Tag: Halloween

Dark Harbor Survival Guide – Escaping the Queen Mary Haunt Alive

by Spencer Smith | | Destinations, USA, California | 0 |

There are many haunted houses you can visit in California. Most of them have lite scares, but in general, they are very PG-13. Dark Harbor is not that kind of haunted house. Read More

Seven Reasons to Visit Dark Harbor, Besides Being Scary AF

by Ed and Jenn | | USA, California | 52 |

How scary is Dark Harbor? When the creative genius of Hollywood designers and makeup artists get to create a horror zone the results can be.....terrifying. Read More

Queen Mary’s Haunted Harbor

by Ed and Jenn | | USA, California | 37 |

When Halloween aficionado friends suggested Dark Harbor, we listened. As they described the real horrors that occurred on the Queen Mary, we were intrigued. Read More

Ghost Touring in Haunted San Diego

by Ed and Jenn | | USA, California | 18 |

Join us on a journey through San Diego’s haunted past. We couldn’t say if the places we visited were truly haunted, but..... Read More

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'Walking is a man's best medicine' - Hippocrates.

'Walking is a man's best medicine' - Hippocrates. We finally published our Huntsville Hiking Guide that has been sitting on our editorial calendar for almost a year. We left it "completed" at 1,800 words on the virtual shelf since this January. We thought it was done, and we were just waiting for better hiking weather to shoot photos and to work through our required writing from our recent travels.⁣
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We picked it up, blew off the cyber dust, and it looked pretty darn good, but we knew we could do better. We spiffed up the maps and made a concerted effort to write about every hike in town. The new found goal to write a complete guide had us out hiking and taking pictures. It was exhaustive, but we created something that we're proud of. We're now waiting for the day somebody sees us on the trails and thanks us for that guide - LOL😉⁣
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Along the way, we 'discovered' the Madison County Nature Trail. We thought we were going for some b-roll footage, but the trails, lakes, and covered bridge were exceptionally photogenic.⁣
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When was the last time you were pleasantly surprised by a photoshoot?

We just found out we get to return to Coastal Miss

We just found out we get to return to Coastal Mississippi in late September, and we couldn't be happier! There was so much we didn't get to see and do on our last visit!⁣
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We are looking forward to boat excursions, such as a Biloxi Shrimping Trip, an eco/ghost tour boat trip, the Betsy Ann Riverboat, a kayak adventure, and of course soaking in more of these romantic and magical Mississippi sunsets❤⁣
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Is there somewhere you have visited that feels 'unfinished' and you are eager to return to?

Is it any wonder that Easter eggs come in pastel c

Is it any wonder that Easter eggs come in pastel colors? They're the unofficial color palette of spring. The Natchez Trace Visitor Center was decked out in its spring glory when we visited on our recent trip to Tupelo Mississippi.⁣
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We were out for a little bike ride on the Trace, but the parking lot buzzed with activity from people looking for their own getaway. A group of middle-aged motorcyclists gathered at a picnic table, solving the world's problems before tackling a Sunday ride. Carloads of couples arrived and then departed off for adventures unknown. It's like the Natchez Traces was one of those old choose-your-own-adventure books, with no bad endings. ⁣
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What's your favorite Sunday ride?

There's nothing like a Caribbean sunset, except pe

There's nothing like a Caribbean sunset, except perhaps a Caribbean sunrise. The only thing better is drinking a Caribbean sunrise while watching the sunset from the deck of the Aqua Cat.⁣
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That was one of our hardest choices every night. Should we join the sunset cocktail party or keep our bodies pure for the night dive. That's my kind of problem, where there are no wrong answers. What did we do? Judging from the picture, at least one night, the sunrises won out over the night dives😉⁣
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What is your favorite rum drink?

This weekend we went to Tupelo, Mississippi, where

This weekend we went to Tupelo, Mississippi, where the Natchez Trace park headquarters is located. The Trace was a 444-mile long ancient Indian trade route that's now one of America's most scenic roads.⁣
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In many ways, Tupelo and the Natchez Trace share the same story. The Trace fell into disarray when trade traffic shifted to Riverboats. Similarly, Tupelo declined when the railroads stopped running and the textile mills shut down.⁣
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You could speed down the Trace or through Tupelo on I-22 and think nothing of it, or you could slow down and watch the history unfold before your eyes. The entire 444-miles of the Trace is a bike route and a signature American ride. When we were driving, this valley was nothing but a yellow and red blur. By bike, we could recognize the individual clover flowers.⁣
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There's more to backroads and small-town America than you can see at 55-mph. If you stay awhile and let your mind wander, you just might begin to realize why Tupelo is the only Southern city to be named an All-America City five times over.⁣
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What's your favorite thing about small towns.

Everybody has their happy place—mine is Glacier

Everybody has their happy place—mine is Glacier National Park. I moved to Montana to hike the glaciers before they disappeared and discovered what my ex-husband called f-off mountains. You know, peaks that just tower there and say - whatcha going to do about it⁉⁉⁣
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I not one for mountain climbing, but the ironic thing about Glacier National Park is that, even with these imposing peeks, the Going to The Sun Road only has a 6% grade. My new husband, Ed, geeked out over the road. Actually, the story behind the road.⁣
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The brash senior engineer wanted to build a road up the creek through an old-growth forest at a 14% grade. It would have been destructive, expensive, and unmaintainable. A visionary junior engineer conceived the alternative route, a much better idea all the way around. Ed imagines that there should be a Hollywood movie made about the engineering process that created the road and how vision won out over seniority as part of his engineering heroes trope.⁣
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I don't know about all that, but I love that road, especially in Spring. It's cleared a few weeks before it opens for vehicle traffic, and you can bike to the top without any cars on the road. What's more, it's only a 6% grade, thanks to the vision of Thomas Chalmers Vint, who I am matrimonially obliged to call an engineering hero🤣⁣
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Do you believe in engineering heroes?

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