Vacation / Travel

[feathersax]

Cumberland State Park whiln you were in high school and junior high. Hot spot. You had to make a reservations on New Years Eve and hope for the best, Ill elaborate about the area latera

Ahhh, The Park (as we referred to it). Many wonderful times there. A few parties in those cabins.

 

[ArdentVol]

Ahhh, The Park (as we referred to it). Many wonderful times there. A few parties in those cabins.

we definitely need to discuss the Park, We were regular 1-week cabin dwellers, for least 7 years and I later golfed at nearby courses.

Later

 

[DrRosenRosen]

I was in Amsterdam a few weeks ago. Loved it. Felt mostly like it did 15 or so years ago when I was last there. I would be more likely to live outside Amsterdam. Kaatsheuvel was a nice town. Biddinghuizen, Rotterdam, The Hague were good cities. Far outskirts of Amsterdam in areas like Haarlem and Weesp would be good.

Schiphol is great for cheap flight most anywhere with Easyjet and other cheap airlines. Not a huge deal, but the Netherlands has pretty much the most expensive public transportation. Usually 1 or 2 depending on how you calculate things. Great country with friendly people.

 

[Orange.]

 

[feathersax]

we definitely need to discuss the Park, We were regular 1-week cabin dwellers, for least 7 years and I later golfed at nearby courses.

Later

Happy to do it. Moved from Crossville in 1979, but it's still "home". Played lots of golf there, though I've not played in 3 years.

 

[Tin Man]

I was in Amsterdam a few weeks ago. Loved it. Felt mostly like it did 15 or so years ago when I was last there. I would be more likely to live outside Amsterdam. Kaatsheuvel was a nice town. Biddinghuizen, Rotterdam, The Hague were good cities. Far outskirts of Amsterdam in areas like Haarlem and Weesp would be good.

Schiphol is great for cheap flight most anywhere with Easyjet and other cheap airlines. Not a huge deal, but the Netherlands has pretty much the most expensive public transportation. Usually 1 or 2 depending on how you calculate things. Great country with friendly people.

Is it as expensive as BART?

 

[xJesusx56]

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I spent about 2 and a half weeks there back in September, they sell shirts that say “No kangaroos in Austria.”

 

[Tin Man]

The Thyssen-Bornemesza museum in Madrid sells black t-shirts emblazoned with “camiseta.”

 

[Go aeiou]

Crossville? Did you stay at Tansi, Fairfield Glade, etc.? Crossville is my hometown. Went to high school with Curt Watson, the "Crossville Comet". Of all the times we've been to Myrtle Beach, Pawley's Island is a place we've missed. That will change in September of this year when we return. of course. Thanks for the great response.

Ever have a teacher, Francis Bass Carson?
Had her in Oak Ridge around 1965 before she got married and moved to Crossville.
Excellent teacher. Thought us to think for ourselves

 

[Go aeiou]

Seattle

I could live there or Portland, ME or OR.
Can't handle the hot humid summers of Nashville any more.

 

[GAVol]

Seattle

I could live there or Portland, ME or OR.
Can't handle the hot humid summers of Nashville any more.

Portland, OR is a neat place. It got a lot of bad press, but between the vineyards in the Willamette Valley and the volcanoes, it’s a really pretty area.

 

[Orange.]

I spent about 2 and a half weeks there back in September, they sell shirts that say “No kangaroos in Austria.”

I liked both places. But that post is just a joke. There's no such airport desk. T-shirts might be real, tho. Not a bad shirt.

 

[Tin Man]

Travelers’ pics would be welcome…

 

[feathersax]

Ever have a teacher, Francis Bass Carson?
Had her in Oak Ridge around 1965 before she got married and moved to Crossville.
Excellent teacher. Thought us to think for ourselves

Name is familiar, but I graduated high school in 1966.

 

[ArdentVol]

Ever have a teacher, Francis Bass Carson?
Had her in Oak Ridge around 1965 before she got married and moved to Crossville.
Excellent teacher. Thought us to think for ourselves

oak ridge schools were considered to be among the very best at that time. My Dad's family had its roots in Clinton

 

[Tin Man]

Name is familiar, but I graduated high school in 1966.

Draft? Volunteer? Student deferment?

 

[feathersax]

Draft? Volunteer? Student deferment?

I finished college at Tennessee Tech, then spent 30 years in the Tennessee National Guard Band in Nashville (is that what you're asking?)

 

[OL SMOKEY]

 

[Jackcrevol]

Beaufort SC. The bay is a confluence surrounded by rock one side, and a growing barrier area on other. Average depth is 3-5", breakers hit the rip rap. As a result, you have a large expanse of flat, very low wave activity.

Heavy tidal activity, bc its SC. Tons of shrimp in area.

One would think that redfish and sea trout would be everywhere its just shark.

 

[ArdentVol]

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dpn;t miss the rugged side of Aruba

 

[joevol33]

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Beaufort SC. The bay is a confluence surrounded by rock one side, and a growing barrier area on other. Average depth is 3-5", breakers hit the rip rap. As a result, you have a large expanse of flat, very low wave activity.

Heavy tidal activity, bc its SC. Tons of shrimp in area.

One would think that redfish and sea trout would be everywhere its just shark.

Dang, you would assume there'd be plenty of trout and redfish

 

[ArdentVol]

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[ArdentVol]

Ahhh, The Park (as we referred to it). Many wonderful times thfere. A few parties in those cabins.

oops. lost my post on park memories and we will out pf house for a while/
Later

 

[ArdentVol]

Ahhh, The Park (as we referred to it). Many wonderful times there. A few parties in those cabins.

The image you attached to The Park is a spitting image pf a photo Dad took at Cumberland. It was taken near a favorite fishing hole in one pf the many summers we vacationed there. But I have no idea why The Park played such a big part of my boyhood.

I assume it had something to do with his being a state employee in Nashville since the Smokies were his version of heaven. I do know that he Park, and particularly the lodge, was a source of good family memories of evenings playing ping pong. badminton, shuffleboard , horseshoes and all those contraptions that gobbled up all my nickels,, dimes and quarters.

More on the Lodge. lake and the teen years later......

 

[feathersax]

The image you attached to The Park is a spitting image pf a photo Dad took at Cumberland. It was taken near a favorite fishing hole in one pf the many summers we vacationed there. But I have no idea why The Park played such a big part of my boyhood.

I assume it had something to do with his being a state employee in Nashville since the Smokies were his version of heaven. I do know that he Park, and particularly the lodge, was a source of good family memories of evenings playing ping pong. badminton, shuffleboard , horseshoes and all those contraptions that gobbled up all my nickels,, dimes and quarters.

More on the Lodge. lake and the teen years later......

I enjoy reading your memories of Cumberland Mt. State Park & your Dad. So many fun picnics, swimming (before the pool) in Byrd Lake, hiking the trails, etc. So, I'll attach another photo (winter scene from 2022).