RECENT BLOG POSTS
A friend traveling south on Highway 127 from Jamestown, Tennessee swung around the other day when he saw me stopped, northbound, by the side of the road. I hadn't broken down; rather, I had stopped to take a picture of this donkey. He looks like he dipped his muzzle in a bucket of white paint! ...
11/08/2009
Trail riders in Big South Fork National Park here in Jamestown, Tennessee, may have noticed an unusual sight in the past few weeks. It looks like the woods have been "TP'd!" Strewn all over the ground, everywhere you look, are what appear to be...well...pieces of toilet paper. What they are, in...
11/03/2009
When you're here at the Big South Fork in Jamestown, Tennessee, you're in a part of the country known for its Bourbon whiskey. Many people think of Jack Daniel's as Bourbon but curiously enough, Jack Daniel's ISN'T Bourbon! What it is, in actual fact, is Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey. The square bl...
11/02/2009
Friday was a rainy-ish day in Jamestown, Tennessee but the sun appeared late in the afternoon and with it, this rainbow stretching from one side of the horizon to the other. It hung there over the Big South Fork, with a full spectrum of brilliant colors, for moments....and then it was gone.
11/01/2009
Big South Fork National Park in Jamestown, Tennessee, has 125,000 acres of fabulous trail riding but it is rugged country so most riders carry saddlebags filled with....whatever you might need! A trail saddle or a Western saddle has a lot of strategically placed D-rings for attaching a variety of...
10/29/2009
Well, not just here in Tennessee; it's a southern tradition, and a way of life all over the south. Barbecue is both a noun and a verb. You barbecue the meat to produce barbecue and you invite friends over for a barbecue...see what I mean? There's a barbecue joint in every town (and usually more t...
10/29/2009
Some months ago, riding acquaintenances from Vermont looked me up when they considered relocating to the Big South Fork area in Jamestown, Tennessee. They subsequently planned a trip and I recommended that they stay at a lovely bed-and-breakfast, the Wildwood Lodge, just up the road. And what wou...
10/28/2009
The sight of these Angel's Trumpet plants, in full bloom in Oneida, Tennessee, makes you stop and stare. They can reach a height of 15 feet, with a profusion of 9" flowers. The plant is perennial in the tropics and an annual in temperate regions. It is known for its sweet intoxicating perfume bu...
10/25/2009
I recently wrote a post about the University Of Tennessee football team, the VOLS, and the incredible support they enjoy in this part of the country. It was inspired by some amusing pictures I took, after realizing how many things in this area are orange-and-white, the team colors. http://activer...
10/23/2009
This car is certainly the right tool for the job, according to rangers at the Bandy Creek camping area in Big South Fork National Park here in Jamestown, Tennessee. It clearly is some sort of environmentally-friendly car and what better place for a super-efficient "green car" than a national park...
10/21/2009
Rainer
288,548
288,548
Leslie Helm
Real Estate For Trail Riders
I live minutes from the Cumberland Trailhead into Big South Fork National Park, in Spruce Creek Acres, an equestrian community that abuts the park itself. Horses are a major part of daily life here and this is a very active, supportive horse-oriented community. It is a gift to work as a realtor here, listing horse properties and selling horse properties to horse people! We joke that I've probably done more real estate on horseback than off!
If you want to "live where you love to ride," let me help you find YOUR Big South Fork horse property .