I had no idea this was a thing. It is kinda like a little mini Appalachian Trail (for front country hikers). Hey…that’s me?!?! The Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park manages the Cumberland Trail (a State Scenic Trail). The Cumberland Trail follows a line of high ridges and deep gorges lying along Tennessee’s Cumberland …
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2 Year Update – Camping In Our RV Travel Trailer + Our Longest Trip Yet (2000+ Miles)
Collecting Experiences! We’ve been doing travel trailer camping as weekend warriors for the past 2 years. Since our first RV trip in early 2020 we’ve taken 13 RV trips. As we ended 2021 we were about to set off on our longest trip yet to date (2,000+ Miles). RV camping (with a truck and travel …
2021 Fitness Update – Second Year of Weight Training
My Fitness Journey Use it or lose it! My 11-year fitness journey in a nutshell. 2011 – Got a GPS watch and an old mountain bike and began riding on the road. 2012 – Continued riding the bike longer distances, started doing Couch to 5k (running) and did a complicated weightlifting workout program in my …
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Gatlinburg, TN – Our Family Vacation (2016)
Throwback 2016! We did several “tourist-ey” things on our family vacation to Gatlinburg, TN. Gran made a picnic for us and then we waded in the river at the Greenbrier Picnic Area (in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park). We went to Dollywood and Ripley’s Aquarium. Kailey made me eat a vomit-flavored jelly bean so …
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Ozone Falls State Natural Area (Crab Orchard, TN)
This 110-foot tall waterfall has a pretty quick hike down to the bottom. For the more adventurous there is a 7-mile hike (as a part of Tennessee’s Cumberland Trail State Park) over to Black Mountain (where we hiked the next day). We opted for less adventure this afternoon but the waterfall was spectacular, regardless. If …
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Christmas Letter (2012)
Dear Friends and Family, Revenge of the Nerds!!!! Recently I was looking at the top movies of 2012 and noticed a trend! NERDS! I spent a great deal of my life (all of it unfortunately) being a nerd so I can spot a trend when I see it. I can spot it, log it, track …
Christmas Letter (2011)
Dear Friends and Family, Every year I sit down to reconcile another year into a short (?!?) sweet letter. Every year, for over a decade now, I think not much happened. Every year I surprise myself. You probably are aware of this since you probably notice the length of the letter prior to rolling your …
Christmas Letter (2010)
Dear Friends and Family, We Are Nashville! 2010 was a year of disasters (both big and small). The Tide rolled in as Alabama flooded Texas to win the national title (Roll Tide!). Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake leaving the better part of the country homeless. February brought in some of the best snow Tennessee has …
Christmas Letter (2009)
Dear Friends and Family, Editor’s Note: Who needs Christmas Letters anymore. Those are so overdone (especially this one some say!?!?). This year due to a hectic Dean schedule you are receiving a Martin Luther King Day Letter!!! This will probably be the only such letter you receive for this occasion so cherish it…or at least …
Christmas Letter (2008)
Dear Friends and Family, 2008 Stank!!! I contemplated just leaving it at that and saving some trees (and you some time). Then I reconsidered and you now have your assignment. I’m glad I did because sitting down and actually reflecting on the year made me realize things were not as bad as your local news …
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