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Book review: ‘The Truth of Who You Are’ provides a window into mountain life in the Smokies
Reading The Truth of Who You Are offers a way both to view mountain life in the 1920s-1940s and to explore the Smokies. The novel by Sheila Myers follows Ben Taylor, starting when he is 13 and the oldest child of a family that lives in Taylor Valley, a fictional location in the Smokies. Ben […]
Timberline Lodge — National Historic Landmark
Hiking at Mt. Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon, was an exciting adventure, with the varied beauty of hiking on a sunny blue day with the snow-capped peak visible and of hiking on another day in the clouds, when Mt. Hood couldn’t be seen. Experiencing Timberline Lodge, at the base of Mt. Hood, was intriguing, […]
Achieving GSMNP Hike 100 Challenge
I’ve accomplished the Hike 100 Challenge! I reached the 100th mile during a hike to Andrews Bald, near Clingman’s Dome, the highest peak in the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Reds and yellows of trees and bushes provided color along the trail, and the bald was surrounded by mountains showing fall […]
Julie Dodd 