July 22, was our last full day in the Great Smoky Mountains. Because today’s weather forecast had the most accommodating weather for decent views from Clingmans Dome, we planned that destination for today. It was perfect! At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and in all… Continue reading Smoky Mountains – Clingmans Dome
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Smoky Mountains – Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg
We arrived in Pigeon Forge on July 19, 2022. Just driving through Pigeon Forge was quite the experience. What a tourist mecca! You can easily get distracted by all the larger-than-life attractions block after block, and they are not cheap. We stuck with the priorities we made coming here: see the actual Smoky Mountains (National… Continue reading Smoky Mountains – Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg
A Glimpse of Nashville
Two Rivers Campground was a great place to stay. It has easy access in and out from the highway, and is about a mile from Opryland. We had reservations for July 17th & 18th with full hook-ups (50amp). Sites were a generous size, and quite level. The campground has live music every night from about… Continue reading A Glimpse of Nashville
Memphis – Not As Expected
It was after 1pm on July 16 when we arrived at a crowded Cracker Barrel in Memphis for a one night travel stop. The Cracker Barrel RV spot available was way too small for us. We parked across several regular parking spots that were behind the RV area. I checked with management and we were… Continue reading Memphis – Not As Expected
Clinton Presidential Center & MORE
We stopped for two nights in Little Rock, AR. This was my first time in Arkansas. We had an awesome site at the North Little Rock Downtown Riverside RV Park! While it was extremely hot and humid during our stay, we enjoyed the water views with multiple bridges. After sunset it was fairly pleasant outside-although… Continue reading Clinton Presidential Center & MORE
Oklahoma City and A Full Moon Bike Ride
I’ve never been too crazy about Oklahoma, but we arrived for one night in Oklahoma City (OKC), and what an impressive city! Barry discovered a Full Moon Bike Ride that was happening the night we had a travel stop in OKC. We thought it would be cool to do the bike ride, and it would… Continue reading Oklahoma City and A Full Moon Bike Ride
Cadillac Ranch – WTH?
We were in Amarillo, Tx just for an overnight travel stop. Barry had heard of “Cadillac Ranch” and wanted to go check it out since we were fairly close to it. It is located just off of I-40 at exit 60, and is in a giant field. You park along the frontage road and walk… Continue reading Cadillac Ranch – WTH?
Making New Friends at Roswell, NM
When Barry began planning our big trip, Abby sent us a couple of books for Christmas to possibly aid us in what to see. The Ultimate Guide to the Roswell UFO Crash, by Noe Torres was intriguing. Barry really enjoyed reading about Roswell of 1947. Back then Roswell was hardly on the map. Those living… Continue reading Making New Friends at Roswell, NM
New Mexico Space History Museum -Alamogordo, NM
While in Alamogordo, New Mexico, we decided to check out the New Mexico Space History Museum. For $13 each we had admission to the five-level museum, plus a planetarium show and a large screen video of “Apollo 11″ (in a separate building and parking lot below the main museum lot.) Be aware the films available… Continue reading New Mexico Space History Museum -Alamogordo, NM
White Sands National Park
President Herbert Hoover established White Sands National Monument on January 18, 1933. Every year over 400,000 people from all over the world visit these awesome gypsum dunes! White Sands National Park did not disappoint. The vastness of this fine white gypsum sand that comprises these dunes is incredible. I loved the contrast of the dark… Continue reading White Sands National Park