New jeep in the forum

[Darton]

Welcome Darton.

Ahhhhh. The Chilhowee Mountains. Maryville College grad here. I was there three years, then took some time off courtesy of Uncle Sam, married and returned to MC for my B.A. I'm Class of '59, but didn't actually finish until '62 after my military service.

Our first 4X4 was a '64 Jeep Wagoneer which we purchased there before heading out to the west coast for my first job.

We still have a bunch of friends in Maryville.

Again, welcome to this forum.

Allen R

Hey that's Awesome! I can throw a rock to Maryville College from my house. Go Scots!!!

 

[flywgn]

Hey that's Awesome! I can throw a rock to Maryville College from my house. Go Scots!!!

I lived in a dorm during my first three years, but when Diana and I returned from Germany in '62 we rented 515 Court St, just across from the SW corner of the campus.

Diana had a horse which we kept out on Morganton Rd.

We made numerous dirt road trips into the Chilhowees (Smokies too, for that matter). I remember one in particular out of Tellico Plains—east of there I think. Anyway, I believe it's now part of a Wilderness Area. Wonderful country around there.

We had a close call with a black bear near Gregory Bald on the AT one night. We were in an Adirondack Shack and Diana had taken the precaution of securing our border collie to her leg when we turned in for the night.

This bear came in to camp and all hell broke loose. Bonnie, the dog, was set on protecting Diana and charged the bear. Diana, up by this time, was hopping on one leg while trying to reach down and grab the leash. Mr (or Ms) bear didn't want any part of this growling, barking, creature (the dog, of course) and fled. Bonnie wanted to pursue. Well, you can picture this melee.

Things settled down after a few minutes.

In retrospect it was funny, but then in the middle of the night it was not.

Diana is convinced that I was more intent on getting a photo than I was in protecting her. The fact that I do, indeed, have photos of the ending moments doesn't help my defense.

Allen R

 

[Tanto]

welcome, i like the coopers.

 

[Darton]

I lived in a dorm during my first three years, but when Diana and I returned from Germany in '62 we rented 515 Court St, just across from the SW corner of the campus.

Diana had a horse which we kept out on Morganton Rd.

We made numerous dirt road trips into the Chilhowees (Smokies too, for that matter). I remember one in particular out of Tellico Plains—east of there I think. Anyway, I believe it's now part of a Wilderness Area. Wonderful country around there.

We had a close call with a black bear near Gregory Bald on the AT one night. We were in an Adirondack Shack and Diana had taken the precaution of securing our border collie to her leg when we turned in for the night.

This bear came in to camp and all hell broke loose. Bonnie, the dog, was set on protecting Diana and charged the bear. Diana, up by this time, was hopping on one leg while trying to reach down and grab the leash. Mr (or Ms) bear didn't want any part of this growling, barking, creature (the dog, of course) and fled. Bonnie wanted to pursue. Well, you can picture this melee.

Things settled down after a few minutes.

In retrospect it was funny, but then in the middle of the night it was not.

Diana is convinced that I was more intent on getting a photo than I was in protecting her. The fact that I do, indeed, have photos of the ending moments doesn't help my defense.

Allen R

HAHAHA great story, I have a similar one from our first wedding annaversary in Gatlinburg minus the pooch. we had a bear come to our cabin while we were out side. I went in the house for the camera and amanda ran up on the deck to get inside but the door was locked. She couldn't get in because I had went to the window downstairs to take a picture and didn't know she was locked outside with the bear. She still says I was hopeing to get her life insurance. Tellico plains is a great area I have a friend who owns a summer camp over there, and we camp in tellico alot in the sping and summer for the trout fishing. It's all part of the Cherokee Natl Forest now.