My Tennessee Story

My dream started back in 1978 when I met the boy of my dreams. We dated for 2 years, talked of marriage, broke up and moved our separate ways. I never forgot him, nor did he forget me. After a few changes in our lives and 23 years later, we both found ourselves unmarried and found one another again. We dated, decided to get married and found ourselves getting married in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

We talked… Read More

I was born in Knoxville, TN in 1965, the most beautiful state we have! Although I wasn’t raised exclusively in Tennessee, I will always consider it my home. I love the trees of the trees in East Tennessee in the spring and fall! And all of the lakes in the mountains are a site to see! My brother graduated from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1991 and I bleed Orange for our TN… Read More

I made my first trip to Tennessee when about 11 years old and I was with a YMCA group. We parked in Cades Cove Campsite with our Trailways Bus and were waiting for supper to be cooked by our Y-leaders when the boy next to me punched me and said he saw a large rock move. As his story spread we just thought he was seeing things until – yes –the hills were alive. Four… Read More

November 2006. My first visit to Tennessee. Nashville and Memphis. The beautiful state of Tennessee with the golden colors of the trees when aboard the General Jackson on the Cumberland River, and the people are just so polite and respectful everywhere you go. They can’t do enough for you. Unlike in the UK, nothing is too much trouble and service is done with a smile and not a grunt as in the UK. Being a… Read More

One of my most memorable trips to Tennessee was one I made alone starting on February 12, 2005. I was up and on the road before 5 a.m., headed from Russellville, Arkansas to the waterfall country of middle Tennessee to spend a week hiking and enjoying the beauty of this wonderful state. By 12:30 I was in Cookville where I stopped for gas and a short rest, then decided I would head north and find… Read More

Our Tennessee Vacation started out in Bristol, TN for the big March race. We had a wonderful weekend there but had to move on to Gatlinburg. Our family spent the week in a cabin in the mountains. It reminded us of a quieter time.

It is quite possible that it was one of the best family vacations we have had yet. However, we are going to try to top it week after next. We have… Read More

Every year my family chooses a new spot to go on vacation and, about four years ago, we chose Tennessee. Since then, every year we go back there rather than choosing a new place to visit because we love it so much. On the last visit we stayed at the Gaylord Opry Land Hotel right next to the Grand Ole Opry house. The hotel itself is absolutely amazing, but what made it even better was… Read More

Growing up in Northern Alabama, my daddy taught us the importance and beauty of the outdoors. We would take that long road trip through Tennessee in an old Volkswagon station wagon to stay in the Smokies. We didn’t have a lot of spending money so we just enjoyed the park but that was enough. The mist in the valley blanketing the Mountain Laurel, the bears sneaking through the campsite at night and the road to… Read More