On The Road

Coming Home

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Travelling back to Ontario, we had two sunny days. The colors of the trees on the Virginian and West Virginian Mountains were undescribable.
Thank you for joining us on this adventure. We should be back travelling again in March 2007!

Greg Clapp and Cathy Gross

New River Gorge Bridge, Hwy.19 West Virginia

South Carolina

River Bottom Farms RV Resort
This Resort is 45 acres of peace, quiet and relaxation. There are lots of fishing possibilities with its six ponds, a stream and a short walk to the Edisto River.
New owners are extremely friendly and helpful.
If you happen to be in the capital city area, check them out!
www.riverbottomfarms.com

River Bottom peace and quiet

More peace and quiet

And more...

Cleaning the trailer roof brings out the best in a man!
Notice the thermal socks on the end of the ladder? That's my idea! No telling what a person can think of when relaxing. :o)

A little Front Porch music

We are cleaning up to get the trailer ready for storage. This will be our last posting until the next trip. That trip should start around the beginning of March '07. Join us then! And thanks for joining us on this trip!

Hugs,
Greg and Cathy

Crossville, Tennessee

Fact: no one uses their car signal lights.

While in Breakenbridge RV Park we have visited two state parks. The scenery is beautiful at this time of year. On frosty mornings, smoke rises from a home in the valley and then levels out in a band against the backdrop of the mountains.
Both state parks in this area can handle motorhomes and travel trailers. That will be for a future trip.

They say the Falls are the highest this side of the Rockies

Reflections on a Stream

Falls Creek Falls State Park

Cathy tries to be a swinger

The lake at the RV park

Fall at Breakenbridge RV Park

One of Greg's Dreams

Tennessee

Tennessee
October, 2006

Volunteer Park, just north of Knoxville, is where we have been parked for a week. This is a music camp. There are two scheduled Bluegrass concerts per week. At this time of year there is a music overload as musicians pull in for the annual Tennessee Homecoming. There are jam sessions every night full of music and laughter.
And, the camp staff? Well, cheerful and happy with just a touch of insanity!
We are moving but only further down the road and into the woods.
Enjoy

This set of pictures was taken at the Museum of Appalachia. Harrison Mayes had a unique way of spreading his particular brand of Christianity.

Norris Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA is a non-profit supplier of energy to the south. The river was populated with fly fisherman.

All My Life's a Circle - a great toy from a time past.

Not quite Mark Twain.

Grandpa and Grandma celebrate a birthday and an anniversary.

Evening jam sessions at Volunteer Park provided hours of entertainment!

The ladies at Mt. Hermon Methodist raised money for the food bank by selling their wonderful baked goods and canning.

Leaving Maggie Valley

Leaving Maggie Valley

October 3, 2006
It is time to leave North Carolina and head into Tennessee.
These few pictures are from the Maggie Valley area. Enjoy!

Overlooking Cherokee

Should we buy? (Just kidding. Maybe)

River at the Smoky Mtn. Headquarters

Maggie Valley, North Carolina

Maggie Valley, North Carolina

This set of pictures matches On the Road letter number two.
We are nearing the end of our two-week stay in the lovely Maggie Valley.
The leaves on the trees are only beginning to have a touch of the fall color.
Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the change is more noticeable.

We hope you enjoy these few pictures. On Oct.4 we move into Tennessee for two weeks. Then we will pass through North Carolina, again, on our way to our final stop in South Carolina.

On the Parkway (Notice the bird!)
Why are these mountains called "Smoky"?

Mary's bookstore hidden in a valley near Waynesville.

A View of Waynesville, North Carolina

Fall 2006 Smoky Mountains

(Picture by Clay Foster)

Fall 2006 Smoky Mountains

We left Aurora on Sept. 17 to visit Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
This is our second trip to the Smoky Mountains where the scenery is well-worth the drive.
We have scheduled our driving so that it is no longer than 250 m/400 k per day. It worked amazingly well because it gave us time to stop and explore areas that we have previously missed: Erie, PA., Flatwoods, WV. and, especially, Bristol, TN.
One highlight of the drive was the new road, Hwy. 26, that runs from near Bristol down to Asheville, NC. Glorious views of sharp-peaked mountains!