On one of our recent days off, Tom and I traveled the hour to the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee. We stopped by there last year, but went too late in the day to make it worth paying the admission, so we just looked around at the wonderful gift shop. When we returned we …
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Going Without Television for the Summer
Tom and I are going without television for the summer. There are so many trees here at Wilderness Road Campground that we can’t get any kind of a satellite signal for our Dish TV system. We have been other places where it was difficult to get the signal, but here in Virginia it is impossible. …
Crockett Tavern in Morristown, Tennessee
Crockett Tavern in Morristown, Tennessee is a reproduction of the boyhood home of Davy Crockett. Tom and I visited there when we had to make a trip to the big box stores in Morristown. Because Fess Parker played both Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett in series on television, people often get the two historical figures …
Cumberland Gap Small Farmers Market
The town of Cumberland Gap has a Small Farmers Market every first Friday of the month. I’m not sure why they call it it small – does it describe the size of the market, the size of the farmers, or the size of the space in town? Tom and I found out about it the …
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate was the final thing we did together when our friends were visiting in June. The week they visited we had lots of hikes planned. But, because it rained most days, we had to adjust our plans a little. Thursday afternoon, their last one …
Cumberland Gap, the Town in Tennessee
The closest town to where Tom and I are living is Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. It is a tiny little place, surrounded by Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. If it were a little more touristy, it would remind me of Ohiopyle in the Laurel Highlands. But the town hasn’t bought in to being a tourist destination …
Thomas Walker State Historic Site
Last week Tom and I drove to the Thomas Walker State Historic Site. Dr. Thomas Walker is the most famous guy you never heard of, as Tom likes to say. He was the first non-Native American to explore, map, and name places in the Cumberland Gap. He is the one who named Cumberland Gap and …
Exploding Toilet and No Water
Last week, Tom and I carefully planned our days off. We would get all our domestic stuff done one day – laundry, cooking, cleaning, blog posts. The next day we would take a longer hike to see some of the park. The third day we would head east on US 58 and check out historical …
Building Bridges and Working Together
Mom and Dad have a bridge down the hill from their condo. It crosses a small stream in the woods. It was built by the man who used to live in the condo next to them (he died a few years ago). In addition to the bridge, he also blazed a trail through the woods …
Luncheon for Mother’s Day at Wedgewood
Last Friday I attended a luncheon at Wedgewood Estates with my mother and sister for Mother’s Day. Wedgewood Estates, just in case you are wondering, is not connected in any way with Wedgewood United Methodist Church. It is just a coincidence that the retirement community where my mom and dad live is named the same …