MEANDERING MOOSE

     After Lorri & Alex departed we decided to chill a bit to figure out our next destinations.  So off we drove to West Virginia where we discovered a beautiful Corps of Engineers campground on Sutton Lake.  Since our arrival coincided with Memorial Day weekend we were in a very busy campground, but lucked out with a great campsite overlooking the lake.  It was a great family camping area and we were entertained daily watching the children having fun in the water and biking past our site. Sutton Lake, WV      While we were at Sutton Lake we discovered that the Southeast United States Woodchopping World Championship was in the nearby town of Webster Springs.  This was a big event in the world of woodchopping as 24 world champions, as well as a hoard of challengers were participating.  Since we know nothing about woodchopping this was a new and delightful experience.  There were axe events, sawing events and chainsaw e...

Nancy & Marie at the Country Music Hall of Fame.     We entered Tennessee and the 1st thing we heard about was the “Predators.”  Not being hockey fans we quickly learned that Nashville has a professional hockey team and they are doing very well in the playoffs.  The games are on in every establishment with a TV so we started watching.  Since we were in Tennessee for a month…well…GO PREDS! Kimbro's Cafe in Franklin, TN is an unusual music/bar venue.      Our first stop in Tennessee was Franklin, the home of a beautiful, upscale downtown as well as the location of another famous civil war battle.  Our goal was to find scenery by day and music by night. On our first night we discovered “Music City Roots Live From The Factory.”  This is a live PBS radio show broadcast from Franklin and we were there for the performance.  The performers were John Carter Cash (Johnny Cash’s son), Colter Wall, Dori Freeman, and The Gre...

     Mississippi...another great state.  Even though Mississippi State University ended the UCONN women's basketball team's 111 game winning streak, we still enjoyed this interesting state. A snake on a Mississippi byway.  I don't know the type of snake this was but it was real annoyed at the guy (not me) who threw the sick  at him.          When we left Louisiana, we headed to Natchez, Mississippi to begin our journey on the Natchez Trace Parkway, a national park scenic highway.  The Natchez Trace is a beautiful 444 mile road connecting Natchez, MS with Nashville, TN.  It is a 2 lane, shoulderless, 50 mph road which, due to the overhanging trees, seems to be more of a long green tunnel.  It turned out to be a serene, wonderful drive with tons of historic stops along the way. One of the beautiful antebellum houses in Natchez. Some of the Natchez mansions sit on a bluff  overlooking the  Mi...