One of Knoxville's treasures is the Ijams Nature Center, a 300+ acre urban wilderness area near the origins of the Tennessee River. Ijams offers a variety of recreational and educational opportunities. During our month+ in Knoxville, we visited twice, focusing on the 10-12 miles of hiking trails, along the river and through the former limestone quarry. Ijams is just a few miles from downtown Knoxville and is indeed a treasure.
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The first mile or so of the Tennessee River, which forms from the confluence of
the memorably-named French Broad River and some other less memorably-named
river; runs pretty much the width of Tennessee, more than 600 miles, before
joining the Ohio and eventually the Mississippi |
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Interesting berries and other such still green in the first weeks of the fall
(beautyberries...thanks, Susan!) |
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| Bee hive raided by a raccoon (?) |
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| Primitive rest area |
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| "This was once the great watch-tower of Amon Sul"; wait, no... |
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| Cup marks? Maybe not |
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| Wilderness picnic area |
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In Montana, we would call this a war lodge; perhaps not in
Tennessee |
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| Summit of Tower Hill (there's a small airport nearby) |
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