The Linear Trail in Erwin Tennessee is one of my favorite places in the Tri Cities to spend a few hours in nature.  It is a well lit trail with paved trails along the Nolichuckey river.  From the start to finish it is 4 miles long, which is perfect if you are training for a distance event, or just out for a day away from the office.  Along the trail you will run along many Egrets and large turtles.  It's quite common to see 6-10 turtles sunning themselves along a large branch.  I train for my Susan G Komen walk on this trail.  I can get 8 miles in on one trail.  That is especially good, I don't get bored, the trees really provide great shade.   The Linear Trail Erwin Tennessee, a great trail, a great afternoon! For more information on the Tri-cities, be sure to look us up on line.     10/28/2014

  Can You Tell the Difference?   See if you can tell the difference between mountains in these states.  All these photographs were taken during our (Kwee Huset & her husband) long overdue vacation at the end of June 2014. We saw small sawmills in almost every state.       Arkansas - Rich Mountain lies in the Ouachita National Forest     Oklahoma – Rich Mountain     Kentucky – 55mph through mountains      Tennessee - after Zane Whitson Welcome Center near Erwin                    North Carolina - on the way to Asheville     07/13/2014

  TROUT FISHERMEN  UNITE  - Save the hatchery One of the things that attracts people to Northeast Tennessee is that they want to enjoy the lakes and rivers - and the great fishing, especially trout.    Most of the high-quality trout eggs for hatcheries in the whole Southeast come from the Erwin National Fish Hatchery, which is in danger of being closed as one way to make a tiny cut in the budget.   I didn't realize until recently that this was more than just a local issue.   The economic value of this facility has enormous effects all over the Southeast - on jobs, tourism, retail sales, taxes, etc. A recent study calculated the economic return was $67 for every tax dollar spent, including 3,277 jobs and $85.2 million in wages.   Fishermen everywhere can appreciate that it's more than a ... 03/14/2011