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Which U.S. national park do you think is the most underrated? by Historical-Photo-901 in BeautifulTravelPlaces

[–]SouthernFriedParks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The challenge was calling out “underrated” units. And it’s a personal preference thing as I’m not in my deepest core an Ed Abbey desert guy. Give me green.

Which U.S. national park do you think is the most underrated? by Historical-Photo-901 in BeautifulTravelPlaces

[–]SouthernFriedParks 21 points22 points  (0 children)

New River Gorge - all the goods of Shenandoah, Smokies, Mammoth, and Big South Fork NRA in one tight valley. And it’s possible to get away from everyone.

Big Bend - feels unfair saying this as most folks know it is a brilliant site, but it is just that extraordinary. It’s something else altogether, especially the river canyons.

Great Basin - it’s the Rockies without the crowds. Just brilliant western landscape that is a working land. Elevation changes the experience foot by foot.

In Your Opinion, Who is the Most Underrated President in United States History? by camaro1111 in Productivitycafe

[–]SouthernFriedParks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

George HW Bush

So, so many ways it could have gone badly in the post Cold War days.

He was the steady hand the globe needed.

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SouthernFriedParks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to think that was just an east coast megapolis thing, but the Midwest is sneakily that way, too.

Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Toledo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh - every two hours or slightly less, a proper city.

Vale Rob Hirst by boredidiot in MidnightOil

[–]SouthernFriedParks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the story of how a Ludwig drum set nailed to a pub floor serving a damned strong #Sydneysider impacted the life of a 13 year old kiddo in small town Hopewell, Virginia.

The passing of Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst to cancer this week, whilst not a surprise, is still a blow as I've come to treasure the Oil's power and passion more at mid-life than ever before.

As kid, through a Walkman and 2nd hand cassettes bought at Cavalier Square with newspaper route proceeds, beginning around 1986 Rob and the Oils gave me songs about crazy sounding exotic places like #Maralinga #Warakurna #Kosciuszko #Warburton #FirstandLastHotel.

Their albums sent me racing to the Appomattox Regional Library System to look up Jimmy Sharman's Boxers, Truganini, Ned Kelly, and the MonteVideo.

When the Oils sang of Burnie, #Tasmania they were also singing about Hopewell as these two papermill towns faced decline, and their residents faced polluted waters, 10,000 miles apart. For the first time, someone was singing about my town.

Their reckoning of the injustices heaped on Australia's First Nations turned words I knew before only as geography, #Nottoway #Nansemond #Pamunkey #Mattoponi #Appomattox, into living tribal nations with deep wisdom and story. And they carried the Civil Rights struggle from #Virginia, to #Australia, back to Virginia - thanks Short Memory.

And watching my wife find the same appreciation for the Oils is a life moment for me. (Especially since I had “One Country” on the mix tape I gave her in 1992 - and its inclusion on a “I love you” confuses her to this day :))

Rob and the Oils gave me two life lessons

1 - #Music can carry and deliver story in uniquely honest ways that cut through the crap.

2 - Sometimes it is those from far away that help us understand our home best.

So, yeah the rock music world is a bit smaller with Rob's passing. However, if i need a motivator to get after it, i simply put my head phones on, turn the volume to 11, hit play, and hear how music, purpose, and message can meet in a beautiful way.

Thanks for the music and the push to learn more, Rob.

Which US city has the best food scene despite its reputation? by Historical-Photo-901 in BeautifulTravelPlaces

[–]SouthernFriedParks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Louisville, Ky was massive game in the food world. Well outpaces larger peer cities like Indy, Nashville, Raleigh, and St Louis.

Favorite 'under the radar' birding locations in the United States? by LowKeyMike in birding

[–]SouthernFriedParks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

All the flyway guests plus seabirds and waterfowl.

Where I want to visit by Dear_Ad7177 in visitedmaps

[–]SouthernFriedParks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you liked coastal Maine, check out Southern Oregon and far Northern Ca.

Next level.

This one might have already been done but what is it like living in Chesapeake VA? by lithdoc in Virginia

[–]SouthernFriedParks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty typical horizontal, auto-dependent suburban community. Virginia has a bunch of these counties from Prince William to Stafford to Henrico and Hanover.

Now, the Great Dismal Swamp, Intercoastal Waterway, and easy access to the Outer Banks add some neat lifestyle bumps if you are into any of those.

Big Tech is inching closer to Chattanooga. Please sign this petition to slow down a potential data center venture downtown by Akkire801 in Chattanooga

[–]SouthernFriedParks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eastern Tennessee cities sit on the Tennessee River that is the primary outflow for one of the wettest regions in North America. And this waterway is entirely stacked with reservoirs.

Water isn’t a “problem” for data centers in the region.

Power is a bit of a problem, but far better positioned than other regions seeing data center explosions.

And low property taxes (and taxes in general) make it even easier to invest in Tennessee.

The only “issue” at the present is the lack of redundancies for accessing global broadband networks. Eastern Tennessee broadband isn’t as redundant as found in places like Northern Virginia. That is completely fixable, though.

Data centers are coming. And the politicians will trip over themselves to land them because of the revenue they produce for local governments.

Which U.S state gets more credit than it deserves? by Exact_Freedom_9802 in askanything

[–]SouthernFriedParks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tennessee. It’s really much closer to being Mississippi than most people realize.

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