02Mar 2012 by David Kravetz
Only place named Only

Only place named Only

Backroads Discoveries, Birds, Place Names
Only, Tennessee[/caption] On a trip to Texas, which included my daunting 18 hour back roads drive from Lexington via Bugtussle, KY thru Bugtussle, TX to Keller, TX (the only documented such trip that I am aware of!! see it here), I found a little village in Tennessee named Only.  It is just a few miles from Bucksnort, TN.  There is not much there, but what I did find was classic!! [caption id="attachment_60" align="alignleft" width="300"] The one and only Only Baptist Church[/caption] Driving into only I found a couple of houses, a huge old barn and the only Only Baptist Church around, that I am aware of. [caption id="attachment_61" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This way to the Only Baptist Church[/caption] There is very little information about Only.  Nothing on the internet that I…
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27Feb 2012 by David Kravetz

I've Been Everywhere

Backroads Discoveries, Birds, Bucket List Trips, Place Names
Welcome to Earth, TX[/caption] Indeed, I have been to almost every major city in the country and most in Canada (with the exception of eastern cities in Canada -- from Montreal on).  I have been to every state in the union except for Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire (and yes, I have been to Hawaii and Alaska!!).   I have been to most National Parks and Monuments, major museums and tourist spots. [caption id="attachment_14" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Old Days, Good Times I Remember[/caption] It all started when I was young, watching "On the Road with Charles Kuralt" and looking at black and white travel books published by Time/Life.  Yes, as the Rare Earth song goes, I was "Born to Wander." [caption id="attachment_15" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Welxome to Bucksnort[/caption] But, with all the places…
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