Cross Junction, Va
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Our 50th Wedding Anniversary trip does not officially start until Saturday, March 23 but Roger and Becky, friends of ours for the past 36 years, got a jump on things today. At a delightful English PubLes mer
Our 50th Wedding Anniversary trip does not officially start until Saturday, March 23 but Roger and Becky, friends of ours for the past 36 years, got a jump on things today. At a delightful English PubLes mer
50/50/50 Journey
And so it begins.
Virginia is a gift. The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains accompanied us all along Interstate 81 as we headed south. The countryside was dotted with white floweringLes mer
Bristol, Virginia. I mean Bristol, Tennessee. I mean Virginia. Okay, both.
State Street is the boundary between two cities: Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. It runs right through theirLes mer
Market Square in Knoxville, Tennessee was established in 1854 as a place for farmers to bring their produce to sell.
Fast forward a few decades and you have a wonderful venue for concerts, politicalLes mer
In 1809, Meriwether Lewis - yes, the same Lewis of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804 - was traveling to Washington on the Old Natchez Trace. It was not a pleasure trip. He was headed to DCLes mer
Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a two room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. The "shotgun " house was built by his father, grandfather and uncle. Vernon and Gladys, Elvis's parents,Les mer
Exploring the 16 miles of the Vicksburg National Military Park today was an unforgettable experience. Abraham Lincoln knew that Vicksburg was "the key! The war can never be brought to a close untilLes mer
Roger and Becky, you were right. You need a lot more than one day at the Vicksburg Battlefield - so we went back today.
Historians call it the site of the Surrender Interview. So genteel soundingLes mer
Denny and I amused ourselves this morning by watching tugboats, barges and freighters moving up and down the Mississippi River - right from our hotel window in downtown Baton Rouge.
Storms wereLes mer
His mother could not decide what to name her son. She had three names picked out and in the end she named him all three - George Herbert Walker. The family's last name was tacked on at theLes mer
Reisende Looking good, you two!
Reisende Congrats you guys. We'll be following you all the way,
Reisende Awaiting the adventure