Sitting and rocking on the porch with a good book - it doesn't get much better than that! I recently finished thirteen moons by Charles Frazier.As you can see from the picture, this story is set in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.
A saga of the life of Will Cooper, a tale of love, life, and loss, but mostly about the Cherokees around the time of the Removal, before and after.
My favorite parts were mentions of places I have been here in our wonderful mountains - like Wayah, Deep Creek, Valley River, Hanging Dog Creek, Cataloochee, and Nantahala.
I was quite caught up in the story of the Cherokees, believing every word, until at the end the author was quick to point out this this is a work of fiction. Still a good story, especially if you are from 'round these parts.
The next best thing to rocking on the porch is going camping in the mountains, so we are off for a weekend in the Smokies, traveling through the Nantahala gorge, passing by all the places in Frazier's book, camping out in Elkmont next to this river:
