Monthly Archives: September 2008

Damascus Caboose

Virginia Creeper Damascus Caboose

I have passed by the Caboose many times as I have biked the Virginia Creeper Trail.  The Virginia Creeper trail is a popular bike trail that runs from White Top Mountain down to Damascus, VA and into Abingdon, VA.  I was meeting up with some friends over to weekend but since they were coming from...

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October 1, 2008 - 8:58 am

Susan Hudson - This is beautiful. I certainly don’t understand the technical things you did, but the result is very striking and poignant to me. Maybe because trains are special to me…my granddaddy was an engineer for Tennessee Central, which was bought by Southern. He walked from his home valley outside Gainsboro to Monterey when he was 9 to go to work as a fireboy. His father had died and he had to help support the family.

Hope things are going well with you. Come see us sometime!

Susan

Boomsday XXI

Boomsday

August 31, 2008 was the 21st annual Boomsday fireworks show.  It is always one of the largest fireworks show in the South Eastern United States on Labor Day Weekend.  This year, it was said to be the largest fireworks show in the whole US on that weekend.  It always takes place on the Tennessee River....

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Cumberland Falls Moonbow

Cumberland Falls Moonbow

Back on July 18, 2008, I went up to Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky to check out the moonbow.  For those that might be reading this and wondering if hiking is involved, there is none. It only takes about 1.5 hours to get there from Knoxville.  I had gone up with Anthony and Calvin....

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