After a relatively quiet night we went to the Meriwether Lewis National Monument. It is located at Grinder’s Stand where Lewis apparently shot himself on his way to Washington DC. Behind the Visitor Center we walked a section of the original trail. Continue reading Through Alabama into Mississippi 10.07.2015
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Our first cross country adventure in La Tortuga the Four Wheel Camper Flatbed Hawk
Natchez Trace & Meriwether Lewis 10.06.2015
After a pretty sunrise and hearty breakfast we headed back towards Knoxville and then west on I40. We ate our lunch at the Tennessee Welcome Center on I40 and decided we were tired of freeways and trucks.
At Nashville we exited onto the Natchez Trace. Now a national parkway, it follows the trail used by riverboat men to walk back north after drifting south on the Cumberland, Tennessee and Mississippi rivers. With no trucks or towns the narrow two lane road is popular with bicyclists. The Tennessee Welcome Center has a good brochure about the Trace and interesting local side trips. Continue reading Natchez Trace & Meriwether Lewis 10.06.2015
We Try an RV Park 10.05.2015
After a sleepless night due to acorns pelting our camper roof, we got off to a slow start. The large burner on our Dometic stove wouldn’t stay lit and it slowed us down even further. Although we tested several theories we didn’t find the cause.
The wind and rain from Hurricane Joaquin did some damage here. We got to admire fields of ripe pumpkins when crossing the Blue Ridge while sitting in one way traffic due to washouts on the road. When we finally got to I77, downed power lines had stopped traffic there as well. There was heavy truck traffic on I81 but no apparent storm damage. Continue reading We Try an RV Park 10.05.2015
La Tortuga Gets A Mascot 10.04.2015
Our truck is named La Tortuga because it’s brown and carries it’s own house, but we did not have a turtle mascot until our friend Vera insisted we have one. She wanted to photograph a turtle with a large mushroom on the bank of Robinson Creek, so I made one from crumpled aluminum foil and painted it’s legs and tail. Off we went to the creek and the little La Tortuga had it’s first photo shoot. Continue reading La Tortuga Gets A Mascot 10.04.2015
Joaquin Changes Our Plans 10.03.2015
We planned to start this trip as we did last year by first going east to attend the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival (MASCF) in St. Michaels, Maryland. We have participated in this event every year since 1986 so by now it feels like a big family reunion. Continue reading Joaquin Changes Our Plans 10.03.2015
2015 Fall Migration
Like the birds flying south in the fall, we tend to head west. Often flying to California to visit family or flying to Las Vegas with our camping gear for camping and hiking. In 2014 we drove our Toyota RAV4 to California and back staying with friends, family, camping, and many nights in motels. Continue reading 2015 Fall Migration