10/24/2023

October 22–23 , 2023 Travel to Sparta TN, Center Hill Lake, Ragland Bottom Campground

Sunday, October 22

We left our spot in Pigeon Forge and continued west.

Into the mountains:

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The trees are turning a beautiful red color..but the camera is just not picking it up.  Sad smile

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Ahhhh.  No more crazy traffic!

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Beautiful barns and farms:

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Check out all the green vines..  Not sure what it is but it looks like it is covering everything.

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Here is our site – right on the lake.. AHHHH!   Life doesn’t get any better than this.

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We will be here for 5 nights just enjoying the site, the lake and this beautiful sunny weather.  The forecast is for 70’s during the day and 50’s during the evening.  We are blessed.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled:  146 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Tennessee: US-321; US-441; I-40; US-127; US-70

Monday, October 23

What a beautiful day to sit outside and enjoy!

And that is just what we did today.

Our backyard:

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Our site:

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We have made no plans for the next couple days except to enjoy the scenery and the weather!

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4 comments:

Wendy Hall said...

Is that Kudzu "the vine that ate the south"?

Diane said...

I don't know but wow... it is like a sci-fi novel where the plant takes over everything. We have seen some areas where it is overtaking abandoned homes. I could use some of that for areas in my yard in PA... LOL!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful leaves!

Diane said...

This place is just beautiful!