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The ride to Pea Ridge from Eureka Springs

Spring 2018 we were planning to see the Rebel stakes at Oakland but because of car problems (aka shuddering chevy blues), we did not go.   This year we wanted to take a small vacation for a few days.   We decided to take a scouting trip to Hot Springs in preparation for a future trip to … More 2019 July – Hot Springs Arkansas

The first week of April 2019 we went back to Lexington to visit Spendthrift Farm,  WinStar Farm and visit our ole buddy ‘American Pharoah’ at Ashford Stud.   While there we caught one of the races at Keeneland and took in some bourbon touring and tasting at Buffalo Trace. Our trip began at Franklin College in … More Back to Lexington – April 2019

The October trip to Alabama Gulf Shores and Orange Beach was a great trip.  The trip was the last full week of October 2018.    We drove from St. Louis to Memphis, Tennessee for lunch at the “One and Only BBQ”.   We had eaten there last year on our way to Vicksburg.   The food is … More Visiting Alabama and Florida October 2018

In September of 2018 we were invited to attend a benefit Polo Match for the Old Newsboys charity.   It was our first time watching a polo match.  It was fun to watch and different from other sports. We were surprised to see that there is a polo field in St. Charles County just off Hwy … More 2018 St. Louis Polo Club – Old Newsboys Day Benefit Match

The Shaw Nature Reserve is in Gray Summit Missouri just off I-44 across Highway 100 from where the old Diamonds Restaurant was located, around 20 miles outside of St. Louis. We went walking there on a Sunday afternoon in February when the temperature was above 50F on a partly sunny day.   There are so many … More Shaw Nature Center

Here is a quick video I shot about the history of Veterans day

  This statue of Ulysses S. Grant is located at the spot where his headquarters were during the Siege of Vicksburg from May through July 4, 1863.   This location is the crest of a small knoll. In downtown Vicksburg still stands the old courthouse.  It’s a museum now filled with many artifacts from the war … More Vicksburg National Battlefield

This is the excerpt for a featured content post. … More 2015 AMERICAN PHAROAH