by Leslie Sholly | Nov 1, 2015 | Knoxville, linkups, My Sunday Photo, photoblogging, Walking in Knoxville
My daughter and I were hiking on Saturday along the Tennessee River when I snapped this iPhone photo of downtown Knoxville. It was one of those pictures that I knew would be good before I even took it. The greenway we were on is about two miles from downtown, and...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 22, 2015 | linkups, My Sunday Photo, photoblogging
This week was Spring Break, and on Tuesday Lorelei and I went on an adventure with some friends, visiting Seven Islands Birding Park for the first time (but I am sure not the last). It was a beautiful almost-Spring day, perfect for taking pictures. We saw a...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 22, 2015 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville
I cannot tell from the map of the footprint of the still ongoing wildfires whether this little graveyard, just a stone’s throw from Gatlinburg, is in the affected area, but there can be little doubt that other graveyards and historic structures have been...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 21, 2015 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
Emily and I can’t stop exercising just because we finished up the Urban Wilderness Trails. Our weekend treks have been sporadic of late (Christmas holidays, trips out of town, and hello SNOW!) but we’ve explored a number of trails in and around Knoxville...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 18, 2015 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
So we did it! We hiked all 42 miles of the South Knoxville Urban Wilderness! And we have badges to prove it: We had just a few awkward pieces of trail to finish up to earn our badges, and we did it by walking the entire twelve-mile loop over three weekends, four...