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    Rare Air Episode 63

    April 1, 2026 - By Roger D.

    To inspire myself to introduce this footage shot at Cherry Grove Beach in 2018, I once again returned to my journal entries from that time.

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    Rare Air Episode 62

    December 31, 2025 - By Roger D.

    Whatever the future holds, we eagerly look forward to our next family get-together.

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    Rare Air Episode 61

    October 2, 2025 - By Roger D.

    Almost exactly seven years ago, I stopped to shoot this footage along Highway 105 just south of Boone. Reviewing it and re-reading my journal entries from that time, I’m surprised to see all the directions our lives were travelling.

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    Rare Air Episode 29

    November 1, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Back in May, Beth and I celebrated our 26th anniversary with a weekend trip to Cashiers, North Carolina.

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    October 2018

    September 29, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Even the youngest rocks you find in the Blue Ridge Mountains may be 200 million years old.

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    Rare Air Episode 28

    September 1, 2018 - By Roger D.

    During the summer, most hours of the day, the sounds of others at play abound... but at 7:40 a.m., it's just me and the insects, birds and fish. It's second nature to imagine the history of this magical place.

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    August 2018

    July 30, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Our 2002-2016 Labor Day weekends at Camp Merrie-Woode were awesome.

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    Rare Air Episode 26: Thanks Mom!

    April 29, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Thank you Mom… and very, very, very well done.

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    August 2015

    August 2, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: 2011 photo from our annual trip to Camp Merrie-Woode in Sapphire, North Carolina.

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    June 2015

    June 7, 2015 - By Roger D.

    Snap from a memorable visit to the Hebron Rock Colony.

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This photo was taken around 1980 at the wonderful This photo was taken around 1980 at the wonderful Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Church my family grew up attending, where Beth and I were married back in 1992. My brother and I appear in the photo, with Granny Bea, Dad and Peggy, our aunts, uncles, cousins, and many more members of our extended family.

Beth and I attended service this past weekend, and got to spend more quality time with all those still making this prime part of my ‘memory lane’ warm, loving, and special.
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The tales from Beth’s family’s days at “the cabin” The tales from Beth’s family’s days at “the cabin” live on. This c. 1986 photo shows Grandpa Daniel and Grandma Lillian Kiefert, ready for visitors.
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