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    Chantlanta – 10 Years of Chanting

    March 13, 2019 - By 

    Chantlanta celebrated its 10 year anniversary this year and we were there to celebrate with them. Chantlanta is a 3 day sacred music festival with a focus on music, service to the community and spiritual practices. During this festival there were a variety of workshops, chanting concerts and local vendors selling amazing crafts, art and services. The thing that drew me to Chantlanta was the chanting headliner, Krishna Das. If you have never heard of Krishna Das you need to check him out on Youtube or Google Play. His music is amazing, energetic and inspiring. As I have been following…

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    Highland Inn Hotel – Haunted or Not?

    March 11, 2019 - By 

    I just had my most unique hotel stay at the Highland Inn in Atlanta. I say unique stay because this isn’t your standard cookie cutter hotel. This old hotel was established in 1927 and has stayed true to it’s old charms. Some people even report that this hotel is haunted. We chose to stay at the Highland Inn because it was a short walk to Chantalanta and had a great price. There were some definite pros and cons to this choice. Pros: Friendly staff Every staff member I met were very helpful. The guy working the front desk when we…

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    Foothills Parkway 16 New Miles

    February 5, 2019 - By 

    The Foothills Parkway has been known as the oldest unfinished highway project in Tennessee. The 5.6 mile section connecting Cosby to US-321 was completed in the late 1960’s. The 16.9 mile section connecting Walland to Chilhowee Lake was completed in 1966. This left a massive gap between the sections of the Foothills Parkway. November 10, 2018 a 16 mile missing section of this road has been opened. You can now drive from Chilhowee Lake to Wears Valley to complete a beautiful 33 mile drive. This beautiful drive includes scenic views of Townsend, Gregory Bald, the Unicoi Mountains, Clingman’s Dome, Thunderhead…

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    Pickett State Park Camping

    January 29, 2019 - By 

    Pickett State Park is the perfect campground for families and stargazers. The state park has an abundance of hiking trails, camping options and recreational activities. You are sure to never be bored while camping at Pickett. Camping Options There are tent camping options that range from backcountry camping to tent camping with electric and water. If you have an RV, there are campsites with electric and water hookups and a dump station on site. Don’t want to camp? Rent one of the cabins. All of the cabins with the exception of the rustic cabins have central heat and air. If…

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    Chimney Top Trail – 2 Years After The Wildfire

    November 6, 2018 - By 

    Some days you just need to get away to the mountains for a good hike. That’s exactly what my husband and I did and we had the perfect weather and fall colors. We spend our morning on one of our favorite trails in the Smokes, The Chimneys. It’s been several years since we’ve been on the Chimney trail. The last time we did this hike we took our two kiddos who were 3 and 8 and the time. This is not an easy trail as it is a mostly uphill. You have to climb numerous stairs to get to the…