StoriesMay 17, 2025
Three Quarters of a Century!!!
Today is a big one, a REALLY big one. Today is the day I have officially lived for 3/4 of…
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From Arizona Back to Alabama: We Did It! There’s No Place Like Home.
Home again, home again, jiggedy-jig! 14 days. 11 different hotel rooms. Exactly 3850 miles added to our odometer. 9 states…
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From Arizona Back to Alabama: Fun in Waco
It has been a very good day. My first photo op was with a statue of a roadrunner measuring 11…
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From Arizona Back to Alabama: Breakfast in AZ, Lunch in NM, Dinner in TX
Hurray for being back on Central Daylight Time!! The questionable hotel from last night in Willcox, AZ had a very…
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FoodMay 7, 2025
From Arizona Back to Alabama: Pies, Prickly Pears, and a Park
This morning we began our trek from Sedona back to Decatur, AL, and tonight we find ourselves in the Arizona…
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From Alabama to Arizona: Happy Cinco de Mayo from Sedona
It doesn't take long to run out of superlatives for describing the scenery in this part of the United States.…
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TravelMay 3, 2025
From Alabama to Arizona: Monument Valley in Navajo Land
The drive from Santa Fe, NM to Monument Valley, AZ is mesmerizing with stunning, ever-changing landscape.
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FoodMay 3, 2025
From Alabama to Arizona: Exploring and Eating Our Way Through Santa Fe
Green Chile Cheeseburgers, Posole, and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum created happy memories in Santa Fe.
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From Alabama to Arizona: Today in Santa Fe
Everywhere we look there are flat-roof, sand-colored, adobe houses, schools, and businesses. The city is surrounded by the foothills of…
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From Alabama to Arizona: Reaching for the Pepcid in Albuquerque
We have GOT to do a better job of handling our meals. Remember that big steak on Monday and the…
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From Alabama to Arizona: Day 3 — Cowboys, Route 66, Fried Onion Burgers
This has been a good, safe day. Once again, we learned new things and realized how much we still do…
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From Alabama to Arizona: A Geezer and Geezerette Take a Road Trip — Day 2 Oklahoma City
We left Conway, AR at 9:30 a.m. and checked into our hotel in Oklahoma City, OK at 3:30 p.m. Conway…
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