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| Subject: | | Re: JERRY!!!!! |
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Gerry Bacon
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Sat, Aug 1 2009, 6:57pm
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Yes, we did visit the Breaks. It's an absolutely gorgeous spot! I couldn't believe they only charge two bucks to get in. Hell, here in MI, we pay five just to go to a park with nothing to see, so I thought it was a hell of a deal.
Yes, the wife's maiden name is Layne. She is descended from Tandy Layne. Some of the other family names are Kimberlin, Gibson and Ackers. I'm not too sure about that last one.
To emphasize to others how small Besty Layne is, you have to cross a one lane bridge to get back in there. We drove in looking for her grandmother's house, which must be gone now, and when we were leaving, there was a Jeep getting ready to cross that bridge. Instead of going across, he backed up and waved us on ahead of him. I know he wanted to check my plates, lol. With not much more than a dozen or so houses, we stood out like a sore thumb and I guess he wanted to make sure we weren't up to no good.
I can't believe that John's Creek was one of the wider roads, lol. I appreciate the explanation on the flat ground. I also understand about the flooding, since the wife's cousin lost his bridge this spring. He's constructing the new one with old drilling pipe. Speaking about the roads, we came down an area called the Cowpens (?), a long downhill stretch with some crazy turns. The wife actually got car sick and I had to pull over for a few minutes while she recovered.
If anyone visits Pikeville, stop in at the museum. It's small, but very nice and the curator is super friendly, just a good old boy who really enjoys his job. Next door is the visitor's center, in an old trolley car. The people there are just super friendly.
I've already been told by the wife that we will NOT wait another thirty years to go back down, lol. That's fine with me.
And yep, I was the one holding up traffic, lol. |
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