Blackstone Camping Griddle Review: The Camp Kitchen That Folds Up Small
Breakfast is my favorite meal, and my Blackstone camping griddle is where I cook it. Here’s what I love, what drives me crazy, and the accessories worth buying.
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The Struggle Is Real: Three States, Two Stores, and One Cold Drink
Back home in Georgia, if you want a bottle of wine with supper, you grab one at the grocery store. Walmart’s got a whole aisle of it. Simple. Then you go traveling and find out that every state has its own idea about how simple it ought to be, and state alcohol laws are just…
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No Interstates, No GPS: Our Back-Roads Loop Through the Northeast
On July 18, 2026, Diana and I set out on a back roads road trip from our driveway in LaGrange, Georgia, with The Little Guy in tow and two rules for the road. Rule one: no interstates unless there was absolutely no other choice. That went for big cities too. Any major populated area was…
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Our Gold Panning Starter Kit: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What to Skip
My very first panning kit came from Amazon. I’ve collected several since then, but one kit stays in my truck at all times, just in case I drive past a creek that screams, “Put a pan in me!”
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Chasing Gold Across America: What I Learned From Panning for Gold in Three States
California spoiled me. Most of what I found there were flakes you could see with your bare eyes, and one day I even found a picker sitting right on bedrock.
