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Day 22 - Gatlingburg - Tennessee
... shiny outfits and tricks performed on horseback and even a pig race! Hilarious night, but sadly no pics allowed, would have loved to share some of the outfits and images. Never mind I'm sure a quick google search by anyone interested will turn up some suitably corny pics. PS I saw a ground hog today! I thought they were just made up but apparently not, there's actually a mid winter ceremony just like the movie, who'd have thunk ...
Day 21 - Gatlinburg - Tennessee
One last stop before I bid Kentucky farewell and that was at Daniel Boone National Forest to see the Cumberland Falls. In 1775 Daniel Boone led a group of men through the Cumberland Gap (a pass between the Appalachian Mountains) to widen the pass in order to make settlement into Kentucky and Tennessee easier. The area has since been named after him and includes the Cumberland Falls. Then it was time ...
Bagel stop!
After leaving Philadelphia for about 5 to 6 hours we stop in Knoxville, Tennessee at what is called the Best Bagels in Town. They serve over 20 varieties of bagels and 30 varieties ...
Beautiful time of year to be visiting!
... for an hour through the mountains (yep, even Amber was on her own horse, led by a line hooked up to our trail guide and his horse). A bit scary I thought, at first, because my horse wouldn't always be in the middle of the path, and I was a bit worried about falling down the cliff off my horse, but I kept my balance pretty well... ;) The girls really seemed ...
Boogerman Trail
... across a narrow log. But the park had replaced one bridge and stream crossing could be accomplished by walking across a very large tree that had been cut down. So we didn't have to get out feet we this time. At about 2.7 miles, we came to the second junction with the Boogerman Trail and turned right to begin a gradual climb. Along the way, we saw some artifacts from before the area was a park - an ...