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It’s a new year and time for a new trip. For 2014 I opted to stay in the U S – it’s a big country, after all.  Initially, I only planned to drive the Great River Road or G R …

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On to Atlanta. After lunch I got back on the road anticipating celebrating Thanksgiving week with my family. Before going to Leslie’s I checked in at the Hyatt and I was in rare form. I was greeted by two smiling …

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While this entry won’t describe a trip quite as distant or exotic as traveling to Siberia, I did take an interesting detour on my Thanksgiving trip to Atlanta. I took an extra day and stopped in Whitwell (pronounced ‘witwul’), TN. …