13 Jul 2012
SPLASH, PADDLE, and SWIM THROUGH WEST TENNESSEE
Heat can be a good thing. It makes peaches sweeter, gives good cover for an ice cream addiction and turns the touch of cool water...
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9 Jul 2012
Memphis’ Peabody Hotel, VIP-Style
I love everything about playing VIP. Except the price. Luckily for the value-minded traveler in all of us, there’s much to see and do at...
6 Jul 2012
A Happy Ending for Cedars of Lebanon State Park
About 15 miles east of Nashville and five miles south of Lebanon there is a very special ecosystem. The combined 9,000 acres of Cedars of...
5 Jul 2012
Love Memphis blues? Try these berries!
Most times I use Memphis and blue in the same conversation, I’m talking music. Or suede shoes. But today, I’m talking berries: organic ones plump...
1 Jul 2012
Wading a Creek and Finding a Slice of Childhood
Let me get close to a creek and I lose about 50 years (or more) and feel like an inquisitive kid once again. I want...
25 Jun 2012
Summer Swimming and More at Cummins Falls State Park
On a hot summer day, what better way to spend an afternoon than splashing around in a nice cool swimming hole? Better yet, not just...
15 Jun 2012
Graceland Heats Up this Summer with New Exhibits, Elvis Week
There’s always a good reason to go to Graceland: the cars; the jets; the Jungle Room; the awards that line halls and stack up to...