Wesley’s Wild World of Kayaking w/ the Jackson Action Wagon (J.A.W.)

I thought this was a good report on the area in which I live: 

What if there was a place…

·         Where the hottest summer days were like Minneapolis, Chicago, or Boston, but the winter snowfall was 34 inches less?

·         Where the annual high and low temperatures were like San Francisco (minus the faultline)?

·         Where the average winter days were like Atlanta, Charlotte, or Nashville, but the summers had 35 fewer days of sweltering above-90-degree heat?

·         Where the number of days with above-90-degree heat were half that of Denver (and the winters had 45 fewer inches of snowfall)?

·         Where lush green vegetation was naturally maintained by rainfall amounts comparable to the Pacific Northwest cities of Seattle and Portland?

·         Where nature’s beauty unfolded quarterly through balanced seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall?

And what if that place’s natural watershed scored a perfect 100 out of 100?

And what if that place were equidistant from every major metropolitan market in the eastern United States?

Oh, and did I mention that it is consistently one of the most affordable places to live?

Mix in some of the nicest, most accommodating people in the world…

And you have the Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia … it very well could be the perfect place!

Data Source: www.bestplaces.net - 2004

Some times I forget just how blessed I am.  It is good to see notes like this on occasion to remind me…  Peace out!