A
Tourist in Northeast Alabama – February, 2006
One
of the things that impresses me about this area is the number of “lakes”
– mostly dammed rivers. This has obviously led to quite a bit
of river and lakefront development...
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Alabama
My Eye!— March, 2006
My
title refers to this being a personal, snapshot view of Alabama...
through my eyes. To get some new pictures, I left work before dark
a couple of evenings and I tried to sightsee on Sunday, March 19.
Unfortunately, it rained all day, so I just drove around, went to
church (no good excuse to stay away), and went to one fun location...
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Huntsville,
My Eye! – April, 2006
Huntsville
is about an hour away from Gadsden and the motel had some neat brochures
about it, so I spent a Sunday up there. It’s in foothills of
the Appalachian Mountains...
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Gadsden,
My Eye! - June, 2006
A
potpourri of places that caught my eye while working in Alabama over
the past six months.
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Vandalia
Visits Gadsden - July, 2006
Several
people from The Delphi Vandalia Engineering Center have spent a good
part of the year working in the Gadsden, Alabama, plant. This is a
quick look at their life in the deep south.
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Elderhostelling
in Southern Florida— Photographic Musings by Art Fabian
(To
make downloading easier I’ve broken this travelogue into several
parts. For easier reading, I suggest maximizing the Acrobat Reader
as much as possible).
Part 1: The Florida Keys – April, 2006
"Getting
to Key West is half the fun; traveling on US-1 for over a hundred
miles..."
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Part
2: Key West – April, 2006
"These pictures depict the three essential elements of Key
West: the sea, the life-style, and the buildings..."
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Part 3: Key West Attractions – April, 2006
"Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservancy is a place to
enjoy some of the most delicate creatures up close..."
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Part 4: The Dry Tortugas – April, 2006
"About 70 west of Key West (making it “Key Most-West”)
is a tiny group of sandy islands with hills soaring to five or six
feet high in some places. They are little more than outcroppings
of coral reefs..."
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Part 5: The Everglades – April, 2006
"Roger Dykstra used this mosaic to describe what makes up the
Everglades and to explain some of the problems humans have caused
in modifying the land and water flows..."
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Alabama
Appalachians –
September, 2006
Two
major Appalachian ridges terminate in northeast Alabama. One is Lookout
Mountain and the other includes the state’s highest point, Mt.
Cheaha. Here’s a quick look at these scenic locations.
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Colorado
in the Snow –
October, 2006
Late
in October, 2006, we got “caught” in a couple of snowstorms
in Colorado. What a visual treat that was!
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A
Few Birds in Texas –
March,
2007
Texas
is a birder’s paradise, especially in the very southern tip
near Brownsville. On a couple of recent visits I got to borrow a telephoto
lens and spend several hours looking for avian subjects.
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Bigony
Reunion –
June,
2007
2007
Reunion of the descendants of Jean Bigonet
held at Pipestem Resort in West Virginia
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