by Lui Umano | Sep 26, 2015 | September 2015
As US441 climbs the long shoulder of Thomas Divide in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rising from the steep-sided valley of Beech Flats Prong into the high country, it is possible to look back and see the lower reaches of Mt. Kephart come into relief. As I made...
by Lui Umano | Sep 18, 2015 | September 2015
I know that Minnesota is called the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and it’s true enough; but there are also lakes almost too numerous to count in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well. Some of the most amazingly colorful places I know lie on waters between...
by Lui Umano | Sep 10, 2015 | September 2015
For fourteen Septembers I found myself excited to be in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There is the most beautiful fall foliage I have had the privilege to encounter. Over all of those years my sense of the beautiful has been expanded immeasurably by all...
by Lui Umano | Sep 3, 2015 | September 2015
It is called Kuwahi, Mulberry Place, where the Bear Clan gathers for councils and to dance before retiring to their dens for the winter months. At 6643′ it is the second highest peak in eastern North America and the highest point in Tennessee. In the early light...
