LBL (Land Between the Lakes) is a federally owned wildlife preserve, campgrounds, and "whatever" in TN and KY. It is literally a stretch of land in between Lake Barkley and KY Lake. Eminent domain forced the settlers (who'd been there since the Revolutionary War) out in the early 1950's so they could "Give the Land Back To Nature" (that's why there are campgrounds, a planetarium, a re-enactment settlement for the 1850's called the homeplace, and a Nature Station, a sort of "indigenous creature zoo").
The house foundations (large concrete pads and driveways) are still there in the middle of the forest, under the leaves. The old parking lots for schools, businesses, churches, etc. are still being used as parking for boaters, campers, youth groups, etc. So, it's all "still there", just very... langolierian.
We'll take my portable CD player, some pirated music (Yes, I said it), and a gigantic fountain drink apiece, drive down to one of the landings or to a desolated stretch of closed road (Yes, we're armed, No, don't think about it), set up, and practice. It's on pavement, and it sucks, but it's pretty scenery, and we get weird looks from passersby, LOL.
Other times are on pavement too, unfortunately. Street fests, old buildings people rent, etc. But since we're on privates this month, we can call and use the studio whenever we want, unless something important's going on (they lease it for weddings sometimes).
