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Timberland Park on the Natchez Trace Parkway
About a 10-minute drive to the west from Señor Trail’s home is Timberland Park. This county park is located at mile marker 437.2 along the Natchez Trace Parkway just south of the bridge over Highway 96. Timberland Park is a 72-acre nature park managed by the Williamson County Parks and Recreation district. It was the…
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Natchez Trace Adventures
The Natchez Trace is a historic travel corridor stretching 444 miles from the southern terminus in Natchez, Mississippi to the northern terminus in Nashville, Tennessee, near where Señor Trail lives. Today, the Natchez Trace is preserved as the Natchez Trace Parkway, a scenic drive under the care of the National Park Service. The Trace provides…
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Exploring Segovia: Gothic Cathedral, Roman Aqueduct, and Historic Castle
Some time ago I travelled to Madrid, Spain to help lead a multi-day technical training course and I found myself with some extra time to explore after my lecturing duties were complete. A review of the surrounding area yielded my discovery of Segovia, about 56 miles to the northwest. Further research into transportation options yielded…
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Exploring Brunckow’s Cabin: Arizona’s Haunted History
In 2022 I participated in a the El Tour de Zona, a 3-day bicycle event that featured daily supported rides to areas of interest around Sierra Vista, Arizona. The third day of the event was an out-and-back ride to Tombstone, Arizona. As it turns out, the only day of the year that one can safely…
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Climbing Mt St Helens: A Lightning Encounter
Eleven years after the 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens, in the summer of 1991, I received a call from a good friend of mine, Curt, who said he was planning to get a group together to climb to the top of Mt St Helens and he asked if I was interested! You bet I…
