tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:01:40 +0000Life at Fontana Dam, NChttp://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/noreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)Blogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-6277505827951290816Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-04-09T06:29:12.696-07:00Audrey from W.D. Williams Elementary School in Swannanoa, NC wrote me a letter which contained her friend Flat Stanley.  The only reason he fit in the letter was because he was flattened by a bulletin board.  I took him around the Village to show him what Fontana has to offer.He got to go on a hike with two Appalachian Trail Through Hikers named Luke and Matthew.  He shuttled them with me to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/hw9qpYE-j2Y/flat-stanley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=hw9qpYE-j2Y:vWBFwfmHXf4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/04/flat-stanley.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-7421257411738597779Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +00002009-04-07T14:19:25.216-07:00It's Spring in the Smokies, but someone forgot to tell the Smokies that.  It has been snowing for a while and looked, as always, breathtaking while driving to work this morning.Sarah wanted a family photos so we got out and took these few pics.Pence jumped out of the car and began running in the snow even though she was wearing sandals.  If having your kid run in the snow in sandals isn't enough,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/UCcfN3baxrI/spring-in-smokies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=UCcfN3baxrI:yQM2Qi17hDM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/04/spring-in-smokies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-902419923455561675Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-03-12T11:54:10.957-07:00The kids of Guatemala, especially in the town we stayed at the majority of the time, liked having their photos taken.  If you had a camera in your hands they would say, "photo?"  They enjoyed looking at themselves in the viewfinder even more then having their pic taken.  When you would turn around the camera they would swarm around you nearly pushing you over to see what they looked like.Here arehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/rlJSKz7nRCw/more-on-guatemala.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=rlJSKz7nRCw:V8C688ahA4Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/03/more-on-guatemala.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-5398844572673052571Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-03-12T07:51:37.492-07:00I just got back from a great trip to Guatemala with the Grove Church.  We built a few huts for a small remote Village named San Miguel.  Over the next several days I hope to post some images of the trip.  Here is the first set titled, "Kids in Fog."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/LQ0OFmdh_os/kids-of-guatemala.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=LQ0OFmdh_os:UG--tWhYgSc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/03/kids-of-guatemala.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-104859502500823246Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:24:00 +00002009-02-24T07:39:57.640-08:00Sarah decided to get rid of our little girls sweet mullet.  After setting up the barber stool and supplying Autumn with a cookie Sarah cut as quickly as possible.   Sarah kept the curls because she's afraid they won't grow back.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/YqgJA-PS0pg/autumns-haircut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=YqgJA-PS0pg:JDewB0PWmbg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/02/autumns-haircut.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-42881890526554215Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:09:00 +00002009-02-19T21:19:11.818-08:00This may sound lame, but I "Google" myself once a month.  I do it to see what kind of Press went out for Fontana Village.  Well, I've been missing this site for some time.  It has been out since 2007.This little blip with my name is at Found Magazine.  The site is really self explanatory, as well as pure genius.I can't believe over 70 people commented on this photo that was selected as the "Find http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/a6_3KuzbqH0/found-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=a6_3KuzbqH0:yRZ1Dgn3pto:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/02/found-art.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-9107469665960002425Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-01-23T08:04:01.331-08:00One of the more recent hikes I took was to Ramsey Cascades with friends from "the Grove." It was a great hike!  Although it was freezing cold. It was foggy as well, but we still were able to get some decent shots.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/LZk2GGVI27s/ramsey-cascades.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=LZk2GGVI27s:nvlGT8gZVAc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2009/01/ramsey-cascades.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-2639028195260385482Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:05:00 +00002008-10-08T10:12:02.699-07:00A weekly publication called Smoky Mountain News has a feature article on blogging. They have chosen a few "best of Western North Carolina." I am excited to say "This Dam Life" is one of them. Be sure to check out the article!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/UXxtn5VvPnA/thanks-smoky-mountain-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=UXxtn5VvPnA:mY5X-gij7gc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/10/thanks-smoky-mountain-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-1006917019387058455Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:39:00 +00002008-10-08T10:03:58.412-07:00Recently I had a map published titled "Hike Twentymile." It's a narrative map that mixes data and history of the Twentymile area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The latest little media blip was in a great magazine called "WNC." I've been enjoying the magazine for years and am excited that they wrote a piece with it.The map started out as an idea by Jeannie Stewart, General Manager http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/ykw7A0pQBvo/hike-twentymile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=ykw7A0pQBvo:QRrsr0RNUHk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/10/hike-twentymile.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-3871632709858876817Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:34:00 +00002008-10-08T09:54:01.846-07:00A few friends of mine have been meeting in the smokies for the last three years for what's becoming an annual art/camping trip. This year we worked on a short film. Once it's completed I'll be sure to post it.We also has a ton of illuminating fun with glow sicks this year.Check out this website dedicated to the trip.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/wqoTfW8qLss/fontana-boys-iii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=wqoTfW8qLss:lIKJG-tkKeQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/10/fontana-boys-iii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-444614331679103130Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:32:00 +00002008-10-08T09:20:07.518-07:00I was just browsing through my photos and thought I'd post a few random pics. The first is my wife, Sarah, and daughter, Autumn, on the beautiful Fontana Lake. The second is a ginormou catipilar that got into our corn. Number three is our daughter Providence at her first day of Pre K. Last is a picture of Pence climbing a rhodo. This was the first time we had seen her climb a tree more thenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/1inRMJu647M/randomness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=1inRMJu647M:B1dSUx1Knwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/09/randomness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-7046147643039426496Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:22:00 +00002008-10-08T09:13:15.106-07:00Just before the Fourth of July Fontana Hiking Club headed out to Gregory Bald to enjoy the fiery display of azaleas. I've been to the Bald by way of the Twentymile area of the Park before, but this time took the route from Parsons Branch Road. No matter which way you go, I recommend hiking to the Bald anytime in June for an amazing Smokies experience.Check out a few more pics!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/Hqn3WjFuHwU/gregory-bald.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=Hqn3WjFuHwU:T0b6Rc37BnM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/10/gregory-bald.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-6176385981768356073Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:18:00 +00002008-07-23T14:25:29.580-07:00My wife is one of those women who would risk her life to run out in a road and retrieve a turtle and help it across the road. I am convinced though that people like her ultimately put them on the wrong side of the road, making life more difficult and stressful for these reptiles. There was a turtle in our yard recently. Sarah and Pence took it down to the nearest creek, probably the one it washttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/Nt7tER0w9N4/lost-turtle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=Nt7tER0w9N4:dl1OWK1QDjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/07/lost-turtle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-3287059885224139367Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:09:00 +00002008-07-23T14:17:33.459-07:00Here are some pics of our Fourth of July. When I first came to Fontana and heard we had a show I imagined a backwoods display of roman candles and bottle rockets. When the show started, I was blown away. We have one of the greatest in Western NC! People come from all over to see our display of exploding color.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/pQ6U5a5kF6w/fourth-of-july.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=pQ6U5a5kF6w:9nYH4AB_C7E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/07/fourth-of-july.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-6644099367780606262Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:02:00 +00002008-06-18T09:40:26.498-07:00Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine has an issue just before the summer on spots to jump off rocks into the water. Without the water it's not that fun.I think they have chosen two spots that friends and I frequent and have actually named. I've included a video by Jym Davis so you can get the feel of them.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/SgjP50GYN20/college-drop-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=SgjP50GYN20:ZRhufVIwYMA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/06/college-drop-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-1446355105834886589Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:09:00 +00002008-06-05T08:25:45.794-07:00I had a great season of forging Morels this year. Found various new patches to supply all our wild edible needs next spring.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/XwuzcY67k_o/morel-mushrooms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=XwuzcY67k_o:mabAcPy9Wcw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/06/morel-mushrooms.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-1645614610220531165Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:49:00 +00002008-06-03T13:57:39.125-07:00I am working on a project called Fontana Stories. I will be interviewing people in the area about varies topics in the Appalachian Mountains. It's a growing project and I have lots of ideas. check out the first one by clicking on the "Podcast" button.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/GhQuoBDxwrc/fontana-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=GhQuoBDxwrc:JOKxynvKPnE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/06/fontana-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-4131431382547335205Sat, 03 May 2008 04:10:00 +00002008-05-02T21:28:13.997-07:00A little over a month ago I received a phone call from Blue Ridge outdoor Magazine asking if I knew of any good places to go hiking away from crowds. I told them I did and I would love to take them. So a few weeks after that two of their staff, a friend of mine, and I went out into the Park for an intense three day two night hike. This month's issue of BRO has the article and a little piece I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/2VhQLkGs7Yg/bro-mag.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=2VhQLkGs7Yg:lezuCA0F3pc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/05/bro-mag.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-6353775388031789361Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:54:00 +00002008-03-08T20:02:47.312-08:00The last two NPS sites we visited were Kings Mt. and Cowpens National Battlefields. They both were educational and great to experience. I'd love to write more, but I'm on dial up and Sarah is trying to go to sleep over my overbearing thumps on the keyboard.Maybe I'll add more later to this post.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/bTk3WerLZdY/kings-mt-cowpens-battlefields.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=bTk3WerLZdY:19vRY6CG0Nc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/03/kings-mt-cowpens-battlefields.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-6443559627903968073Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:56:00 +00002008-03-05T20:37:01.618-08:00I would have loved to have stayed at Congaree NP longer, but there just wasn't that much time.  With an hour and a half we took in the amazing interactive museum and then went on a quick hike on the boardwalk trail.  I look forward to coming back and seeing each of the 20 champion trees within the Park.  I will try to visit the area by canoe in one of the flooding periods that happens 10 times a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/qIVN7oM5KiM/congaree-national-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=qIVN7oM5KiM:S1Hy7XDcMbQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/03/congaree-national-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-2391568107529942027Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:06:00 +00002008-03-05T20:56:41.828-08:00While vacationing in Savannah we stopped at an amazing National Monument called Fort Pulaski, name after Casimir Pulaski, who also has a holiday named after him in Chicago, which just so happens to be an AMAZING song by Sufjan Stevens because of an event that happened to Stevens on that day. The Fort is quite an amazing piece of architecture! A battle at the fort in 1862 marked a turning point inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/WzRGvHFG0OI/savannah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=WzRGvHFG0OI:A22YAdSOrmc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/03/savannah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-3309131239564235078Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:16:00 +00002008-03-02T18:42:04.103-08:00After visiting the Carl Sandburg Home we headed south to Ninety Six NHS. Ninety Six has been the site of two Cherokee War battles, and two American Revolution battles. One of the many significance of this site is that the first American casualty of the Revolution in the South.After going into the visitor center and watching a brief film on the area. We headed outside for a mile walk around thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/MkzxCbaPEpU/ninety-six.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=MkzxCbaPEpU:70p30UGeoH8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/03/ninety-six.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-8978397938775823115Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:36:00 +00002008-03-02T18:59:41.784-08:00Today my family and I took off from Fontana Dam and headed towards the general direction of Savannah. We took a few stops along the way... One of my hobbies is the National Park Services' many establishments. We stopped first at Flat Rock, NC. Here we saw the home of author, biographer, poet, folk singer, and overall genius of Carl Sandburg. The Carl Sandburg Home takes you into an intimate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/es_f8EjQg_M/carl-sandburg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=es_f8EjQg_M:Y7s6llknxn4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/03/carl-sandburg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-8537688762439603555Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:46:00 +00002008-02-23T14:02:56.483-08:00Today was quite the hike.  From the Cheoah Dam the group head along Slickrock Creek Trail.  About a mile in FHC member Gary had a "water shoe" that jumped out of his pack, how on earth this happened I have no idea.  I guess they were good water shoes because they were headed down a very steep slop to the Little Tennessee River.  WE all watched as the shoe tumbled down the cliff saying are good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/y0v4PfiLf8s/fhc-slick-rock-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=y0v4PfiLf8s:XZ4bH_fx6B4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/02/fhc-slick-rock-hike.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37432079.post-3554939446047473565Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:24:00 +00002008-02-16T13:41:11.801-08:00What a great day we had for a hike! After sharing stories on the boat of how we met our significant other, we docked on the North Shore of Fontana Lake.  The group of 15 hikers made way to campsite/old spring where I told the story of how E.H Oliver and Zina Farley met and fell in love on a warm Sunday evening.  AT the Calhoun house the group split.  Some headed to Proctor cemetery and the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisDamLife/~3/mFsZy2s76JI/couples-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jerry Span)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?a=mFsZy2s76JI:Ay-Ex_SFg_g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ThisDamLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://www.fontanavillage.com/thisdamlife/2008/02/couples-hike.html