I don't have extraordinarily fond memories of Cades Cove. Cades Cove is an area in the Smokey Mountains with camping and hiking and most notably an 11 mile "scenic loop." Sounds nice, right? I thought so too. I took my sister and brother-in-law there over my very first Tennessee Christmas break to show them the mountains, … Continue reading Abram’s Falls In Fallmost
I drive between Nashville and Knoxville quite a bit. It's a nice drive, nothing fancy but long enough to feel like a road trip and quick enough to be consistently enjoyable. The views were fine, but I never felt like it lifted a finger to the views between Knoxville and Asheville... until I learned about Ozone … Continue reading I Came in Like a Water Fall
I woke up this morning (at EIGHT AM on my DAY OFF, but no, no it's fine) to the sound of leaf blowers. By the time I left my apartment, all the leaves that had been covering the courtyard for the last month so completely that I had not been able to tell whether I … Continue reading Max Patch
I grew up surrounded by cornfields in Michigan. Then we moved to Houston, Texas. I don't know if you've been to mid-Michigan or Houston, Texas so I will just fill you in: they are wonderful in many ways but they are FLAT. Flat flat flat. When I moved to Knoxville, TN I learned one very … Continue reading Mount LeConte or More Likely Mount LeNOT
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