Scenic Roots

Jennifer Pharr Davis is a hiker, an author and a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina - and she has covered more than 14,000 miles of long-distance trails on six continents. Jennifer recently collaborated with watercolor artist Alan Shuptrine on the coffee table book, “I Come From A Place” - paying tribute to the Appalachian Trail. We invited Jennifer back to “Scenic Roots” for a conversation about her own story...

Also on Saturday, the Wauhatchie BoulderFest takes place at the foot of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga’s Saint Elmo neighborhood. The fest celebrates the grand opening of the new climbing area at The Lookout Mountain Conservancy’s Boulders on Old Wauhatchie Pike. Climbers of all levels are welcome there from 9 AM to 5 PM. The BoulderFest is hosted by The Access Fund and The Southeastern Climbers Coalition. Robyn Carlton is CEO of The Lookout Mountain Conservancy - and Zachary Lesch-Huie is with

Have you heard of permaculture? If you visit Crabtree Farms in Chattanooga this weekend, you can learn all about it in a workshop titled, “Introduction to Permaculture Design” - on Saturday from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. Sara McIntyre is executive director of Crabtree Farms. Nathaniel Bankhead is a farmer there - and co-owner of Wild Violet Permaculture...

Sara McIntryre & Nathaniel Bankhead of Crabtree Farms on permaculture. R obyn Carlton & Zachary Lesch-Huie on the Wauhatchie BoulderFest. Jennifer Pharr Davis, hiker / author / National Geographic Adventurer. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

If you want to connect with people who make films, a gathering here in Chattanooga this evening is for you. The Filmmaking Network Event takes place at The Edney from 5 PM to 8 PM: open to people who work in front of, and behind, the camera. De’Armond Toney of Blue Horoscope Entertainment is organizing the event...

In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the Alum Cave Bluff Hiking Trail. Gina Stafford can tell you plenty about it. On this campus, Gina is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing - and she stopped by “Scenic Roots” to share her experience on the trail...

Chattanooga’s Main Street and surrounding Southside are getting ready for this year’s MainX24 Festival. The 24-hour street party begins Saturday with a pancake breakfast at 6:30 AM - through Sunday with the Neon Masquerade at 2:30 AM. Kelly Allen is a volunteer with the MainX24 Committee...

The holiday season can be full of stress. Here in Chattanooga, Debbie Parsons is teaching a class this week called “Relaxing 101: The Science of Relaxation.” It takes place tomorrow night - from 6 PM to 7:30 PM - at The Chattery...

In modern Southern literature, the late Pat Conroy remains a leading - and legendary - figure. His widow - Cassandra King Conroy, a best-selling author in her own right - has written a memoir, “Tell Me A Story: My Life With Pat Conroy.” What began as a friendship between a literary icon and a debut novelist became a tentative, long-distance relationship between him in coastal South Carolina and her native Alabama - and ultimately, they married. Their union lasted eighteen years, until Pat died

Cassandra King Conroy's memoir on her life with Southern lit icon Pat Conroy. Debbie Parsons on relaxation. // Kelly Allen on Chattanooga's MainX24 Festival. UTC's Gina Stafford on the Alum Cave Bluff Hiking Trail. // De'Armond Toney. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.