Picks and Pans – in and around Memphis, TN

PICKS: Billy Tripp’s Mindfield in Brownsville, TN

Billy Tripp uses his welding skills, metal scavenging abilities and and tremendous vision to create a continually evolving sculptural representation of his life. We arrived at the site during a sunny break in the torrential rains of the day. Looking at the Mindfield, I kept noticing more and […]

Picks and Pans – in and around Nashville, TN

PICKS: driving on Highway 70

Highway 70 is a great two lane way to see the verdant Tennessee mountains and the velvety green rolling hills. I loved driving through Eastern Tennessee and can see how people could quickly and easily develop a strong affection for this simply beautiful place.

Cedars of Lebanon State Park

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Picks and Pans – Great Smoky Mountains National Park

PICKS: Clingman’s Dome

The half mile hike up to this 3rd highest peak east of the Mississippi was pleasantly strenuous and rewarded us with a great view of the surrounding mountains. Although my exuberance in getting to the top resulted in a slightly sore backside the next day!

Little River/Cucumber Gap hiking loop

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Picks and Pans – Raleigh-Durham, NC

The triangle formed by Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill seems to encompass a lot of cool stuff to see and do (especially the small area around Duke that we explored). Unfortunately, we only got to spend a day there and so don’t have too many specifics, but we were certainly happy with the few things […]

Picks and Pans – Lakes and Eccentricities in the Carolinas

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Santee State Park, SC

Something that you may not know about South Carolina is that they have a large network of state parks that, although not always dramatically beautiful, will satisfy the needs of most campers with clean bathrooms, hot showers, water and electricity and, best of all, they usually cost between $13-16 per […]