When we first pulled into town two days earlier, I had thought Pigeon Forge was a lot like Las Vegas. My impression didn’t change in better lighting. Oh, we weren’t seeing casinos and slot machines, but every building we saw on “Tourist Avenue” seemed to shout at people “Look at me! Look at me! Don’tContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Day 3 (finally!) Pigeon Forge: the Las Vegas of the Mountains”
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The Toskey Reports: Smokey Mountains: Day 2, Part 4: Clingman’s Dome
It’s a sad truism that old people continue to get older. So is the case of my Mom and Dad. They had bought the Equinox, a vehicle with a strong towing capacity, with the intention of someday getting a pop-up trailer and traveling around the country to the National Parks. Clingman’s Dome got them re-evaluatingContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Smokey Mountains: Day 2, Part 4: Clingman’s Dome”
The Toskey Reports: Day 2, Part 3: Signs of the Times at the Smokey Mountains
At one of the vistor’s center in the Smokey Mountains National Park, there’s a slab of cement with a sign posted beside it. It was a First Amendment / free speech area. I had never seen such a thing before! Neither had Mom. I scratched my head. “So, if you want to talk, you haveContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: Day 2, Part 3: Signs of the Times at the Smokey Mountains”
The Toskey Reports: The Great Smokey Mountains: Day 2, Part 1: the Thing about Cheap Hotel Rooms
Mom thought it was funny when she discovered I’d been in the car all night. Yeah, mom. You’re quite the joker. They trust you with kids, and you can’t even take care of a teddy bear? Sheesh! The two of us went to find the breakfast room at our hotel. The weird thing was thatContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: The Great Smokey Mountains: Day 2, Part 1: the Thing about Cheap Hotel Rooms”
The Toskey Reports: The Great Smokey Mountains: Day 1, Part 3: Road Trip with the Prince Warriors and the Thrifty Parents
Traveling with grown ups is the worst. These people never stopped for anything! Well, yeah, they did stop, but it was for gas or bathroom breaks, never for the important things. Even as a teddy bear, strapped into the backseat where the view is mainly black upholstery, you notice those kinds of things. “I’m hungry!”Continue reading “The Toskey Reports: The Great Smokey Mountains: Day 1, Part 3: Road Trip with the Prince Warriors and the Thrifty Parents”
The Toskey Reports: The Great Smokey Mountains: Day 1, Part 1: We’re Goin’ on a Road Trip!
Hello. Toskey here, the traveling bear. It’s been a while since I sent any notices, and back then it was through emails. Talk about snail mail! So, anyway, I overheard mom and dad saying they were gonna be taking a little vacation. No kids this time, just them, well, that didn’t seem right. Yeah, theirContinue reading “The Toskey Reports: The Great Smokey Mountains: Day 1, Part 1: We’re Goin’ on a Road Trip!”
The Reluctant Firefly 