JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — People from all over got in touch with nature thanks to the Meet the Mountains Festival in Johnson City.

Meet the Mountains has plenty to do for people like Leslie and Chris Marsh, who came from Memphis to attend the festival.

"We love East Tennessee," Leslie Marsh said. "We saw this festival come up on the website and we said, 'well, let's check it out.'"

"I think my heart must be over here," Chris Marsh said. "Just the outdoors, the mountains, the natural beauty and the people, it's beautiful."

Rosellen Ryals brought her grandchildren from Piney Flats to enjoy the festival.

"We have come each year since they started this, and it's grown bigger and more fun every year," Ryals said. "Watching the dogs and being outside and seeing all our neighbors, it's wo

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