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Abrams Falls and Tubing Little River
Friday, August 13, 2021 We took the morning Loop Drive, which is always fun. After breakfast the plan was to hike to Abrams Falls, about a 5-mile hike, then tube Little River in the afternoon. The Airstream’s vitals were getting low, so I opted out to go dump the tanks, fill up with fresh water…
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Hike Little River Trail, Cucumber Gap
We went on the Loop Drive in the morning, now the fifth time we’ve done it. We saw lots of turkeys early, but the highlight was finding a “bear jam” with a ranger present. There was a mother and three babies in a wild black cherry tree….all on one branch! We relaxed and hung out,…
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Biking Cades Cove Loop
Wednesday, August 11. 2021 At 7:00 everyone was still sleeping, so I went up to the picnic area thinking I would try fishing Anthony Creek for an hour. As I put my rod together, two guys in their 60’s parked next to me and got their hiking gear out. I asked if they were going…
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Hike Mt. Le Conte to the Bluffs
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 We had a rather lazy morning. I downloaded pictures from two cameras and the phone to the computer and wrote up the last couple of days. We were all tired from a very active day yesterday, and the kids didn’t get up until almost 8:00. They had a big breakfast of…
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Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
August 9, 2021 I had a good night’s sleep in the tent, and got up at 4:00. As quietly as I could, I went into the trailer and made coffee. Sleeping on the couch, Josh waved and promptly went back to sleep. Martha and Melissa were in the bedroom, so I closed the doors in…
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Baileyton KOA to Smoky Mountains National Park
Sunday, August 8, 2021 Sunday, August 8, 2021 I 81 at this point is a flatter, straighter road, and on Sunday morning there wasn’t so much traffic. 81 turns into I40, and we headed southeast, then onto Rt. 66 south. This took us through Sevierville and Pigeon Forge. Both of these were crowded with some…
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Interstate 81 to Baileyton KOA
Saturday, August 7, 2021 We were on our way to Cades Cove Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for two weeks. The first week was with the “the grandchildren”. They really are friends, Karen and Nathan’s children who we have known for a long time. We like to take them for a week…
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Bluegrass Valley to Saltville
My mission today was to follow the North Fork of the Holston River traveling southwest through the Bluegrass Valley to Saltville on Rt. 42. Here is what the Virginia Division of Wildlife Resources says about the North Fork below Saltville, “From the town of Saltville downstream there is an exceptional smallmouth bass fishery. It routinely…
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The Seven Sisters Trail
OK, I didn’t look hard enough at the hike descriptions, but I had been driving all morning through beautiful Thompson Valley and I needed to stretch my legs. Starting in the campground, the sign said it was a 5-mile hike, which I thought was perfect, but that doesn’t include walking another 2.7 miles on the…
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Tazewell County
June 8, 2021 I had several goals for the week. One was to visit Burke’s Garden. Two was to explore, float or fish the Clinch River. Three was to check out other trout streams in Tazewell, Wythe and Bland Counties. I started out the morning following the Clinch River from Tazewell to Claypool. Rt. 460…