Sporting Lifestyle

Courts fill and paddles fly as East Tennessee finds its new obsession On a Tuesday night in West Knoxville, paddles clack under soft lights as doubles teams rotate on and off the courts. In an upstairs lounge, players sip local ciders…
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Finding time for my sons on the South Holston River brings back memories of a simpler time with just as good company We are just below the small weir dam on the South Holston River outside Bristol. Waiting for the water to come on gives…
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Time spent in nature alongside Tennessee veterans reminds us all to slow down, be present, and appreciate all we have It’s a little after 5:30a.m. The day is pleasant and we have settled into our ground blind. To my left is Jason…
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No matter where you are, there is nothing like watching dogs work in the field. Let's take a step back in time. It’s a brisk but pleasant day in December of 2020. I am meeting John Burrell, the owner of High Adventure Company, at the…
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A Knoxville Artist's photographic journey through the wilds of South Africa All around me, I could hear the rumbling. Twenty-one lions closed in on their fresh kill, a lone zebra, one by one tearing off their share. The rest prowled,…
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Sometimes all a person needs is a fly rod and the ocean to restore the soul All too often, with good intentions, each of us fall into routine and mindless compliance with daily life. We get into a rut, and it seems the only difference…
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Sam Venable has carved a path as an outdoor writer and columnist, inspiring thousands to experience the joy of the sporting lifestyle It’s early evening at Van Edom’s Wine Bar and I am enjoying a glass of wine with my wife Lisha. The…
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Watching the trout rise on a small stream with a North Georgia mountain backdrop creates lifelong memories The sun is rising, and there is a low fog across the valley. Red and orange clouds highlight the eastern horizon. The acrid taste…
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Move over Yellowstone. The real cowboys are right here in East Tennessee. Horses whinny and snort in the sunlit meadow of Clover Meadow Farm in Lenoir City on a late Winter afternoon. Carson Farmer, who calls the farm home, readies his…
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Steven Farmer recalls back when his diapered toddler, Jake, waddled around the yard sucking on a pacifier and tossing a lasso over a chair. “He’s been roping since he was about three days old,” Steven says with a laugh. Fast forward to…
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