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Camping at Lake Monroe Park, DeBary, Florida (county park)
May 06, 2026 - When we arrived at Lake Monroe Park, there is a gentle reminder that you are now in a county park which is a little diff...
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Camping at Tomoka State Park, Ormond Beach, Florida
May 04, 2026 - Heading to the east coast of Florida – we are on our way to Tomoka State Park located in Ormond Beach, Florida. This is...
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Camping at Ochlockonee River State Park, Sopchoppy, Florida - April 2026
April 28, 2026 - Our last stop on this trip was at Ochlockonee River State Park located in Sopchoppy, Florida. If you have never heard of...
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Camping at Falling Waters State Park (second time) - April 2026
April 26, 2026 - We are back at Falling Waters State Park – this is our second time camping here. If you have been following our blog pos...
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Camping at Paynes Prairie State Park, Micanopy, Florida
April 19, 2026 - We headed out for a 6-day trip (5 nights) – no, not a three hour tour! Our trip started with a 1- night stop at Paynes P...
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Camping at Trimble Park, Mount Dora, Florida
April 15, 2026 - We headed over to Trimble Park just 11 minutes from downtown Mount Dora located in central Florida. This is a small Oran...
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Camping at Oscar Scherer State Park, Nokomis, Florida
March 11, 2026 - We headed south to spend a night at Oscar Scherer State Park in Nokomis, Florida (south of Sarasota, north of Venice). T...
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Camping at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, Santa Rosa, Florida
November 30, 2025 - Our second stop on our November 2025 trip is to the beautiful Topsail Hill Preserve State Park located in Santa Rosa Bea...
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Camping at Ochlockonee River State Park
November 27, 2025 - We have been home 3 weeks since our October trip and are heading out on a short trip to the pan handle area of Florida t...
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October 2025 RV Trip Summation
November 24, 2025 - Well, our RV trip has come to a close – all the photos have been loaded on the computer, blog posts have been written an...
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Camping at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
November 16, 2025 - Continuing on our journey, we to family in Fort Pierce, stayed a few days and then continued our camping adventure for o...
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Visiting Fort Pierce, Florida with dogs
November 14, 2025 - Our next stop was to visit family in Fort Pierce, Florida – since we didn’t actually camp at this particular stop – this...
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Camping at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, Jacksonville, Florida
November 11, 2025 - Continuing on our journey, we travelled back to Hanna Park which we visited earlier this year. The official name of this...
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Camping at Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach, Florida
November 08, 2025 - Continuing on our journey, we travelled back to our home state with a stop at Fort Clinch State Park located in Fernandi...
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Camping at Hamburg State Park, Mitchell, Georgia
November 04, 2025 - Continuing on our journey, we travelled a short distance to our next stop, Hamburg State Park (sister park to A. H. Step...
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Camping at A. H. Stephens State Park, Crawfordville, Georgia
October 31, 2025 - Our next stop was for 1 night to check out A. H. Stephens State Park. This park is a ‘sister park’ to Hamburg State Park...
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Camping at General Coffee State Park, Nicholls, Georgia
October 29, 2025 - We started our planned trip for October 2025 on the 12th of October (no hurricanes thus far this year, yay!!!). Always w...
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Camping information from our east coast, 2025 trip - costs, fun facts, mileage, etc
June 21, 2025 - Well, our second ‘big’ RV trip has come to a close – all the photos have been loaded on the computer, blog posts have be...
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Camping at Laura S. Walker State Park, Waycross, Georgia
June 19, 2025 - We have arrived at the final camping stop on our RV trip. Travelling to Waycross, Georgia – we stayed at Laura S. Walker...
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Camping at Poinsett State Park, Wedgefield, South Carolina
June 14, 2025 - On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 we left Falls Lake Recreation Area in Wake Forest, North Carolina and continued our trek south...
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Camping at Falls Lake Recreation Area, Wake Forest, North Carolina
June 10, 2025 - Falls Lake Recreation Area - Holly Point Campground
Our next stop was Falls Lake Recreation Area in Wake Forest, North...
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Camping at Hyco Lake Campground, Semora, North Carolina
June 04, 2025 - Hyco Lake Campground We arrived just before 3pm (I know, a little earlier than most of the time?). After driving past th...
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Camping at First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia
June 01, 2025 - First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia We travelled to Virginia Beach on Saturday, May 10, 2025 and arrived...
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Camping at Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, Georgia
May 26, 2025 - Skidaway Island State Park Tuesday, May 6, 2025 we set out on our first long trip of the year. The next several blog pos...
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RV Camping Trip - Facts, Tips, Cost, etc from our trip
December 01, 2024 - As I wind down the blog posts from this particular RV trip, I wanted to share a few things that we learned, cost, etc....
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Camping at Florence Marina State Park, Omaha, Georgia
November 28, 2024 - Florence Marina State Park
This is our last stop on this trip – we arrived here at Florence Marina State Park on the we...
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Camping at William Bankhead National Forest, Corinth Recreation Area, Double Springs, AL
November 25, 2024 - The drive from Mountain View, Arkansas to Double Springs, Alabama is a fairly long one in terms of travel time. We heade...
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Camping at Whitewater RV Park, Mountain View, Arkansas - Day 2
November 23, 2024 - Mountain View, Arkansas - Day 2 After we finished spending the majority of our day at Blanchard Springs Caverns, we came...
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Camping at Whitewater RV Park, Mountain View, Arkansas
November 20, 2024 - Mountain View, Arkansas
We arrived October 24 th, stayed the nights of 24, 25 and 26. Headed out on the 27 th (Sunday).
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Camping at Cloud 9 RV Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas
November 16, 2024 - It’s Monday, October 21 st (Jim’s birthday) and we are now heading to Hot Springs, Arkansas. This is my first time going...
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Camping at Magnolia Park, Pleasant Hill, Louisiana & visiting Natchitoches, Louisiana
November 14, 2024 - Pleasant Hill, Louisiana - October 18, 19, 20 leaving on the 21 st
Before leaving Natchez behind, Jim saw a small plane...
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Camping at Natchez Mississippi State Park, Natchez, Mississippi
November 12, 2024 - This is our third day (October 17th) of travelling with the dogs and our camper. We were headed to Natchez, Mississippi!...
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Camping at River's Edge Campground in Holt, Florida
November 08, 2024 - Grimaldi's Pizzeria - Miramar Beach, Florida Our second stop on our road trip took us to visit a friend from my teenage...
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Mud Creek Falls, Sky Valley, Georgia
August 12, 2024 - Hiking this trail started at the Sky Valley overlook where I believed we viewed the path down Highway 23 which leads to...
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Camping at Hillsborough River State Park, Thonotosassa, Florida
July 12, 2024 - Recently we completed our third RV camping trip. This time we headed a short distance up to Hillsborough River State Par...
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Camping at Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, Florida
March 19, 2024 - Recently we joined the world of RVs! Yep, we bought a small camper trailer - the Bushwhacker Plus 17FD. It's a large tea...
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Waterrock Knob Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway
September 04, 2022 - Waterrock Knob is a mountain peak in the state of North Carolina, U. S. This peak must be reached by travelling on the B...
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Happiness is....spending time with your fur kids (aka, dogs)
August 05, 2022 - Happiness is?
I totally believe that our dogs (and probably most dogs) are happiest when they are with their human fami...
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Photography session with a large dog named Buck
June 17, 2022 - Often when photographing rescue dogs, we don’t have much information about the dog(s) we are going to photograph. Someti...
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A walk at dog-friendly Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida
April 01, 2022 - One of our favorite places to take our dog(s) for a walk is a local county park called "Lettuce Lake Park". This park is...
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Number one reason to have photographs taken with your pet
January 07, 2022 - Hi everyone! I want to share the single most important reason you should have photographs taken with your pet - it's ver...
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Dog Photography, People Photography, Wedding Photography - a look back at the year 2021
December 31, 2021 - Wow - the year has flown by and a lot of photography has happened for us here at VP Shoots Photography! While many of yo...
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A walk in Eureka Springs Park, Tampa, Florida
October 01, 2021 - Eureka Springs Park is located in a little known area of greater Tampa, Florida. I am sure it is well known by photograp...
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How I pick a location to photograph dogs
July 23, 2021 - This week we explore some of the key points I use to pick a location for photographing dogs. As many of you know, a good...
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My dog won't look at the camera - how do I fix this?
July 02, 2021 - As a pet photographer and even more a ‘dog photographer’ I’ve heard a lot of various things from people about their dogs...
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My favorite neighborhood walk with my dog in Temple Terrace, Florida
June 25, 2021 - We are blessed here in our little residential city with a good number of parks. My favorite neighborhood park is actuall...
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Alarka Falls, Bryson City, North Carolina
June 06, 2021 - Looking for a beautiful trail to hike near Bryson City? Check this one out - Alarka Falls (or Alarka Creek Falls) locate...
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Tellico Gap - Appalachian Trail - Franklin, North Carolina
May 30, 2021 - We hiked a small piece of the Appalachian Trail - according to a local, we hiked about 1.4 miles of it. Recently, we dec...
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Dog Friendly - Veterans Memorial Park, Tampa, FL
March 26, 2021 - This week the dogs, Jim and I decided to go explore the Veterans Memorial Park in Tampa, FL. Dogs are allowed providing...
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Pet Photography - Action!
September 11, 2020 - This week's pet photography theme is "Action" and I have decided to use Abby as our showcase model. Abby loves the water...
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Mingo Falls, near Cherokee, North Carolina
July 19, 2020 - Our first hike on our recent trip to North Carolina was to Mingo Falls located near Cherokee, North Carolina. Mingo Fall...
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Rufus Morgan Trail, Franklin, North Carolina
July 12, 2020 - Rufus Morgan Trail is located in western Franklin, North Carolina. We drove about an hour to get to the trail head – man...
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Pet Photography - Landscape and your pets
June 05, 2020 - This week's pet photography theme is 'landscape' and we are showing some of Florida's green summer weather (right before...
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Heritage Village, Largo, Florida
September 23, 2018 - This week we did a quick visit to Heritage Village in Largo, Florida - I did not get a chance to visit all the buildings...
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Hillsborough River State Park - River Rapids Trail
September 16, 2018 - Recently we visited the Hillsborough River State Park. It's been a rainy summer here and as I pulled up to the ranger st...
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Cherokee Falls, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Georgia
May 27, 2018 - I love to shoot waterfalls. Something about the variety of waterfalls, the fact that we don't have any in my area (there...
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See Rock City - finally we did!
May 20, 2018 - For decades I remember driving along the interstate and seeing signs on barn roofs, on billboards, and a few others plac...
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Cloudland Canyon State Park - West Rim Trail
May 13, 2018 - We just returned from several days up in the cooler weather of north west Georgia. The next few weeks will take you on a...
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Tampa Armature Works on the Hillsborough River
April 15, 2018 - Many years ago when we first started boating I noticed this old brick building along the east side of the river sitting...
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Beauty of trees...
March 25, 2018 - I recently read an article in one of my magazines that arrived - the article was about trees. Specifically, it was about...
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Spring at Trout Creek, Wilderness Park
March 11, 2018 - We all loaded up in the car this week on a beautiful spring day and took our little family over to Trout Creek - one of...
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Philippe Park, Safety Harbor, Florida located in Pinellas County
August 20, 2017 - This week we got up early and braved the traffic to visit Philippe Park in Safety Harbor, Florida. This park is along th...
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Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC
June 25, 2017 - This week's blog is a trip back in time for us, as well as our subject. Several years ago, we went to Boone Hall Plantat...
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What do these buildings have in common? (Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida)
May 08, 2017 - Over the last few weeks we have traveled over to St. Petersburg and stopped over in the downtown area. We walked down Ce...
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Little Manatee River State Park - Florida Trail
January 29, 2017 - This past week I decided to check out the Little Manatee River State Park. I've driven by it so many times over the last...
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Emerson Point Preserve, Manatee County
August 21, 2016 - Emerson Point Preserve is located in Manatee County at 5801 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221. It's on the Florida Birding T...
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