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Nashville and the Smokies
... say I see the attraction to the music quite so much, but it was interesting to see the devotion on display. We stopped for lunch at the 'legendary' Loveless motel on the end of the Natchez Parkway, and set course for Great Smokey Mountain National Park along the Interstate, ending up in another non-descript motel.
We went through the tacky attraction-studded highways to ...
Day 25, Sunday with the Ellingsons
... outside of Huntsville, Alabama. Lots of big mileage days ahead for the next week, but we're really hoping to make it to Albuquerque "Balloon Fiesta" (http://www.balloonfiesta.com/) to see the last day, and the "farewell mass ascension". That is a long ways to drive if we're to make it by Friday...
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Day 24, Unwinding in Boone
... swings are not uncommon.
Today will be another day spending time with these guys (for those of you who don't know, Carol and I have a long history with these two, all the way back to Jr. High in Friday Harbor). Matt and Carol are trying desperately to get the Seahawks game tonight. We'll see how that works out.
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Day 23; Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina
... of "y'all", and "y'hear" being spoken.
Matt met us at the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, and led us way up to 4,500' where their house sits overlooking the valley. VERY cool. We made that drive again, because he left his cellphone on the hood of his car, so the boys and I went down with him to find it. We did find it, but it had been run over (hopefully not by me!).
We're all looking forward to a super fun weekend!
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The Blue Ridge - Fancy Gap, VA to Boone, NC
... to its natural state. The Blue Ridge Parkway was built in 1935 so this policy means that many of the designated overlooks are now unfortunately totally obscured by trees.
We stopped off at the NW Trading Post where we had some lovely gingerbread cake. A walk was definitely in order after that so we hiked up to Jumpinoff Rock for great views, and saw many mushrooms ...