The morning looked warmer from the hotel window. It always does. I stepped out onto the sidewalk in Wise, felt that sharp little edge in the mountain air, and stopped long enough to zip my jacket up another inch. The sky had that early-spring brightness that promises a decent day while refusing to promise a warm one. Across the street, Wise was just beginning to stir. … [Read more...] about Third Gear Therapy Around Wise, Virginia
the inn at wise
Where the Day Settles
There is a special satisfaction in ending a summer ride at an old inn on a real main street. Not a franchise exit, not a concrete box beside a truck stop, but a place with a porch, tall windows and the quiet confidence of a building that has already seen a hundred summers come and go. The Inn at Wise has been doing exactly that since 1910, and by the time I rolled Rose to the … [Read more...] about Where the Day Settles




