I wanted to briefly mention the late Michael Newton's book, "Strange Kentucky Monsters," as it is a lot more interesting than I expected. I kinda passed on this one a while back.....  I flipped through it very briefly and thought it looked a bit bland.  There were some pretty standard pictures in it, and the author has written several other books on other states.... and he wasn't even a Kentuckian. I was wrong to pass on it though.  He has actually done a bit of a service.  His book is a bit more scientific than most in the genre, and he has a lot of stats and info on cryp ..read more

We had a very nice visit to the Marietta Confederate Cemetery and the Marietta City Cemetery in Georgia ..read more

We had a very nice meal at Nic and Norman's in Chattanooga ..read more

We enjoyed a very easy hike in the Great Smoky Mountains on our most recent trip ..read more

I finally got to visit Cooter's Place in Pigeon Forge!  It used to be in Gatlinburg, but moved some time ago ..read more

Old Mill Pottery House Cafe is our favorite restaurant when we visit the Great Smoky Mountains ..read more

There are some very high and hilly roads around Gatlinburg ..read more

On our last visit to the Great Smoky Mountains I found a nice signed copy of Jeff Alt's "A Walk for Sunshine."  If you are looking for a signed copy, I saw a lot of them at multiple visitor centers. in the late 90s, Jeff decides (after wanting to for a while) to hike the Appalachian Trail going the whole way from Georgia to Maine.  He works it into a fundraiser for the home where his brother lives. If you enjoy a nice, pleasant story of someone having a great adventure this is a really fun read.  It is easy and has a good pace.  He meets some characters on the way, and eve ..read more

We found this very nicely done "2016 Wildfires and Memorial Tribute Plaza" while in Gatlinburg recently ..read more

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