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    • TravelerDestination Unknown
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      Day 53

      Another Big City Bust

      June 26, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

      Well, we left our campsite this morning with intentions of having a fun filled day. We had been driving and researching for two days straight (gets very emotionally exhausting). John read about the Chattanooga Market in downtown and I was all for it! He also researched Ruby Falls and Lookout Mountain, both things we were wanting to see.

      To sum it up, the market was good, but the other things fell through the cracks. When following Google map directions to a downtown park, it once again shot us back up on the interstate, over the river and out of town. We both laughed remembering that the same thing happened in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. And once again, we took it as a sign that we weren’t supposed to stay.

      We drove all over looking at lakes that sucked. We finally got fed up and headed north towards Knoxville. We zigzagged through the country a bit, again checking out water. We never did find anything we were thrilled with. John thought that a nuclear power plant was pretty cool, being that most people have never seen one.

      Both of us have been surprised that we have not encountered rain on our journey. This afternoon the skies opened up. Lots of lightning and thunder… which I adore! Hopefully the bugs will not follow. We still have not experienced any mosquitoes or biting insects. Kind of confused by that.

      So here we are at our good friend Cracker Barrel! Tomorrow we will head to Norris Lake. This is my number one pick and my most researched destination. But you know…”No expectations, no disappointment”! (My fingers are crossed.)      Read more

    • TravelerDestination Unknown
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      Day 54

      Happy Campers! ♥️

      June 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

      So we grabbed our Cracker Barrel coffees and headed towards Loyston Point Campgrounds in hopes of finding a site for a night or two. Norris lake is ginormous! We didn’t quite know where to start. Reviews on Loyston describe it as more tranquil than some of the other campgrounds on the lake.

      On the 20 minute drive over we started to get a little discouraged. Not a whole lot of civilization and some very squirrelly roads. (ALWAYS stop and help turtles cross the road!)

      We were thrilled that there was a lake view site available for 4 nts! We still hadn’t seen the lake yet, so asked if we could drive down and check it out first. When we got down by the water we couldn’t believe it! SOLD!

      At that point we were very excited to have an extended stay at such a beautiful location. Unfortunately, we had not planned on getting that lucky. We had minimal food and were running low on adult beverages. Back over the squirrelly roads we went.

      We popped into Archer’s Food Center in Norris, TN (pop. 1,500). We were thrilled!! Very small market, but everything was high quality! We loaded up and headed back to the lake.

      Boarding was exquisite! The color and clarity of the water is unsurpassed by any of the lakes we’ve seen. We can’t wait to get on the water again tomorrow!

      We are not quite sure where the humidity went. Today was 84° and sunny. Absolutely perfect. We are also very surprised that we are not being bombarded by bugs yet. I think we slipped in here during an unusually perfect weather pattern? Maybe that’s a sign? We fucking love it!!

      We will spend considerably more time in Knoxville and the surrounding areas. Particularly the opportunities available on or around Lake Norris. ♥️

      **(John has hair. What do you think? I was shocked the other night when I was hugging him and I could actually smell his hair. When it is so short it always smells like soap. I could actually smell his fruity shampoo. Nice!😁)      Read more

    • TravelerDestination Unknown
      Day 57

      Day 3 at Norris Lake

      June 30, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F

      A great day on the water, but it’s obvious people are gearing up for the Fourth of July weekend. A lot more activity in the campgrounds and double the boat traffic.

      Our neighbors camping next to us invited us over for drinks, bbq and conversation last night. A couple that was our age and several of their family members visiting for the evening. Awesome people! They had a lot of information about this area and North & South Carolina. Small social interactions make a big impact on us at this point!

      We’ve been pouring over maps today…like usual 🙄. We haven’t decided how to best go about exploring the lake. All of the roads are very private, hilly and winding. It will definitely take us a while to find which areas are our favorite. Then we need to decide if it’s worth the drive on a daily basis.

      After further exploration of Norris, we will take a toolie into downtown Knoxville. Not sure what the plan will be after that. We will probably find the nearest Cracker Barrel, being that it’s Fourth of July weekend and everything is booked up.      Read more

    • TravelerDestination Unknown
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      Day 55

      Norris Lake

      June 28, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

      Paddle boarding and relaxing. Good day!

      ** We are trying, (unsuccessfully), to find an adapter for our Blackstone grill. We can then attach it to a baby propane bottle and get John up off of the ground when cooking. We don’t have enough room to carry a table and our gas line is never long enough to reach picnic areas. I never realized how dependent we were on online shopping. Sucky without it!Read more

    • Winter 24
      Day 3

      Crossville, TN

      January 12 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      Day 3 started out rainy. Made it to Tennessee. We are at a really nice small campground called Spring Lake RV Resort. Spent the afternoon visiting my high school best friend Nancy. Had a nice time catching up. Notice the snow picture, that was taken 3 days after we left.Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Campbell County, مقاطعة كامبل, Кембъл, কেম্পবেল কাউন্টি, Condado de Campbell, Campbell konderria, شهرستان کمبل، تنسی, Comté de Campbell, Campbell megye, Քեմպբել շրջան, Contea di Campbell, キャンベル郡, Campbell Comitatus, Campbell Kūn, Hrabstwo Campbell, کیمبل کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, Comitatul Campbell, Кэмпбелл, Округ Кембел, Кемпбелл, Quận Campbell, Condado han Campbell, 坎貝爾縣

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