My Legs are Mush
I will get to why they are mush in just a minute.
I better catch you all up.
The next place we stayed when we finally stopped was a roadside RV park. They had laundry facilities. We had dirty laundry….and so on and so on.
The RV Park is in a city called Berea. Its claim to fame is its folk arts and crafts. It also has a college that enrolls low income students that get a full scholarship when they go there. The only requirement for them is a 10-15 hour workweek for the college itself. It is a neat old-fashioned town. We wandered a bit there.
It is in the “Bible belt”.
NO BEER/WINE/LIQUOR!!!!
This very much explains the RV Park. What does that mean you ask? Well, the park had a hill. On the hill are three life-size crucifixion crosses. These crosses are also outlined in Christmas lights. There is also a freshly dug up section almost exactly below the crosses…big enough for 2-3 people…yes, this looked very much like an unmarked grave. There wasn’t a church or graveyard nearby.
Anyway, next day, up, packed all gear back in truck; moved on.
We drove to Cumberland Gap, Daniel Boone country. We saw a short film at the visitor center about Boone. Then we went to our campsite at Wilderness Trail Campground. I had better tell you about the birds. Every morning wherever we camp, they wake us up with all the chirping! Crows “Craaww, Craaww, Craaww”, other birds “chickadeedeedee”; another sounds like “truditruditruditruditrudi”or “JudiJudiJudiJudi, and many more all trying to be a symphony of badgering, plaintive, belligerent, exuberant birds all trying their best to WAKE THE WORLD up.
Next day, (here comes the mush part) we hiked up half a mountain to “tri-state peak where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia all meet. Beautiful flowers, almost fully “leaved” trees, skinks (Jake wanted them), a wild turkey and a lot of pretty sights along the trail there. I was still doing great at this time. No stops for rest or any pains yet. Little did we know these would come on our next hike (the same day) at White Rocks look out. We started up that trail thinking it was kind of steep. It got steep. We weren’t climbing or anything but going pretty sharply up for about 4ish miles is a workout. Jake wasn’t even peppy when we were near the top (or even at the halfway point). It was a great trail for sight seeing though. There were many waterfalls going “through” the trail or beside it. When we got to the top and looked out, we could see for miles! We have pictures. I am not sure when they will be loaded but it will be soon. We went down the mountain. Then we looked for WINE! We have gone up 1 and a half mountains in a day (think Appalachian Mountains), we need a treat. Tim made a pasta dish with sun-dried tomatoes and other yummy stuff. We had our wine after a major search. Salad and Texas toast were the follow-up to the meal. We sang songs while Tim played the guitar near our fire. Then we went to bed.
We have since packed up and moved on. My legs are mush. Sitting while I’m driving is great. Jake is “pooped”. Tim is the passenger this round, normally he drives. He has found our next camp site and is currently sitting outside in the sun with Jake on the sidewalk while I type this in a café called Outspoken in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a nice place with good food. I am going to go out and get Tim now so he can upload this.
Blog you all later
Dan
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