The Octagon Mansion History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia

October 24, 2023 While in Wytheville, VA, in one of our walks, we walked up to the door of the Octagon Mansion History Museum to see the hours. The door was open and I thought they might be open early. The owner with some volunteers, was in the process of moving some exhibits back inside. […]

Battleship Memorial Park – Part 3 – Aircraft Pavilion

March 19, 2023 After touring the battleship USS Alabama, we headed back inside of the Aircraft Pavilion. The Aircraft Pavilion had mini theaters set up in front of the various aircrafts using old theater seats or folding chairs in front of large screen TVs. These mini theaters were playing history programs about the wars and […]

Tallahassee Automobile Museum, Part 2

February 21, 2023 After walking around the second floor, we headed down the ramp to the first floor of the museum. Corvettes, Thunderbirds, Mustangs, and Trans Ams gleamed along the walls. Older cars lined the back wall. They had several old electric cars and even a Stanley Steamer. This reminded me of Colorado and our […]

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Batmaaaaaan!

February 20, 2023 I am breaking up the post of the Tallahassee Automobile Museum into two post since I took so many pictures. The Batman exhibit was in the upstairs corner, opposite the ramp. Unfortunately, the museum was experiencing problems with the LED lighting strips they had installed to replace the florescent lighting in the […]

Lake Chicot State Park, Arkansas – Part 1

July 6, 2022 Last Friday (July 1), we decided to check out Lake Chicot State Park. It is on the northeast end of the oxbow. Lake Chicot is a beautiful oxbow lake, the largest in North America. We decided to take Nox, since we were planning to do some hiking. Since we were taking Nox, […]