Nantahal River growing up...

• Nantahal River growing up...
  

  

  Treyn

  
  

  I am originally from the mountains of North Carolina. I grew up on a road called Wesser Creek about a mile from the Nantahala River in the Great Smokie Mountains. Down on the river you seen a lot of longhairs. You mostly saw them wearing Kayak wet-suits or Robin Hood style tight pants with jogging shorts worn over the top of them. Most of them drove VW Vans with kayak's on top. Kinda the peace, love and woodstock type crowd. You would often see them standing in a circle playing hackysack. The locals around there at some point in time starting calling these guys Granola's. Not exactly sure why, but that's what they called 'em. I guess because they were health nuts. Anyway, that is probably what first instilled the desire in me to grow my hair long. Don't exactly know why I waited this long to finally do it though. Anyone ever been to the Smokies? Possibly the Nantahala River?

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    mjtoo

    
    

    treyn,

    i am originally from knoxville...just west of where you are from. LOVE the smokey mountains!!

    mjtoo

    I am originally from the mountains of North Carolina. I grew up on a road called Wesser Creek about a mile from the Nantahala River in the Great Smokie Mountains. Down on the river you seen a lot of longhairs. You mostly saw them wearing Kayak wet-suits or Robin Hood style tight pants with jogging shorts worn over the top of them. Most of them drove VW Vans with kayak's on top. Kinda the peace, love and woodstock type crowd. You would often see them standing in a circle playing hackysack. The locals around there at some point in time starting calling these guys Granola's. Not exactly sure why, but that's what they called 'em. I guess because they were health nuts. Anyway, that is probably what first instilled the desire in me to grow my hair long. Don't exactly know why I waited this long to finally do it though. Anyone ever been to the Smokies? Possibly the Nantahala River?

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      Treyn

      
      

      Cool, man. I have been through Knoxville a lot myself on trips back home to see my mother and family. Do you still live in Knoxville? E-mail me if you like. PEACE!!!!!

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      DavidH

      
      

      My family and I like to vacation in the Smokies. On our last vacation (a couple of weeks ago) we went to Gatlinburg, TN, but we drove over to the Smokes one day and did some hiking. It's a great area up there. I'm from Charleston, SC.

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        mjtoo

        
        

        I LOVE CHARLESTON!!!!!!! one of my absolute most favorite places to go on vacation! as a matter of fact, i had been there every year for the past 10 years..up until last year...sigh. but c'town is just awesome! LOVE kiawuh (or however you spell it) island, it is so NOT crowded...and of course the battery, and the incredible old churches, houses, ..one of my best friends from grad school went to the college of charleston....i've taken more black and white photographs of charleston.....aaahhh, i feel better!

        mjtoo

        My family and I like to vacation in the Smokies. On our last vacation (a couple of weeks ago) we went to Gatlinburg, TN, but we drove over to the Smokes one day and did some hiking. It's a great area up there. I'm from Charleston, SC.

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    Gibson Guy

    
    

    I live in Memphis, I go to the smokies at least once a year. I love it! I haven't been yet this year,and I am really itching to go.

    I am originally from the mountains of North Carolina. I grew up on a road called Wesser Creek about a mile from the Nantahala River in the Great Smokie Mountains. Down on the river you seen a lot of longhairs. You mostly saw them wearing Kayak wet-suits or Robin Hood style tight pants with jogging shorts worn over the top of them. Most of them drove VW Vans with kayak's on top. Kinda the peace, love and woodstock type crowd. You would often see them standing in a circle playing hackysack. The locals around there at some point in time starting calling these guys Granola's. Not exactly sure why, but that's what they called 'em. I guess because they were health nuts. Anyway, that is probably what first instilled the desire in me to grow my hair long. Don't exactly know why I waited this long to finally do it though. Anyone ever been to the Smokies? Possibly the Nantahala River?

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