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Month: April 2018

Cruising Along the Gulf Coast Part 2 – Buccaneer State Park, Waveland MS

Cruising Along the Gulf Coast Part 2 – Buccaneer State Park, Waveland MS

Well, it finally happened. In our frequent visits to the great state parks scattered throughout the United States, we finally stumbled across a park we didn’t really like. Sure, we’ve enjoyed some parks more than others and could easily list a few favorites without much consideration. But we’ve never really disliked a location until our recent visit to Buccaneer State Park in Waveland, Mississippi. To be fair, let’s first lay a little groundwork before getting into the specifics. We visited…

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Cruising Along the Gulf Coast Part 1 – Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores AL

Cruising Along the Gulf Coast Part 1 – Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores AL

With Waco, TX as our next extended stop, our route from southern Georgia into the heart of Texas took us along the Gulf Coast. We’ve had little experience exploring that particular region of the United States, with the exception of a couple trips to New Orleans in the past and a handful of work excursions for Ashley to Corpus Christi while we still maintained our desk jobs. As our established pattern clearly indicates our preference for state parks, I searched…

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Seminole State Park, Donalsonville GA

Seminole State Park, Donalsonville GA

Lake Seminole creates a natural border between northwest Florida and southwest Georgia, as the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers combine into the body of water contained behind the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam. Maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers, the dam was completed in 1952 and the lake opened in 1957. The water from Lake Seminole flows through the hydroelectric dam, which crosses the state line between Georgia and Florida, before becoming the Apalachicola River in Florida. Lake Seminole is…

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Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs FL

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs FL

Planning a road trip, or any other project with multiple variables, is often an exercise in flexibility. Maybe you planned your kitchen renovation to be completed in six weeks, only to learn that you need a specific permit to get started and the local municipality has a four-week backlog. You just happened to see a great deal for flights to Hawaii, but you didn’t know if you could get vacation time away from work that week, and you had a…

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