Sunday, August 21, 2016
Another rare Sighting In Port Townsend, Washington
Friday, August 12, 2016
Summer Fridays: Wimbledon Worthy Tennis Courts
Playing tennis is a great summer activity to make up for all those extra cheeseburgers you've been eating. Here are some beautiful tennis courts located on some of the finest properties in the world.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Hiker discovers an abandoned town inside Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sometimes it's easy to take for granted how much land there is in America. Sure, it's harder and harder to find places that haven't been explored, but it's also become easier to forget places that we've already been. Kind of like the entire friggin' town in the middle of Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
That's exactly what Jordan Liles discovered when he explored the park last year, and lucky for us, he brought along his camera to document the entire adventure. It makes for a great watch.
About a mile up an unnamed gravel road inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the back way into an abandoned neighborhood and hotel, some of which was originally constructed more than 100 years ago. In the fully edited film below, Tennessee Wonderland, I explore the houses and the remains of what was once referred to as the Wonderland Club. I've applied color correction, balanced audio levels, cut everything down to the essentials without sacrificing interesting moments and most importantly, I made sure to place importance on including a proper ending.
Check out his video below and start planning your own trip to the abandoned town of Elkmont. It might just inspire you to go exploring and see what might have been forgotten in your own neck of the woods, like the incredible Cisco, Utah Ghost Town, the abandoned town of Chloride in Arizona, or California's long-dead Bodie.
Interestingly enough, earlier this year on 2014 America Adventure Rally, the Roadtrippers team stumbled onto a whole other set of abandoned buildings just a few miles from Tennessee Wonderland. What we'd actually discovered was the Elkmont Historic District, an abandoned town that's just outside of the still-active Elkmont Campground. It's the perfect place to pitch a tent and go for a midnight flashlight adventure. Click the image below for the full story.
In case checking out the remains of an abandoned town wasn't cool enough, get this - just last year, a guy with a personal drone went out and documented his own bizarre find: an abandoned renaissance fair deep in the Virginia forest. Click on the image below to jump over and check out his own video adventure to another of America's coolest forgotten places.
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Monday, June 20, 2016
Avoid a debt relief scam [fotonovela]
Maria and Rafael are thrilled that their daughter just graduated college and they're ready to celebrate with friends and family. Abuela even made her famous tamales for the special occasion! At the party, Maria and Rafael beam with pride.
Soon after the festivities wind down, reality sets in and Rafael starts worrying. They have to start paying back the money they owe for their daughter's college education, but he's been out of work for months. What's he going to do?
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Home Buying 101: Starting to Shop
In the second post of the series, we look at what buyers can do once they've secured financing and can begin to shop around for homes. Our best advice? Don't fall in love with a home too quickly!
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Rainbow – Seaside, Oregon
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Before Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer in the world, he was a pretty good babysitter. Las Vegas Blog
Long before he was the bombastic heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali was a neighborhood babysitter who got paid in bologna and cheese sandwiches.Ali held the far less glorious position when he was a quick-witted teenager named Cassius Clay … Read the rest