Cumberland Gal Cover Photo and Updates
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Current Cover Photo was taken Saturday April 4, 2026. A view from the old Highway 27 bridge in Lancing, Tennessee looking upstream on the Emory River. Spring is coming to Morgan county and this is a beautiful, historic spot full of nostalgia. Trip Report Pending! Here is what my friend and life long area resident Kevin Crites had to say about it.
"Looking from the other side.
My granny and papaw lived just two houses from that old bridge. After they both passed I lived there myself.
There used to be a small gas station just before the bridge and that used to be the way you would turn to go to Gobey before the Wartburg bypass was built. Aka “new highway.”
--Kevin Crites
Below is the photo Kevin took looking upstream from the same bridge.
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Trip report posted
Spring Break trip was Friday March 20, 2026. --With Trip Write Up Pending
Below is a photo of Kenny on the far left. Crystal's hand on the left and 12 year old granddaughter Tessa holding a soft, caramel colored bunny at the petting zoo! Tessa's super powers are that pretty much every living creature is a pet to her and she's got Papaw's and her mom's directive personality.
Wolf Creek Falls Driving & Hiking Directions Added HERE
Below is a photo of Wolf Creek Falls taken in 2019
Recent News and Updates
We are remodeling our kitchen Right now it is screwing up my Spring wildflower season which has me madder than a dawg. I will post before and after photos. The new hickory cabinets arrived today, and just looking at them has eased the pain a lot.
Kenny is suffering a fair amount with his knees. Both of them. He isn't as bad as I was, but it is increasing. Not wanting to live on Voltaren forever he is edging toward knee replacement. He claims he will have it done this July. We will see. I can tell he is trying to avoid it.
Good news! I rejoined Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina and put in to adopt two falls.
I let my membership lapse for awhile when I was undergoing knee replacements. Now with two new knees I can pick up where I left off. I adopted Burgan Creek Falls and Yellow Creek Falls over near Robbinsville, NC.. My old waterfalls Alarka Falls and Little Fall Branch Falls have adopters. I had gotten bored of them anyhow according to old blog entries.
Content Plans for Cumberland Gal
Heading to the Cumberland Plateau for a visit in April.
Spring Wildflower Season 2026-- I plan to continue my hybrid trillium research.
I'm going to pick a different area or two this year. I need to book at least one camping trip for that. I have booked a hybrid trillium Spring Wildflower weekend for the end of April now that the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened. I should have more than enough material this season for a Hybrid trilliums 2026 edition. Fingers crossed!
We're heading to Panama City Beach after school is out for the season as a BIG FAMILY!!
Hearing from Readers of My Blog
I get emails or text messages from readers now and then. I always enjoy hearing from them. I've made some good friends. I've gotten ideas that have greatly improved Cumberland Gal. I am happy to help with directions to places. I answer all emails. You never know what we could come up with together! I welcome suggestions, corrections, and do my best to be helpful. I am not certain what is happening, but readership has been way, way up lately! Thanks to all who check out my blog writings.I am delighted and hope it proves useful in planning and executing fun travels for you.
Below is a video of a performance of Luke Bulla, Scott Anderson, John Cowan and Ethan Ballinger performing 'Strangest Dreams" an old tune written long ago by Hal Ketchum and Rivers Rutherford. It is beautiful. Appropriate because I've had some strange dreams lately.
