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A Tale of FrankenTravel

June 12, 2018 By Val Weston

There are lots of different ways to get your travel on, are there not? Earlier this year, I embraced the coddiwomple: purposeful yet unstructured travel. I've always liked that concept … [Read more...] about A Tale of FrankenTravel

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: atlanta, georgia, loft, north carolina, roswell, slow travel, tennessee

Bad Weather and Good Friends at Tremont

April 28, 2017 By Val Weston 5 Comments

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Let's face it, life dishes out the unexpected and undesired. A lot. The only thing we're in control of is how we respond, right? I have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Georgia. Part of the … [Read more...] about Bad Weather and Good Friends at Tremont

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: flexibility, foothills parkway, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, great smoky mountains national park, macro photography, nature photography, smoky mountain raptor center, spring workshop, steve zigler, tennessee, tremont, weather

Mentor

October 24, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Today I'm back in the Great Smoky Mountains for my photographic family reunion. It's time for the Autumn Brilliance workshop again and this is where I come to get rejuvenated and inspired by my … [Read more...] about Mentor

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, tennessee, tom vadnais, will clay, willard clay

The Pacific Northwest Tour: Week 1

May 20, 2014 By Val Weston 1 Comment

I'm one week into the Pacific Northwest tour and I find myself in Cortez, Colorado. I'm currently hunkered down in a hotel room trying to catch up on work. The whirlwind of a 1,700+ mile drive to … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: Week 1

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, colorado, georgia, mississippi, New Mexico, overland expo, pacific northwest tour, road trip, tennessee, texas, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

Tremont’s Naturalist Certification Program: Discover the Great Smoky Mountains

November 19, 2013 By Val Weston 7 Comments

You all know by now that I love the Great Smoky Mountains and that I'm obsessed with the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. In fact, I'm a Junkie. I've written about their fabulous … [Read more...] about Tremont’s Naturalist Certification Program: Discover the Great Smoky Mountains

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: experiential education, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, national parks, Reviews, southern appalachian naturalist certification, tennessee, training, Workshops & Courses

North America’s Best Campgrounds: Elkmont

May 12, 2013 By Val Weston 10 Comments

This week my fellow outdoor enthusiasts and I are highlighting our favorite campgrounds in North America. While I have several favorites across the country, I wanted to bring the love down south into … [Read more...] about North America’s Best Campgrounds: Elkmont

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: campgrounds, camping, cloudland canyon, elkmont, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains national park, Reviews, tennessee

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Writing this month's newsletter I realized how much I write about weather. I suppose I should branch out a bit but, then again, when you like to do stuff outside, you world pretty much revolves around weather. How's that for a Catch 22? Or should we call it a Catch '23 with as insane as the weather has been so far this year? 😁
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Nabbed my first smiley in ages over the weekend. This one led to a couple more in the area breaking a slump of (*checks stats*) — 494 days. 😬 Oopsies!

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