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How to Enjoy a Tennessee Park for Fewer than Twenty Dollars Wondering where to find a great recreational venue for less than twenty dollars? Look no further than your own backyard. There are a variety of leisure activities available at Tennessee’s state and national parks for little to no expense at all. Advanced preparation is essential to assure a successful outing while keeping the cost down. One of the local favorites is Rock Creek Park, located in Unicoi County, Tennessee. Rock Creek Park…

work. He decided to take a vacation to Arizona, specifically the Grand Canyon to go camping. He decided to go on this trip by himself because he wanted to enjoy his time off in peace. Dave has always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon to go fishing and hiking. Dave took off 3 days of work so he could enjoy the weekend. He left friday morning in his Jeep Wrangler. It took him approximately 9 hours to get to the olympic park. When he arrived Dave was shocked he couldn’t believe how big the rock…

C is for Chased One year I took Caden to the lights parade in our motorhome. We found a spot to park it and got there a few hours or so before the parade started. We had some time to waste so we started walking around. We were parked by a sort of bad neighborhood next to a giant straight up hill. We thought it would be cool to check out the peak of it and headed up the street to get to the top by going around it. We got to the top and checked out the nice view. Caden and I were about to get…

If you want to get into a fun sport that will allow you to get plenty of exercise, get into shape, and offer you challenges that you won't find elsewhere - all while enjoying an abundance of nature - you might want to start thinking about mountain bikes. Mountain biking is a popular sport that has been around for numerous years, but recently, with the new technology that goes into the manufacturing of today's mountain bikes, there seems to be a new interest in this sport. If the sport of…

Cheryl tells the story of her time hiking The Pacific Crest Trail. She describes her life leading up to her first step on the path at the Mexican border. We discover that she is recently divorced, recovering from a heroin addiction, running from a destructive affair, and struggling with the…

William L Morris lll, Photographer William L. Morris has been a nature photographer for 30 years. His passion for photography grew out of his love for nature. This brought him to teach himself how to photograph for capturing unique moments in the natural world. His first camera, a Canon AE-1, was purchased on board the USS Clark FFG-11 during his active duty years as an Engineman with the United States Navy. For Morris, the beauty of nature is for all of us to enjoy, and the natural…

One of the greatest places I’ve visited, in my short life, is Fisheating Creek. Now don’t get me wrong as much as I enjoy a good stroll through downtown, nothing beats the great outdoors. Fisheating Creek is a narrow camp ground with a creek parting it down the center. It is a camp ground, so of course you’re surrounded by a plethora of thick hardwood hammocks and cypress swamps. To top it all off there’s practically no power so the only thing to admire at bedtime is a great starry night. So…

On Thursday September 22, the entire class met at 9:30am in front of the windmill. There we were told the route through the Cedar Dell Pond we were heading in and shown naturally occurring jagged rocks from Professor Broadrose. While still standing by the windmill we were told to look over the pond area and imagine there were no trees, this would be a Tundra. This is what existed 9-11 thousand years BCE. The day was hot, at this time there were no clouds in the sky. To begin we did a survey…

I flew fast and low over the terrain, my fingertips lazily brushing the treetops. My wings flapped once, and I shot up. I spread them out wide and looked down upon the land that was mine to fly across, mine to fly on, to fly over, to fly. “ROCCO, GET UP, YOU’LL MISS BREAKFAST!” I started, whacked my head on the top bunk, and looked around. The same old, gray, drab room I’d slept in every day of my life with Jamie. I groaned. “Hey Rocky!” The hyperactive 4-year-old otherwise known as Jamie…

“The moment my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow,” Henry David Thoreau. As days get shorter, hikes get longer on the Jessie Gerard Trail. Over a hundred trips to the summit and the view only gets better. When talking about hiking it is common to ask what is your favorite trail. This is mine. With a scenic view over the farmington river while also looking west for miles, this is a trail that will always have a spot in my heart. Everyday we climb to unreachable heights. When you start…