Piggly Wiggly Gets Cultured

Piggly Wiggly Gets Cultured

The Pink Palace Museum is housed in what was the home/mansion of the founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain. (I know it seems strange to have the words museum and Piggly Wiggly in the same sentence, but go with it.) The Palace features a natural history...
One Stark Tree at Cades Cove, Tennessee

One Stark Tree at Cades Cove, Tennessee

I planned my visit to Tennessee in March assuming it would be warm and lushly green, based on intensive research of historical data. (Meaning I looked at Weather.com once and noted that the season would change from winter to spring during my trip.) Much to my...
Too Sad to Appreciate BBQ

Too Sad to Appreciate BBQ

I’m back, after 4300 miles and almost three weeks on the road. A big part of exploring any place is the food, and I had four or five good barbecue meals on my Southern swing. Because what’s the South without barbecue? (Okay fine, there’s also the...