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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 falling stars as stories of days gone by would be softly voiced, along with the cool breeze whisper...