tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640551764395157302011-07-08T02:21:35.769-05:00The Adventures of Travelin' AlBig Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-88996520416998777712009-11-06T13:55:00.001-06:002009-11-06T13:57:52.993-06:00Extended Trip to the Western U.S.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SvR--UiHAKI/AAAAAAAAAM8/P9eI1xZDn64/s1600-h/Grand+Canyon+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" sr="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SvR--UiHAKI/AAAAAAAAAM8/P9eI1xZDn64/s200/Grand+Canyon+3.JPG" width="186" /></a><br /></div>My friends Sheila and Stan Register took me with them on their vacation to Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming! We visited several national parks, the Air Force Academy, Pike's Peak. Check out my slide show just to the right of this post! We even saw the Grand Canyon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-8899652041699877771?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-81890690871477693702009-10-30T15:34:00.000-05:002009-10-30T15:34:14.824-05:00Washington D.C. with the Langlinais!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My third trip to the east coast this fall...how lucky is that!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLaUR-UmI/AAAAAAAAAMM/vUCYP_afHms/s1600-h/leaves+and+ally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLaUR-UmI/AAAAAAAAAMM/vUCYP_afHms/s200/leaves+and+ally.jpg" vr="true" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLYiK456I/AAAAAAAAAME/ZGqnHAXjFEs/s1600-h/washington+momument+and+ally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLYiK456I/AAAAAAAAAME/ZGqnHAXjFEs/s200/washington+momument+and+ally.jpg" vr="true" /></a> I spent time with Lincoln and Washington and read to the park ranger in Shenandoah...even rode the metro! Great Trip! <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLdAlGd-I/AAAAAAAAAMc/MuROarEnMgg/s1600-h/Ranger+and+Ally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLdAlGd-I/AAAAAAAAAMc/MuROarEnMgg/s200/Ranger+and+Ally.jpg" vr="true" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLv9TGmFI/AAAAAAAAAM0/tmz2Qz68Fmg/s1600-h/lincoln+with+ally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLv9TGmFI/AAAAAAAAAM0/tmz2Qz68Fmg/s200/lincoln+with+ally.jpg" vr="true" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLb6_WR6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/KyYSFFroMj8/s1600-h/Metro+and+ally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SutLb6_WR6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/KyYSFFroMj8/s200/Metro+and+ally.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-8189069087147769370?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-29352179487810597882009-10-23T16:00:00.001-05:002009-10-23T16:04:45.732-05:00Fall Weekend on Cape Cod<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIYdlH2YOI/AAAAAAAAALU/7PXcLt0cncI/s1600-h/photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIYdlH2YOI/AAAAAAAAALU/7PXcLt0cncI/s200/photo1.jpg" vr="true" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIYaVtk8HI/AAAAAAAAALM/cLKIjiNSLc0/s1600-h/photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIYaVtk8HI/AAAAAAAAALM/cLKIjiNSLc0/s200/photo2.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I made a new friend at the Isaiah Jones...my first time to stay in a B & B! Then I got into some trouble in Sandwich Village and had to spend time in the stocks...not fun because I couldn't even move! The beach was fun...I love climbing on the rock jetty...the water was COLD!<br /></div></div>Before I flew home to Baton Rouge...it snowed!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIYjYLPRWI/AAAAAAAAALc/a5FzGbksQAw/s1600-h/photo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIYjYLPRWI/AAAAAAAAALc/a5FzGbksQAw/s200/photo3.jpg" vr="true" width="186" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIZ_UzLbmI/AAAAAAAAAL0/8qUf2MTTVhQ/s1600-h/IMG_2300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIZ_UzLbmI/AAAAAAAAAL0/8qUf2MTTVhQ/s200/IMG_2300.JPG" vr="true" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIaCtrjgqI/AAAAAAAAAL8/PRns1wVa6H0/s1600-h/IMG_2318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SuIaCtrjgqI/AAAAAAAAAL8/PRns1wVa6H0/s200/IMG_2318.JPG" vr="true" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-2935217948781059788?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-6030780211080812792009-10-12T13:04:00.000-05:002009-10-12T13:04:18.428-05:00Wow...the Applachian Trail is Long!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/StNvaM8lx5I/AAAAAAAAAKc/-wZScdINZg0/s1600-h/App+Trail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/StNvaM8lx5I/AAAAAAAAAKc/-wZScdINZg0/s200/App+Trail.jpg" /></a>It's a long way to Mt. Katahdin...maybe next year!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-603078021108081279?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-38667622624148310802009-10-09T15:02:00.000-05:002009-10-09T15:02:33.219-05:00It's a Great Day for Apple Picking!<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Ss-U7ObFPrI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Dss8rIsAzcI/s1600-h/applepicking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Ss-U7ObFPrI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Dss8rIsAzcI/s200/applepicking.jpg" /></a><br /></div>My friends took me with them to the mountains of Tennessee. I love all the colored leaves!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-3866762262414831080?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-44901260376081799232009-10-02T14:29:00.000-05:002009-10-02T14:29:22.889-05:00Washington D.C. with the Tigers!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsZUN0fZZuI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/6lAtW7O3-Cg/s1600-h/LSU+Washington+028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsZUN0fZZuI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/6lAtW7O3-Cg/s320/LSU+Washington+028.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Louis Coleman took me with him to D.C. to meet the Vice-President and we visited the U.S. Capitol.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-4490126037608179923?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-27388865638941340602009-10-02T12:43:00.005-05:002009-10-02T14:21:33.287-05:00Found Beach Pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weekend at Navarre Beach<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsY63_FVFOI/AAAAAAAAAJs/xxsk-gx-9IQ/s1600-h/summer+2009+097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsY63_FVFOI/AAAAAAAAAJs/xxsk-gx-9IQ/s200/summer+2009+097.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsY6tjT7seI/AAAAAAAAAJk/PTzQOT4AkZs/s1600-h/summer+2009+096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsY6tjT7seI/AAAAAAAAAJk/PTzQOT4AkZs/s200/summer+2009+096.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsY9ddIaamI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/uiESFe-0xKc/s200/summer+2009+120.jpg" /> <br /></div>Nothing better than a good book at the beach!<br /><br />I traveled across Mississippi and through the tunnel in Mobile, Alabama to reach Navarre Beach!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-2738886563894134060?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-13637298231347208372009-09-28T13:24:00.000-05:002009-09-28T13:24:34.671-05:00Finally a Weekend at the Beach!<div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsD-Xn_CYeI/AAAAAAAAAJE/eq6X3vQJXNA/s1600-h/Al+Pensacola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SsD-Xn_CYeI/AAAAAAAAAJE/eq6X3vQJXNA/s200/Al+Pensacola.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /> Pensacola Beach...even found some sea shells! <br /> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-1363729823134720837?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-41249441798182462492009-09-22T14:04:00.002-05:002009-09-22T14:14:31.102-05:00Hollywood!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Srke8iuBNII/AAAAAAAAAIc/Uw5dC1n5whc/s1600-h/September+2009+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" iq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Srke8iuBNII/AAAAAAAAAIc/Uw5dC1n5whc/s200/September+2009+041.jpg" width="186" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SrkgC959hFI/AAAAAAAAAIk/jS9t5U7e5bs/s1600-h/September+2009+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SrkgC959hFI/AAAAAAAAAIk/jS9t5U7e5bs/s200/September+2009+042.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Long weekend in Hollywood! I lounged around the pool at our hotel, visited Mickey at Disneyland and even went to an A's game!!! Another great weekend!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SrkgQ7LcM9I/AAAAAAAAAIs/hyS00lwlz_0/s1600-h/September+2009+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SrkgQ7LcM9I/AAAAAAAAAIs/hyS00lwlz_0/s200/September+2009+047.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Srkgbeiz1FI/AAAAAAAAAI0/9ekGq5LocFo/s1600-h/September+2009+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Srkgbeiz1FI/AAAAAAAAAI0/9ekGq5LocFo/s200/September+2009+023.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-4124944179818246249?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-83639927677948445952009-09-14T08:34:00.000-05:002009-09-14T08:34:39.503-05:00Weekend in Texas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Sq5GIdkBpqI/AAAAAAAAAH8/6clbNqlUit8/s1600-h/Traveling+Al+in+Texas+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Sq5GIdkBpqI/AAAAAAAAAH8/6clbNqlUit8/s200/Traveling+Al+in+Texas+013.jpg" /></a>Had a great weekend in Texas...loved that steak from T-Bone Tom's!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-8363992767794844595?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-60090386139628357082009-09-08T09:38:00.003-05:002009-09-15T15:33:36.216-05:00Greetings from Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cheered the Tigers on to victory over the Huskies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SqZoMCX3E7I/AAAAAAAAAGs/rjzuDrmYvZ4/s1600-h/Al+at+LSU+game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" mq="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SqZoMCX3E7I/AAAAAAAAAGs/rjzuDrmYvZ4/s200/Al+at+LSU+game.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view of Seattle from the water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SqZoKO7iqdI/AAAAAAAAAGk/G-ZrHYW9jGs/s1600-h/Al+on+boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SqZoKO7iqdI/AAAAAAAAAGk/G-ZrHYW9jGs/s200/Al+on+boat.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-6009038613962835708?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464055176439515730.post-88472778039878492072009-09-04T13:41:00.003-05:002009-09-15T15:49:53.404-05:00Watching Serena Williams!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Sq_9cq545WI/AAAAAAAAAIM/ARhii0rQ7Fc/s1600-h/NYC+to+US+Open.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/Sq_9cq545WI/AAAAAAAAAIM/ARhii0rQ7Fc/s200/NYC+to+US+Open.jpg" /></a>Wow! I can't believe I'm actually in New York heading for The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC) in Flushing, N.Y. Here I am on the subway...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SqFfPhkHLiI/AAAAAAAAAF0/dOXdkkge29s/s1600-h/Watching+Serena+Williams+play.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EofBHt5alUA/SqFfPhkHLiI/AAAAAAAAAF0/dOXdkkge29s/s200/Watching+Serena+Williams+play.jpg" /></a>I even got to see Serena Williams play!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/464055176439515730-8847277803987849207?l=travellinal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436574896591428790noreply@blogger.com