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Root Beer River

Carla Joelle Brown

Aug 17, 2014
5 min

Root Beer River

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014 Question: Which of the following songs were written and composed by Stephen Foster: "Oh! Susanna," "Camptown Races," "Old Folks at Home (Suwannee River)," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," "Old Black Joe," and "Beautiful Dreamer?” Answer: All of them. Revered as the “father of American music,” Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park is named in his honor and memory. There is even a carillon system installed in a tower

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Rain Rain Go Away

Carla Joelle Brown

Aug 16, 2014
4 min

Rain Rain Go Away

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014 I think the quick pace of traveling was starting to lay heavy on us. It was not that we lacked excitement. The turnaround was taking its toll on us physically. If I remember correctly, I was so tired and delirious the night before that after getting ice, I returned to the wrong room and wondered why I couldn’t get in. I really hope there was no one in there. I know the last thing I would want to hear while trying to sleep is someone trying to get i

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Not My Grandmother's Alabama

Carla Joelle Brown

Aug 13, 2014
6 min

Not My Grandmother's Alabama

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 Another bittersweet morning now that I can see the view from our cabin in full daylight. I felt nothing but grateful to have been given the opportunity, yet again to stay at another glorious state park in another “Amaze-ball” accommodation. I took a walk around our cabin, closer to the lake. In the distance, across the lake, you could see the wooden towers of a zip line course. This zip line was part of my daytime adventure plan before we left. Gulf

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New Orleans or Bust!

Carla Joelle Brown

Aug 9, 2014
5 min

New Orleans or Bust!

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 Clearly it doesn’t take much to get side tracked by some thrilling unexpected events. Before we left Tickfaw State Park, we wanted to check out the bottomland/hardwood trail. I was hoping to see an alligator somewhere. It was a nice hike. I would highly recommend bug spray with deet. The mosquitos laughed at our deet-free stuff. On the way back to the car Thomas spotted the smallest snake I had ever seen. I wouldn’t have noticed him if he didn’t te

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NAARVA and Towing at Tickfaw

Carla Joelle Brown

Jul 28, 2014
7 min

NAARVA and Towing at Tickfaw

*I am behind on the blog posts. My internet service and time has been challenged. We are currently at Gulf State Park, Alabama on the way to Florida today. Will try to catch up. In the meantime, here is where I left off. Apologies for any grammatical errors, or lack of images, I was trying to get this up fast... July 26, 2014 I never understand why people think, “black people don’t camp.” Wrong. There was millions and millions of dollars worth of shiny RVs hooked up at the

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