In the days before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, herders kept livestock up in the high mountains. These herds performed something of a service, keeping the naturally occurring mountain
Last summer, my daughter and I traveled to Atlanta to see John Mulaney perform. We had a little time to burn and decided to swing by the Marriott Marquis downtown,
There’s a place of opulence in the mountains of North Carolina, offering the chance to view the majestic beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains while enjoying the height of luxury.
I’m not what you’d call an upper-crust kind of guy. I’ve never owned a whole suit and prefer tennis shoes for all situations. I briefly studied international business in college
One of the great things about the Smoky Mountains is that just about any drive you take can be a scenic drive. There are spots on I-40 as you climb
We were cutting through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, returning home from Bryson City, North Carolina on Newfound Gap Road – aka U.S. Route 441. It’s a treat when
One of the best things to do when visiting Gatlinburg is take in the magnificent scenery. But some of the most breathtaking sights happen to be on the North Carolina
In Selma, the muddy and mighty Alabama River curves under the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge. And it is there, and along the foundations of several historic old brick buildings, that the
I have been a resident of the Volunteer State for the majority of my life now. But for most of my youth, I was raised in Indiana. Most of my
In the 1880s, George Washington Vanderbilt II came to the mountains of North Carolina with a dream. He also came with the type of generational wealth typically reserved for kings