The John Messer Barn is a historic structure within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Located along the Porters Creek Trail in the Greenbrier valley, it was constructed in 1875 by Pinkney Whaley. The Whaleys later sold their farm to John H. Messer, who was married to Pinkney’s cousin, Lucy. In the 1930s, [...]
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Photo Friday – John Messer Barn
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged East Tennessee, Hiking, History, Local Interest, Photography, Smoky Mountains on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo Friday – Alfred Reagan Mill (GSMNP)
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged Alfred Reagan, East Tennessee, Mill, Photography, Smoky Mountains, Travel on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Along the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail stands the Alfred Reagan Place and the Reagan Mill. The Reagan mill is a standard tub mill, with a flume redirecting water from Roaring Fork to power a tub-wheel turbine. The turbine turns a grindstone which breaks down corn and wheat into cornmeal and flour. Reagan’s mill was [...]
Photo Friday – Grotto Falls (GSMNP)
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged East Tennessee, Grotto Falls, Hiking, Photography, Smoky Mountains, Travel on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week during our anniversary vacation, my wife and I decided to hike to Grotto Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Grotto Falls is on the Trillium Gap Trail off the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. It is the only waterfall in the park that a person can actually walk behind. The 25-foot [...]
Photo Friday – Ballet Olympia Sculptures
Posted in Photography, Travel, tagged Atlanta, Ballet, John Portman, Photography, Travel on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo is of the Ballet Olympia Sculptures and fountain cascade at SunTrust Plaza on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, GA.
A pair of bronze naked dancers carefree tossing ribbons as they look skywards up to the SunTrust building. Conceived and designed by John Portman, this group, Ballet Olympia was adapted from Paul Manship’s three foot bronze figure, [...]
Photo Friday – Downtown Atlanta
Posted in Photography, Travel, tagged Atlanta, Photography, Travel on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo is of the CNN Center and downtown Atlanta from Centennial Olympic Park on a beautiful October afternoon.
Photo Friday – Coca-Cola Magnificent 5
Posted in Photography, Travel, tagged Atlanta, Coca-Cola, Photography, Travel on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo is of the Coca-Cola “Magnificent 5″ display at the World of Coke in Atlanta, GA. The shot reflects another display across the room from the M5 display.
In 2005, the best graphic artists from around the world were invited to express their vision of Coca-Cola as part of the “M5″ project.
Leading design firms from [...]
myPHR, SeeYourHotel
Posted in Technology, Travel, tagged Health Records, Hotels, Technology, Travel on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a couple of new, interesting web sites I found over the weekend.
My Personal Health Record
http://www.myphr.com/
Keeping your own personal health record (PHR) allows you to provide doctors with valuable information that can help improve the quality of care you receive. A PHR can help reduce or eliminate duplicate tests and allow you to receive [...]
Photo Friday – Old Mill in Pigeon Forge
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged Local Interest, Old Mill, Photography, Pigeon Forge on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Almost two centuries ago, the Mill began serving the communities of Sevier County, Tennessee from the banks of The Little Pigeon River, providing much needed meal and flour to the early settlers there. It still does. Originally, Pigeon Forge was named for the passenger pigeons that frequented the area when it was settled in the [...]
Photo Friday – Laurel Falls
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged Laurel Falls, Local Interest, Photography, Smoky Mountains on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Friday’s photo is of Laurel Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Laurel Branch and the 80-foot high Laurel Falls are named for mountain laurel, an evergreen shrub which blooms along the trail and near the falls in May.
Carmichael Inn Cafe and Hunter’s Bakery & Cafe
Posted in Food, Local Interest, Travel, tagged Cafe, Carmichael, Hunter's, Local Interest, Loudon, Sweetwater on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Carmichael Inn Cafe and Hunter’s Bakery & Cafe are two great local cafes in Loudon and Sweetwater, respectively. My wife and have eaten at both on several occasions and love the local diner atmosphere. If you are ever in the Loudon or Monroe County area and want something other than a chain restaurant meal, I [...]
