On the Road - Tennessee Vacation

We are in Tennessee on vacation and it is beautiful. On the first night, we drove through alittle town in Roan County and thought ... hm, we could live here!

The waterfall at the left is from our drive.

We spent the day getting to Gatlinburg and then driving the Cades Cove auto tour in the Smoky Mountain National Park. A lovely little valley surrounded by the mountains, Cades Cove was occupied until the early 1930's when the land was purchased by the Park service. Many of the original rough hewn homes and the old mill were preserved and is now a historic exhibit. The pastures and fields are farmed and/or being used to try to repopulate the area with natural grasses.

Here are some pictures from our drive. The first is from the Primative Baptist Church.

These pictures are of the Cable Mill. The first is a shot of the house, grounds with a barn in the background. This was taken from the porch of the General Store. The second picture is of the mill.

This is a picture of the Dan Lawson homestead.

And finally, this is a pictue of a very fearless deer. Dusk was falling as we neared the end of our drive. This deer and many others were coming right up to the roadway and cars. Unfortuneately, the deer have learned to beg for food instead of foraging.