Sunday Stills – Page 7 – Wandering Dawgs

Afloat during the 1996 Olympic Games

August 1, 2024Posted in Georgia, Sporting EventsTagged 1996 Olympics, Afloat, Atlanta Olympics, Centennial Olympic Games, Float with Me, Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Olympic Volunteer, Savannah Olympic Yachting Events, Sunday Stills, U. S. Sailing, Wassaw Sound12 Comments

Are you enjoying watching the Paris Olympics and cheering on your country’s team? I sure am. 28 years ago, I wasn’t watching the Olympics on television. I was an Olympic volunteer.

During the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Henry, our daughter, and I were volunteers at the Olympic Yachting events in Savannah. For two weeks we got up at the crack of dawn to spend our days on the Day Marina, a floating barge system where the boats were launched and the athletes prepared for their events.

Athletes and volunteers rode a shuttle boat from the mainland to the Day Marina each day

1996 Olympics Yachting Day Marina in Wassaw Sound near Savannah, Georgia

Our job was to help with launch and recovery of the boats. It was great meeting athletes, coaches and trainers from around the world and to see the boats up close.

It was exciting to see the athletes returning to the Day Marina after their events.

Being an Olympic volunteer was a once in a lifetime experience. The memories of those days will stay with me forever.

Shared with Sunday Stills challenge Float with Me

Sunday Stills – On the Wing

July 22, 2024Posted in Birds, Photography, WildlifeTagged Photo Challenge, Sunday Stills, Wings25 Comments

Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge is On the Wing. I enjoy bird photography and have thousands of bird photos in my archives. I browsed through some of them and included a few favorites for this challenge.

I am the daughter of a United States Air Force pilot and I can’t do a post about wings without including wings of the USAF Thunderbirds.

Thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills monthly challenge – On the Wing

Sunday Stills – State and Local Parks

July 18, 2024Posted in Photography, WildlifeTagged Custer State Park, Silver Springs State Park, State and Local Parks, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Sunday Stills13 Comments

Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge of State and Local Parks reminded me of some of the wonderful state parks where we have camped on our many RV travels over the years. I had a hard time choosing which parks to feature for this post but I narrowed it down to three of my favorites. These parks are great for a day trip as well as for tent or RV camping.

Stephen C. Foster State Park in Fargo, Georgia

We love this park so much we camped here many times through the years. We enjoyed stopping here on our trips to and from Florida. The park is located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge 17 miles from the nearest highway. There is a small marina with a boat launch as well as canoe and kayak rentals and ranger guided boat trips into the swamp. It’s quiet and off the beaten track.

Silver Springs State Park, Florida

Silver Springs is another state park we visited many times on our RV trips to Florida. Tourists began visiting Silver Springs in late 1800s. The first glass bottom boat tours started taking visitors for rides over the crystal clear springs in the 1870’s. Today Silver Springs is a state park which still operates the famous glass bottom boats. The park also has several hiking and biking nature trails, a museum, a replica of a 19th century settlement called the Cracker Village, and a very nice campground.

Custer State Park, South Dakota

Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monument attract many visitors to the Black Hills of South Dakota each year. Another great place to explore is nearby Custer State Park. Visitors can spend a day taking scenic drives on the Wildlife Loop Drive, Iron Mountain Road, and the Needles Highway. The park is also a popular place to camp with several campgrounds to choose from.

Thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills monthly challenge – State and Local Parks

Sunday Stills – Red, White and Blue

July 7, 2024Posted in PhotographyTagged American Flag, Red White and Blue, Stars and Stripes, Sunday Stills20 Comments

Thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills monthly color challenge for July – Red, White and Blue

Landscapes in the Great Outdoors

July 5, 2024Posted in National Parks, Nature, PhotographyTagged great outdoors, Landscapes, Sunday Stills13 Comments

Terri wraps up her Great Outdoors Sunday Stills photo challenges with the challenge of Landscapes.

America’s National Parks are some of our greatest treasures. Our national parks, monuments and preserves feature many different types of landscapes. The header image is from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, America’s most visited national park. I’ve included a few different landscapes from around the United States.