Whenever I need to find 'that place' which centers my mind and emotions, I go to the sounds, smells, and beautiful colors of Elkmont in the summer. After the cabins are gone, and the forest has settled, it will still be beautiful. And I will still plan to visit, to remember, and to leave love there each and every time.

Yesterday, I spent the day in Elkmont with Bruce and Cheryl, reminiscing about childhood memories. Like the night of trying to scare the bears out of the Evans downstairs kitchen, skinny dippin' in that cold mountain stream, and picnicking on the "beach."

I never told Tom and Barbara Evans what delightful summertime memories they gave me at their cabin - OsoCozy. So this website is a love letter and thank you note to them and their kids, Tommy and Eddie, Helen and Linda.

Bruce got terrific pictures of all cabins before the bulldozers pulled in today. I wish we had done this excellent legacy photography in the 80s - before they ran all of the original families out. So even though it was a pretty sad day for me, I'm glad I got to say goodbye to that part of my childhood.

Since I create these permanent, interactive, online memorials for families, I thought it would be appropriate to do the same for Elkmont. So please upload your pictures and stories onto this site and share them with others who might have memories of those halcyon days.

And if anyone can identify any of the cabins in these photos, please feel free to edit the description.