http://iccpaix.org//iccpaix.org/wp-includes/js/hoverIntent.min.js We scurried back to our hotel, threw our things into the truck, and checked out. I presume they were used to guests missing check-out times. The clerk said nothing about it. South we went. We went over the Mississippi on that big bridge, and I just marveled at the thing. “Look at that! Look at […]
Category Archives: Travels
To the Edge of the Deep Gray Sea.
04-May-14New Orleans.
04-May-14http://reborn-babies-dolls.com/WP It’s the details. The live-oak leaves in the gutter, the feather boa… and of course the cup-holder, perfectly fitted for a to-go cup.
Easter in New Orleans.
04-May-14We woke up to Easter Sunday in New Orleans. We planned to go to church and get down to Venice as quickly as possible – Catherine needed to drive back to Kentucky that same day. We also wanted to stop at a grocery store to make sure we had enough food for the rest of […]
Down to New Orleans.
01-May-14We got out of the Smokies after noon, and now we were pressed for time. It was mid-day on Holy Saturday, and by Monday morning we would have to drive down to the southernmost point in Louisiana – almost two hours south of New Orleans – and then Catherine would leave me, driving the truck […]
I forgot this one: when I gave Troy the maple syrup, he said: “Sez hee-ir ‘Cape refrigerated.’ Gotta do that, huh?” “Only after you’ve opened it. It’s fine now. But if you open it, yes, put it in the fridge.” “Whaz that?” “You know, it’s sugar, so something will eat it… mould, bacteria, something.” “Thayre’s […]
In the Smokies.
01-May-14We camped out in the Smokies one night, and went on two hikes, one down to the White Oak Sinks, and another the next morning along the Chestnut Top trail. Both are in the same area of the park, and at approximately the same elevation, but there really was no time for a thorough exploration, […]
John Muir.
30-Apr-14Crossing the Cumberlands: Awoke drenched with mountain-mist, which made a grand show, as it moved away before the hot sun. Passed Montgomery, a shabby village at the head of the east slope of the Cumberland Mountains. Obtained breakfast in a clean house and began the descent of the mountains. Obtained fine views of a wide, […]
Being Pro-Life In Tennessee.
30-Apr-14When I was a child of maybe ten or eleven, I remember hearing a bunch of teenagers talking about a recent camping trip they had been on. There was a stream by their campsite, and they walked up the stream, catching every frog they could, and then smashing them. “We musta gotten fifty frogs!” they […]
Knocking on Heaven’s Door.
29-Apr-14We woke up in Sevierville and walked over to a pancake breakfast place. It was indicative of this area of Tennessee: the entire approach to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is lined with tourist-themed businesses, motels and restaurants and putt-putt golf places, in a profusion that I could hardly believe. Many people complain of the […]