{"id":933,"date":"2012-10-11T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/photoblog\/?p=933"},"modified":"2014-02-08T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T19:25:20","slug":"top-10-places-id-rather-be-1-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/?p=933","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Places I&#8217;d Rather Be (#1-5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5. Stephens Gap, Alabama<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the personal significance this place holds for me, Stephens Gap is simply a natural wonder.\u00a0 It can&#8217;t just be seen&#8230; it must be felt.\u00a0 The cool, damp air and glow of sun beams create a surreal experience.\u00a0 With the grandeur of something out of a fairytale, it&#8217;s almost hard to believe such perfection could be real.\u00a0 As much as I could go on, Stephens Gap must be visited to be understood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_8899b\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_8899b.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_8902b\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_8902b.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_8921b\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_8921b.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC_8961b\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_8961b.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Website\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/jeffreypalmerphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Website.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. 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