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Travel Blogs from Sparta, United States
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Burgess Falls State Park
Bryce's friend Stephen suggested this spot and we are very thankful. It was amazing! It was a 1.5 mile trail that took us to 3 waterfalls, each better than the last. Hiking down the trail was easy... back up I realized how out of shape I am. ...
First day on the TAT
Hi Everyone and Greetings from Sparta Tn. Well today was our first day on the Trans America Trail and it was GREAT !!! Absolutely exceeded my expectations in every way. This is the greatest way to see the country as it really is, what a great route it is. ...
One Quality Lane
... Square, check out the Sparta Amphitheater; it seats 500 and is used for concerts and programs; gazebo concession area. The Sparta Spoke Factory at One Quality Lane began making spokes for wagon wheels in 1896; today they produce hardwood furniture ...
The Last Leg
After lunch we still had about a 5-6 hour drive ahead of us. We were in the middle the country with no big interstate to help us "fly". I grabbed some sunflower seeds and was ready to drive. I really enjoy using the side roads instead ...
5+12= A LONG DAY!
... for hours. The trip itself was pretty much uneventful. We saw a lot of farmland in Illinois and I got to mark off three states from my map (Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, I only count states that I have driven in). We stopped in LaSalle, ...
ho ho ho green giant
A day spent on one road mainly,the i90.iowa,Minnesota and Wisconsin are new states today,been to blue earth and seen the jolly green giant,bizarre place.We are in our 3rd time zone,central after pacific and mountain.We have crossed the Mississippi river ...
Day One - The Departure
START, Day 1, Friday, 10 Aug 2007, Home to St Joseph, MO. The alarm clock blasted at 3:50am this morning. Danner bounded out of bed and began his final preparations for The Big Adventure. The plan is to ride all the way to the ...
Random observations, myths, facts, and bullshit
... had around 4 euros left and Laurie had about 3. And this included lots of international calls. International calls to the states usually cost us between a few cents and a dime a minute, depending on where we were. That’s cheap by ...
We Drive
... altered our plan. We saw a brochure for Sparta, TN and area hikes to waterfalls, so we changed from Lynchburg/Tullahoma to Sparta. We are flexible like that. We got to Burgess Falls SP at about 6:30 p.m with about an hour to ...
Burgess Falls
Burgess Falls is about 10 miles north of town and easy to find. It's only 35 degrees outside and just right for a good hike. The Main Falls is about 3/4 of a mile hike up and down and along the side of the river. It has a scary overlook, you feel like ...
Blue Ridge Parkway (Virgina and North Carolina)
After yesterday, things could only get better and they did! We woke up early and set of to Harrisonburg where we got some supplies and camping equipment. We then set off to the Blue Ridge Parkway which we spent the whole day on. This road runs along ...
First day of the TAT
... take that next exit and try to plot a new course. Who knows what we will come across? We were late (again) arriving in Sparta, TN. It was too late to setup camp, so we rented a room at the Royal Inn. Thoughts of Jules saying ...
Gearing up & Packing up!
So the kids are done with day camp and we've had a difficult four months caring for mom at home, time to hit the road like nobody's business now that things have improved and we have half the summer left! The car is at the dealer, getting a ...
Dirty Jersey
After a great night with the Ludwig clan, today I boarded my bus and left DC and MD for a while. It took forever to get to NY and although it was nice having internet on the bus, the signal strength was rather weak which was frustrating (that and an ...
Spartan Slide
We finished the day at 10pm and happened to be in Sparta. Very friendly people at the Best Western and the hotel pool had a slide!!! The kids immediately got their second wind. Shane had actually fallen asleep in the car and wasn't ...
This is SPARTAAA!!!!
... be the fried cheese curds. They were fantastic, although I suspect very very bad for your cholesterol. They held a "Miss Sparta" pageant too. This was like you everyday beauty pageant except this one entailed a cow milking competition. I ...
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