JACKSON (JXN) MS BIRTHDAY

JACKSON (JXN) MS BIRTHDAY

We started the long drive to Denton, Texas to visit kinfolk for Christmas, with a stop in Jackson, MS, where we celebrated Karen’s birthday. Her birthday coincides with Jackson’s 200-year birthday celebration.   
WHACKY & WEIRD WELCOME AT MAINX24

WHACKY & WEIRD WELCOME AT MAINX24

Rusty hulks of Chattanooga’s industrial past dot the landscape of the city’s south side. The area’s long-time residents are a hard-working, hard-partying bunch of proud survivors that kickoff the Christmas season each year on the first Saturday of...
RETURN TO SUCK CREEK MOUNTAIN

RETURN TO SUCK CREEK MOUNTAIN

25,000-acre Prentice Cooper State Forest Park is just 10-miles west of Chattanooga. The Park portion of the vast conservation area offers 7,000-acres for use by off-road vehicle enthusiasts, hikers and hunters. A sanctioned deer hunt was in full swing on our last...
CELEBRATING JEFF’S 65TH

CELEBRATING JEFF’S 65TH

Snatch and Doodle came from Texas to help celebrate my birthday. Saturday we took on the third-annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, which takes over downtown and fills the city with thousands of vehicles from car clubs to private collections. Throughout the day,...
SCOTTSBORO BBQ FESTIVAL

SCOTTSBORO BBQ FESTIVAL

Keith and Diane Logan stopped by our place on their way from Indiana to see how their condo and boats faired in Punta Gorda, FL after Hurricane Ian had its way with them. Nothing cheers up a gloomy task like a warm, bright day filled with fun. Last Saturday we took...
BUGGYTOP CAVE

BUGGYTOP CAVE

Know when you go to Cumberland State Park, the hiking will be steep and rocky. In the Carter Natural Area of the Park is Lost Cove, where Buggytop Cave Trail is a tough two-miles, mostly downhill, making it a tougher two-miles coming back up the bluff.