Driving Colorado to Townsend, TN

After a relaxing morning with friends we had to hit the road. We made it 471 miles the first afternoon and had an unfortunate surprise when one of our main camper windows had somehow come off along the way. Thankfully Dave is extremely handy and made a makeshift cover but still wasn’t what we wanted to deal with. Hopefully that’s the last of our camper breakdown surprises this trip. After addressing the window we relaxed with the pups and slept at a rest area in Kansas. Another long day driving 770 miles from Solomon, KS to Lancaster, TN. Driving through Nashville brought up interesting feelings as we were just a week into this trip when we stopped here for a few days. Definitely starting to feel how this trip is winding down and it’s bittersweet.

We spent 2 nights in Townsend, TN just outside of Cades Cove. Which unfortunately put us there on a Wednesday when it’s closed to car traffic and I forgot to bring our bikes. We enjoyed a short hike to John Oliver Place, a cabin built in 1820 and wonderfully preserved. We found a great local hangout and enjoyed a quiet night at the campground which has a creek running through the back of it. Very peaceful.Read more