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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (2/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 The Space Hangar is about one-third the size of the Aviation Hangar, and we only spent about fifteen minutes in it. We spent more time at the restoration area and walking the Aviation Hangar. We probably need to go back and spend more time in that room; there are some neat…
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Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (1/5)
Chantilly, VA, May 2026 The Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center is a part of the Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space Museum. (You can find more information here.) The facility has many attractions, including two hangars with over 200 aircraft and spacecraft, an IMAX theatre, gift shop, (only slightly over-priced) restaurant, flight simulators, viewing tower, and…
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Fort Monroe National Monument
Fort Monroe National Monument, VA, May 2026 Fort Monroe National Monument was between Machicomoco State Park and Edith’s house, so Kate thought we should stop by on the way. On an unrelated note, they have a national park cancel stamp. Coincidence? You decide. (Panda Express was on the way too, so it seemed a fair…
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Visit to Clemson University
Clemson, SC, May 2026 The US government does not like its employees to work more than 40 hours per week or to pay them overtime. What they like to do is pay you in Compensatory Time (i.e., “Comp Time”). This is basically getting paid in vacation leave instead of dollars. If you do not use…
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McMillan Fort Morgan Fishing Pier
Fort Morgan, AL, March 2026 After the hikes and beach, Kate did not feel like there was a need to tour Fort Morgan. John felt like they should go to the Fort Morgan end of the peninsula to take a picture, since we drove all this way already. Kate concurred, so we went to the…
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Bon Secour Beach
Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge, AL, April 2026 After hiking, we ate and went to the beach. On the way to the beach, we had to pass the sand dunes. The dunes were probably as tall me and home to the local mice population. We did not see mice but did see holes in the sand.…
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Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Hike
Gasque, AL, April 2026 The lady at the visitor center wanted to know if we wanted to see song birds or shore birds. John said that he did not care how certain the birds were. He was fine with shore birds or unshore birds. He doesn’t think the lady understood the joke. She told us…
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Alabama has Alligators too
River Delta Marina, AL, March 2026 Kate saw it last year. We both saw it this year. Alabama has Alligators too. When we stopped at the marina, it was hiding from the Paparazzi at the end of the pond. They certainly blend in well. Kate lost track of him and could not find him again.…
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Bon Secour National Wildlife Reserve Visitor Center
Gasque, AL, April 2026 Kate wanted to get a cancel stamp at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, so we planned a visit on Thursday. The drive from the campground is about two hours because you have to drive around Mobile and then south to the shore. The cancel stamp is at the visitor center, but…
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Dauphin Island Birds
Dauphin Island, AL, March 2026 This is an extension of the exploration post with more of the bird photos and videos. The first Snowy Egret did a fair amount of hoping from rock to rock. A few times, it got in a little too deep and the waves tossed it around. There is a video…