clinch river beauty

I can't WAIT to float this baby in the summertime...

I think my innertube will tie up very nicely on that thar tree...

Our friends own this killer riverfront parcel.

We could probably walk home if we got all pickled down by the river. But it would be a very long walk.

That tree on the left looks like it's flinging its arms out to keep from falling down the mountain.
I see strange things in nature sometimes.

introducing rural Appalachia

Some images from our July and September trips to the holler...

Hwy 33 along the Clinch River (on the left).

Rad Victorian with copper roof.

Sunset from our front porch.

Back into Tennessee from Virginia.

Kudzu: one of the most hated and invasive species in the Southeast.

Sunrise near Bean Station, TN.

Norris Lake (dammed portion of the Clinch River).

Stunning, no? And we've come to find that the local town folk are incredibly welcoming and friendly despite our concerns with our "California" appearance. We've already met a few neighbors, the Highway Commissioner, wonderful new friends from Knoxville, the owner of the package store down the road, the school bus driver, and a few locals in front of the laundromat. I love Appalachia.