What a difference a few hours can make. Yesterday afternoon was very warm and it was still 75 F (24 C) when I returned to my hotel from dinner. When I got up this morning I looked out of the window and it was sunny but, as I strolled outside in shirt sleeves, I discovered … Continue reading Okefenokee
Today’s three stops on the journey from Charlotte, NC to Augusta, Georgia were just as diverse as yesterday’s. Just a few minutes down the road from last night’s hotel is the Billy Graham Library and I was the first visitor in the parking lot this morning. The recent death of “America’s Pastor” brought more relevance … Continue reading Religion, Art and State
Today I visited three very different attractions, in three North Carolina cities, that were all interesting. I started off driving less than two miles from my Durham hotel to Duke University where my first target was the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Although they were neither as extensive nor as varied as other formal gardens I … Continue reading Diverse sights in North Carolina
Sunday, March 18, 2018 Today marks the start of a short road trip I’m calling my “Southern Escape”. The weather in Washington this spring has been pretty awful: below average temperatures, frequent rain/snow showers and a couple of significant wind storms that caused me to lose power. My initial intent was to head for the … Continue reading A Short Southern Escape
I got home on Sunday (September 10) but had a couple of urgent issues to deal with that delayed this post on the final two days and summarizing the trip. There’s not a lot to report on the last two days. On Saturday I drove from Smyrna, TN to Roanoke, VA and then drove home … Continue reading Wrapping up the Alaska Adventure
I drove another 375 miles towards home today, arriving in Smyrna, TN which is near Nashville. On the way my only stop was at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. I spent a couple of days in Memphis about 10 years ago and visited Beale St., Graceland and the museum then. Beale St. seemed … Continue reading Memphis Civil Rights Museum
Today was another driving day – 335 miles from Oklahoma City, OK to Little Rock, AR – but not before I had visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum that honors the victims, survivors and everyone affected by the April 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. I visited this memorial in 2014and would not, normally, revisit … Continue reading Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial