3,000 Miles on a Whim

oktober 2020 – februar 2021

From Washington to Florida — 14 states on 4 wheels with 2 sets of golf clubs and zero reservations! Les mer

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3,000 Miles on a Whim
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- fredag 16. oktober 2020 15:52
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Høyde: 285 ft
- Forente stater Saint Francis 36.454978, -90.13930636°27’18” N 90°8’22” W
10th state visited!
16. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Quick detour to boost our state count because why not?
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- fredag 16. oktober 2020 16:10
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Høyde: 230 ft
- Forente stater Holly Island Community 36.259183, -90.15671736°15’33” N 90°9’24” W
Cotton
16. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
It boggles the mind to think that this all would’ve been picked by hand as recently as the 1950’s.

Arkansas currently ranks #4 in cotton and cottonseed production in the USA, and is the #5 exporter of cotton, with exports valued at nearly half a billion dollars.

Cotton prices fell 25% between January and April 2020 as a result of COVID-19’s negative impact on retail sales of textiles.

For more on cotton’s history in Arkansas: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/cott…Les mer
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ReisendeNothing like ramming the cotton pod spikes under your fingernails. Hope someday somewhere the slave owners get to experience that little inconvenience.
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ReisendeHard working for sure! This virtual field trip is fun!
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- fredag 16. oktober 2020 16:48
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Høyde: 246 ft
- Forente stater Island Number 17 36.115642, -89.61358936°6’56” N 89°36’49” W
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I River
16. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Hello Tennessee!
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ReisendeThe old Mississippi just keeps Rollin along. I think that’s how it goes. Any barges? Should be a lot of grain moving.
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- lørdag 17. oktober 2020 08:27
- ☀️ 45 °F
- Høyde: 436 ft
- Forente stater Pickwick Landing State Park 35.055256, -88.23870835°3’19” N 88°14’19” W
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Southeastern Tennessee
17. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Found this lodge in Pickwick State Park to rest our weary butts, er, heads. Apparently there are several hotels within state parks across Tennessee, run by the parks department.

Of all the places we’ve run across since Colorado, this was was the most serious about wearing masks. We were able to sit at the bar, which I have to admit, I’ve missed.Les mer
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Reisende I love Tennessee! Enjoy!!!
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ReisendeMasks or no masks at bar?
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- lørdag 17. oktober 2020 09:27
- ☀️ 50 °F
- Høyde: 571 ft
- Forente stater Johnson Branch 34.673988, -88.08570934°40’26” N 88°5’9” W
Into Mississippi & Alabama
17. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
We took a roundabout scenic route through Mississippi to get from Tennessee to Alabama (state count: 13!)

Traveled about 30 miles on the beautiful Natchez Trace Parkway, which roughly follows a 440-mile historic trail from Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN established by early Native Americans following game trails thousands (!) of years ago.

Cut through the woods (hopefully no poison ivy!) on a short hike to see the actual trail (albeit improved) and overlook the area (trees trees trees). Somehow, I always manage to work in a good uphill hike/walk for Donny. 😬

Super excited about the Robert Trent Jones golf trail!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez_TraceLes mer
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ReisendeHi Caroline. Could ya show us a picture of the car your driving. Just wondering is it something really cool.
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- lørdag 17. oktober 2020 14:00
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Høyde: 604 ft
- Forente stater Resting Island (historical)34.817707, -87.53499634°49’4” N 87°32’6” W
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
17. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Today is one of the reasons we are driving to Florida. RTJ Trail. https://www.rtjgolf.com
I have talked about playing these courses thru Alabama for some time. And now we are here.

First up, The Shoals which has two 18s “School Master” and “Fighting Joe”. We chose the latter. Very enjoyable course. Only downside was that they punched the greens not that long ago which made putting interesting. All in all a great time. Stayed after for a drink overlooking the Tennessee River. Sweet.Les mer
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- lørdag 17. oktober 2020 21:39
- 🌙 66 °F
- Høyde: 640 ft
- Forente stater Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District 33.513047, -86.81039533°30’47” N 86°48’37” W
Birmingham
17. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
Got to Birmingham yesterday evening. Didn’t have a clue what to expect. We checked into our hotel and turned around and went out for dinner. It was dark as in the sun was down.
We set off walking to the restaurant that Caroline had picked. The walk was devoid of people or for the most part cars. Almost as if downtown Birmingham has been abandoned.
We got to the restaurant and there were a few people seated. Bar staff were nice and my dinner was good. Caroline’s however not so much. I have learned this lesson. Don’t brine chicken. Makes the texture rubbery. If that’s a word.
After dinner we went back to the hotels rooftop bar. Weather was perfect. Again giving the beautiful rooftop and weather one would think more people would be out. Not so! Very quiet. Early night then. HoorayLes mer
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ReisendeIsn’t it amazing how people put sooo much work in turning a delicious piece of meat into crap to prove what a great cook they are? Less is best for the most part.! Safe travels.🥰
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- søndag 18. oktober 2020 10:47
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Høyde: 600 ft
- Forente stater First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham 33.516505, -86.81439233°30’59” N 86°48’52” W
Civil Rights
18. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Wonderful morning visiting the landmarks of the 1950’s and ‘60s Birmingham Civil Rights movement.

I was simultaneously moved and horrified by the photo, art, and interpretive installations. The nonviolence of the people, marches, protests juxtaposed against the sheer brutality that met them was shocking.

I can’t stop thinking about the courage it took... to protest knowing you’d likely be attacked by dogs, beaten, shot with high pressure water cannons, and jailed...and to send your children to, or be a child attending, a newly desegregated school only to be ostracized and threatened.

And it wasn’t just “other” citizens and citizen groups doing this... it was the police, senators, and the governor of the state, not just blithely condoning through willful ignorance, but ACTIVELY planning and participating in these atrocities.

It’s terrifying how similar our current racial and political environment is to that period of history. Or, perhaps more appropriately, it’s terrifying how little has changed...Les mer
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- søndag 18. oktober 2020 15:31
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Høyde: 656 ft
- Forente stater Little Shades Mountain 33.390079, -86.87783833°23’24” N 86°52’40” W
Golf at Ross Bridge
18. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Great course, beautiful afternoon, quite a few blind tee shots and sloping fairways, fast greens, but not so challenging that I couldn’t take 40 bucks off Donny.

Hearing the bagpipes just as we came up to the 18th green at sunset was incredible.Les mer
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- mandag 19. oktober 2020 07:06
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Høyde: 246 ft
- Forente stater Cooter Pond 32.442219, -86.39439432°26’32” N 86°23’40” W
Prattville!
19. oktober 2020, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Many of you reading this probably don’t know that my given name (I’m sorry, but saying “maiden” name in this day and age just feels 🤨) is Caroline Pratt.

❤️😎🥰 Shout out to the Pratt Family! 🥰😎❤️

So, when I saw that there’s an RTJ golf course in Prattville...yes, please!!

It’s Monday (workday) so we booked an early tee time (7:10am!) on the Capitol Hill course - The Judge. And judge you it does. I think Donny & I lost 4 balls on the first 4 holes. 😕

If it wasn’t so beautiful, I would’ve been hating life. But it was beautiful. Like a golfer’s Southern Disneyland. “Floating” island green. Raised boardwalk thru a Cyprus swamp, replete with branches dripping with Spanish moss. Lily pad-filled waterways, stalked by egrets and herons. Seriously, if a ghost had strolled out of the woods, I would’ve been “Yep, that fits.”

We invited the older gentlemen, Johnny from Mississippi—teeing off at 7:20 to join us and he was a lovely Southern gentleman and darn good golfer.

Happy Monday, y’all!Les mer
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ReisendeSis, If I would have been with you we would have saw the ghost ; )
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ReisendeFor realz
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ReisendeWe’re there any frogs ? LOL
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ReisendeHaven’t seen a single frog so far! Hallelujah!
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Reisende😂
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