asktheranger's stories
Hope
March 15, 2008 - 1:07pm — asktheranger
Knowing it is still cold and sometimes dreary in the north country, I thought you might take heart in the signs of spring appearing down here on the Alabama Gulf Shore. The osprey are beginni
Courage Under Fire
March 12, 2008 - 7:45pm — asktheranger
He was a cabin boy at eight, a midshipman at nine and temporary captain of a captured ship at twelve. He served his country for nearly sixty years and would retire as the firs
Political Promises
February 27, 2008 - 10:32am — asktheranger
Each year we hear promises from those seeking our vote for their election to public office. Most are running for local election to city council, school board, district judge, sheriff&nb
Snowbirds for sure
December 13, 2007 - 11:17pm — asktheranger
Greetings from Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores,Alabama on the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of Mobile Bay. After following the leaf color south through the Appalachians for a month we have rea
View from the Skyline
November 8, 2007 - 6:42pm — asktheranger
Yesterday was a day spent doing small chores around the campsite and then cooking halibut for supper with mac and cheese and stewed tomatoes. Last night the temp dropped to 26 degrees and fro
Charlottesville Downtown Mall
November 6, 2007 - 7:51pm — asktheranger
Location(s)
Charlottesville Downtown MallCharlottesville, VASee map: Google MapsWe headed east across the Blue Ridge today to shop in Charlottesville.
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
November 5, 2007 - 3:10pm — asktheranger
It is a sunny, fall day with a temperature of 61 degrees as I look east toward the Blue Ridge from our RV site in the Walnut Hills Campground just south of Staunton, Virginia. The color
Spring Primary
May 2, 2007 - 11:49am — asktheranger
Driving into the office this morning, I listened to Dave Barger of WRTA moderate a candidate forum for the candidates for the position of county commissioner. Not all the candidates were pres
Mt Rushmore Trip Day 5
February 15, 2007 - 4:16pm — asktheranger
Location(s)
Devils Tower National MonumentCarlile Junction, WYSee map: Google Maps
Mt Rushmore Day 4
January 30, 2007 - 3:32pm — asktheranger
Location(s)
Mt Rushmore National MonumentKeystone, SDSee map: Google Maps
Mt Rushmore. Named for a New York City attorney doing land title work in the Black Hills in 1884, little did he know the impact "his mountain" would have on future generations.
