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The following is the slide show that I made of our camping trip to Oak Creek on Mother's Day Weekend. We had a great time and getting outside was good for all of us. If you ever get a chance to go to Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Arizona just go. It is so beautiful there. The fragrance in the air combines pine and oak and the warm breezes sweep through the canyon giving it a sense of aromatherapy...

This past July, John our Guide was able to post: A sleepy boy was at Clint's Creek in morning. He...

I'm now 74 and am still an active Innkeeper at the Iron mountain Inn- the log lodge B&B I designed and built in the mountains of NE Tennessee. I also built and run a log cabin by the creek and since I had a house atop the mountain, and one by the creek, I also designed and built a house on beautiful WataugaLake. The last one was to be my retirement home, but I'm having too much fun meeting...

Mother's Day Weekend – May 9,10,11 – Matt, Lesli, Solomon, his friend Daniel, Daniel and myself went to Oak Creek Canyon to go camping. Daniel and I got there ahead and found a place at Pine Flat, the first campground you come to going toward Sedona. The others were packed out. We got our campsite up before dark. Matt brought two extra tents that he found while working and gave us one of them...

First thing yesterday morning, a bear disappeared at bootleg, then a grey wolf stepped out from...

The mare stepped nimbly over the fallen limbs and piles of leaves as the highflying threads of clouds twisted loosely around the fading rays of the late November sun. A lone dove sounded its call as the horse and rider crossed a small rain-swollen creek and scrambled to the flat beyond. Two shots rang out. The mare, high-spirited to begin with, plunged from beneath the sudden dead weight of...

Now is a great time to start planning your summer vacation to Door County, Wisconsin. For a girlfriend getaway, a family vacation, or just the two of you, this region is packed full of charms for everyone. Located on the peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan, this region offers up a relaxing experience and features numerous independent restaurants, wineries, inns, live...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Will You Help Me Become Friends with My Body?This letter came to me...

It's the regular suspects at the Thursday Tasting Group, and we're tasting Merlots. We know the rap...Merlot has become a bad word in the wine business. A novice entry level wine. Over-produced. Wimpy. Red Wine for girls. The Apple-tini of the Napa Valley set. These have become fables now. Sometimes legend. When one of my favorite actors, Paul Giamatti, trashes the wine in the movie 'Sideways',...