I planted a sapling (oak) and a seed (walnut). We’ll see if they make it. If they do they can join alongside their big brothers/sisters for the next 100 years.
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NASCAR Cup Race – Nashville Superspeedway
It had been over 10 years since we’d been to a NASCAR Cup race. Now that NashVegas has a Cup Race at Nashville Superspeedway it made sense to Get ‘Er Done! It was hot! It was also fun as crap! Few things are as entertaining as a NASCAR opening ceremony and the first few laps …
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Disney’s Epcot
We’d not been to DisneyWorld’s Epcot in a long time. I found myself saying “I ain’t ever done this before” a lot. Several new rides and a bunch of things that I’d simply never seen/done before. Some of it was because it was new/different. Some were because we weren’t chasing kids around. Epcot as an …
Silver Springs State Park
We visited Emmaline in Orlando and headed to Florida’s first tourist attraction, Silver Springs State Park. It is home to the largest artesian spring in the northern hemisphere (Mammoth Springs) and some of the clearest blue water you’ll see anywhere. We kayaked first and then took a glass-bottom boat tour. On the glass bottom boat …
Touring Bike Build For Bikepacking
The bike is built and the shakedown rides are completed (3 of them). I’m very happy with the way it turned out. I modified Emily’s old ’90s model Specialized Hard Rock mountain bike. It should be a fine starter bike for me to do a few overnight trips. This will help me see if doing …
Back To My Hometown (Springfield, TN) Hunting The Bell Witch
Somehow my travels led me back to my hometown, Springfield TN, for a long weekend. I decided while I was there I’d do a little Bell Witch hunting. I’d watch movies and read books to learn about her evil ways. Then I’d go to Adams, TN to visit some sites. I was going to find …
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Tenet: Your 20s Are For Wealth Building
https://x.com/VisualCap/status/1820807312426037545 This link contains a great little graphic that shows the power of early life savings…be sure to pause it right at the end and take in the final results. Look how important the 20s are! Just like when ya’ll were little kids, remember saving a little (or a lot) can add up quickly. Get …
Our Last TN State Park (Big Ridge SP) AND Max’s Graduation
Lots of stuff wrapped up on this weekend of RV’ing! We visited our last Tennessee State Park (Big Ridge State Park). With this last one we’ve visited all 58 Tennessee State Parks. We started RV’ing several years ago. It has been a lot of fun! This marks a BHAG (Big, Hairy, Audacious, Goal) off my …
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Kayaking To Burgess Falls State Park’s Beautiful Waterfall
Burgess Falls State Park 2.0! We’ve visited this magnificent Tennessee waterfall from the top several times (on foot). We’ve never kayaked to it to see it from the bottom. At 136 feet tall (and at least that wide) it is absolutely beautiful. It has to be among the top waterfalls in Tennessee. It is a …
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Disney’s Magic Kingdom
We spent a full day chasing every ride at the best of the DisneyWorld theme parks, Magic Kingdom. I know it is the best because it had one of the best rides ever (Splash Mountain RIP) and because they sell Orange Fanta / Dole Whip Floats. Since I had two of those in our day …
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