Month: October 2020

Started the day off with breakfast from the Log Cabin Restaurant in Gatlinburg. As my Mom would have said, we were “full as a tick”!!! So good!

Took a short drive to the trailhead of Clingman’s Dome. We have never seen so many cars parked alongside of the road! And that was well before we were close to the entrance. We decided to forgo the hike this time. Bummed again!

instead we stopped at Newfoundland Gap to see the pretty views of the Smokies. Then returned to do a little shopping at Stages West, the REI Store, and Renee’s favorite Christmas store in Pigeon Forge.

After supper at the RV, we went to The Island to do some shopping and to see the water light show.

On Tuesday we got up early to go to Cade’s Cove. We got there about 8am (opens at 8am), and the traffic was backed up a long way. Probably took us about 45 minutes to get to the front gate! We did not realize how busy this week would be. We did see a few deer, but no bears. The fog covered the grounds where you couldn’t see anything. Fog burned off about 10, about the time we were on the tail end of the journey. We were a little disappointed, but still had fun on the drive.

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The mountains have started to turn to their fall colors. It was really pretty. Seems we would always be too early to see the colors change. I think we hit it just right this time!

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Finished the day eating jambalaya with our friends. It was really good! Then topped it off with some ice cream from Renee’s favorite place, Cold Stone Creamery.

On Sunday, we packed the RV and headed to outside of Knoxville at Buddy Greg RV Campground to meet our friends/neighbors. Stayed overnight, then headed for Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park RV Campground, in Pigeon Forge, TN.

After eating lunch at the RV, we walked up and down the parkway in Gatlinburg and wanted to do the sky bridge at the top of the old sky lift. Lines were just too long and it was $50/person. We instead decided to ride thru the Roaring Fork Trail. Just so happened to come upon a black bear near the side of the road. He was finding some food while ignoring all the cars stopping and looking at him.

Left RV park around 10am and arrived 3-1/2 hrs later at home. Had a great time in KY and TN with our friends.

Traveled about 4 hrs to Goodlettsville TN, just north of Nashville. Toured some shops at Leapers Fort, at lunch at Puckett Brothers. Kind of expensive for the food you got. Then went to Antique Archeology, home of American Pickers in downtown Nashville. Wasn’t too impressed.