Blogs from Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, North America

Smokemont Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina We woke up to torrents of rain again. And it made no sign of stopping. We had planned on ending our visit here and starting the trek back home yesterday. Although we've done it before, hitching up and breaking camp when it is raining bears and elk, is not a fun experience. And, since this was our last planned stop with no reservations anywhere until we get home, there was no consequence to staying one more day. Thanks to being 'senior citizens', the campground only costs $10 per night, so adding another one would certainly not break the bank. Finally, there was some serious driving ahead of us to get the trailer up, over, and down these Appalachian mountains, and I wasn't looking forward to doing that ... read more

Smokemont Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina (We do not have phone service here, so I don't know when these posts will get out!) I'm sitting here on the edge of Bradley Fork Creek as it flows rapidly and noisily through tree-lined banks. The water is flowing over smoothed boulders, bubbling up white in many spots. I look at its continuous stream and wonder how there could be a water shortage. Although we slept pretty well last night, it seemed like it was raining all night, but it was the creek right behind us. It is cool this morning - I even have my MisterParks fleece on. I suspect it will warm up some today, but I'm hoping that we've left the high heat and humidity behind for a few days. We have made ... read more

We arrived in Cherokee, North Carolina 5 days ago. We had a nice trip through Mississippi and Alabama. Stayed in an Alabama State Park on the Tennessee River. Very beautiful with marinas and large r.v. spaces. Cherokee is the entrance to the Smoky Mountain National Park on the North Carolina side. We are staying in the Indian Creek R.V. Park which has the Indian Creek running through it. Cherokee is located on a reservation and there is an outstanding museum located in the town which gives a complete history of the Cherokee Indians and their experiences living in this area. The Smoky Mountain National Park is just full of spectacular views and we spent 1 day exploring the park. The next day we drove on the Blue Ridge Parkway which gives you a different perspective of ... read more

We all slept in. It was a cool morning. Ken built a fire outside; I turned on the fireplace in the RV. For breakfast we had: coffee, tea, hot chocolate (Lola helped and added marshmallows as it was warming on the stove), bacon, toast, oatmeal and eggs!! After breakfast, Lola wanted to use the First Aid kit-pretending she was a doctor and I am the patient. She was so funny; she really gets in to role playing. At the end, I had band aids and ointment everywhere! The girls took a shower and we dressed for hiking. I made a lunch to take with us. It is an absolutely perfect fall day. Sunshine, cool, blue skies, no wind. Couldn't be better!! We drove to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (just a mile or so). We ... read more

We took a walk around the campground...of course we stopped and talked to a few folks. One couple has a 'Cameo' RV- the same manufacturer as ours. Theirs is newer and bigger. We asked them questions about it and they asked if we wanted to see it. That was our goal all along. :) It was really nice! They were talkers! They are retired, sold their house and RV full time. They travel all over the country. Their next stop is Helen, GA, outside of Atlanta for some kind of race car rally. I guess the race track has a place for RVs. I think it is a club of 'RVers'. Anyway the wife was cooking dinner (and burnt the potatoes while she was talking to us), so we told them we'd let them eat dinner. ... read more