Camping In the Smokies

We are now parked at Big Meadow Campground, Townsend, TN. It's a nice place with long pull-thru's, full hook-ups, wifi, and cable TV. Nice long/wide concrete pad to park on. Not cheap either!!! Oh well, sometimes you just have to pay for nice.

I need to back up to the end of last week. Dean and I made a final trip to Chambersburg to stock up on some items from the Butcher Shop and on our way made a quick stop at Caledonia State Park. The colors there are just really getting beautiful so of course I took some pictures. I have posted them today on Picasa and I hope you enjoy them.

Friday morning we left Gettysburg in the cold drizzle, but no snow. We drove I-81 to Ft. Chiswell RV Park. It's a really nice park, especially for overnighting. Long pull-thru's, full hook-ups, wifi, cable and not expensive. There is a Flying J right when you get off the interstate so you can fill up before getting back under way.

We decided to stay there for two nights and I'm glad we did. It was nice to not go anywhere. We spend Saturday relaxing, watching TV, napping, playing on the computer etc. A great way to spend a dreary, drizzly day.

This morning was cold but not raining. We got on the road around 8:30 am and arrived at the campground close to 1pm. The further south we got the more sun we saw - yea!! I'm overdue for some sunshine.

After getting set up, having a early dinner relaxing just a little we made our first drive through Cades Cove. I'm glad we decided to go today. It had snowed last night in the higher altitudes and the higher mountains were snow covered. It was so beautiful. Pictures just don't do it justice. We saw wild turkeys (fat ones) and lots of deer but alas, no bear. Oh well, we will go back - maybe next time.

We will be here until next Saturday then we head toward Montgomery. This week will probably be a busy one so check back to see if I have updated or not. I did post today's pictures at Picasa so go enjoy them.

Till next time - God Bless....