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My grandfather was a major influence on my life and was the older man with whom I spent most of my summers, until he died in my 11th year. But there were other, older men...

Woody Creek, nothing more than a post office and the Tavern to most all newcomers, is far more than that.

Saddle Sore The “Four Pass Loop” hadn’t yet become a legend, but this camping out business started early for me. My grandmother Nellie Sloss and her sister, Julia Stapleton, started taking me on camping trips when I was very young. Their favorite haunt was Lenado as both ladies had taught at various times in the one-room school house there. Last time I looked, the building was still standing. We’d lie under the stars, no tent, after fixing supper around the small campfire, and catch the...