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Started Dec 25, 2022
My son-in-law's aunt has lived and worked in Gatlinburg for decades. She has lost the family business and her home to the fires. She also owns property on which there are (or were) three historic…Continue
Started this vacation tale. Last reply by M G Fuller Oct 28, 2017.
One of the last pioneer ties to Big Greenbrier passed away yesterday. My son-in-law's great-grandmother, Eva Pearl Cantrell Smelcer was 101 years old. She was born in the cabin that sat next to the…Continue
Started this vacation tale. Last reply by Chuck Jul 29, 2016.
There are supposed to be a couple of champion size trees on a Davis Ridge Trail in the Smokies. On a few maps the Greenbrier Ridge Trail seems to run along Davis Ridge, but I do not see that trail…Continue
Started this vacation tale. Last reply by Dana B Koogler Mar 9, 2016.
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What better way to spend Good Friday than hiking on one of our favorite trails in the Smokies:
I call this "Chump on a Stump":
A couple of wildflowers along the way - Trailing Arbutus:…
ContinuePosted on April 1, 2024 at 9:20am — 1 Comment
In recent weeks, we traveled out of state with the primary goal of taking relatively short hikes to two particular waterfalls. The first trip was to Georgia south of Atlanta near Pine Mountain and Warm Springs. Actually, from the eastern terminus of Pine Mountain Trail, there are four named waterfalls within about two miles:…
ContinuePosted on April 1, 2024 at 8:43am
Around here, if you refer to "the Cove", that must mean Cades Cove. There are many other coves, but Cades has to be the most impressive. My brother and sister-in-law suggested that Monday would be a perfect day for an outing. And it was indeed! We chose a leisurely drive around the Cove, stopping to show them some places they had not seen. Our first stop was at the gated road to Gregory Cave. Little grave markers, or markers to indicate where ashes may have been scattered here and…
ContinuePosted on February 6, 2024 at 5:15pm
After a month that was not inviting for getting outside, we were eager to find a place to walk and find something interesting to do. We decided upon Piney Falls near Grandview, TN, which we had visited one time about six years ago:
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ContinuePosted on February 6, 2024 at 12:07pm — 5 Comments
Thanks, Chuck, for giving us the web site for all those Webster’s pictures. I could look at these for days! Thanks again.
Happy Birthday, Chuck.
Those pIcs are nice.Went to Roth's also.
This Is Phil and I thank you for the comment.
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