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(Photo and video by Tanner Latham) “Good luck on #17.” The valet guys at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL whisper it when you toss them your keys. Our breakfast waitress winked when she said it while dropping...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/286101998" height="1" width="1"/>

Tanner Latham http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/tpc-sawgrass-da.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49156150 2008-05-07T09:00:00-07:00 2008-05-07T09:05:28-07:00

Normally, manatees are long gone from Blue Spring this time of year, as they’ve made their way back to the waters closer to the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean. I, however, got lucky on my visit to the state...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/285464598" height="1" width="1"/>

Richard Banks http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/blue-spring-sta.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49519494 2008-05-07T07:00:00-07:00 2008-05-07T07:15:57-07:00

Is this a face only a mother could love? Apparently not, as sailfin suckermouth catfish (Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus), like the one pictured, are breeding in such numbers they threaten the health of the rivers in which they live. Native to the...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/285387942" height="1" width="1"/>

Richard Banks http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/blue-spring-s-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49463328 2008-05-06T13:30:00-07:00 2008-05-06T17:11:32-07:00

(Photo courtesy of Pegasus News) While walking through Dallas' NorthPark Mall, a place of high fashion, modern art, and exquisite landscaping, Senior Photographer Art Meripol and I came upon a real surprise: John Lennon's Steinway upright, the one where his...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/284884095" height="1" width="1"/>

Taylor Bruce http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/imagine-john-le.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49438214 2008-05-06T09:30:00-07:00 2008-05-06T09:43:15-07:00

(Photo by Art Meripol) I grew up in a small town in Alabama. I have a Southern accent that digs deep or floats shallow, depending on the situation. I thought I knew Southern accents, until I met Lindsey Vincent at...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/284753110" height="1" width="1"/>

Tanner Latham http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/southern-accent.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49341216 2008-05-06T05:25:07-07:00 2008-05-06T05:25:17-07:00

Kentucky knows how to show off. That's a good thing. We went to the 134th annual Kentucky Derby this weekend, and we started on Friday, the day before the race, with a tour of Calumet, probably the most legendary horse...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/284609627" height="1" width="1"/>

Warner McGowin http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/kentucky-derby.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49417726 2008-05-05T06:47:11-07:00 2008-05-05T10:49:04-07:00

We're one month in here at Tales From the Road, and here are the most popular posts for April: 1. Top 5 Paths to Plane Peace Want to avoid that chatty seat mate on your next flight? Follow Annette Thompson's...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/283946647" height="1" width="1"/>

Matt Bigelow http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/top-ten-april-t.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49087768 2008-05-02T06:31:57-07:00 2008-05-03T07:53:44-07:00

(Photos by Matt Bigelow and Kelsey Blackwell) A tree grew straight through the passenger side window of this rusted-out 1957 Chevy truck in Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin, Georgia. (Google map).<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/282113123" height="1" width="1"/>

Matt Bigelow http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/a-tree-growing.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49170760 2008-05-01T07:00:00-07:00 2008-05-02T08:04:13-07:00

(Photos by Tanner Latham) I’m not a food writer. I’m not a golf writer. I’m not an adventure writer. I like all these things and write about them generally, but I’m not an authority on any. There’s one thing I...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/281460462" height="1" width="1"/>

Tanner Latham http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/gps-travel-neve.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49156600 2008-04-30T06:00:00-07:00 2008-04-30T07:03:06-07:00

(Photos by Richard Banks) Wakeboarding combines the gravity defying, aerial marvels of gymnastics with the ramps, speed, and whacky jargon of skateboarding. While working on a story on an Orlando-based wakeboarder, I visited the Air Nautique Wake Games at the...<img src="http://feeds.southernliving.com/~r/southernliving/blog/tales_from_the_road/~4/280773462" height="1" width="1"/>

Richard Banks http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/04/wakeboarding--.html