{"id":1260,"date":"2011-07-18T18:26:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T22:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2011-07-20T20:40:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T00:40:00","slug":"my-favorite-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1262\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/WatchingTheFalls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1262 \" title=\"Watching The Falls\" src=\"http:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/WatchingTheFalls-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Watches the Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We took a short vacation this week-end and went to one of my favorite places: Cloudland Canyon State Park.\u00a0 I never get tired of looking at the natural beauty there.\u00a0\u00a0 On Sunday morning, Sam and I skipped a\u00a0traditional\u00a0worship service\u00a0and made the\u00a03 mile hike down (and back up!)\u00a0more than a thousand\u00a0stairs.\u00a0\u00a0Near the bottom of the canyon, we worshiped the Creator of two beautiful waterfalls.\u00a0 We stood for a while, immersed\u00a0in nature&#8217;s spectacular\u00a0visual display.\u00a0 Every direction, every perspective, provided a feast for\u00a0the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we just sat for a while\u00a0and watched\u00a0the water fall over the canyon bluff.\u00a0\u00a0Sam said it was like watching\u00a0&#8220;nature&#8217;s TV.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0I think he is right.\u00a0 My compliments and admiration\u00a0go to the Producer of\u00a0the show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a short vacation this week-end and went to one of my favorite places: Cloudland Canyon State Park.\u00a0 I never get tired of looking at the natural beauty there.\u00a0\u00a0 On Sunday morning, Sam and I skipped a\u00a0traditional\u00a0worship service\u00a0and made the\u00a03 mile hike down (and back up!)\u00a0more than a thousand\u00a0stairs.\u00a0\u00a0Near the bottom of the canyon, 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