Take a road trip back in time to Colorado 1963 as the Yates family camps at Grand Mesa, drives the Million Dollar Highway, rides horses, and catches enough trout to feed the neighborhood back home in Texas.
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Cooper finished his freshman year in JROTC and he received several awards. His journey began when he was a kid so we’re proud to see where this path takes him.
Aspen plays goalkeeper for the first time. You’ll also hear Ford’s “passion” for the sport, particularly this position.
For spring break this year, Ford Granada took the fam on a road trip to Big Bend Country. They explored Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park. On the way home they dipped into San Antonio and dug the Riverwalk, Tower of the Americas, and The Alamo.
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In the summer of 1957, John Lester Yates Jr. took his family on a camping trip to Colorado. He filmed it on 8mm and I recently restored the reel at the home studio.
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Ford Granada takes us back twenty-five years to 1999. For his 25th birthday, he attempts to defeat one of his greatest fears. Key word here is attempt.
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Nine days, six states, and five national parks equals one awesome road trip. Come along with Ford Granada on his Honeymoon in Canyon Country.
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One of America’s hidden gems lies tucked away deep in the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas: The Buffalo River. Get in the canoe, we’re going on a river trip.
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These are restored slides my granddad took in November 1964 during a deer hunting trip in East Texas. They show a bygone era when hunting was an important value in the culture.
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Take a trip back in time to Hamilton Pool Preserve in 1958. This is a vignette John Lester Yates Jr. wrote about one of his favorite natural places – Hamilton Pool in Central Texas. I’ve paired it with an 8mm film he took of Hamilton Pool during the summer of 1958.
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