An 8 day October trip takes me to Dutchess County in the stunning Hudson Valley of New York State — home to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt home and Presidential Library, hiking, wineries, the Vanderbilt...
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November 2018 Calendar Wallpaper
November's Calendar Wallpaper image is a male leopard I photographed in the Luangwa National Park in Zambia when we were on safari there last summer. Isn't he a beautiful boy! ...
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Journal: In Love with the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Ah, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome . . . be still my heart! What an extraordinary time I had here -- capped off with a flight in one of their biplanes....
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Journal: Finding Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
Ever heard of Dutchess County, New York? Today, I'm taking you to visit Eleanor Roosevelt's home, Val-Kill Cottage....
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Ann’s Oysters and Artichokes
Oysters Dunbar. If you know what I’m talking about, simply hearing the name of the dish is enough to make you salivate. Corinne Dunbar’s in New Orleans was a special place — a restaurant...
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Journal: Hard to Leave Rocket City — Huntsville, Alabama
My weekend in Huntsville, Alabama has been so great, it’s hard to pick just a single thing to share in this road journal. Super-smart citizens . . . great local art . . ....
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Journal: Enjoying Flo and The Shoals
Flo? Florence, Alabama, of course — one of the four towns (Tuscumbia, Florence, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals) that form The Shoals, an area in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River. My third full day...
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Journal: A Little Breakfast and a Little Elvis
After a good night’s sleep and a little breakfast, it was time to go find Elvis Aaron Presley’s first home — and then get on down the road to Florence, Alabama. I was the...
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Journal: Vicksburg to Tupelo
In Vicksburg, I made my way to 10 South — a rooftop restaurant offering a view that shows Vicksburg, the Yazoo River, and their relationship with the mighty Mississippi. Ulysses S. Grant once tried...
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Journal: Made it to Vicksburg, Mississippi
Back to the open road! I was up early — and got on the road a little after 7:00 a.m. Lucca and Marius are NEVER happy about this, but I’m blessed to have a...
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