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October 21, 2023
It’s Saturday and what another beautiful day here! Dave and I have really loved it here. However, I might have worked him a little too hard yesterday as he hurt his foot yesterday and ended up needing to ice it off and on today. I walked around the campground for a bit and checked it…
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October 20, 2023
This is Dave writing this post, because evidentially Shanell is “tired of doing everything on this trip.” First thing this morning I noticed our black tank had not been flushing, so after a trip to the hardware store and some gadgets I bought in preparation of camping I hoped I would never have to use,…
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October 19, 2023
Another awesome day at the Smoky Mountains. We headed out around 7:15 a.m. It was again about 40 degrees. Today we were able to hike Alum Cave Trail. Here are few pics on the way to the trail. We started the hike around 8:30 a.m. Everything is lush and beautiful. I can’t believe how much…
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October 18th
Wow, what a fabulously beautiful day! Dave and I got up early and followed the expert advice to go to parks early in the day. We were able to go to the Grotto Trail and check out the waterfall and then walk behind it. We got on the trail about 8:30 a.m. (left the campsite…
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October 17, 2023
Before we left for the trip, Dave upgraded the mattress with one from our spare beds in the house. Needless to say, Dave and I slept like rocks in this wonderful mountain air and thicker mattress. We putzed around the camper for a bit and left for Grotto Falls trail around 9:30 a.m. After 2…
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The trip begins, Smoky Mountains
Oct 15, 2023 5:25 a.m. left Panora and headed east. Day 1, Although Dave had a flat tire yesterday and forgot to fill up with gas, we are positive and excited about our trip! This is the first time we’ve driven the camper further than 3 hours. As we crossed the Mississippi, we have experienced…
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Before we left town
As we were starting to prepare for our trip to Great Smokey Mountains, Dave didn’t notice the kick stand on his 3 point landscaping rake was missing the lock pin, and it dropped on his right toe when he was trying to get the rake to stand up on it’s own. My big toe turned…
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