On Thursday we spent the day at various areas on Lookout Mountain. This is a mountain just south of “Nooga”. (Slang for Chattanooga) It was pivotal in the Civil War as who ever controlled it had control of the city. To look at it from the city you see a completely forested mountain. One of …
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The BlueRidge Parkway and Beyond
We left the home of our friend Nancy in Asheville after a very nice stay. As we headed to the parkway it was overcast and misting. We were not sure how the views would be, but we got lucky with the sun occasionally breaking through and getting panoramas like this. There is a definite reason …
Back and Forth
When we were in Raleigh we went to the NCMuseum of Art and saw some interesting pieces. The piece below was done by Ellsworth Kelly. The idea came from a plastic lid. I get feelings of fun from it. Description of above tunic. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this in your backyard? This was …
Beginning at the start
Yesterday we visited Greensboro North Carolina, Where on February 2 1960, 4 college freshmen decided to sit down at a segregated lunch counter. This action taken by young men ignited the modern civil rights movement. There is an International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro. They have preserved the original lunch counter and developed …
Heading to the south
This is the third attempt to write a post on this web site We are traveling for 5 weeks checking out Civil Rights sites, Botanical Gardens, Book stores, friends and more We started by stopping in a Denver for Lunch with our friends Charlotte and Rae Home Thank you Charlotte for a delicious lunch, a …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.