion in a city of large mansions. We also took a carriage ride through the center of the city with…
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Day 16 – Headwaters of the Mississippi
Today we began our tour of the Mississippi River with, appropriately, a visit to the headwaters of the river at Lake Itasca. First, though, we visited a couple of iconic locations in locations in the town of Bemidji. First stop was Bemidji Woolen Mills. This fourth-generation family business has been producing woolen products from the…
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