Yep, it is that time of year again… time for the annual Tremont Institute Scavenger Hunt. Holly, Holly’s sister Lora, and I competed again this year and managed to pull off a win yet again; our...
A couple of weeks ago I shared some buttercups that we had found in Cades Cove as spring was just starting. Well, spring is in full swing now (actually… I think summer may be here; it was 81...
“It is impossible to have a proper worldview if you haven’t first viewed the world” –Unknown Ten years ago this week, I left the continental US for the first time. Myself and two friends decided to...
When Holly and I were planning our trip to China, the Olympic Park was something I put down as a place I’d like to see if we had time. The 2008 Summer Olympics were so over the top with Usain Bolt crushing records...
I have a confession to make… this picture is lying to you. The monk sitting down didn’t actually get slapped; but I like the photo because it appears that he did! A couple months ago a friend of the family gave me a...
The past couple of weeks I’ve had an itch to go to Cades Cove during the day… mostly because I wanted to scope out some places to go back to when it is dark and the stars are out (it is, after all,...