Catch me if you can

[tourdefifty]

Sorry folks, if you want to find me...you will have to come to the Smoky Mountains. Cuz I'm never leaving.

I have fallen deeply in love with this part of North Carolina. Who woulda thunk it? Here is how it happened. Sit back now...it's a long story.

I left Memphis and spontaneously stopped at Belle Meade Plantation outside of Nashville. I just

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[starwyse]

Smoky mountains are one of my favorite places on earth....

[tinsoldier]

I am so glad that you're doing this and enjoying it as much as you are. :)

[maiitsoh122]

Sorry i haven't been commenting the last few entries, but i'm caught up now. :D

So far, i am quite envious of your freedom. This trip sounds amazing. I too love (and miss) mountains, trees, and rivers. I have told Nate several times I need to live somewhere with many mountains, trees, and rivers with much history. It looks beautiful. I am sorry to hear that the Cherokee museum was disturbing... I don't think I would be able to deal with that at all, so props to you for making it through that... I know it's hard enough for me to know my tribe (like many others) has been diminished to nothing but thin blood and memory, but to be in a place and revisit one of America's darkest moments... is extraordinary...

I think you should name your otter companion Lucky because of the little cafe you happened upon. It seems fitting and like a sign in more ways than one. The name is a little generic, which I know isn't your style, but hey, just a suggestion.

[thebigredbed]

Love the smokey mountains! But glad you are making your way up to see us!!!