I’m Missing The Marty Stuart Show

Posted in Music on August 29th, 2010 by marklynn
I’m Missing The Marty Stuart Show
I dropped cable television a year or so ago, and frankly, I don’t miss it much. I have this little box called Roku that streams Web-based shows to my TV. It doesn’t have all the latest series, but it offers a quirky mix of TV classics–from Alfred Hitchcock Presents to Kate & Allie–and offbeat finds like the British sitcom Vicar of Dibley. Read More »


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Bad Camping

Posted in Outdoors & Travel on August 22nd, 2010 by marklynn
Bad Camping
Those of you who follow The Revivalist on Facebook know that we recently made a last minute camping decision. After soliciting your feedback on the best campground, my partner Ryan and I packed the car, drove 50 miles, stopped to pick peaches, drove another 40 miles, and consumed two bags of fast food. Sitting within sight of George Washington National Forest, we still didn’t know where we were going. We were done with our burgers and ni Read More »


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Does Mountain Living Make You Smarter?

Posted in History & Culture, Outdoors & Travel on August 20th, 2010 by marklynn
Does Mountain Living Make You Smarter?
Turn off the computer. Go ahead. Don’t even finish this post. Shut it down and close your eyes. Keep them closed for five minutes. Breathe. Think back. Remember the last time you were in the woods. Remember sitting by a creek or counting lightening bugs in a clearing. Relax. Recall the sensation of walking on a leaf covered path. Imagine the view from your favorite mountainside. Read More »


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$100k for Your Favorite Park

Posted in Outdoors & Travel on August 13th, 2010 by marklynn
Vote now! Vote often! In partnership with National Park Foundation, Coca-Cola is giving away $100,000 to the park that garners the most votes. Plenty of Appalachian parks are on the list. Shenandoah got my vote today. Maybe I’ll mix it up tomorrow. Which is your favorite? Read More »


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On the Way to Hillsville Flea Market

Posted in Outdoors & Travel on August 8th, 2010 by marklynn
On the Way to Hillsville Flea Market
Grannie is wiping down her folding tables and counting the days until the Hillsville Flea Market. She and her partner Jim are known for what they call “junking”–finding and selling furniture, antique tools, old guns, and oddities like a handmade knife I once bought from them. Made of jagged metal and bone, it looks like it was used to carve fresh-killed mammoth. Read More »


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