© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-randydt Recent reviews written by member randydt en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_388706897540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - I recently visited the Dallas Zoo for the third time since 1999 and I now more than ever think this excellent zoological facility gets a bad rap! True, the nearby Fort Worth Zoo is among the absolute best in the country without a doubt, but, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388706897540 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:10:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388706897540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_276191088260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Often overshadowed by its famous neighbor to the west, The Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson's Reid Park Zoo is nevertheless a fine zoological facility in its own right. While small when compared to most big city zoos, this well-maintained little... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~276191088260 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 00:50:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_276191088260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_272809168516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Since my childhood I have read and heard about the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and its reputation as one of the finest zoological and horticultural facilities in the nation, if not the world. Finally this year I travelled to Tucson and was able to tour... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~272809168516 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:12:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_272809168516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271531740804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Generally when one thinks of the American National Parks they think of vast wilderness areas in isolated mountain areas far from the nearest metropolis. Saguaro National Park is a significant exception to this generalization. Flanking both the east and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271531740804 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:14:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271531740804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_135900925572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Located at the northeast edge of Mobile Bay, Meaher State Park provides an up-close look at the tidal marshes at the mouth of the Mobile/Tensaw Delta. The park is not particularly large and offers few visitor facilities, nevertheless it is a worthwhile... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~135900925572 Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:28:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_135900925572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_123676954244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Whenever I am in Memphis I must eat at Corky's at least once! While there are a lot of really good barbecue restaurants, joints, shacks, etc. in the Birmingham, AL area where I am from, none in my opinion serves ribs as delicious as those at Corky's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~123676954244 Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:16:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_123676954244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_123652378244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - The Grand Canyon is in a word AWESOME! If there is one scenic natural wonder that all Americans should see at least once, it is this huge chasm stretching well over 300 miles across Northern Arizona with a width of up to a dozen miles and depths of up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~123652378244 Wed, 31 Dec 2003 03:25:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_123652378244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_118372339332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Chicago has not released a new album of studio material since 1991, astounding considering how prolific these guys once were at releasing new albums. Unfortunately the release from 1982 up to that time had been dominated by power ballads, some of them de... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~118372339332 Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:28:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_118372339332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_107749674628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - While Florida is far from being completely flat, no one expects to find a mountain here, much less o... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~107749674628 Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:49:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_107749674628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_105655471748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - As the song from Disney's "Song of the South" says "Everybody's got a laughing place". Splash Mount... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~105655471748 Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:04:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_105655471748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_101221437060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - For years now my wife and I have been speeding past Ocala, Florida on our way to the internationally renowned theme parks of Orlando and Tampa. On the long Memorial Day weekend we headed south from Birmingham to check out some of the attractions we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~101221437060 Wed, 28 May 2003 00:50:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_101221437060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_97774636676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Following the abysmal Chicago 19 I almost abandoned the band. Considering that they were my favorite group from the time I first heard them until that time, that speaks volumes. While CHICAGO 21 is far from a return to the glory days of CTA, II, III,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~97774636676 Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:52:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_97774636676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_97400163972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Over the course of more than three decades, Chicago has released 30 different albums. Despite this long and prolific career with tremendous commercial success, in my opinion their musical peak was their first release, Chicago Transit Authority. While a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~97400163972 Sun, 27 Apr 2003 00:50:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_97400163972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_96252432004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - When most people think of Florida, they think of ocean waves, warm gulf waters, sandy beaches, shimmering bays, crystal clear springs, alligators, palm trees, and the home of that famous mouse. But an underground limestone cave? Believe it or not in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~96252432004 Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:05:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_96252432004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_96120114820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Over the last year I have been attempting to visit all of the state parks in my home state of Alabama. I grew up visiting several of the beautiful mountain parks in the northern part of the state, but had not visited many of the parks across the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~96120114820 Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:18:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_96120114820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_92175634052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Over 280,000 acres! That is the area encompassed within the boundaries of Big Bend Ranch State Park, one of the newest parks in the state. The park is so huge that it alone is larger than the area of all other Texas state parks combined. Until the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~92175634052 Sat, 8 Mar 2003 01:53:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_92175634052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_92170980996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Located on the border between Texas and the Mexican states of Coahuila and Chihuahua, Big Bend National Park covers over 800,000 acres of the Chihuahuan Desert. The scenery in the park is incredibly diverse ranging from a riverine environment along the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~92170980996 Sat, 8 Mar 2003 00:58:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_92170980996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_87252504196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - As badly as I often detested the David Foster-era of Chicago, it could and and did actually get worse. Chicago 19 produced by Chas Sandford and Ron Nevison is largely bland pop drivel that only vaguely resembles Chicago's output in its artistic heydey... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~87252504196 Sat, 18 Jan 2003 02:30:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_87252504196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_87246409348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - In 1991 the Montgomery Zoo expanded from a tiny 8 acre facility with outdated small cages and cement slab enclosures to a superb facility with open-air naturalistic animal habitats spread over 64 acres. Instantly the zoo transitioned from a local... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~87246409348 Sat, 18 Jan 2003 01:12:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_87246409348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_79788543620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Why this album wasn't more of a success surprises me to this day. All but a couple of the tracks are as good as any thing Chicago had released in the previous six years, and far superior to the material on subsequent albums (Except for the never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~79788543620 Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:01:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_79788543620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_79783431812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - The Kentucky State Park System boasts that its parks are "The Nation's Finest". From my experiences they may well be right. On a previous visit to Western Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes, my wife and I stayed at outstanding Lake Barkley State Resort... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~79783431812 Sat, 2 Nov 2002 01:02:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_79783431812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_77382389380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - When most people think of Alaska, they tend to think of Denali, Anchorage, Fairbanks, the Kenai Peninsula, Glacier Bay, etc. All phenomenal places, but definitely on the beaten path. If you're looking for a more hidden Alaska, head for the tiny town of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~77382389380 Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:26:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_77382389380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_68804316804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - I hadn't ever really thought of going to Blue Springs State Park before, as it is over three hours from my house and not very well publicized. But on a recent trip to the larger Lakepoint State Park nearby, I figured this was an opportunity to see... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~68804316804 Tue, 2 Jul 2002 23:02:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_68804316804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_68590276228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - Driving through the lightly rolling hills and agricultural lands one would never expect to find a canyon. Actually they wouldn't have until the mid to late 1850s. But what an amazing place it is today! Providence Canyon State Park encompasses a very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~68590276228 Sun, 30 Jun 2002 23:40:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_68590276228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_64406392452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author randydt - In May of 1998 Visionland opened its doors as the first theme park in Alabama. For a brand new park it was quite impressive with nice landscaping, friendly employees, and a phenomenal roller coaster. Unfortunately things have only gone down hill since... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~64406392452 Sat, 18 May 2002 23:39:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_64406392452?linkin_id=8003929