{"id":118,"date":"2021-03-31T18:53:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evergladesphotographer.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2021-03-31T18:53:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T18:53:28","slug":"the-great-tennessee-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evergladesphotographer.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/31\/the-great-tennessee-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Tennessee Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, Fahad Asmat and I discussed taking a journey. A road trip that would span 3000 miles in 10 days. A journey that would challenge our endurance, our strength, and our will on so many levels.\u00a0 Needless to say, we never imagined how this journey would transform us mentally, physically and spiritually.\u00a0 It blessed us with memories that we will cherish for a lifetime, and a bond of brotherhood that mere words cannot explain.<\/p>\n<p>You see, we always discussed taking this trip Fahad and I, yet we never did. That was until the fall foilage of November 2020 came around.\u00a0 Last year was the year, the great escape from Covid19, from the madness of society and the fear mongering of the news media. 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