Category Archives: Transportation

Mobile Bay Ferry

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Roger

The ferry travels between Fort Morgan on Mobile Point and Dauphin Island across the mouth of Mobile Bay. I found out about it last spring when I birded on Dauphin Island, and it was one of the “must hit” spots … Continue reading →

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USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Roger

We took a short (six-day) vacation to the Gulf Coast. On Friday, we drove down to Vicksburg, stopping in McGehee, Arkansas for a BBQ lunch at Hoots and along the shore of Grand Lake to see White-winged Doves. We drove … Continue reading →

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Hannibal

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Roger

There wasn’t a lot in Hannibal we wanted to see — Mark Twain’s boyhood home, of course, but it is one of the few touristy towns in the Midwest I’ve never been to, and it was on our way to … Continue reading →

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Branson Day 3

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Roger

We hadn’t made any advanced plans for Monday, but we made it up as we went along. After breakfast at McDonald’s (my first and last “Big Breakfast”), we rode the Branson Scenic Railway. The name is something of a misnomer. … Continue reading →

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The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Roger

The incline railroad up Pikes Peak was on our goal list from the start of our time in Colorado. We didn’t get around to it during our first couple years and then it shut down for major repairs. It only … Continue reading →

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