This may have happened some time ago, but it is never too late to tell a heroic tale is it? While visiting my sister (Julie), her husband (Duane), their kids (Duane Jr., Katelyn and Keith), et al on the tail end of the Southern Exposure Tour a story of epic dimensions unfolded – featuring questions … Continue reading
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Visiting The Frontiers of Flight Museum
Gems can be uncovered everywhere – even in the most unexpected places (such as Texas). And so, on my final day of the Southern Exposure Tour we visited the Frontiers of Flight Museum which is located next to Dallas Love Field (as I was flying out of Dallas Love Field back to California it made … Continue reading
Louisiana – Baton Rouge, Huey P. Long’s Louisiana Hayride & More
As part of my Southern Exposure Tour last year, I dropped down into Louisiana to visit my friend Eric after leaving Matt in Atlanta. The day after I arrived in Louisiana, Eric had to work. So, I headed into Baton Rouge on my own to check things out. Here’s a model of the capital area … Continue reading
Southern Exposure – Part 3
The following set of pictures was taken whilst traveling through Louisiana… Frankly, I’m still sick of hearing about Hurricane Katrina and the recent hype over Hurricane Gustav has only served to bring this topic (which I had joyfully thought was fading away) back into focus. As such, I have included not a single New Orleans … Continue reading
Southern Exposure – Part 2
Venturing forth again (Part 1 can be found here), it didn’t take us long to regain our proper frames of mind for the day after passing signs like this: Or more signs for places like Catch A Trout Road or Tater Ridge Road or Roy Cagle Road or Boggs Road. Or businesses such as Uncle … Continue reading
Southern Exposure – Part 1
Aside from the simple pleasures of traveling and visiting old friends, I was keen on visiting some of the more extreme “Deliverance type” areas in America’s redneck South. Mr. Downing had tried to prepare me for the type of environment we were headed into, but words simply cannot prepare one for the experience. One of … Continue reading
Flaming Car Wreck
Mr. Downing and I were driving back to Atlanta at the conclusion of Day 3 on our adventure and exploration phase when we saw black smoke billowing up in the distance. Frankly, it was difficult to imagine our day encompassing another element of excitement given what we had already experienced, but hope springs eternal. Mr. … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 