Park History Video Spent this afternoon exploring Sycamore Shoals State Park and learning a lot more about the history of East Tennessee and it's role in the Revolutionary War and the founding our our nation.
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Davy Crockett Birthplace & Bluegrass
As kids we both were part of the Davy Crockett craze of 1955 spawned by the historical mini-series that aired in black and white on the Disneyland show on American Broadcasting Company. We still recall all the lyrics to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and grew up...
17th President
Miller Center Videos We have two rules. 1. Drive back roads. 2. Stop when something looks interesting. As we left Hot Springs NC we set the GPS for Hot Springs VA. The route took us through Greeneville TN where we found something that looked interesting. So we stopped...
Hot Springs, NC
We had to start somewhere. We left home on a ramble and set the GPS to guide us via "Least Use of Freeways" to Hot Springs, NC. We found ourselves a campsite by the river and made a reservation for a hot tub overlooking a mountain stream at sunset. Yes!
Balsam Mountain Road
Heading to one of the less traveled areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we ventured to higher altitudes today to drive the Heintooga Bottoms Road with Patti and Rebecca in our Chevy Impala. It's been our favorite auto trail for decades. It's a one lane, one...
Great Smoky Mountain RR
Our friend Sr Kathleen and her friend Sr Jean (who quickly became our friend) drove up from St Petersburg. We met in Dillsboro and drove together to Bryson City where we boarded the GSMRR for a delightful ride through the mountains to the Nantahala Outdoor Center and...
Snowy Ohio
Biography Video Home Tour Video When we left Dayton this morning we intended to meander our way north and east and explore some of the lesser highways and byways of Ohio. We did travel SR 4 to Marion. Wanted to visit the Warren G. Harding Museum there but it's not...
Memphis Blues and BBQ
Drove across Arkansas knowing that we were giving short shrift to a beautiful state. We will definitely come back and explore Arkansas more in depth. Headed for Memphis. Crossed the Mississippi River, so we are now back in the East. Found lodging in downtown Memphis...
Arkansas Scenic Highway 7
Left Hot Springs and headed north along SR-7 which is designated as one of the state's scenic highways. It was rolling wooded terrain with lots of autumn foliage still in it's glory. Arrived in Russellville and snuggled into our room until friend Alex joined us for...
Hot Springs
We spent the day in Hot Springs National Park. It's a city with thermal hot springs in the center of town! Our first stop was the observation tower atop Hot Springs Mountain. The visitors center is housed in the Fordyce Bathhouse, an Edwardian era bath house. There...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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More Shelter in Our Place
Don’t know if Spring is here or if we’re just having unseasonably warm weather, but it’s lovely outside. That prompted us into the annual ritual of setting up canopies on our deck and bringing the cushions, pillows, and deck rugs out of storage. We now have expanded...
Blog Enhancements
Just thought we ought to alert our loyal subscribers that we are working on our blog more or less in a behind the scenes manner. We're planning on uploading some back dated posts, mostly from recent days and months but occasionally from long ago. For instance, we just...
Friday Evening in Sylva
It’s become our tradition. On Friday evenings the two of us head into Sylva on our weekly date. Our first stop is The Cut Cocktail Lounge to enjoy a special creation by Jesse, our favorite bartender. This evening he crafted a Black Walnut Manhattan for Steve and a...