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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I don't know about you, but I have a bucket list o

I don't know about you, but I have a bucket list of bike rides. Recently, I checked off Cades Cove Tenessee. It's not the longest ride, only 11-miles, but it was beautiful.⁣
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The narrow road weaved in and out of meadows and hemlock forest. There were the occasional historic cabins and even a bear sighting of a mother with three cubs.⁣
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What put Cades Cove on the list in the first place was an opportunity to ride all of this car-free, which happens every Wednesday during spring, summer, and fall.⁣
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We went on a Saturday, but the ranger let us in with a 20-minute head start on a line of cars. That gave us the place to ourselves for the first hour of a 1 1/2 hour ride. The valley was draped in a blanket of fog as we cruised down the empty road. It was quiet, beautiful, and in a word - perfect.⁣
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How have you been managing your bucket list during these trying times?

Here is another view of the Cahaba River approachi

Here is another view of the Cahaba River approaching Hargrove Shoals. Father's Day is the unofficial end of 'Lilly Season'. It's funny all the little markers that measure the passing of time and how many cycles there are in the world. It's a phenomenon I like to call the rhythm of life.⁣
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Tomorrow is a big day for us. It's our 7th anniversary together. Seven wonderful years together. A rhythm we want to dance to for seventy more years. The trip down the Cahaba River was our first social distancing outing post-pandemic. For our anniversary, we're going to biking and hiking in Tennessee. It should be fun, with safe social distancing. Follow along this weekend on IG Stories if you want to see what we're up to.⁣
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Also, our kiddo is coming home for the summer from college. This might be her last extended visit before she graduates and gets a full-time job. She's even taking her cats winkingizzy and m0nsieurnicolas out to see if they like our place. Who knows where this might lead.⁣
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The world is always changing. New things start, and old things end. But, there is a rhythm to the music if you know how to listen.⁣
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Have you heard the rhythm of life lately?

This is one of our top travel moments ever! We too

This is one of our top travel moments ever! We took a jeep safari into Kadulla National Park when visiting Sri Lanka. It was our first time seeing elephants roaming free in the wild just doing their elephant thing💕⁣
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There were elephants eating, elephants roaming, elephants snuggling, baby elephants wrestling, and this adorable family chilling together. It was so cute it was tough to photograph through my tears of cuteness overload!!⁣
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We can't wait until the world is once again hospitable to travel and we are able to observe the wild creatures in their native habitats!!⁣
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Tell us about your most memorable wild animal sighting/experience

Maybe this isn't something an Instagrammer should

Maybe this isn't something an Instagrammer should say, but lately, I have been thinking I need to up my photo game. It's little things like, when I zoom into my finished photos, everything everything isn't as tack sharp as I would like....⁣
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This weekend, I went to a local favorite, Noccalula Falls, with a rented camera to see if I could tell the difference in my shots. It convinced me of two things. 1) high-end cameras have a lot of buttons on them, and 2) I am a photo snob. I'm now watching sales and wanting to get the digital camera of my dreams.⁣
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I am also learning to fly drones, which is kind of scary. I loved this shot, but looking back on it, there were two or three more angles I really wanted to investigate. I want to take runs such as flying over the falls just above the water or flying low approaching the falls from the bottom. I'm also looking for smoother pans and transitions. There is just so much to learn!!⁣
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What are some of the photographic techniques you've been working on?

Since moving to Alabama de decided to go on a year

Since moving to Alabama de decided to go on a year-long quest to see the 20 Alabama Natural Wonders in 2020. We knocked two off at once last week, The Cahaba River and the Cahaba Lilies. The Cahaba lilies only bloom until Father's Day, and they are at their peak right now. We had to strike fast for this one, both the trip and the article while it's still fresh for the year.⁣
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We were out on the water with actual people, not just any people, but really smart and passionate people from the Cahaba River Society. They were working with a local craft brewery to film snippets for their Cahaba Lily Lager, and we tagged along. ⁣
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Being around confident, true alpha males like these guys who didn't feel the need to pound their chest like a San Diego surfer was refreshing. Also, they loved the river and taking people to the river. Over the years, the Cahaba River Society as kept raw sewage and chicken guts from being dumped into the Cahaba. They also clean up invasive taro plants and debris that gets washed downstream, as well as the occasional litter from visitors.⁣
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Once again, we see one of the great truisms about impactful travel. In order to have activists, you must have action. The beautiful Cahaba lilies bring the spotlight to the river, which keeps all kinds of bad stuff at bay. We keep seeing stories about how much better the world is with everybody staying home. I know for the Cahaba River, if people weren't out actively protecting the resource, it wouldn't be what it is today. Most of the trash and all of the pollution would have continued to wash in unnoticed if it wasn't for the army of lily lovers.⁣
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Have you done anything this week or gone anywhere that made you feel normal-ish?

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