Day 17 - Sevierville, TN - Peoria, IL

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We left the cabin today and already miss it. It was a beautiful place where we relaxed and had a great time. We went to the Smoky Mountain National Park and had a nice drive through the park. Although beautiful, I feel that we are blessed with drives through mountains and woods that are less crowded and much prettier than anything I saw.

We had a long drive in front of us. We wanted to get started and head as far west as possible. We crossed the Mississippi today and the kids were amazed at how large it had grown since we saw it in Minnesota several weeks ago.

We were all tired when we reached Peoria, IL. We travelled through 4 states today. I must admit that Kentucky was beautiful and we loved the drive through the state.

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