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New England

Kittery, Ogunquit, York, and Wells, Maine, with stops in Portsmouth and Dover, NH.

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:October 9, 2023
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure
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Wedding weekend

Labor Day weekend was about celebrating my nephew and his wonderful bride, and spending time showing Jill my hometown of Knoxville, TN.

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  • Post published:September 5, 2023
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure
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A lot of nothing

Went to Florida and did...absolutely nothing. And it was exhausting and beautiful.

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  • Post published:August 28, 2023
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  • Reading time:1 min read
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Read more about the article Float On

Float On

More experiments with Midjourney AI.

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  • Post published:August 17, 2023
  • Post category:Visual
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Read more about the article It’s Good to Be Back

It’s Good to Be Back

Was my last JDRF Ride to Cure really October 2019? It doesn't feel like it was that long ago, but the COVID era has a way of warping our perception…

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  • Post published:August 16, 2023
  • Post category:Bicycling/T1D/Travel & Adventure
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Read more about the article North Country Journey

North Country Journey

An inventory of some things I saw in the North Country: A ferry across Lake Champlain John Brown's farm The Lake Placid Olympic village AuSable Chasm The prison in Dannemora…

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  • Post published:August 3, 2023
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Cars & Coffee

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  • Post published:July 8, 2023
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Unwinding

What to do after several stressful but rewarding weeks? Unwind with a cruise up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. While sipping my morning coffee I plotted out a route that…

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  • Post published:June 27, 2023
  • Post category:Cars & Motorcycles/NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure
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Northern Baltimore County

Sis-in-law Amy and I explored the wilds of northern Baltimore County, and hit a couple of breweries after a hike. If you're near the Pennsylvania border, stop at Black Locust…

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  • Post published:June 21, 2023
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Read more about the article A week of local shenanigans

A week of local shenanigans

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  • Post published:June 12, 2023
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure
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