Tag: Tennessee
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The Athena Parthenon- Centennial Park {Tennessee}
Did you know that Nashville is called the ‘Athens of the South’? Because of Nashville being a central point in the cross roads of trade throughout the country and their focus on education they were compared to the great city of Athens. And from there the Parthenon was created. They even have their own Parthenon…
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Overlook Trail- Warriors Path State Park {Tennessee}
On our way home from the weekend, we decided to make a quick stop at Warriors Path State Park for a short walk to break up the drive. This state park is smaller than some of the other parks that we have been to. The main draw is the access to the lake and the…
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Roan Mountain State park {Tennessee}
One of the state parks that we have been most looking forward to seeing is Roan Mountain State Park. And being in the northeast corner of the state this weekend made for a perfect opportunity to go and see it. As usual, we started at the visitor center to get a park map to figure…
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Bristol {Tennessee & Virginia}
Bristol is a city that sits right on the border between Tennessee and Virginia. As you walk down main street, depending which side of the street you are on determines which states you are currently in. But the thing that really put this town on the map was an event called The Bristol Sessions. In…
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Cumberland Mountain State Park {Tennessee}
We found our way to Cumberland Mountain State Park this last weekend. This park is relatively small, but so lovely and peaceful. We made our way around the walking path next to Byrd Lake and were thrilled to discover that this state park is another that has a Storybook Trail. We read ‘Night Night Forest…
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Hidden Springs Trail- Cedars of Lebanon State Park {Tennessee}
This last Friday, the president of the university that I work at declared a campus wide mental health day for all students and employees. So with an unexpected, and greatly appreciated, day off work I decided to begin the random vacation with a visit to Cedars of Lebanon State Park. It is not very often…
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Fall Creek Falls State Park {Tennessee}
We spent a glorious fall day at Fall Creek Falls State Park. This is probably the most popular, most visited state park in Tennessee. And there is no wonder why it’s so popular. This park has all the amenities making it perfect for anyone and everyone to enjoy. We pulled into visitor center to get…
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Lucky Ladd Farms {Tennessee}
This weekend we made our way to Lucky Ladd Farms for some fall festivities. This is one of our favorite seasonal activities and we were so excited to be in farming area where we could really enjoy it. We started off our time with a trip through the corn maze, winding our way here and…
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Lodge Cast Iron Factory Store {Tennessee}
If there is one thing I’ve learned in cooking, is that most things taste far better if cooked in cast iron. There is just something that cast iron does to food…particularly great Southern comfort food…that takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness. On our way back from Chattanooga, we stopped in the small…
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Radnor Lake State Park {Tennessee}
We had all kinds of plans of things we wanted to do this weekend, but then they didn’t work out because of the weather. But we did find our way to Radnor Lake, just outside of Nashville, and enjoyed a lovely rainy afternoon walking the trails of the park. We made our way around the…