Loyston (historical)

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