DAY TRIP TO ABINGDON, VIRGINIA
We enjoyed yet another Saturday fall outing, this time to the Barter Theatre, 140 miles away in Abingdon, Virginia. It is the last weekend in October and we are still seeing bright and dry conditions with temperatures in the 80s. I think we’ve had just one rainy day since August and the leaf colors are […]
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESSWAY
The Appalachian Development Highway System is a network of road improvements in the eastern mountains designed to provide safe and reliable transportation to and through undeveloped areas. The system is segmented into corridors which trace routes through particular regions. Corridor K of this system bears the much more romantic name of the Great Smoky Mountain […]
FALL CABIN WEEKEND
Scroll down to see the picture gallery and YouTube video. The third weekend in October has become Smoky Mountain Cabin weekend for us. Considering that this is just a 3-day retreat, we mount a pretty significant packing effort, complete with an espresso maker and our complete propane kit to brew morning tea when we visit […]
NORTH CAPE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
During last year’s trip to Prince Edward Island, we began a quest to find all of the 50 or so lighthouses scattered around the Island. Some of these are just industrial looking metal towers, but there are some beautiful quaint ones as well. Once we got home, we just weren’t satisfied with […]
