Fallingwater

Maybe have a "No Construction Allowed Day" that so much dust will not be kicked up into the air. Ha.

There is a Hotel which has been under construction for months on Thompson Lane between Medical Center Blvd. and Old Fort Pkwy. It seems like it is taking forever to complete. What's the holdup?

Hehe, no, 'L'bergnative, I am definitely NOT the President of MTSU. I merely used 'creative liscense' in order to set up my tour of the campus framing my photos in a fictional narrative. Also, I am not a graduate of Austin Peay nor did I ever attend the University as a student (I went elsewhere). I did grow up in Clarksville and have been a 'fan' of Austin Peay and have spent a lot of time on that campus. My words in the thread you mention are, " Growing up an Austin Peay fan when MTSU was in the OVC made me a die hard Middle hater..." so I never claimed in that thread to have ever been a student or graduate of Austin Peay - merely a supporter. BTW, my Peay photos can be found in the link below if you care to view them and if you care to enlarge any which might be of interest then simply click on the image then click on 'All Sizes." http://www.flickr.com/photos/fallingwater1...7774984/detail/

Thank you Fieldmarshall and Rural King, RK, I think one thing that might surprise many first time visitors is the size of the MTSU campus. Today was the first day that I actually traversed it by foot. I was never very impressed with the buildings on the older part of campus although the interiors of them (Buildings such as the James Union Bldg) are pretty nice but, I tell you, the stuff they are doing now is really impressive and these pictures cannot in anyway capture the size, scope and impressiveness of these buildings and the overall plans altogether. There is much which I did not photograph and construction projects are many. I saw Monohan Hall being renovated; a newly constructed soccer and track field; newly constructed Nursing Bldg.; Large new entrance gate on North Rutherford Blvd.; and something is being built across Rutherford Blvd - Also, Middle Tennessee Blvd. is being widened. These are all projects which are under construction at present. Other buildings are just a few year's old. The sports facitlities are all first class and my complaint about that part of campus where MTSU teams play their games is that it all looks kind of antiseptic (needs more trees and landscaping). Anyway, MTSU has a Master Plan which is coming to fruition and it is transforming the campus into a real showpiece. There is one building in particular on the older part of campus that really needs to be torn down though. It is not a new building but it gets my vote for "Ugly Campus Bldg. USA." It is called "Peck Hall." It's atrocious.

Well, sorry it took so long but for some unknown reason I always have to pee after my visits to Greek Row. Let us continue our tour, shall we? We are back at Business and Aerospace Bldg. It is not so much the exterior of the building which is so enchanting. It is the courtyard which lies beyond the arches. It is a magnificent space and one of my favorite places to just come and breathe the air. This is part of our School of Nursing building which is still under construction. Hey, do you like sports? I do and sometimes I feel like strapping on a chin strap and knocking some heads, you know? We went to Div.I football a few year's ago and added on to Floyd Stadium. I think we can peek inside. Oh look, a game is going on! We must be playing Louisiana Monroe! Our Baseball stadium is pretty nice but I just love the fence. This is the Murphy Center where we play our Basketball games. It was erected in the early 70's but I think it has aged gracefully and is a most wonderful facility. It is affectionately known as the Glass House. Sometimes I look back on our successes and also recall some of our failures and I just do not know whether to laugh or cry. You know what? If there is one thing of which there is plenty on campus, that is bicycles. Our students ride bicycles everywhere! I've seen a lot of bicycles over the years but this one is about the crappiest bike I have ever seen! That student is going on double secret probation! Well, we're back on the 'old campus' and back to the same scenery. This is Rutlage Hall. And this is the front of Lyon Hall. If you recall, we showed you the rear earlier. Speaking of rear..... AHAHAHAHAHAHA.... Gotcha! I'm such a zany President. Well, the tour is over and I hope you enjoyed your trip around Middle Tennessee State Univesity. Please drive carefully as you exit the campus. Bye.

..... see? I bet we can find something to drink here! This is one of the finest Greek Rows you will find anywhere. The houses are just awesome, dude, and some of them even have added security like this one. And this one Actually, they have two of these fierce beasts. These are the exceptions though as most do not have this kind of added security. They are still very nice Fraternity homes though. This is part of our big new entrance gate from Northfield Blvd. And this is one of our more nice student residences called Scarlett Commons. There are nine apartment buildings in the Scarlett Complex. But, you know, not everyone can live the good life in Scarlett Commons. Some are ghetto dwellers like the ones who live in Jim Cummings Hall. And to a lesser extent, Corlew Hall. Well, let's take a little break before we take in some of the other sites around campus. I need to visit the little Presidents Room so you just sit still til I return.

Anyway, those were the parts of the "old campus" that I wished to show you. I'm a new generation modern hip-cat kind of President and I like new things. My University is growing by leaps and bounds and our plans and our buildings are now big, bold, and of an entirely different scale altogether. This is the James E. Walker Library. And this is part of the John Bragg Mass Communication building which stands next to it in the large and beautiful open plaza. I love the front wall and the various little interplays it presents between volumes and light. Another view of the Mass Communications buildings. Gotta love that front wall. It's kind of a fake wall. This is the Ned McWherter Learning Resource Center. And this is another view of the James E. Walker Library as viewed from Business and Aerospace Building across the Plaza. I love the new Plaza and all the spectacular buildings around it. It is really just a reflection of our growth and a bold new attitude here at Middle. We aren't "Little Middle" any longer and our projects now reflect the massive scale of our growth. We not only like big buildings now - we also make our sidewalks LONG AND WIDE! This handsome new structure Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building. I love the working bells which sound so wonderful when they chime. This massive building is our student Recreation Center. Oh man, we've got everything in there; Rock climbing walls, indoor soccer field - you name it. It has become a center of student life on campus. And here is a view from the front Man, like I said, the scale of everything now is quite large. I'm a little tired after walking all that distance plus I'm a little parched. I think I need a little something to wet my lips. Oh, I know where we can find something to drink............. come on...............

I ventured over to Middle this morning and took these photographs. Hopefully I captured some images which are of some interest to you. As always, I try to present subject matter in new ways if at all possible so while some of the buildings and settings may be familiar to you, hopefully I have captured some new angles or perspectives. So....... C'MON EVERYBODY, LET'S GO TO MIDDLE. It'll be FUN! Hello, I'm President of Middle Tennessee State University. This is my house on campus. I'll be your guide today. This is perhaps my favorite building on campus because of the spectacular courtyard space. This was taken from the courtyard of the Business and Aerospace Bldg. We will come back to this building later. I suppose we will really begin our tour on the East side of campus. This is an older part of campus and while I love the mature trees and vegetation around this part of campus, quite frankly, I think the buildings around here look a little bland and "institutional" aesthetically but there are some exceptions. This is actually the rear of one of our dormitorys; Lyon Hall. This is Kirksey Old Main and I think it is a wonderful old structure. It stands with dignity and grace. A little Geometry and a little nature. See what I mean? Kirksey Old Main simply stands so dignified and works so well with it natural surroundings. I BEG YOUR PARDON? .... Hehe, crazy kids.... I love em. Er-uh, anyway, come on because I've got some great stuff to show you up ahead.

Hello Justiceham, I think my greatest dismay concerning what Clarksville has become centers on what has become of the "old city limits" and just the general quality of neighborhoods being built in the "newer" neighborhoods being built. Large swaths of land in the old city limits now looks rundown and former areas that once had thriving businesses looks very much strained from the sheer economic development and impact of "newer" sections of the city like St. Bethlehem. So, businesses and homes are still being built at a brisk pace but this is happening on the fringes and investment in the old city limits has been minimal. Yes, 101st Airborne Division Pkwy. is being widened and will be an overpass over the very congested Wilma Rudolph Blvd. This is located in St. Bethlehem which has become an economic juggernaut. Drive Wilma Rudolph Blvd. about another 2 or 3 miles toward downtown and then you will see quite clearly some of that blight about which I speak. Interestingly, I would point to 101st Airborne Division Pkwy. as being the main culprit in choking the old Clarksville to near death. It is part of a bypass system which will eventually form a ring around the city and prior to its building, people in North Clarksville had to travel close to downtown in order to make it to the new mall and all the shops which were being built in St. Bethlehem. Now, they ALL use the bypass. True, there is a small perculation of activity insofar as construction in downtown. The FM Bank building is a very nice addition. The condos are really only about 4 or 5 units. A rather large apartment complex is being constructed but these are mainly for Austin Peay students. Not much else going on there and I think the "downtown business district," as they like to call it, has maybe one clothing store and perhaps only three or four restaurants. Not much of a "business district" if you ask me. I was reading the current Mayors plans, that is, if he is reelected, and he did state that it is time that Clarksville jump across the Cumberland River downtown and he desires to make that a green space (fountains, etc.) and retail. I always thought this should have been done many years ago and I do think it would give downtown a major boost if such a project ever came to fruition. But, yes, the outlying areas of the city are quite alive with activity. Roads are being built and widened to handle traffic problems and neighborhoods and shops continue to rise overnight. Unfortunately, I have seen very few of these neighborhoods receive such things as street lights or sidewalks and, if they do, then they are usually not connected to the adjoining neighborhoods to form a cohesive sense of community on the larger scale and these are things that "the old city limits" had for the most part. Clarksville's daytime population decreases by nearly 10% due to people commuting to Nashville in order to make more money and the unemployment rate in Clarksville is the highest it has been in years at about 6 percent. The Mayoral candidates, nearly one and all, speak of bringing in more factories and few are speaking of luring corporate businesses. Factory jobs will always be needed and welcomed but Clarksville seems just a little too enamoured with attracting those and too little effort is expended in attracting corporate jobs or creating an entrepeneurial environment. In a day where American industry is on the decline and factorys are no longer the jobs of economic prosperity then I question this emphasis. Some people want to work in factorys but, by and large, factorys are lower paying jobs and people work in them because they have to.

Hello Rocky Top Buzz, One of the positive things that was recently reported is that Clarksville's economy grew at a time when Ft. Campbell was deployed to Iraq. To be sure, if Ft. Campbell closed the base and moved then it would be a tremendous blow to Clarksville just as it would be to Murfreesboro or Smyrna if Nissan did the same. The neighborhoods of which I speak, however, are not just located in North Clarksville but appear to be the norm for wherever they are built. Sure, one can see some more upscale neighborhoods being built but I noticed these tend to be smaller, gated type communities and not very many of them. At any rate, the shear number of houses and neighborhoods which have been built cannot all be geared solely to Ft. Campbell. There is just simply many to many of them which have been built to serve only the Ft. Campbell soldier market. I found a site which has all manner of little facts about any Tennessee city you wish to study and I came away with these stats from 2004: In 2004, Clarksville issued 1,550 single family home building permits and Murfreesboro issued 1,906 for the same year. The average cost for the home in Clarksville was $78, 200 whereas the average cost in Murfreesboro was $121, 200. An average difference of over $40,000. Uhm, like I said, what I have seen in Clarksville are homes and neighborhoods being thrown up overnight.

Yes, I too was most priviledged and honoured to witness James "Fly" Williams work his magic on the court. My very first Gov game was the Peay vs. Western Kentucky at the Little Red Barn. The place was SRO (as it was every game wherever Fly went) and they had another room or rooms set up with closed circuit TV to handle the overflow. That place was boisterous and utterly deafening! I agree that we will probably not see that kind of college excitement around here ever again. Clarksville's downtown seems quite dead. There is a little percolation of activity and perhaps that is the beginning of better things to come. The new FM Bank building is a fine addition as was the Montgomery County Courts Bldg. There is a very small condominium project going up on Franklin Street and the University Landing Apartments is a rather large project going up on University Avenue. Other than that there is very little retail or even eating establishments - mostly Government and lawyers. In those times I have gone downtown I have only seen, at best, a handful of people. Austin Peay now claims to be the fastest growing University in the State. So why is it always a bit disconcerting for me to go there? Perhaps I go at the wrong times but I actually see less students there than I would see over twenty years ago. Therefore, I asked some current students and those closely associated withe the University why this seems to be the case. I have been told that the vast bulk of Austin Peay's growth is constituted by "non-traditional" and "online" students. The "traditional student" population has not grown by much and the growth comes from older people returning to school for Degrees and also people who never are even on campus but take their classes online. Given that Clarksville's population has grown tremendously over the past 20 years then it does seem kind of alarming that the percentage of "traditional" students has not followed suit. Something just seems wrong about that. Urban decay: Oh, there are places in Murfreesboro which are not pleasing to the eye. I don't think the old Nashville Pike is very pretty or even parts of Broad Street and all towns of any age are going to have some neighborhoods with an older housing stock and look every bit their age. Clarksville's problem, however, seems much more acute and vastly more expansive and includes huge swaths of land which used to be the 'old' city limits. We are talking buildings and houses that are boarded up and empty. Last time I was there I saw some homeless people sitting on the sidewalks in New Providence. I just think Murfreesboro has kept its core more viable and liveable than Clarksville has kept its core. Man, that whole area around Kraft Street is nothing but boarded up old factories. I think there are also signs that the Hilldale and Barksdale sections are on the downturn as shops (and eventually Gateway Medical Center) have moved to St. Bethlehem. Businesses have moved from older sections of town to the newer and have simply not been replaced. The newly started businesses locate primarily in the newer areas too.

Hello Murfreesboroidianites, I am here once again to confess. I am here to swallow some pride and speak what now seems to be a chaning view and some apparent truths. First, a brief history. I was born in Clarksville and lived there all the way through High School graduation. My parents still reside there as do many family members. I lived in Nashville for the next 14 years before moving to Murfreesboro in 1995. My childhood and teen years are absolutely filled with wonderful memories in Clarksville. It is and will always be my hometown and I still harbor a deep interest, love and passion for that place. It's phenomenal growth is also something in which I have watched with some pride from afar and the label of Tennessee's fifth largest city was also of some pride. Why? I do not know but it was. Murfreesboro was a place that I did not desire to move but made the best sense economically and educatinally with respects to my children. It was also closer to my work. Still, I moved here reluctantly from Nashville. I never had a major problem with Murfreesboro itself except for the fact that it was home to MTSU. Growing up an Austin Peay fan when MTSU was in the OVC made me a die hard Middle hater. The detestment for Middle ran down to the marrow of my bones. Insofar as Athletics is concerned, the prejudices still remain. I hope Middle loses every game in every sport they play by a wide margin! .... but I digress. So, here I have been in "the Boro" for ten years now and I have been witness to phenomenal growth here as well. Of course, I still go back to Clarksville and snoop around on occasion. Comparisons between the two is a little hobby of mine. My views are changing with my props for Clarksville lessening and my props for Murfreesboro enlarging. There was an article in the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle the other day. Actually, it was a Letter to the Editor which cited the growth of jobs in Rutherford County and the writer wondered why Clarksville could not add 20,000 jobs like Rutherford County. The paper has a discussion forum where anyone can post comments to articles in the paper and one woman stated that she checked out Murfreesboro as a potential place to move and did not like it for several reasons one of which is that she thought Murfreesboro was "ugly." This statement by her immediately brought disagreement to my mind and I joined up just to respond to her charge. I found myself defending Murfreesboro from such baseless charges, IMO. On the contrary, the neighborhoods, parks, and areas around Murfreesboro are very hard to beat and part of why I do like Clarksville is because it is UGLY! Like the woman with the broken nose. I realized that I am coming to embrace this town as, objectively speaking and with any and all prejudices aside, it is hard to find fault with Murfreesboro. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the extreme North End of Clarksville where it is said so much growth has occurred especially along Tiny Town Rd. I have never even been on this lengthy road. Uhm, yes, I saw the growth and it is phenomenal indeed. New homes by the thousands! They just opened a new elementary school out there this year and needed portables the first day. Two more elementary schools are now said to be needed as well as a new High School in that area. New houses, businesses and even new roads which I never knew existed are out there and St. Bethlehem and I found myself not knowing where I was at times. Incredible. This is what I noticed too. All these new homes and neighborhoods and all these new businesses have mostly been done on the cheap. Thousands of "starter homes". Where are the really nice neighborhoods (There are some being built in other areas of the city)? Why do these new neighborhoods not have curbs, sidewalks and streetlamps? I also noticed that as one approaches the "old city limits" then it is beginning to look dilapidated and rundown and neglected. To be sure, Clarksville's population has increased but everyone moved into these new neighborhoods built close to the interstate and there are new businesses but these have all been built out by the interstate exits. Businesses in the "old city limits" have moved out that way too leaving the "old Clarksville" to wither and die. Of course, Ft. Campbell Blvd. is and has always been a 9 mile stretch of grotesque ugliness and no one would disagree. However, once lively areas such as Riverside Drive, Madison Street, etc. are now joining the ranks. Traffic in St. Bethlehem is a nightmare but get past that and there is nary a car to be found where once they were plentiful. So, I compare these new neighborhoods to those being built in Murfreesboro and Murfreesboro's neighborhoods are nicer all around. The apartment buildings being built are nicer all around. Murfreesboro has grown outward but not really at the expense of other areas of the established town. Clarksville is so spread out that it's shear size has meant the gutting of its core. Murfreesboro is attracting higher paying jobs and is primed for prominent corporate businesses to take residence. Clarksville is not even close to that and continues to bank on luring Industrial jobs..... in the Information Age! I don't know about you but did you ever sit under the tree when you were kid and think, "Gee, I really want to work in a low paying factory when I grow up?" Hey, Clarksville built a 16 screen theatre as did Murfreesboro. Clarksville's has a nice faux art deco front stuck on an overly large tool shed. It is a metal building! Clarksville has a daytime population DECREASE of 9.8 percent. Murfreesboro has a daytime INCREASE of population of about 8 percent (this could be substantially attributed to the growth of MTSU). Nearly 10 percent of Clarksville leaves Clarksville during the day in order to make their money. This does not sound healthy to me. I believe I stated on the Tennessee board once that Murfreesboro was not going to catch Clarksville in population very soon. Yes, I see Clarksville still growing at a rapid rate but there is healthy growth which attracts and there is growth which cannot be sustained, IMO. I think Murfreesboro is doing things basically right and will continue to grow phenomenally in the years to come and it will surpass Clarksville in population far sooner than what I would have projected. Clarksville's neighborhoods are worse; corporations and high paying jobs are virtually non-existent; its populous earns less than Murfreesboro, it has higher mortality rates, higher crime rates, and is now blighted in large swaths and tracts of land. Specialty and higher end shops do not locate there but Wal Mart and McDonalds love the place! These are things which if I haven't gleaned from various statistics I have seen with my own eyes. I hate what has become of my hometown which was once a nice place but that is only because I love it. Long live Murfreesboro!

Please pardon my ignorance, smeagolsfree, but what kinds of businesses would be located in a Tech Park? I mean, are we talking mainly things like bioTech labs and pharmaceutical research facilities and things of that nature?

I found some really nice new neighborhoods being built in the Warfield Blvd./Basham Lane areas but these seem to be built by the same developer whoever that may be. These, of course, all have a large entrance gate and the streets all have period lighting. There is another one of those neighborhoods very close to Richview Middle School. I also recall the Parade of Homes once was held in a neighborhood just off the Exit 11 Interstate Connector Road in Sango. My last visit I decided to venture down Tiny Town Road as that road is always mentioned as being where so much new residential development is occurring. I was really unsure as to exactly where this road was located and cannot say that I have ever been on it. Well, wow! Talk about explosive growth! There were new homes and neighborhoods by the thousands it seemed, yet, I also came away wondering how these will look 25 years down the road and whether or not these new neighborhoods will be places where people will WANT to live one, two, or three decades from now. I tell you a truth; There is so much to Clarksville now with which I am so unfamiliar. It is hard to drive around the newer parts without getting turned around or lost.

I don't know. I recall an article in the Tennessean several months ago about the Murfreesboro system linking up to the Smyrna system and the Smyrna system linking up with the Nashville system - all the way to the Clarksville system. Sort of a Mega-Greenway.

I think you bring up something to consider, Rural King. Which of these cities has the greatest "Corporate Culture?" I think the Franklin/Cool Springs/Bentwood area has enough Corporate moguls that the community at large would be more receptive to a skyscraper. I may be wrong but I would assume many Corporations would want to relocate in areas that have such an established "Corporate Culture." Of course, there are other uses for skyscrapers such as Residential and particularly for older people and Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Jackson or one of the other cities might build one of those but insofar as a large Corporation building a gleaming new highrise HQ? I think maybe Franklin or that vicinity might be the first and Murfreesboro is, I think, gaining a "Corporate Culture." I think Clarksville lags behind in this area and is still very much a "Blue Collar" town.

Thank you, Relient J. I remember that you had posted some photos along the Greenway but the ones I recall were more toward the Thompson Lane side of the trail and your photos were most excellent. I did not wish to duplicate that which I recalled from your photos so I went only as far as "Dog Park" before turning around.

A new interchange is now being built at I-24 close to there and land around there is rapidly developing. I just wonder what the environmental impact will be on that little area?

PART IV (The Final Conflagration!) The next photo reminds me of a very serene and pastoral setting in the English Countryside. That little babbling brooke known as Lytle Creek suddenly opens wide when it meets the Stones River. I saw what resembled a Crane bird standing in the middle of this the other day but he/she was not there today much to my disappointment. Crossing back over the Overlook Trailhead bridge we take one last look for the day at Lytle Creek. I love that little brooke - very romantic. And from the other side of the bridge. I hope you enjoyed the scenic tour of Murfreesboro. There is much by way of natural beauty to this area. I wish we could, as they say, "Have our cake and eat it to." Alas, it is disappearing fast.

PART III Much of the Murfreesboro Greenway runs through what was known as Fortress Rosecrans; The fortress and supply depot built by Union Forces after the battle of Stones River. It was a vital to Union Troops as they continued their advance South and helped supply Sherman's march to the sea. It was a huge fortress and the vast majority of it is now gone. Redoubt Brannon still remains and is preserved but one must leave the Greenway to see it upclose. This photo was taken from inside the Redoubt at a point where a Union cannon would have set. However, no trees would have been between the Redoubt and the railroad during the fortresses' existence since Union forces cleared the entire area of trees. Ok, back to the Greenway! Hurry up all ye slackers! I'm not sure if this is Lytle Creek or Stones River. There was a point at the Stones River where it seems to break up into several little creeks and this may a shot of that area. Since I took two photos at the area where the Stones River seems to become a series of creeks then this must be the other one. Uhm, not much of a river......... but I think it's pretty. Just a photo of the Greenway itself with another cyclist approaching. "Want some of me, Jack?!" Photo of the railroad bridge which crosses the Stones River; The same bridge which the guns at Redoubt Brannon were to protect at all cost. Uhm, I assume that is the same bridge - at least it is in the same location. Another pic of the bridge Just a few more photos and then we will end the journey for the day. Stay tuned.............

Pt. II I first rode the Greenway toward Cannonsburg where the Greenway begins (or ends, depending on your view) and since the Greenway skirts Main Street I thought I would go into the Street and take a picture of the Courthouse in the distance. Uhm, not a good picture. Actually, I was looking for Pacman Jones. There is a small park across from Cannonsburg and a little creek runs between the two. The park today served as home to some sort of dog show and dogs were everywhere. The smart ones found the creek to escape the heat! The Greenway narrows around Broad Street. Quite honestly, I don't know about the scenery around there because with a trail like below I'm taking that baby at full throttle! Fun, fun, fun! I think the Thompson Lane end of the Greenway is the most heavily used but I think the beauty of Lytle Creek is stunning in places. Anyone who stays on that end of the Greenway is missing some phenomenal natural beauty. The view from this bridge may or may not be pretty. All I see is "VROOOOOOOOMMMMMM." The waterfall on Stones River. I usually see a few people playing in the water but no one was there today. Another view of the waterfall along Stones River. Kind of blurry. Well, time to take a little break so take another sip of that beverage. We are going to leave the Greenway momentarily in order to see something else but will return to the Greenway immediately afterward. C'mon, let's go!

Yes, I know that most of us here love nothing more than to see cranes, bulldozers and scaffolding and the more the better. However, I do want this series of photos to serve as a reminder of some of the natural beauty which is around the 'Boro. I wish that "progress" did not have to come at the expense of so much of this beauty as well as history. I simply got my little camera and headed out on my bike. I first went to the Ed Todd Bridge area on New Salem Hwy. before venturing over to the Murfreesboro Greenway. This photo was taken along the 'shore' of the water area (I suppose that is the Stones River) in the early hours of the morning after Sunrise. As was this one. Since I have only seen this area from the road, I was unaware there was a small waterfall beneath the bridge. That was a very pleasant surprise and the water falls at the right of the pic. This is the waterfall - manmade though it is. Photo was taken from underneath the Ed Todd Bridge. BTW, who was Ed Todd? This is the view from atop Ed Todd Bridge on the other side. There is not much of a shoulder on the bridge and a big truck passed by......... very close......... scared the crap out of me! Still, I think this is a really beautiful view. So much for New Salem Hwy. Let's head on over to the Greenway, shall we? This is the machine that took me about as I snapped the photos. I entered the Greenway at the Overlook Trailhead located in Old Fort Park. Let me get affix my helmut and off we will go.......... This photo was taken from Lytle Creek looking at the Overlook Trailhead bridge which brings you onto the Greenway. I love the bridges they built for the Greenway. Now that we are on the Greenway leet us first stretch our legs and take a sip of our favorite beverages. Stay tuned for the Greenway adventures....................

Justiceham, I stand to be corrected and my conjecture here is not made with a high degree of certainty but I believe Clarksville has voted on Metro a couple of times over the past 20 or so years and it was defeated. You are correct that Montgomery County would not move up in population position by becoming Metro but I think Rocky Topp Buzz was looking at the Clarksville/Hopkinsville SMSA population rather than Montgomery County itself.

Oh, okay, thank you. I always just unofficially called that area "Rossview" since Rossview H.S. is in that vicinity. Hehe, I almost accidentally wrote "Kenwood" but that H.S. is out in the New Providence/Ringgold/Ft. Campbell area.

And that is quite alright with me. I know that I am of the minority opinion. I do think the RCC is far more pleasing on the eye than a BP Station for what little consolation that brings.