Category: Outdoors
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A Tennessean Union Death
Jasper Newton Bare, my first cousin 4th removed from our grandparents Samuel Fry and Nancy Blythe, died in the first Battle of Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign: Battle of the Resaca. Jasper was one of 158,787 soldiers, including his younger brother James., on what became the second bloodiest battle of Sherman’s march to the sea. I found…
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“Mud Fort” at Sabine Pass
Driving east to Louisiana Civil War sites from Galveston last week I still had Confederate General, “Prince John” B. Magruder on my mind. Hoping to see more ocean/river than tourist streets/restaurants I was eager to explore https://thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/sabine-pass-battleground I was not disappointed. Just as before-the-Civil War, I was greeted with the confluence of railroad to move…
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Arkansas Delta Heritage Trail
Treat yourself to a walk or bike ride along a section of this Rails to Trails Heritage Trail along Arkansas Delta.
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Arkansas Post National Memorial
I’m heading north on The Great River Road alongside the Mississippi River. Arkansas has several stops on the Road that gave me pause to reflect not just on the history of this state, but of this area’s importance since 1682. I’ve spent thousands of hours over the years exploring our National Parks, and lands. Do…
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Salt, Coal & Chemicals
A week in Charleston, West Virginia proved to me, once again, that I often find surprises in unexpected places. My 86-year-old mother lived here in 1941. Her father was an engineer for Union Carbide, which should have been a clue that this capitol city of 50,000 people located at the confluence of the Elk and…
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Waxhaw Settlement
I’m touring the Waxhaw region, an area nestle between Charlotte, NC and Lancaster, SC west to the Catawba River. This is the land of the Scot-Irish, and a few Germans, originally called the “Waxhaw Settlement” who made these forested hills their own. The Yamasee War of 1715 killed the remaining Waxhaw tribe (and many other…
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solivagant usa@noitinerary
Solivagant–a solitary wanderer, according to Merrian-Webster. A definition that fits my approach to discovery and travel, especially with months of continuous exploration. I sometimes think Solivagant should include an “r” in the spelling. I like the emotions I feel when I discover something new to me. I invite you to join me if you like…
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