Category Archives: Red Chair

Balloon Ride

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Roger

I’ve been saying for a long time that I have just one item on my bucket list — to take a ride in a hot air balloon. Good friends heard me say this and very generously paid for and arranged … Continue reading →

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National Auto & Truck Museum

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Roger

We had this museum, in Auburn, Indiana, all to ourselves on a rainy Monday morning. In fact, the guy who took our $8 admissions was genuinely surprised that we were there. We saw him and two other volunteers during the … Continue reading →

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Falling Water, Etc.

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Roger

Falling Water Waterfall is located on Falling Water Creek near the town of Ben Hur, Arkansas. It’s right next to the road, so viewing it didn’t involve a hike. But we did get out of the truck and climb around … Continue reading →

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Fort Pillow (sort of)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Roger

The weather on Christmas Eve was beautiful — finally. We headed for Fort Pillow State Park, a Civil War site I’d never visited even though I’d passed it probably 30 times in my life while heading to visit family in … Continue reading →

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Southeastern Illinois

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Roger

I planned an Option A and an Option B for this afternoon. If the weather was nice, we would visit Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest and do some hiking. The weather was not nice. We went … Continue reading →

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