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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”

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!”