Tag: Kate

  • Sunset Pictures Reed Bingham State Park

    Reed Bingham State Park, GA, April 2026 After a grueling setup start (see blog about office slide not coming out), I was able to walk to the lake and see the sunset. Picture below is the sunset picture from the trailer. The view is not as great from the trailer. But if you are inside…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Azalea Festival

    Semmes, AL, March 2026 I love going to small town festivals especially when they include retail booths. The Azalea Festival was held in Semmes, Alabama at the high school parking area. The festival included a stage for local school and group performances, Jeep Show, dog adoption area, blood drive bus, local business booths, craft and…

  • Game Night with the Andersons

    Mobile, AL, March 2026 Marsha and I have been talking about visiting and things to do. We finally decided on Supper and Game Night. The game was Chickenfoot Dominos. What I’ve learned is that there are many different ways to play Chickenfoot. For instance, dominos are mixed and all dominos are evenly split between the…

  • Dauphin Island Exploration

    Dauphin Island, AL, March 2026 The original island name was “Massacre Island” because in 1600s a French explorer found the island with piles of Native American skeletal remains. It turns out the remains were due to a hurricane breaking open a burial mound. Later, the island was renamed to Isle Dauphine to honor Dauphine of…

  • Chickasaboque Park Campground

    Mobile, AL, March 2026 Chickasabogue Park campground has recently been updated to be similar to Escatawpa Hollow Park and Campground. The RV section had all new cement RV pads and black top parking spaces for the vehicles. The cement pads were not as long as Escatawpa (40 feet). The campground area had a lot of…

  • Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary Part 2

    Dauphin Island, AL, March 2026 Part 1 has the experience including the wonderful directional maps and commentary on the path we took. Part 2 is the selfie path (Kate’s favorite pastime) The first selfie was taken in the wooded area where the prescribed burn occurred. The next on the pier where we saw the blue…

  • Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary

    Dauphin Island, AL, March 2026 Along with the Mississippi and Florida Gulf Shores, we planned to visit Dauphin Island one day during this stay in Alabama. John thought we were going to Dolphin Island, so he was disappointed that the only Dolphins were decorations. He thinks that the dolphin decorations were added to appease disgruntled…