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#YeahThatGreenville. Meeting the Upcountry

In early November Jack messaged me:  “Hey. Want to spend a weekend in Greenville?”

Both of our children inherited our wanderlust, good for them. But, Greenville?

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Trekking Tennessee: Ijams Keyhole Loop Trail

Tennessee Marble.

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Notes on Knox

I’m living in Jurassic Park.

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Barbeque Briefing: Dickey’s

Pit-smoked Texas barbeque since 1941. Yes, I wrote Texas and not Tennessee. 

Our verdict? 4 Ribs out of 4

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Trekking Tennessee: IJAMS Tower and River Trails

The  IJAMS Nature Center is so much more than its name implies. And it is but a 30 or so minute drive from the house, right here in Knoxville!

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The Museum of Appalachia

Telling the story of Appalachian pioneers, roadside evangelists, and the famous Moonshiner “Popcorn” Sutton.

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Founders Park

Perhaps it should be renamed Foxhound Park.

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Barbeque Briefing: Dead End Barbeque

We now live in the South. Which means we eat barbeque so I might as well talk about it. At the recommendation of a soon-to-become colleague of Tony’s we tried Dead End on our first visit to Knoxville in July.

Dead End Barbeque was born at the end of a dead-end street where neighbors gathered to barbeque, and eventually became a standalone restaurant. Dead End has been recognized nationally, so the bar was set.

Our verdict? 4 Ribs out of 4. We’ve even returned once since moving here.

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Feeder Fotos

I should probably just admit that I am a Birder.

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