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May 21, 1983, 43 years ago today: I did not start hiking until 10:00. I was waiting for a break in the weather in order to get a good look at the famous stretch of narrow trail which clings precariously to the cliffs on Charlies Bunion. It was about a half-mile from the shelter. Although the sky never did actually clear, the rain did stop and the clouds lifted a bit off the ridge.

#backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #nationalparks #Tennessee #AppalachianTrail

Tennessee set to execute first person forced to represent himself at trial in more than a century https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/tennessee-execution-tony-carruthers #UsNews #Tennessee #CapitalPunishment
Tennessee set to execute first person forced to represent himself at trial in more than a century

Tony Carruthers’s lawyers say no evidence tied him to 1994 crimes he was convicted of and is mentally incompetent

The Guardian
Early morning at Kamp Kikakee, aka Lake Acorn at Montgomery Bell State Park. #Tennessee #FujifilmX100V
State approves $30M for Starbucks’ Nashville location • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee officials approved $30 million Wednesday for Starbucks Corporation’s planned Southeast headquarters in downtown Nashville.

Tennessee Lookout