tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29768433572027786632024-03-16T13:59:45.307-04:00Bubba's GarageThe what, where, why, and how of traveling. Join us as we search out planes, trains, automobiles, and road trips that get you there.Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comBlogger586125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-23092708620596365362023-10-31T13:51:00.012-04:002024-03-16T13:59:13.432-04:00Kia in the House<p>Time for a new car. This time we went for a hybrid as our grocery getter. This 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid AWD, getting 38MPG, will make these road trips cheaper, safer, and more comfortable. Peg has named her, "Kimchi." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbqL9BaB_eHX3PU-6ld4j8XeQLmwkKu2WAvHVzU2Udr3jGZfY5nAbj41rD6cyhVAIPGF9_jyoBhkhHxNGqVCNSEZhY-d-vWSAQ2Q_j-_AapwqJpPwvjkCFMeRPPzfbhS3zXus20ig7xLVQr13HVGEwE_oFkG17VnAnuNVlX-Dbwzv_WB2sgauWsPpP2U/s2048/20231031-New-Kia-Sportage-Hybrid-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbqL9BaB_eHX3PU-6ld4j8XeQLmwkKu2WAvHVzU2Udr3jGZfY5nAbj41rD6cyhVAIPGF9_jyoBhkhHxNGqVCNSEZhY-d-vWSAQ2Q_j-_AapwqJpPwvjkCFMeRPPzfbhS3zXus20ig7xLVQr13HVGEwE_oFkG17VnAnuNVlX-Dbwzv_WB2sgauWsPpP2U/w640-h480/20231031-New-Kia-Sportage-Hybrid-1-Edit.jpg" title="2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span><span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDqVIlCu4rh1_dbn-t3fxDgnZ2mCWmMaR8PFVCfBIqD79SyNvI2QaiQlpkj2tNigbjBmqqLW-ZGgiyiM_oc3qnwgGt0i-imXc3AB6EWeIjZ8-Mm8z2csBZq4achsgaCCpQd-5FstOA8xs23V_No96pMJaAD9CYVkxp6sF_tQIyvzZHVsC6_r3R4POsFA/s2048/20231031-New-Kia-Sportage-Hybrid-2-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDqVIlCu4rh1_dbn-t3fxDgnZ2mCWmMaR8PFVCfBIqD79SyNvI2QaiQlpkj2tNigbjBmqqLW-ZGgiyiM_oc3qnwgGt0i-imXc3AB6EWeIjZ8-Mm8z2csBZq4achsgaCCpQd-5FstOA8xs23V_No96pMJaAD9CYVkxp6sF_tQIyvzZHVsC6_r3R4POsFA/w640-h480/20231031-New-Kia-Sportage-Hybrid-2-Edit.jpg" title="2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-41173718036753589412023-10-15T13:28:00.005-04:002024-03-16T13:40:07.624-04:00We rode in the Big Banana Car<p>When we learned that Steve Braithwaite was bringing his <a href="https://bigbananacar.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Banana Car</a> to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee we headed across the state line to see if we could catch a ride. Guess what? We road in the Big Banana Car! We took a short trip along the Pigeon Forge strip with Steve and we couldn't stop smiling. If you ever have a chance to ride in the Big Banana, DO IT! This was the highlight of my year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6KEjxMnRkOAIyh1R06s_z1s_N6UIEw-_gv1djpu-26suXHhKlUuamDz-UXdsU8YQ2x5hKHz5hSXdcy2iwIG2gH4I4yIhvyr3XLeEODJyLIZ3hSFgeDyvDcNSb9gIirNkjHQTqvD2CieinVjffLdlVZB9Mh8gmHOVk7iF22tqTtqcY7vkWe7S7B4XQ6U/s2048/20231015-Big-Banana-Car-Pigeon-Forge-8-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Big Banana Car" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6KEjxMnRkOAIyh1R06s_z1s_N6UIEw-_gv1djpu-26suXHhKlUuamDz-UXdsU8YQ2x5hKHz5hSXdcy2iwIG2gH4I4yIhvyr3XLeEODJyLIZ3hSFgeDyvDcNSb9gIirNkjHQTqvD2CieinVjffLdlVZB9Mh8gmHOVk7iF22tqTtqcY7vkWe7S7B4XQ6U/w640-h360/20231015-Big-Banana-Car-Pigeon-Forge-8-Edit.jpg" title="The Big Banana Car" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP_F2kwKp6qlapwG8Qn29KEOSK3_B362XnlKWeR4mYuVpHxs2Omx5cDKMXL4br3f1msjoPxOdZCg4SGCkluoF7uIC8_R-mcEWGG78xq8Yk5jdA1Z8gIgRsCtXCrqY0Q4ecBQXuRHfgXVSElJseOJyI20cGOGBa2k1r5zLZC9Tn01_FMvdfJWBWgxJK98/s2048/20231015-Big-Banana-Car-Pigeon-Forge-25-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Big Banana Car" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP_F2kwKp6qlapwG8Qn29KEOSK3_B362XnlKWeR4mYuVpHxs2Omx5cDKMXL4br3f1msjoPxOdZCg4SGCkluoF7uIC8_R-mcEWGG78xq8Yk5jdA1Z8gIgRsCtXCrqY0Q4ecBQXuRHfgXVSElJseOJyI20cGOGBa2k1r5zLZC9Tn01_FMvdfJWBWgxJK98/w640-h480/20231015-Big-Banana-Car-Pigeon-Forge-25-Edit.jpg" title="The Big Banana Car" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJANCqBsZgdQg40QXZWOkr4uW2g_9tXo70uSesZUd9OeWnN56V4LuGqTRoqDbyjwY2jDMMpSLXGUSJmEhEtLTa-Dm2S4FuKIVjGe0JfGQfhZYhNbhezu1MrH87DBE1AvTQl1l_-V2wxVSYCYTHzOPJgV6joj1_DTyZZm7Yaulg2otMJk80DRlVnIAO_OM/s2048/20231015-Big-Banana-Car-Pigeon-Forge-19-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Peg and Bubba Harmon ride The Big Banana Car" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJANCqBsZgdQg40QXZWOkr4uW2g_9tXo70uSesZUd9OeWnN56V4LuGqTRoqDbyjwY2jDMMpSLXGUSJmEhEtLTa-Dm2S4FuKIVjGe0JfGQfhZYhNbhezu1MrH87DBE1AvTQl1l_-V2wxVSYCYTHzOPJgV6joj1_DTyZZm7Yaulg2otMJk80DRlVnIAO_OM/w480-h640/20231015-Big-Banana-Car-Pigeon-Forge-19-Edit.jpg" title="Peg and Bubba Harmon ride The Big Banana Car" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comPigeon Forge, TN, USA35.7884241 -83.5543328999999917.4781902638211548 -118.71058289999999 64.098657936178853 -48.398082899999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-69596519492098368162023-10-14T12:34:00.072-04:002024-03-16T13:02:04.251-04:00Ride the Rails with Tri-State Model Railroaders<p>We headed back to the Mineral Bluff Depot for the Ride the Rails event with the <a href="https://tsmri.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tri -State Model Railroaders</a>. Fall is a perfect time to join this friendly group as they take a couple of railroad speeders on a five mile round trip on the former L&N trackage to Murphy Junction. The highlight of the trip is crossing the Toccoa River on an old iron bridge.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkMRv4AjWjn6NATBdVtvdthx8X2fhEW1E2f1221OdOrL430tSqWMUIfkk5oMuahHhCE_t7bhEq5Wb6MrEQzw-oF3KeoXFw4l9hIXGvwRMY9zDLKKn84uw85gX3hU_ElJP3Lmt3CdpJKeZvlNZSWAjDCJihIxc5_70JdiF_WHrFChCMAc0l3lSLThfWk8/s2048/20231014-Tri-State-Model-Railroaders-Ride-the-Rails-15-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ride the Rails - Tri-State Model Railroaders" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkMRv4AjWjn6NATBdVtvdthx8X2fhEW1E2f1221OdOrL430tSqWMUIfkk5oMuahHhCE_t7bhEq5Wb6MrEQzw-oF3KeoXFw4l9hIXGvwRMY9zDLKKn84uw85gX3hU_ElJP3Lmt3CdpJKeZvlNZSWAjDCJihIxc5_70JdiF_WHrFChCMAc0l3lSLThfWk8/w640-h426/20231014-Tri-State-Model-Railroaders-Ride-the-Rails-15-Edit.jpg" title="Ride the Rails - Tri-State Model Railroaders" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span><span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The museum is beautiful and all the automotive collections are impressively displayed. What the museum may lack in quantity it more than makes up for in quality. The Savoy Automotive Museum is constantly rotating out exhibitions so there is always something new to see.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXLjQ0vYwGtptAyO_JwGuj_tSEqnngnXotKzkixaCryEr80f86C_IIoCvtQpFyAcsMbj9vQ2nduPPvAGycbT3wfRINuZ6Xrsq87fDQwBnxd-8hPt2uC0F7VyZr_C8mbUHIfBGVPQTp9jw7vUHHh4rQOG62XFXZJwO7EHHaGwNcA0noWs7MoZAMUR5WF8/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-4-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXLjQ0vYwGtptAyO_JwGuj_tSEqnngnXotKzkixaCryEr80f86C_IIoCvtQpFyAcsMbj9vQ2nduPPvAGycbT3wfRINuZ6Xrsq87fDQwBnxd-8hPt2uC0F7VyZr_C8mbUHIfBGVPQTp9jw7vUHHh4rQOG62XFXZJwO7EHHaGwNcA0noWs7MoZAMUR5WF8/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-4-Edit.jpg" title="Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div></div><p>The main reason for our visit, this trip, was to see the Fuller Moto exhibit and especially "Thundertaker". All of Bryan Fuller's creations are works of art.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkShuoTV9921kJnOj85CHBghuPc5ODdRZ-kmvJIbJjqAB-MVsmy4e8f2s0RQshLAIdqupiEEgLbajFBDBmq8Opmi0GTRNTUH3P8-NlA4sJx0ZL7Vmb4kgGWosQIUblwc3DxlXuM7MLWn-f27Z_qKOf9vA7brFVS-OPc023ml8fl1fwlPpx3U0mD_0EIYI/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-11-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="572 Impaler - Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkShuoTV9921kJnOj85CHBghuPc5ODdRZ-kmvJIbJjqAB-MVsmy4e8f2s0RQshLAIdqupiEEgLbajFBDBmq8Opmi0GTRNTUH3P8-NlA4sJx0ZL7Vmb4kgGWosQIUblwc3DxlXuM7MLWn-f27Z_qKOf9vA7brFVS-OPc023ml8fl1fwlPpx3U0mD_0EIYI/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-11-Edit.jpg" title="572 Impaler - Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21iYQ8kpbk7F8GQzrvVg4yoj7aWtv1pvDJ7oVufhYXHs1CNBITK9nYvusdU8HPbYKlvd6PWkEjgYGaNqaqv8KI4dK6BeCPHyc9q_PM5hb4HPtt5dhIJd9DN7YKLAyyNmonwUFddoY4jNLBR4eCye8BfaBGzlGhLgs5IzNUYoqd8QamSyYIERZ7Gw7zeU/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-14-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuller Moto Thundertaker" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21iYQ8kpbk7F8GQzrvVg4yoj7aWtv1pvDJ7oVufhYXHs1CNBITK9nYvusdU8HPbYKlvd6PWkEjgYGaNqaqv8KI4dK6BeCPHyc9q_PM5hb4HPtt5dhIJd9DN7YKLAyyNmonwUFddoY4jNLBR4eCye8BfaBGzlGhLgs5IzNUYoqd8QamSyYIERZ7Gw7zeU/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-14-Edit.jpg" title="Fuller Moto Thundertaker" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqZvHEs8LgJYcX8Q_Z9GU_UI1thSfnSjFRvgTRRnE0E_3bQ71Yb0zarN1nQvcY-Gj2odnV4AriM4EPY-DedMfw7PqWlwVKlER2ETjPksZpOpT0j4r-CcLRNT04joS8XhgfuxzYgX4a0bUZLa24lwdYLFP8Kit25N-qR51FFNawTPtQ8_xusC5SrvpL84/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-15-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuller Moto Thundertaker" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqZvHEs8LgJYcX8Q_Z9GU_UI1thSfnSjFRvgTRRnE0E_3bQ71Yb0zarN1nQvcY-Gj2odnV4AriM4EPY-DedMfw7PqWlwVKlER2ETjPksZpOpT0j4r-CcLRNT04joS8XhgfuxzYgX4a0bUZLa24lwdYLFP8Kit25N-qR51FFNawTPtQ8_xusC5SrvpL84/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-15-Edit.jpg" title="Fuller Moto Thundertaker" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1fbMJuXSoR1KqDP_Q_XxKGAOosr-fTpyFcVLRZFZLYxxA68Hm-mMBS4h1fPf-CAIk8f1sYcUMoCTqlzcfKSO_jGzKTSj54rokOpQeyuZlwK9qqE9_EomMkOvrkcYBadnt-GTA6PbrH6Dw1Iqix6Cpu8U0JmgXstPpixsBhutfjhjNNXKH2e6TjioFL4/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-17-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuller Moto - Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1fbMJuXSoR1KqDP_Q_XxKGAOosr-fTpyFcVLRZFZLYxxA68Hm-mMBS4h1fPf-CAIk8f1sYcUMoCTqlzcfKSO_jGzKTSj54rokOpQeyuZlwK9qqE9_EomMkOvrkcYBadnt-GTA6PbrH6Dw1Iqix6Cpu8U0JmgXstPpixsBhutfjhjNNXKH2e6TjioFL4/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-17-Edit.jpg" title="Fuller Moto - Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMis14-ZXEyOM81Z6lrh3POiaBybfWSpZ3RBcYhAz1to438UCPr9x8d5ezEEKeTMruMT75HRnpG01kp056k2MDaBKDa_ogvcNsHyfXDdBHbfMi7Viok2hGg3WOyVMhR5Vmasv-2drckIG_OQNIx8x_O472VD9EuhSfs49Em7j5hwwsz3LM_qJKNere4Y/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-21-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuller Moto - Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMis14-ZXEyOM81Z6lrh3POiaBybfWSpZ3RBcYhAz1to438UCPr9x8d5ezEEKeTMruMT75HRnpG01kp056k2MDaBKDa_ogvcNsHyfXDdBHbfMi7Viok2hGg3WOyVMhR5Vmasv-2drckIG_OQNIx8x_O472VD9EuhSfs49Em7j5hwwsz3LM_qJKNere4Y/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-21-Edit.jpg" title="Fuller Moto - Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also on display was the Bigfoot exhibit. It's always nice to be able to get close to these beasts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYo390qbUQKIybXxjQaKDA9qpQN95KZ7TofrbMhhcKBDvLjJRqZhomH-6wQHh3aCT-OztIhKBNKgIZXN4qgr9ORHpCnIxLJwq0bJBnIAqtwVTBbJ-EYPVhPi6eXsQVUtYC_cEnuB_DhbQsOdIoLWR_ZImNoAW-bRve4XpXleFm1l2hFXKwbJzbq6vXjU/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-7-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bigfoot - Savoy Automotive Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYo390qbUQKIybXxjQaKDA9qpQN95KZ7TofrbMhhcKBDvLjJRqZhomH-6wQHh3aCT-OztIhKBNKgIZXN4qgr9ORHpCnIxLJwq0bJBnIAqtwVTBbJ-EYPVhPi6eXsQVUtYC_cEnuB_DhbQsOdIoLWR_ZImNoAW-bRve4XpXleFm1l2hFXKwbJzbq6vXjU/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-7-Edit.jpg" title="Bigfoot - Savoy Automotive Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbshUkkZT_9g5ZFLUfyhzX8oVYOuFhTxUy6f5HRSfe09hv66ANXhQa1V1l3T_WmgzXekv34OZJK6rQWAitxxMhzgiYoG453wz0Ab5H0yMqpUY7TMja0heUBE74Yfc-Sdol5OJJPeUBlx9vTyWXtVdGKhz38y7N0Op4FBvy86j6ZjcplC1-ltlRGs2U48M/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-8-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bigfoot - Savoy Automotive Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbshUkkZT_9g5ZFLUfyhzX8oVYOuFhTxUy6f5HRSfe09hv66ANXhQa1V1l3T_WmgzXekv34OZJK6rQWAitxxMhzgiYoG453wz0Ab5H0yMqpUY7TMja0heUBE74Yfc-Sdol5OJJPeUBlx9vTyWXtVdGKhz38y7N0Op4FBvy86j6ZjcplC1-ltlRGs2U48M/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-8-Edit.jpg" title="Bigfoot - Savoy Automotive Museum" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are always classics on display. I am partial to the real old stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlK7kNl8ggOQvkj_lAr2rgim4qpS6xWf5oVM-S63vZ3EIHlTJQkas-AZ-r0KakNPbh5UHYu9Fyb8fodC_YNIR319rOMG6BTdz9EP01-iFg5zwaxsToVixKwqy4AH1y2_CTipL2DHytPz-P4KzwCzWDKY3ZmKkcuX8qQ74EDVdgv-11hCVVK4biOFDWkus/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-46-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlK7kNl8ggOQvkj_lAr2rgim4qpS6xWf5oVM-S63vZ3EIHlTJQkas-AZ-r0KakNPbh5UHYu9Fyb8fodC_YNIR319rOMG6BTdz9EP01-iFg5zwaxsToVixKwqy4AH1y2_CTipL2DHytPz-P4KzwCzWDKY3ZmKkcuX8qQ74EDVdgv-11hCVVK4biOFDWkus/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-46-Edit.jpg" title="Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXVr6IJK9hrtHV2oIFdzQVDKg2eLx_9nxEZgYFZmf6IJEk-lw3xWcAiTKxby-M8wgiJT6Ydstk1UXDeT3xnEOpjxIBYF2KCrcMShUSytySwNiAPiBGBEYMqwX9xccW4Y0coyUZkiFIG2g41tuWYbyvxz6U9QWqGAvk68wTauyK7TDcc6wkMJiVQW4C_M/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-54-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXVr6IJK9hrtHV2oIFdzQVDKg2eLx_9nxEZgYFZmf6IJEk-lw3xWcAiTKxby-M8wgiJT6Ydstk1UXDeT3xnEOpjxIBYF2KCrcMShUSytySwNiAPiBGBEYMqwX9xccW4Y0coyUZkiFIG2g41tuWYbyvxz6U9QWqGAvk68wTauyK7TDcc6wkMJiVQW4C_M/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-54-Edit.jpg" title="Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUGm7G9dOibKlYhu8TzjgM7ST_H7QMxKEJsxeR7a3rMhCMCNoqT0wSEM0wkQM8Jtiondm-4zaAizN0srWNf2bzdP5eivd2zljbEme3hVN9nWpXniEa9oe8nCWj-fLrFh5MOghky5sijCOPVDQ1UeRKnXzzwPll4yxWjJ7PWQCqfRrzpqQ6bHRxlA46AA/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-62-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUGm7G9dOibKlYhu8TzjgM7ST_H7QMxKEJsxeR7a3rMhCMCNoqT0wSEM0wkQM8Jtiondm-4zaAizN0srWNf2bzdP5eivd2zljbEme3hVN9nWpXniEa9oe8nCWj-fLrFh5MOghky5sijCOPVDQ1UeRKnXzzwPll4yxWjJ7PWQCqfRrzpqQ6bHRxlA46AA/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-62-Edit.jpg" title="Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8jlrV0C7eIXHpgttT9fvjO2Kq6eAr33-L7gcMeiTYU7Jdj4DwXLn1ZPqIoz7WR3tcftr6rDn36wHy9v3t12Z_54K_iIt8QWYEg6Wftf316NvfRnlx5-k91jIu4qwfFMaeN_mDfIzvZKG8_-yeKiaC0FtbRgMJH-tnB2nzfhxndfihVS4aXycWzVibjA/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-64-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Savoy Automobile Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8jlrV0C7eIXHpgttT9fvjO2Kq6eAr33-L7gcMeiTYU7Jdj4DwXLn1ZPqIoz7WR3tcftr6rDn36wHy9v3t12Z_54K_iIt8QWYEg6Wftf316NvfRnlx5-k91jIu4qwfFMaeN_mDfIzvZKG8_-yeKiaC0FtbRgMJH-tnB2nzfhxndfihVS4aXycWzVibjA/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-64-Edit.jpg" title="Savoy Automobile Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Outside you will find the museum's namesake. The Savoy Automobile Museum was named after the 1954 Plymouth Savoy that was found on site when the museum began clearing the land for construction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgMIOXYS7q2gz5SDty1bTpx9u_edluJAYIebCQl-FVNKk14nLpNTcrAjp3Nc0cqErhxYFiRy7KAv7t-6Extq4oDsXyGGsFL_eYktx04WLLwxY4xGCgrp0-g4ZEsr4qonjLHhJdD_fp09-0LyrEHIz0k08EXdr73XuQykROzSpYdy8X5szpPxtz_Crb58/s2048/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-76-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Outside you will find the museum's namesake. The Savoy Automobile Museum was named after the 1954 Plymouth Savoy that was found on site when the museum began clearing the land for construction." border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgMIOXYS7q2gz5SDty1bTpx9u_edluJAYIebCQl-FVNKk14nLpNTcrAjp3Nc0cqErhxYFiRy7KAv7t-6Extq4oDsXyGGsFL_eYktx04WLLwxY4xGCgrp0-g4ZEsr4qonjLHhJdD_fp09-0LyrEHIz0k08EXdr73XuQykROzSpYdy8X5szpPxtz_Crb58/w640-h426/20231014-Savoy-Automobile-Museum-76-Edit.jpg" title="Outside you will find the museum's namesake. The Savoy Automobile Museum was named after the 1954 Plymouth Savoy that was found on site when the museum began clearing the land for construction." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our trip to the Savoy Automobile Museum was very enjoyable. We will certainly be back. Check out more of our photos over on our photo website: <a href="https://www.bubbaharmon.com/Cars/2023-Trip-to-Savoy-Automobile-Museum" target="_blank">Bubba Harmon Imaging</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com3 Savoy Ln, Cartersville, GA 30120, USA34.2085912 -84.79524315.8983573638211553 -119.9514931 62.518825036178846 -49.638993099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-63271628199594625282023-10-07T13:50:00.040-04:002024-03-12T14:00:28.733-04:00Photos from Dollywood Harvest Festival<p>Pumpkins, Jack-o'-lantern, and all things Fall were on display during our trip to Dollywood for the Harvest Festival. Shades of orange was the dominant color as we enjoyed a beautiful Fall morning. Dollywood is such a fantastic place to visit this time of the year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLZ2NPSzSao12FeYPHspdzgq3cEjPmm6A0ccUc7hMKaoMtsK1caitrKLkPzLmJPsGuwlzQkguHE15WFCK9ZTQ9XyXqMUL4qGdpNhzS0tm6bIA0XNBVWO1v87dYuicxOByh4nr2YmW_hewG8-yOVL8MANg_7Xugo215sfRKxPe1DrzDq10p33Ney0mpvc/s2048/20231007-Dollywood-Harvest-Festival-11-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Harvest Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLZ2NPSzSao12FeYPHspdzgq3cEjPmm6A0ccUc7hMKaoMtsK1caitrKLkPzLmJPsGuwlzQkguHE15WFCK9ZTQ9XyXqMUL4qGdpNhzS0tm6bIA0XNBVWO1v87dYuicxOByh4nr2YmW_hewG8-yOVL8MANg_7Xugo215sfRKxPe1DrzDq10p33Ney0mpvc/w640-h480/20231007-Dollywood-Harvest-Festival-11-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Harvest Festival" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The free show was open to the public Saturday afternoon and we went to see all the different dahlia flowers that were being judged. It was a beautiful with various colors, sizes, and varieties of dahlias on hand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXCfAkCJvXxiEAIlCN9URC9jt6utnPuSouMHL3jrqhH_mZtTSxGKTXutvt4XWAKLHAbCGI8EWAK3xwq6Tys3ZD1arBBeJ8kwvlofb4qBqkzRQ_a4j3KyYNTROd_bzzWQjBUNZC2pUBzoUoF0seEyIPp4DV88lPX9Ha3nfeRDOO5N_WKFlhix-Lre9KpI/s2048/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-30-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXCfAkCJvXxiEAIlCN9URC9jt6utnPuSouMHL3jrqhH_mZtTSxGKTXutvt4XWAKLHAbCGI8EWAK3xwq6Tys3ZD1arBBeJ8kwvlofb4qBqkzRQ_a4j3KyYNTROd_bzzWQjBUNZC2pUBzoUoF0seEyIPp4DV88lPX9Ha3nfeRDOO5N_WKFlhix-Lre9KpI/w640-h480/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-30-Edit.jpg" title="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W4jMCGq78zGmriTwpjaQ-QYJFzZM_90a8f0o-a8wCtjtGmGJZJya0DuC7A_JJsWdyr3TTbn9QNTdL9ry7RNKUNJxDV0F-CNDJ1vcOo6QlhsI1OMsfqP-vB1zyyXKWBxUCe5lQTQUfT54bZ0RBYtEg40VwKLzfNu2EYBc0gkbSnVi2Ouf6yE1xKxc3Lw/s2048/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-17-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W4jMCGq78zGmriTwpjaQ-QYJFzZM_90a8f0o-a8wCtjtGmGJZJya0DuC7A_JJsWdyr3TTbn9QNTdL9ry7RNKUNJxDV0F-CNDJ1vcOo6QlhsI1OMsfqP-vB1zyyXKWBxUCe5lQTQUfT54bZ0RBYtEg40VwKLzfNu2EYBc0gkbSnVi2Ouf6yE1xKxc3Lw/w640-h480/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-17-Edit.jpg" title="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw29wAeMDKWcDGTLcEWK3kMySEiRgQKW_lEpKtD2mcNDIVYQvgI7bijl9Iigi_6QCsCMNjEcyQAYPnODEjI7Pz3kIxNKBXUMwSZIYQ9A9okOxCqM1P1jvV3nt3a2i5g4YL9s8_-f7zxr9N_FBsk2dzVVHRL1zqhed2JoFMPh9eAe2uZY0NuX6kPnxAadg/s2048/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-12-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw29wAeMDKWcDGTLcEWK3kMySEiRgQKW_lEpKtD2mcNDIVYQvgI7bijl9Iigi_6QCsCMNjEcyQAYPnODEjI7Pz3kIxNKBXUMwSZIYQ9A9okOxCqM1P1jvV3nt3a2i5g4YL9s8_-f7zxr9N_FBsk2dzVVHRL1zqhed2JoFMPh9eAe2uZY0NuX6kPnxAadg/w640-h480/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-12-Edit.jpg" title="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGXiY3AvbboRfNUtcQA9BFjh6xJ3B3MwDpCYZQfrWcTvJHvAaIjNQdqKpAM3boWrWv8zVpoOv4Sxz9uOopIw7NQROgvB9Fd6wKMm8_wwQ7KDM7THYfCUDSaKyQrQ9GVg5EHxsifxWj2VGfU-rI-kCMPbMVEngGNyDhQB2uXD4UlFlUrGxZPk-E7lNKIo/s2048/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-14-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGXiY3AvbboRfNUtcQA9BFjh6xJ3B3MwDpCYZQfrWcTvJHvAaIjNQdqKpAM3boWrWv8zVpoOv4Sxz9uOopIw7NQROgvB9Fd6wKMm8_wwQ7KDM7THYfCUDSaKyQrQ9GVg5EHxsifxWj2VGfU-rI-kCMPbMVEngGNyDhQB2uXD4UlFlUrGxZPk-E7lNKIo/w640-h480/20230909-Haywood-Dahlia-Show-14-Edit.jpg" title="Carolinas Dahlia Society Show" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More photos can be found on our photo site: <a href="https://www.bubbaharmon.com/Nature/2023-Carolinas-Dahlia-Society-Show" target="_blank">Bubba Harmon Imaging</a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comHaywood County, NC, USA35.624394 -82.993160699999997.3141601638211569 -118.14941069999999 63.934627836178848 -47.83691069999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-44715383434468920042023-08-18T10:07:00.040-04:002024-03-12T10:25:29.231-04:00A Trip Across Lake Lure Flowering Bridge<p>What do you do with an old decommissioned bridge that is scheduled to be demolished? Well if you are the people of Lake Lure you make a garden out of it. The <a href="https://lakelurefloweringbridge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lake Lure Flowering Bridge</a> was dedicated on October 13, 2013 and has been enchanting visitors ever since. The 155-foot span is open 24 hours a day and every day of the year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsx3GzpGbHKZlaNIyQrpVtvNRb_peEGoJsyZQqDGs3Vj0jAev87WrhMOLolyK1-UotPACLMn-xnv1XUriYd8iJzWUC6Jqg_uaazdQJhyphenhyphenbiXazTbEJ7Blh-byH-FAQDz06ZEpcO1shGui75cLgx9pbgBYocSIRoSBPHSRLGvs_nkSgsIICEJC7IfV87ZbM/s2048/20230818-Lake-Lure-Flowering-Bridge-13-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lake Lure Flowering Bridge" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsx3GzpGbHKZlaNIyQrpVtvNRb_peEGoJsyZQqDGs3Vj0jAev87WrhMOLolyK1-UotPACLMn-xnv1XUriYd8iJzWUC6Jqg_uaazdQJhyphenhyphenbiXazTbEJ7Blh-byH-FAQDz06ZEpcO1shGui75cLgx9pbgBYocSIRoSBPHSRLGvs_nkSgsIICEJC7IfV87ZbM/w480-h640/20230818-Lake-Lure-Flowering-Bridge-13-Edit.jpg" title="Lake Lure Flowering Bridge" width="480" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is housed partially in a former restored Southern Railway Passenger Depot. There isn't much there, but the people are friendly and it's a good place to take a break and stretch your legs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9plpCYnKya3iaWgyXRcwcRuXr2aPHu7bT09WJLuO5jnoaxLvntqNKCTfnEiDeUxFrOXkLTrFpQtGWgiScIhmGy6l8VitECNMKPGLiJ3gfsxJGCWiE7CeaahDQucZtSJhAxBijrfgciwYKgl643ROB-mwWluvAK_p3oWHpingiHn_yuU2OjvwNHNF_Pg/s2048/20230729-Southeastern-Narrow-Gauge-and-Shortline-Museum-7-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Newton Depot" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9plpCYnKya3iaWgyXRcwcRuXr2aPHu7bT09WJLuO5jnoaxLvntqNKCTfnEiDeUxFrOXkLTrFpQtGWgiScIhmGy6l8VitECNMKPGLiJ3gfsxJGCWiE7CeaahDQucZtSJhAxBijrfgciwYKgl643ROB-mwWluvAK_p3oWHpingiHn_yuU2OjvwNHNF_Pg/w640-h480/20230729-Southeastern-Narrow-Gauge-and-Shortline-Museum-7-Edit.jpg" title="Newton Depot" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Plenty of colors and good times.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ppFvTvIiwfoqHuISP9vZVu6KHLiU8-bK_V60OF8aHPG1RXDIP4V-m-ORuFBOnlXi8nNoxF7_nirwQVzzHh1j7STNf33pS4JlTZYI_I-esndLS683OImwMHV4_LzK2bvdj52y9_jTkcSiIr2P-fCqPJ_ChG486FUPyjup7bBy8GpPYJDZ3I_iGW0n_3Q/s2048/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-53-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Summer Celebration" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ppFvTvIiwfoqHuISP9vZVu6KHLiU8-bK_V60OF8aHPG1RXDIP4V-m-ORuFBOnlXi8nNoxF7_nirwQVzzHh1j7STNf33pS4JlTZYI_I-esndLS683OImwMHV4_LzK2bvdj52y9_jTkcSiIr2P-fCqPJ_ChG486FUPyjup7bBy8GpPYJDZ3I_iGW0n_3Q/w640-h480/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-53-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Summer Celebration" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hRjQsrI2CelSt86wZgQfgOS-l0LAeXEG86OOq9wLbB6QVwnYgWcjSoZGo9i3_6ntYOt4k7-ZXaFZf_gBj8KM90z-CefyPcnJEcITD2v7SWHnGcXnhZY33hCbtUFjW-FjE_a3JZ5pb7_xeu-Jy5TKLb06g6w2nGQKGb6VJZxXt_eqA9lmsaVWkaKCBVs/s2048/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-4-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Grist Mill" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hRjQsrI2CelSt86wZgQfgOS-l0LAeXEG86OOq9wLbB6QVwnYgWcjSoZGo9i3_6ntYOt4k7-ZXaFZf_gBj8KM90z-CefyPcnJEcITD2v7SWHnGcXnhZY33hCbtUFjW-FjE_a3JZ5pb7_xeu-Jy5TKLb06g6w2nGQKGb6VJZxXt_eqA9lmsaVWkaKCBVs/w640-h480/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-4-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Grist Mill" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADtNbvWeTSAzUAKe_3IMNI-F7mSNpQtsh5ymDo7tUYujzwEiKMyt2kcL7GYRVdEhyphenhyphentBaal1a9vKkgtFIsfjgoSzY4IiSOrxlx57yLnZlP2I0iMiw66BN6VbCcmoQ8mb3T814ZqvIbAzLHYcx00FO7XY3cXYcEXH1A-BBbwWvH7Wgm6IQp96IWi31Vyr0/s2048/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-3-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADtNbvWeTSAzUAKe_3IMNI-F7mSNpQtsh5ymDo7tUYujzwEiKMyt2kcL7GYRVdEhyphenhyphentBaal1a9vKkgtFIsfjgoSzY4IiSOrxlx57yLnZlP2I0iMiw66BN6VbCcmoQ8mb3T814ZqvIbAzLHYcx00FO7XY3cXYcEXH1A-BBbwWvH7Wgm6IQp96IWi31Vyr0/w480-h640/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-3-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJLPZ3cOX8-bQaH1xIiPlrUqZzB5DApFzv8aS3BKmmdTn9L8tZRR1YpHHweXjLVDdHz_ksiNpViFUvO4insOgIntUBfHLXFseCIzwfzU_j81a0nPHwqU3fiLjgT2OKmwvZ0vq-j7-LBIuDmLnOBSFvU-Xpjy-hRK7ic-GWbyI9183GrEUh1LG_Y8eP3A/s2048/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Summer Celebration" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJLPZ3cOX8-bQaH1xIiPlrUqZzB5DApFzv8aS3BKmmdTn9L8tZRR1YpHHweXjLVDdHz_ksiNpViFUvO4insOgIntUBfHLXFseCIzwfzU_j81a0nPHwqU3fiLjgT2OKmwvZ0vq-j7-LBIuDmLnOBSFvU-Xpjy-hRK7ic-GWbyI9183GrEUh1LG_Y8eP3A/w480-h640/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-1-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Summer Celebration" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the number one thing to do at Dollywood is to attend the shows. And the number one show was the Gazillion Bubble Show! What an amazing thing to watch. The lights, lasers, and all the bubbles made for a truly spectacular event. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD-79By_ASAZNVMFR60siGff8Xk_9moFQCtefH0Q89VKItjvMLdwVq7vX9RdqZcWypGMlkX5cWPdHkPvLFzRiUG9UHa1PsgihLE38Loy2ARPN5xcx4ndBltCSeSODEF4VbEGaNCkE8y88-Y1NNFXsMdz53L1Y7aZkSdqQTVqh-hVdBAyb5ACv9_diNtQ/s2048/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-10-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gazillion Bubble Show" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD-79By_ASAZNVMFR60siGff8Xk_9moFQCtefH0Q89VKItjvMLdwVq7vX9RdqZcWypGMlkX5cWPdHkPvLFzRiUG9UHa1PsgihLE38Loy2ARPN5xcx4ndBltCSeSODEF4VbEGaNCkE8y88-Y1NNFXsMdz53L1Y7aZkSdqQTVqh-hVdBAyb5ACv9_diNtQ/w640-h480/20230709-Dollywood-Smoky-Mountain-Summer-Celebration-10-Edit.jpg" title="Gazillion Bubble Show" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So, when we saw our friend Laurey-Faye of <a href="https://hazelwoodpottery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hazelwood Pottery</a> was hosting a gnome pottery class we signed up. Laurey-Faye is an excellent instructor. She gave us the basics and encouraged everyone to be creative and just have a good time. When we were finished with our creations, she gathered up all the gnomes to be fired in her kiln at her home studio. A few weeks later, we had the end results of a wonderful class.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGradN4HXC4kboUKUuVNvs6xGNhXqSDqbYxpHjZ_NJcqc6hCZNQgMAqpfIvm0oN2IP9PwyGh1VVfeuFr0QeskByqq-3XMPH4qxHUWnGA5OwPgilKDHbJ6tni-3INg7PHm3IrKZEV_mrpnL5ritTjWtLGlSLcl9mYnH7YsOCbVm11zODP-xbeSkvEkopE/s2048/20230610-Gnome-Pottery-8-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Making Gnomes with Laurey-Faye Dean" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGradN4HXC4kboUKUuVNvs6xGNhXqSDqbYxpHjZ_NJcqc6hCZNQgMAqpfIvm0oN2IP9PwyGh1VVfeuFr0QeskByqq-3XMPH4qxHUWnGA5OwPgilKDHbJ6tni-3INg7PHm3IrKZEV_mrpnL5ritTjWtLGlSLcl9mYnH7YsOCbVm11zODP-xbeSkvEkopE/w640-h480/20230610-Gnome-Pottery-8-Edit.jpg" title="Making Gnomes with Laurey-Faye Dean" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzOWRXsFaqD5siqO76EU-SBJGyl90XmstUMxCxPbEsxbAP2yZAAWmjKbCxF-HuJGFc73Nv2EvygkpiqBIWSpWNhufTG3RWPuyraTxC_pVS8wmYJMbNtBZGdsHlZARulVxQ2Ij8sNph2AxAtMNHJhNLYe6ckrLbmppz06Uvt_Udu0ujlb8nj5zO4i9NRE/s2048/20230610-Gnome-Pottery-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bubba Harmon's Gnome" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzOWRXsFaqD5siqO76EU-SBJGyl90XmstUMxCxPbEsxbAP2yZAAWmjKbCxF-HuJGFc73Nv2EvygkpiqBIWSpWNhufTG3RWPuyraTxC_pVS8wmYJMbNtBZGdsHlZARulVxQ2Ij8sNph2AxAtMNHJhNLYe6ckrLbmppz06Uvt_Udu0ujlb8nj5zO4i9NRE/w480-h640/20230610-Gnome-Pottery-1-Edit.jpg" title="Bubba Harmon's Gnome" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj4aHc0xkuebql2aakhNqAwFZc8xlUVnD4vm4KinHXT_Sh3XaHrCItBOa7NKTdLeI43IzczMFERL13eQ4ChZC5BsoJS3FcgkA9YCy1LrjtMuqh9m4BIbwJKWwAwhtmCETdwjAoKTIwCoJku2DQpV0nLaUTlL-L_5bHmCl49z-RdyphYEt8fcGvywpI4g/s2048/20230610-Gnome-Pottery-3-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Peg Harmon's Gnome" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj4aHc0xkuebql2aakhNqAwFZc8xlUVnD4vm4KinHXT_Sh3XaHrCItBOa7NKTdLeI43IzczMFERL13eQ4ChZC5BsoJS3FcgkA9YCy1LrjtMuqh9m4BIbwJKWwAwhtmCETdwjAoKTIwCoJku2DQpV0nLaUTlL-L_5bHmCl49z-RdyphYEt8fcGvywpI4g/w480-h640/20230610-Gnome-Pottery-3-Edit.jpg" title="Peg Harmon's Gnome" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BuPHG9jg2m-TveZhejdS-3C-4dZqIBwwInfoLQXlrYCTMPQ5fWfAGw086p03qW93bj0dTlLX9e0jwLjCeqCRzzG_AUBdUPxoBx4YR9yFaLPMWqZe7xHxAQ8hpYcGgYYQjJ9Kqo52wDjrV4GoZJRcSuNmTPm6hyegeAbZnAf2MKgoRTvyov2hidgsg34/s2048/20230713-Gnome-Pottery-4-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Finished Gnome Pottery" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BuPHG9jg2m-TveZhejdS-3C-4dZqIBwwInfoLQXlrYCTMPQ5fWfAGw086p03qW93bj0dTlLX9e0jwLjCeqCRzzG_AUBdUPxoBx4YR9yFaLPMWqZe7xHxAQ8hpYcGgYYQjJ9Kqo52wDjrV4GoZJRcSuNmTPm6hyegeAbZnAf2MKgoRTvyov2hidgsg34/w480-h640/20230713-Gnome-Pottery-4-Edit.jpg" title="Finished Gnome Pottery" width="480" /></a></div><br />Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com112 Virginia Ave Bldg B, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA35.4759729 -82.99933197.1657390638211567 -118.1555819 63.786206736178848 -47.8430819tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-14424726751699650332023-05-30T12:57:00.112-04:002024-02-29T13:43:43.484-05:00Hugging Trees in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest<p> When I was a kid in the 5th grade, I had to memorize a poem entitled "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer. Forty+ years later I find myself in a wonderful forest dedicated to the man and his poem. The <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/null/recarea/?recid=48920&actid=70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest</a> near Robbinsville, North Carolina is a magical place. There are over 100 species of trees here with some over 400 years old and 20-feet in circumference. A two-mile, figure 8 trail makes hiking this 3,800-acre forest very enjoyable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuWLkmv24Tsk5ERCPsgV9US4enbuB-YCW7wLk_fYzhR7rh-GtlBLRX4F6JGqyjSo694EcUjdTPu4PICPpTAKhfuPRMv2PFOdriBykHP0T4sGHmEgsq7VIgKmbJUkHIQpqOdj4oE_z9VjRuIYgroLC47VqfDg2evGgC_Vch9MW2lSJfAf2ZR4TT7R0Ta8/s2048/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-44-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuWLkmv24Tsk5ERCPsgV9US4enbuB-YCW7wLk_fYzhR7rh-GtlBLRX4F6JGqyjSo694EcUjdTPu4PICPpTAKhfuPRMv2PFOdriBykHP0T4sGHmEgsq7VIgKmbJUkHIQpqOdj4oE_z9VjRuIYgroLC47VqfDg2evGgC_Vch9MW2lSJfAf2ZR4TT7R0Ta8/w640-h426/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-44-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA0VYrj6tHKZg5nUW5kk60nmxUX83rXuSIyydf6aVKCSWHCOuw4dPAmOILkMQWkK_ZYDt3V7jfDtDpYPyITcwm2SwcrRgPbktfgEPZlMxegI_IYDV5NPmpRx7JKFv5T2nHaoQcKSyf59BSWpGT6Jev3VYmXOq0vKiis6f40YH45bTO-vEJQGWmRyGSbs/w640-h426/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-39-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Lower Trail Loop is quite beautiful and relaxing. You will want to walk the Upper Trail Loop to see all the monster old growth giant yellow-poplars stretching over 100-feet into the sky. Go ahead and give them a hug. You know you want to.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWVkV-YpCiQLjATGPn8tVe_y7Qy88n9v0J0QCyWkoXcrTnub8O42-gCW4iyyItuAPEXmIWpURMvwXH-OyyhBWzjWPQBL0kuHzWkqJGEvVuCYUNc6iu1ntoVVtThk0JtcwfVVUWrTA3o0m486l8S2uY7Bkdu5iAmxaAA1e1vjNzjXRtq7myORq5cnhHWY/s2048/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-2-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bubba Harmon hugs a tree" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWVkV-YpCiQLjATGPn8tVe_y7Qy88n9v0J0QCyWkoXcrTnub8O42-gCW4iyyItuAPEXmIWpURMvwXH-OyyhBWzjWPQBL0kuHzWkqJGEvVuCYUNc6iu1ntoVVtThk0JtcwfVVUWrTA3o0m486l8S2uY7Bkdu5iAmxaAA1e1vjNzjXRtq7myORq5cnhHWY/w640-h360/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-2-Edit.jpg" title="Bubba Harmon hugs a tree" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOJhGkhiO3WkO1zu5u81QNQrsuzrgkJ4b6Dw3Hkyj3IE83y1-JGntUx6eDkS_-yAVQmwDrn-bVjAtZRDsBiPgz62OJq751Xwnsx4wifQXWIZ3xokmEU_BXGkVhRH5jh2ZV_mN4O8tbx-CbEqQSdzvJBHj9bftpaBCoR_bVtZ3Nm6oPLMSLyib0v8DvNc/w640-h426/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-34-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>There is much to explore but be careful. The trails are primitively maintained. Ankle twisting roots are everywhere and you wouldn't want to squish any critters on the trail. The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is one of my most favorite places that we have visited. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxMd2q0EMyxoJA_qeGoxFoQH5e2XPOn6RtHvN9WZBVnz4tDRLQDdZKAlaxs6erI4b4OlgUa9KMZjOr1frv0kYQGBxuUkjm0ViTFkB42LWUJpzDmzfLiK0fAvwS-3CSg5ueKYqG4-ZaS19BrdwNCPcEF8OWIQu0klPwGc57YciWkqxDKExIO7ddAiAhVU/s2048/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-19-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxMd2q0EMyxoJA_qeGoxFoQH5e2XPOn6RtHvN9WZBVnz4tDRLQDdZKAlaxs6erI4b4OlgUa9KMZjOr1frv0kYQGBxuUkjm0ViTFkB42LWUJpzDmzfLiK0fAvwS-3CSg5ueKYqG4-ZaS19BrdwNCPcEF8OWIQu0klPwGc57YciWkqxDKExIO7ddAiAhVU/w640-h426/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-19-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyFjiJZ0RhOsr1k556gHHIcVd5dg_kYlzXSF1CbNQl1WG9j9O4tCNFsB7TMfonktBvnf1rqRW72S_-W6ImRwMUrls_wNeFN24Jl7laRnm8PW8f9YEDminxVMQvfCqgCG39kZgFlpUvaBbhgpaegJlpIoqvUTs6MgyNv1i16-xEf0Xs2MxBx7a94JFZvw/s2048/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-21-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyFjiJZ0RhOsr1k556gHHIcVd5dg_kYlzXSF1CbNQl1WG9j9O4tCNFsB7TMfonktBvnf1rqRW72S_-W6ImRwMUrls_wNeFN24Jl7laRnm8PW8f9YEDminxVMQvfCqgCG39kZgFlpUvaBbhgpaegJlpIoqvUTs6MgyNv1i16-xEf0Xs2MxBx7a94JFZvw/w640-h426/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-21-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1nH62eesoQqkBIf3omWQnRpxSI0Py8ra28xGkeJN_hcaCCfzEgZdCUBPAA5PqXmdmEdWwP4cCdOLxWtpd6udN3ne_LH1sZEf0ha5jVxN4sFs-Ql4_Tsm5S7mYPiYPJW8VsIASYCedjCaYqrT1nr6HaVOXk0YfyWoHA5idfA7kmzqHkJH24fsneyKcqM/s2048/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-32-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1nH62eesoQqkBIf3omWQnRpxSI0Py8ra28xGkeJN_hcaCCfzEgZdCUBPAA5PqXmdmEdWwP4cCdOLxWtpd6udN3ne_LH1sZEf0ha5jVxN4sFs-Ql4_Tsm5S7mYPiYPJW8VsIASYCedjCaYqrT1nr6HaVOXk0YfyWoHA5idfA7kmzqHkJH24fsneyKcqM/w640-h426/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-32-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54sLeCBrGifHUBuRXQdXHx7-hG0jO79PPZbA5buHQk0RKJhwwehTORCAvRWLqyH6oYYudlxaPukQAwTjNFnFPGLuq5sFUZpoqExccsRO9wWLhq1uW9a285f2pqKRDxspmvo_kAU2BVwfN_Bz9TCYKsg1TuNWybR2NzsUZ9K2CDDYvupT_gymSGAJIEYI/s2048/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-40-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54sLeCBrGifHUBuRXQdXHx7-hG0jO79PPZbA5buHQk0RKJhwwehTORCAvRWLqyH6oYYudlxaPukQAwTjNFnFPGLuq5sFUZpoqExccsRO9wWLhq1uW9a285f2pqKRDxspmvo_kAU2BVwfN_Bz9TCYKsg1TuNWybR2NzsUZ9K2CDDYvupT_gymSGAJIEYI/w426-h640/20230530-Joyce-Kilmer-Memorial-Forest-40-Edit.jpg" title="Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comJoyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, Cheoah Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest, 5410 Joyce Kilmer Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771, USA35.3589519 -83.9290817999999927.0487180638211555 -119.08533179999999 63.669185736178846 -48.772831799999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-87353548255546143442023-05-30T08:48:00.002-04:002024-02-29T09:06:26.636-05:00We took a dam trip to Fontana Dam<p> Fontana Dam in North Carolina is one of those places you go to say, "Been there, done that." At 480 feet tall, it is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States. When it was constructed between 1942-1944, it was the 4th tallest dam in the world. It is a pretty area but unless they are releasing water from the dam, it's not very exciting. A nice but small visitor center explains the operation and history of the dam. Worth a visit if you are in the area. Now, where can I get some dam bait? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm991C8kT8Dx5Vuc2dvE1KIEpHC8O7pZhpsQUsdmJtZKhu0KaWKFwT_WaChez1E7ElFZN4IK2ROgDEYuT7h2hQimIe9scM11YdB_0Q5GN3choMwTmjlzY6JRK7mrSO5geRuCe8nKhFpDInS0JgRMBVsTgTd52Z0I5Myj5WwXL5RD59GLxWvd_gvoRxws/s2048/20230530-Fontana-Dam-3-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fontana Dam" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm991C8kT8Dx5Vuc2dvE1KIEpHC8O7pZhpsQUsdmJtZKhu0KaWKFwT_WaChez1E7ElFZN4IK2ROgDEYuT7h2hQimIe9scM11YdB_0Q5GN3choMwTmjlzY6JRK7mrSO5geRuCe8nKhFpDInS0JgRMBVsTgTd52Z0I5Myj5WwXL5RD59GLxWvd_gvoRxws/w640-h480/20230530-Fontana-Dam-3-Edit.jpg" title="Fontana Dam" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHtT8e55MGHxl-GSioJIEd9YkhAU__hNs0Wtf79IEImFjPEZA-nguOXTXKnSH7vygA9-w5zY3y3rLe2AZWKG106btSk2ESYwYCfsrPjfUbOpuHe_1YvHG6xLkgneDc_blUooLXEfGEjr3iuvNOYLq9YJGLzpLTCFXO6dcXmKsJjw3mVXtFwgKJ_O9MJk/s2048/20230530-Fontana-Dam-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fontana Dam" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHtT8e55MGHxl-GSioJIEd9YkhAU__hNs0Wtf79IEImFjPEZA-nguOXTXKnSH7vygA9-w5zY3y3rLe2AZWKG106btSk2ESYwYCfsrPjfUbOpuHe_1YvHG6xLkgneDc_blUooLXEfGEjr3iuvNOYLq9YJGLzpLTCFXO6dcXmKsJjw3mVXtFwgKJ_O9MJk/w640-h480/20230530-Fontana-Dam-1-Edit.jpg" title="Fontana Dam" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comFontana Dam, NC 28733, USA35.4356433 -83.8190657.1254094638211569 -118.975315 63.745877136178848 -48.662814999999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-43679931611847019222023-05-06T08:05:00.070-04:002024-02-29T08:34:06.995-05:00Road Trip Photos: Bloom with a View<p> We really don't need an excuse for a road trip but the Bloom with a View event at the <a href="https://www.ncarboretum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">North Carolina Arboretum</a> sounded interesting to us. After a short drive to Asheville, we were greeted by thousands of beautiful blooms in various planters. Color was everywhere! It truly was an enjoyable trip. This will probably be a yearly trip for us as it is that impressive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvzYke5CKzXL04z2DF79ORD0Au-lQ6Ts4t0h1hUd5zmdRPUGWxT1efADXyEWniW7xKEXYRT8WqLYH1YLPemgwADv1HYRLab8cvVofNjRTzN807YShvGXEvYgJ1iP-9qER78L0COWcZm6VBNemGZ7oN7Lwd9ejU68fWvI-yz9GzepONxRcNhghL4os69Q/s2048/20230506-Bloom-with-a-view-6-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NC Arboretum - Bloom with a View" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvzYke5CKzXL04z2DF79ORD0Au-lQ6Ts4t0h1hUd5zmdRPUGWxT1efADXyEWniW7xKEXYRT8WqLYH1YLPemgwADv1HYRLab8cvVofNjRTzN807YShvGXEvYgJ1iP-9qER78L0COWcZm6VBNemGZ7oN7Lwd9ejU68fWvI-yz9GzepONxRcNhghL4os69Q/w640-h480/20230506-Bloom-with-a-view-6-Edit.jpg" title="NC Arboretum - Bloom with a View" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We love all the staff and the grounds of this amusement park. It's clean and everyone is so friendly.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnBom6QBMNzQevoE7VEH_Mf1NLxpD9TlCIjWy95cb9DN70u_2c86LhAiuK4NpnCJUQ5vFvQCMEyRDBsrE7-7z1LCktMGwaugnxOpZCAJEOHb8G4jmNxzzDyKF_vKjVA_Z8PzVkCYGh5sgYtMu6Tlt98a8qRuKh63eO8_Sp2VHiyaGJK3wuDDRqMAsYvc/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-3-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnBom6QBMNzQevoE7VEH_Mf1NLxpD9TlCIjWy95cb9DN70u_2c86LhAiuK4NpnCJUQ5vFvQCMEyRDBsrE7-7z1LCktMGwaugnxOpZCAJEOHb8G4jmNxzzDyKF_vKjVA_Z8PzVkCYGh5sgYtMu6Tlt98a8qRuKh63eO8_Sp2VHiyaGJK3wuDDRqMAsYvc/w640-h480/20230414-Dollywood-3-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" width="640" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlXBKbfGw0QgZ1AvD3wHGKWSTzkLOXnbnL9dl8H2Yb4_ylDsHToE_u59PzN-xknjSPC0sZEKiTRi-HrClB_ssTEJihpmFOy_M4UuFin8mSaAZ6bejoHUkrvG_5yb7kEn8DijM7yKCEiEZkg16qFbTvwY4xs4I5QkmPrvKAo3DLiz9h2pYagOLBevM58U/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-4-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlXBKbfGw0QgZ1AvD3wHGKWSTzkLOXnbnL9dl8H2Yb4_ylDsHToE_u59PzN-xknjSPC0sZEKiTRi-HrClB_ssTEJihpmFOy_M4UuFin8mSaAZ6bejoHUkrvG_5yb7kEn8DijM7yKCEiEZkg16qFbTvwY4xs4I5QkmPrvKAo3DLiz9h2pYagOLBevM58U/w480-h640/20230414-Dollywood-4-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The Flower and Food Festival has many topiary displays throughout the park. Most of them are animal themed. We didn't really care for any of the food offerings but there are lots of snacks to keep you fed. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHudM8YDE5FymjygtckDDD-P_Ft0ixS4KgbkhDxGXC5kN88xJoLaGqLYzyE-O4BLfWlc3qWXDrjgya-m74xJR2-Xs6cu_R0XSA2QWoPSBZD0aTBHwt1TfSW9s0e8gHIDScHJPRvULJT9ibFA1HMzUT_BUxYLEJiT0UhrY7tbVelES8VyasDeWCA0OwJ8/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-63-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHudM8YDE5FymjygtckDDD-P_Ft0ixS4KgbkhDxGXC5kN88xJoLaGqLYzyE-O4BLfWlc3qWXDrjgya-m74xJR2-Xs6cu_R0XSA2QWoPSBZD0aTBHwt1TfSW9s0e8gHIDScHJPRvULJT9ibFA1HMzUT_BUxYLEJiT0UhrY7tbVelES8VyasDeWCA0OwJ8/w640-h480/20230414-Dollywood-63-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJyoqOSNfeMqjtkuUNy3fosuPo78KY2W8rEAraXjbZ5l7JsLmlszoeljIZ2KExhujbiMkacwq76ttCBmmeyYxnueEp8QlrTeLWnd1vGoc1UGlbEgel8BMDpePIBgcN7nuNPS-9KgOMFK60JDWnBQvlnSpoRUhQofF_En19Gsz4-ArTXT3Xy0NZImH-Xk/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-66-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJyoqOSNfeMqjtkuUNy3fosuPo78KY2W8rEAraXjbZ5l7JsLmlszoeljIZ2KExhujbiMkacwq76ttCBmmeyYxnueEp8QlrTeLWnd1vGoc1UGlbEgel8BMDpePIBgcN7nuNPS-9KgOMFK60JDWnBQvlnSpoRUhQofF_En19Gsz4-ArTXT3Xy0NZImH-Xk/w640-h480/20230414-Dollywood-66-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEnjpo72hbgj19Uj4DB0aRAwtSF3eFQareuC7ctbVgCDZ2wTEyUf1k5FVJbFVY0aQLWDB5wweXR_NA9EvouuvFSir8oDoX9wfWYP1-iQfxYRWJXgBv3K6EoV6Vn5gND4V4jFjgLxbz2vahCZUvvxrcipR67UF_nByyGuN_r5vIRi-Em9OsYg2Sps58Xo/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-70-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEnjpo72hbgj19Uj4DB0aRAwtSF3eFQareuC7ctbVgCDZ2wTEyUf1k5FVJbFVY0aQLWDB5wweXR_NA9EvouuvFSir8oDoX9wfWYP1-iQfxYRWJXgBv3K6EoV6Vn5gND4V4jFjgLxbz2vahCZUvvxrcipR67UF_nByyGuN_r5vIRi-Em9OsYg2Sps58Xo/w480-h640/20230414-Dollywood-70-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG1lsKWpdoP2JTMrdpsRqCAIOx7OaRczk2jSbj0_DyE3ps-J8AKGIzIuLD-09kGbYxUynFgfKXA6ap2bHYu6Yus_BGviMDmaWhANnubYU-AazswAPzUV8EGjd1Qete6rEhwuIYixIc_IaolJZcrsDkaiiR_U0E-HwcEdWrrN55XxSeejMmy5L-Mtp-oA/s2048/20230507-Dollywood-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG1lsKWpdoP2JTMrdpsRqCAIOx7OaRczk2jSbj0_DyE3ps-J8AKGIzIuLD-09kGbYxUynFgfKXA6ap2bHYu6Yus_BGviMDmaWhANnubYU-AazswAPzUV8EGjd1Qete6rEhwuIYixIc_IaolJZcrsDkaiiR_U0E-HwcEdWrrN55XxSeejMmy5L-Mtp-oA/w640-h480/20230507-Dollywood-1-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Flower and Food Festival" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Of course, one of our favorite things to do is ride the steam trains. Number 70, a 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and known as Cinderella, was running this day. We took the first ride of the day along the 2.5 mile loop of track. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkiRPc-Q97vKxNNnUYBA9yR3iU8CKPTbK8TRo0vkV0U1uPh1UljY6LI3BzxPGBCKr4RUDOEq3Q1eoUcmAHUSxDI16FjGqLiwdXzEVroYUYr9sAG14jo94uCNh-7zsnOS4ideV3uopTI5t4vsWA3HuAq8jPvrPL7M0sFd4oLHLeu4hnp8CGMMqiV0aIng/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-13-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkiRPc-Q97vKxNNnUYBA9yR3iU8CKPTbK8TRo0vkV0U1uPh1UljY6LI3BzxPGBCKr4RUDOEq3Q1eoUcmAHUSxDI16FjGqLiwdXzEVroYUYr9sAG14jo94uCNh-7zsnOS4ideV3uopTI5t4vsWA3HuAq8jPvrPL7M0sFd4oLHLeu4hnp8CGMMqiV0aIng/w640-h480/20230414-Dollywood-13-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXA09ta6fY81lHDkRbLCmBWBvelAqX_ltI4qloA2k0mfBl4d-PIzU5u8iZl7PLPdiFNxcCP9ZSV-aWp4OnD-gYA69l5GsOw1zePaL0fBK7pPZco57D35mScJuzC_3Z1S8eNRPNWCRO2_0UbT2MWCOrP-BSz26CLyMawpcfbWNTNDcJthr6kuRCzP1f6U/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-21-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXA09ta6fY81lHDkRbLCmBWBvelAqX_ltI4qloA2k0mfBl4d-PIzU5u8iZl7PLPdiFNxcCP9ZSV-aWp4OnD-gYA69l5GsOw1zePaL0fBK7pPZco57D35mScJuzC_3Z1S8eNRPNWCRO2_0UbT2MWCOrP-BSz26CLyMawpcfbWNTNDcJthr6kuRCzP1f6U/w480-h640/20230414-Dollywood-21-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4I6tDdI8nbnuRwZZqXbvD1EQZc8zO0WvA_mC41geWnRsTmnBjnYIJmsOTXuzmYZEe7VxEzu7mydEx07lsYBaxu1d-IKl2Hh8BZAsSl_hEpBwtqtITkS1a7YxV148yr_qhe9PstcPkEHyaHXLyDhsqfPy5CHDwFVRmW5pCkbJKk-wRvgcrxVtIOV3MbHA/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-24-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4I6tDdI8nbnuRwZZqXbvD1EQZc8zO0WvA_mC41geWnRsTmnBjnYIJmsOTXuzmYZEe7VxEzu7mydEx07lsYBaxu1d-IKl2Hh8BZAsSl_hEpBwtqtITkS1a7YxV148yr_qhe9PstcPkEHyaHXLyDhsqfPy5CHDwFVRmW5pCkbJKk-wRvgcrxVtIOV3MbHA/w640-h480/20230414-Dollywood-24-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SofHG6wMqM4V8HIQ61EVrq8aXtMBm1Qv-2jqfmfmLBI4ArE6slgJ-XfQW-pnp9CTpF2UHpe6Fn-6hZRlpO1sX_guHY9hwoexeHV1zhtkR3i1fjD6isiAzVsDuMtDWfp4UAnMrrqcgIrQS0yQpR8VPiWYkwBRf-DVWwM5Y8sMvB3BxuH2Eqr7slEvZ9M/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-47-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SofHG6wMqM4V8HIQ61EVrq8aXtMBm1Qv-2jqfmfmLBI4ArE6slgJ-XfQW-pnp9CTpF2UHpe6Fn-6hZRlpO1sX_guHY9hwoexeHV1zhtkR3i1fjD6isiAzVsDuMtDWfp4UAnMrrqcgIrQS0yQpR8VPiWYkwBRf-DVWwM5Y8sMvB3BxuH2Eqr7slEvZ9M/w640-h480/20230414-Dollywood-47-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood Express - Cinderella" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Dollywood is always a fun time. Even though we don't ride many of the rides we always enjoy just walking the grounds and taking in a show or two. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yz0qA3nQnVmcX4VPLhGF9kTNdXpyQgIvjdAz5pS-2CwFRMq8bps-asQq64E3I2K9BqmSy_yR9gwJ4rNRdRXLZz9hMRq9gN-wPQMfNMd3yiI_YoJYQnfk2J5XoyRUgg-F-npAYSbaOS_Bf9SAotRZEWzDqpEA52Q2bJ7Z2vOmPvG3kkg8O3tSh9slhMY/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-64-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood - Topiary" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yz0qA3nQnVmcX4VPLhGF9kTNdXpyQgIvjdAz5pS-2CwFRMq8bps-asQq64E3I2K9BqmSy_yR9gwJ4rNRdRXLZz9hMRq9gN-wPQMfNMd3yiI_YoJYQnfk2J5XoyRUgg-F-npAYSbaOS_Bf9SAotRZEWzDqpEA52Q2bJ7Z2vOmPvG3kkg8O3tSh9slhMY/w480-h640/20230414-Dollywood-64-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood - Topiary" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zIe0rSIzwkcGDKKyAnhuY_fpp9PbYusPYVitHHlfs1o2XOFEmhRDtQCQhCyvcNyp8LfRXVYc-rLUJHGkXXcTadZMJrsbGrQfqCxEsgdhH21dsvdhQ9OqU5pD2D84fSvca0LSPruypR3MIEIfxEiaKHJHLoWyry9Dbd-oZtzFsHA-F-rgp6NbNIwabWE/s2048/20230414-Dollywood-68-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dollywood - The Grist Mill" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zIe0rSIzwkcGDKKyAnhuY_fpp9PbYusPYVitHHlfs1o2XOFEmhRDtQCQhCyvcNyp8LfRXVYc-rLUJHGkXXcTadZMJrsbGrQfqCxEsgdhH21dsvdhQ9OqU5pD2D84fSvca0LSPruypR3MIEIfxEiaKHJHLoWyry9Dbd-oZtzFsHA-F-rgp6NbNIwabWE/w480-h640/20230414-Dollywood-68-Edit.jpg" title="Dollywood - The Grist Mill" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, USA35.7951026 -83.53118627.4848687638211544 -118.6874362 64.105336436178845 -48.374936199999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-10631795681738348702023-04-13T14:49:00.054-04:002023-12-14T15:15:21.708-05:00A Visit to the Lane Motor Museum<p> There is no denying that the crew at Bubba's Garage likes wacky cars. One of the best museums to get your little car fix at is the <a href="https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lane Motor Museum</a> in Nashville, Tennessee. The museum boasts that they have "the largest European automotive collection in the U.S." This collection includes many one-of-a-kind odd balls that you will find no place else. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV-A020WHl2lk_z-3VnAbxuaN_qQq9zlLDhImwQKGJc-opEsRRddPuanlMjr7MYjbSgVA1Tl6Dfu_Nil8hnkuDC29qZUmPGeeQB6pdLOzwFUyzmJmu7w1yHtkJhkR35rKk8yrhkLUECyciesZoz_ky4rDa9lAhXC_E200-Hr3_0iVjbI5dfGcx0boDls/s2048/20230413-Lane-Motor-Museum-80-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lane Motor Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV-A020WHl2lk_z-3VnAbxuaN_qQq9zlLDhImwQKGJc-opEsRRddPuanlMjr7MYjbSgVA1Tl6Dfu_Nil8hnkuDC29qZUmPGeeQB6pdLOzwFUyzmJmu7w1yHtkJhkR35rKk8yrhkLUECyciesZoz_ky4rDa9lAhXC_E200-Hr3_0iVjbI5dfGcx0boDls/w640-h426/20230413-Lane-Motor-Museum-80-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg" title="Lane Motor Museum" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The displays are swapped around all the time as they have more cars than will fit on the display floor. What is really neat about the collection is almost all of the vehicles are in running condition! At 11:00 AM every day they start something up for a demonstration. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT2I6xFd2P0bsimMPHkLgEB72Y9nDIkgsbErRq0jg4XOTYWn_sd4KV4gDL_K_MZDtZVpoi1sStuqz-7s7r511qvQHqU_kcWXQVCYL5ktK-TJrS7GaplUZXuNps-GbIB1WDdC9m5i29onqGlLfSUhYss6xLOXFewC5CmdN1WGTHOEPSazT9GI-Uxjq_jo/s2048/20230413-Lane-Motor-Museum-136-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT2I6xFd2P0bsimMPHkLgEB72Y9nDIkgsbErRq0jg4XOTYWn_sd4KV4gDL_K_MZDtZVpoi1sStuqz-7s7r511qvQHqU_kcWXQVCYL5ktK-TJrS7GaplUZXuNps-GbIB1WDdC9m5i29onqGlLfSUhYss6xLOXFewC5CmdN1WGTHOEPSazT9GI-Uxjq_jo/w426-h640/20230413-Lane-Motor-Museum-136-Edit.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Don't forget to drive around back to see the museum's 1959 Army LARC-LX. This thing is massive. For scale, I am 6' 5".<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2Gc7R9NvC4n3nPZWkbV9IOZpN7mTOoy9XpkQ2s3nYt5cQY5dZIL6TLNCf6L1j8J2dANv3daHamKXV5R8w0X0QJmdbuXN7CosvolTerJxVAn7HpZjDiIafoAMD6tdJdN_atobeMnCoES6zgmDGss0iYEWmBe1MA5hvO0YUUaE2IW2bHAtgrTx_i26RRM/s2048/20230413-Lane-Motor-Museum-144-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bubba Harmon next to a 1959 LARC-LX - Lane Motor Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2Gc7R9NvC4n3nPZWkbV9IOZpN7mTOoy9XpkQ2s3nYt5cQY5dZIL6TLNCf6L1j8J2dANv3daHamKXV5R8w0X0QJmdbuXN7CosvolTerJxVAn7HpZjDiIafoAMD6tdJdN_atobeMnCoES6zgmDGss0iYEWmBe1MA5hvO0YUUaE2IW2bHAtgrTx_i26RRM/w640-h360/20230413-Lane-Motor-Museum-144-Edit.jpg" title="Bubba Harmon next to a 1959 LARC-LX - Lane Motor Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>More photos from our trip can be found over on our photo site: <a href="https://www.bubbaharmon.com/Cars/Lane-Motor-Museum/" target="_blank">Bubba Harmon Imaging</a></div></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210, USA36.1401967 -86.7345797999999927.8299628638211516 -121.89082979999999 64.450430536178843 -51.578329799999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-91518442381470662122023-04-13T10:30:00.001-04:002023-12-08T11:13:54.323-05:00We went to See Rock City<p> Have you ever seen one of those barns that has "<a href="https://www.seerockcity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See Rock City</a>" painted on the roof? Or maybe one of those many birdhouses, painted in red and black, with the same words? Well, we decided to take a road trip to Lookout Mountain just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee to "see" for ourselves what all the advertising was about.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsek_FW1eALdRUB7Va8lYiNWkPFJmVVY332X17NK0moajwT3c6c7e9B6iJDMzTh5p3hh7isr16vAMZOtgrpyW6nQuqnMgBfnjfe3FcNMI_975DtCOD2XUffpkUUrzG-zNGxnDoI1J27A3DBLb6l9AwRO6llcJbKI5MkpS9b0kGh3Dxb-_bFN5OKjBEL3o/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsek_FW1eALdRUB7Va8lYiNWkPFJmVVY332X17NK0moajwT3c6c7e9B6iJDMzTh5p3hh7isr16vAMZOtgrpyW6nQuqnMgBfnjfe3FcNMI_975DtCOD2XUffpkUUrzG-zNGxnDoI1J27A3DBLb6l9AwRO6llcJbKI5MkpS9b0kGh3Dxb-_bFN5OKjBEL3o/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-1-Edit.jpg" title="Rock City" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p>The first part of Rock City is the garden area. It's a fun walkway that weaves in and out of rock formations, some quite tight, and across suspension bridges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQO7VuXBGEiYZraA7-jW0CmNNT-EiAMdg-kJxsZS9rSBMIeFlY_CInqITpezhuRg0oXDR6b1KQJwK_9JFWLqRAwuUbBAIAHOMq6SCrSa8tKyLjYQqvt8Wjzfy8_xwqfFwvlnfO9N4rwucahj5UPHWJbHOLIwOGXaoIC3nPbG52HYZhoKp4INJeRJ7nm0/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-2-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rock City gardens" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQO7VuXBGEiYZraA7-jW0CmNNT-EiAMdg-kJxsZS9rSBMIeFlY_CInqITpezhuRg0oXDR6b1KQJwK_9JFWLqRAwuUbBAIAHOMq6SCrSa8tKyLjYQqvt8Wjzfy8_xwqfFwvlnfO9N4rwucahj5UPHWJbHOLIwOGXaoIC3nPbG52HYZhoKp4INJeRJ7nm0/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-2-Edit.jpg" title="Rock City gardens" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeefWYi3J3SX09TPvK_scWqR-XuarzrpP4nGv-a0BlXgw6DgJJ1_GYyItLkniMuaXf-G4zB0Vz80gjB1IevqMgn8dfNDaXYc6-a4EOZ1cFiBmGVDNg2aprXC1Y3lryz9Vh6MEsCxEKVaoH-jNTLJzefHV2Curt94HwlPEvVeO1qGk8dRu3IvNQKPC51g/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-30-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maloria stands in the Rock City gardens" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeefWYi3J3SX09TPvK_scWqR-XuarzrpP4nGv-a0BlXgw6DgJJ1_GYyItLkniMuaXf-G4zB0Vz80gjB1IevqMgn8dfNDaXYc6-a4EOZ1cFiBmGVDNg2aprXC1Y3lryz9Vh6MEsCxEKVaoH-jNTLJzefHV2Curt94HwlPEvVeO1qGk8dRu3IvNQKPC51g/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-30-Edit.jpg" title="Maloria stands in the Rock City gardens" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5edSm5m_OUHMtS-fZR4i4xK98t_D3Bm1QvFwoGgqdGJLGuIuM_MwI7GGrLwiTtcjkGvQSamPwSnrdQWmJxkOTOa762tOAFwWFXFkRt-qZBHBov6_AK9bLZ9KMlsXB5kajV0ptawvKCWmiLMf6Os-JLT7kyc-_LLsIbm8HFUus1ckfL1c4nApQcldsvg/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-7-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A tight squeeze at Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5edSm5m_OUHMtS-fZR4i4xK98t_D3Bm1QvFwoGgqdGJLGuIuM_MwI7GGrLwiTtcjkGvQSamPwSnrdQWmJxkOTOa762tOAFwWFXFkRt-qZBHBov6_AK9bLZ9KMlsXB5kajV0ptawvKCWmiLMf6Os-JLT7kyc-_LLsIbm8HFUus1ckfL1c4nApQcldsvg/w426-h640/20230413-Rock-City-7-Edit.jpg" title="A tight squeeze at Rock City" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaS6Gj2haz0ApPMX8TSkOTxU0h2ucK-ObD-AvWYqZwBXwAEPv37zEKJDu2Q93fqrPIWnwW5qJ-3vII4rrHhvQWCGg59kwQY533DPxAlHBAnZfOljhkdYnEy7cGVQGH1Aje2s8WI48J-LMR__Mw0of37nfKNZucEp5aKvr0rTrdFRyzS64c3PGIGOuvWA/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-33-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Man made falls at Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaS6Gj2haz0ApPMX8TSkOTxU0h2ucK-ObD-AvWYqZwBXwAEPv37zEKJDu2Q93fqrPIWnwW5qJ-3vII4rrHhvQWCGg59kwQY533DPxAlHBAnZfOljhkdYnEy7cGVQGH1Aje2s8WI48J-LMR__Mw0of37nfKNZucEp5aKvr0rTrdFRyzS64c3PGIGOuvWA/w426-h640/20230413-Rock-City-33-Edit.jpg" title="Man made falls at Rock City" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div>Red doors seem to be a theme at Rock City. There are several of them scattered on the trails. Some of them even contain smaller doors to allow the fairies and gnomes of the gardens to pass.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg598iEPyqjs0bYFHJ3XX2lo0u8F9Vw-E5g02EAzOzrXZm4GUcFzPUNtBgkX4BMdtFeRUFX_Jjhw6jMWu_1oeNLDgwV9kKGQKWuPPRVtDs0f6EmIA89GiepanYmlIHAWcpI6K9EiLQkyjmIdlv9hgdCIUPjXN9_JP9IG6DvRtaZ-sUCUsnhJjfx4WorSTs/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-11-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red door at Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg598iEPyqjs0bYFHJ3XX2lo0u8F9Vw-E5g02EAzOzrXZm4GUcFzPUNtBgkX4BMdtFeRUFX_Jjhw6jMWu_1oeNLDgwV9kKGQKWuPPRVtDs0f6EmIA89GiepanYmlIHAWcpI6K9EiLQkyjmIdlv9hgdCIUPjXN9_JP9IG6DvRtaZ-sUCUsnhJjfx4WorSTs/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-11-Edit.jpg" title="Red door at Rock City" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26DjI9qbMUNKMt_dl3H1Ec0hPTZ3qaSxIQE7DXp9tqh7dM88bTnKR-mO91jHz6_wc4w_VgCj9N32fHSrdFM5bsWLp4_9CHtE1Z8newm3TMMH9QV1rkjw-oiYGrxDswD3rdzwL1rqbFXu7BoR6OG8LMIHS0_sHCwYUGaWaUk9Xqv-glsxzxtjY1PLRdMk/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-22-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red door with a gnome door" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26DjI9qbMUNKMt_dl3H1Ec0hPTZ3qaSxIQE7DXp9tqh7dM88bTnKR-mO91jHz6_wc4w_VgCj9N32fHSrdFM5bsWLp4_9CHtE1Z8newm3TMMH9QV1rkjw-oiYGrxDswD3rdzwL1rqbFXu7BoR6OG8LMIHS0_sHCwYUGaWaUk9Xqv-glsxzxtjY1PLRdMk/w426-h640/20230413-Rock-City-22-Edit.jpg" title="Red door with a gnome door" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div>Hidden inside are the Fairyland Caverns and Mother Goose Village. These blacklight lit areas are both beautiful and creepy at the same time. But they are definitely a must see.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZnMBlom41ST6M9F29batqdw4F2OYRnslikFbZFwxx7NQ9PpX_52fIIkPC-9WOdRmKUjw_gudIP0_ho1MTB_-fUFpQhEFU0kAken0vcC2ntySKRE-g8chMhn44W3pHP-8U4gnfSnyILDirKqptA9w0Zja_bOkD8k6urE6AB4_sqYo4C8nREvohlOsNVM/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-42-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Entrance to Fairyland Caverns - Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZnMBlom41ST6M9F29batqdw4F2OYRnslikFbZFwxx7NQ9PpX_52fIIkPC-9WOdRmKUjw_gudIP0_ho1MTB_-fUFpQhEFU0kAken0vcC2ntySKRE-g8chMhn44W3pHP-8U4gnfSnyILDirKqptA9w0Zja_bOkD8k6urE6AB4_sqYo4C8nREvohlOsNVM/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-42-Edit.jpg" title="Entrance to Fairyland Caverns - Rock City" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDBVFA6hcUeeR87diYeBYsbYr5_ve6Wo1ZJOzhe_5EzUwjktDERC2Al7IjXJd8CZ2PfQ7W_a3xIgXHFK4na1oqffsV_wTlmaD0-2Fn6EWIrwNYoNSlY5xD-qcmyWJrGL88bvCjVvpLYtaNdgxEaxGShbRkz38EkLuuRWYA1cE8KGa1OT8gLYchgXmO7w/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-44-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gnomes in Fairyland Caverns - Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDBVFA6hcUeeR87diYeBYsbYr5_ve6Wo1ZJOzhe_5EzUwjktDERC2Al7IjXJd8CZ2PfQ7W_a3xIgXHFK4na1oqffsV_wTlmaD0-2Fn6EWIrwNYoNSlY5xD-qcmyWJrGL88bvCjVvpLYtaNdgxEaxGShbRkz38EkLuuRWYA1cE8KGa1OT8gLYchgXmO7w/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-44-Edit.jpg" title="Gnomes in Fairyland Caverns - Rock City" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Og2Zzy7kBF2S_dHEJ2zWmehFjCNfS-UuMIcjFal8SJiVm_zjWev1P3Phyphenhyphen6uPdPgDajjtQHGj3Z9NIFwS4OpSAm7MuOkV77RvsdarzIcVaD6c2aevED5w_lcWG1pwTBG6taYJrbbk-naykFjz120kVHO_9iY2D0Y75Po4SVYrCCTxYFzWbGZjzs7k7E/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-49-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gnome in Fairyland Caverns - Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Og2Zzy7kBF2S_dHEJ2zWmehFjCNfS-UuMIcjFal8SJiVm_zjWev1P3Phyphenhyphen6uPdPgDajjtQHGj3Z9NIFwS4OpSAm7MuOkV77RvsdarzIcVaD6c2aevED5w_lcWG1pwTBG6taYJrbbk-naykFjz120kVHO_9iY2D0Y75Po4SVYrCCTxYFzWbGZjzs7k7E/w426-h640/20230413-Rock-City-49-Edit.jpg" title="Gnome in Fairyland Caverns - Rock City" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuDgb_kaOyAZJTRBspu0lfMuuTE0A1xwpXuSASwxldGAPbH913SmwuxxYKmAdEc9P_lwxCUOfskt7SQ5aUuXhQtN39sRsoFp6KGwr938bNe_1EYH7kEUJHQRDXX6aB-GtlYhcoopbF2SjYWofp6Asjj3BQjVDeYL5a2Rl03LX-Gf52ZxmoY2U8O7R0t4/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-56-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuDgb_kaOyAZJTRBspu0lfMuuTE0A1xwpXuSASwxldGAPbH913SmwuxxYKmAdEc9P_lwxCUOfskt7SQ5aUuXhQtN39sRsoFp6KGwr938bNe_1EYH7kEUJHQRDXX6aB-GtlYhcoopbF2SjYWofp6Asjj3BQjVDeYL5a2Rl03LX-Gf52ZxmoY2U8O7R0t4/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-56-Edit.jpg" title="Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Rock City" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrsE5sGwtFALW2Eg93Fotwa4jplEgMoIYnSq19kAW1t1zvOoVbhoNnihkg40My7NzwONoLEOnQ-0mLt7GYnq6r6BsEv86mXuB3x7nQgVvyaILrb0QxYcFG-o69rFXH5vomqu2Wq1HTamAcOt-BB6tCzGPGV3vbICBTvCBXd5Oed_21RBDHDotYm1IOdE/s2048/20230413-Rock-City-67-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Three Men in a Tub - Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrsE5sGwtFALW2Eg93Fotwa4jplEgMoIYnSq19kAW1t1zvOoVbhoNnihkg40My7NzwONoLEOnQ-0mLt7GYnq6r6BsEv86mXuB3x7nQgVvyaILrb0QxYcFG-o69rFXH5vomqu2Wq1HTamAcOt-BB6tCzGPGV3vbICBTvCBXd5Oed_21RBDHDotYm1IOdE/w640-h426/20230413-Rock-City-67-Edit.jpg" title="Three Men in a Tub - Rock City" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Go see Rock City for yourself. It's fun and silly. See more photos over at <a href="https://www.bubbaharmon.com/Travel/Rock-City/" target="_blank">Bubba Harmon Imaging</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkkiJpz354mpIsWYOe4lOMW3VkBBj6oTbI2CxkZ72F1WgpH5j-O5HaPjyGeRjw27Qp1JlYceTRAXwBAeyqDLzN5gOOso5-XbezdzwrLzHufIkNPhZjox1ATTcECZTXLnUCzR_gSh9yYMyH66b-2NLc4e37kW0EU9r6EKB9qVCrv9H_MnAt5dqdcx46TU/s2048/2023-Rock-City-74-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bubba and Peg Harmon at Rock City" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkkiJpz354mpIsWYOe4lOMW3VkBBj6oTbI2CxkZ72F1WgpH5j-O5HaPjyGeRjw27Qp1JlYceTRAXwBAeyqDLzN5gOOso5-XbezdzwrLzHufIkNPhZjox1ATTcECZTXLnUCzR_gSh9yYMyH66b-2NLc4e37kW0EU9r6EKB9qVCrv9H_MnAt5dqdcx46TU/w640-h640/2023-Rock-City-74-Edit.jpg" title="Bubba and Peg Harmon at Rock City" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comRock City, TN 37030, USA36.2631086 -86.053044399999997.952874763821157 -121.20929439999999 64.573342436178848 -50.89679439999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-5617885195155779602023-04-12T12:48:00.000-04:002023-12-08T11:16:08.146-05:00Riding the Rails with Andrews Valley Rail Tours<p> Once again, we found ourselves on the old Southern Railway's Murphy branch near Andrews, North Carolina. This time it was for opening day with <a href="https://www.andrewsvalleyrailtours.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrews Valley Rail Tours</a> and the first official ride with their new railbikes. We were the only ones for our trip which departed from the Historic Andrews Depot. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FduU56tEFaRW-dboUb0XhiFxlpMXPvTR6jOlGAYTZqpvCbhw02llmnkwxQ23ZYWADCUvayqLvY15QAyc6tH47n5e_XV2uQ9Ga2QaHxvhBOaSAA3YoD6gO_ZxgB6UwuuElP6Ky8YbDUqNo7hnCMPL-DoD6-GB9dMQgbGeqCPNTpQSLjecpjCGsvDpyGg/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-845-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FduU56tEFaRW-dboUb0XhiFxlpMXPvTR6jOlGAYTZqpvCbhw02llmnkwxQ23ZYWADCUvayqLvY15QAyc6tH47n5e_XV2uQ9Ga2QaHxvhBOaSAA3YoD6gO_ZxgB6UwuuElP6Ky8YbDUqNo7hnCMPL-DoD6-GB9dMQgbGeqCPNTpQSLjecpjCGsvDpyGg/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-845-Edit.jpg" title="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p>The railbikes are motor assisted which makes traveling fairly easy. Being 6'5", I had a little issue with my legs, but this was fixed at the midway point after swapping one of the seats around. The crew is fantastic at making sure you have an enjoyable experience.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0t5MZyFjTDNvdJEIlwDFxHBaLhwo0goXBbwdcycpQY5P68p44scrlvmEK6vh3XSU-2WvkdhQuAlc84oVfB2lww6KAx5dCDGonLaH69xdI_kpQPAY1Jlc5bf6V1qwQ9UuWXDv6U10W1FHArMXIuLarAzr6plMcSpwvfFZ8hEBtULTlfKWoCCq0Le0AqU/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-840-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0t5MZyFjTDNvdJEIlwDFxHBaLhwo0goXBbwdcycpQY5P68p44scrlvmEK6vh3XSU-2WvkdhQuAlc84oVfB2lww6KAx5dCDGonLaH69xdI_kpQPAY1Jlc5bf6V1qwQ9UuWXDv6U10W1FHArMXIuLarAzr6plMcSpwvfFZ8hEBtULTlfKWoCCq0Le0AqU/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-840-Edit.jpg" title="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuJrZm2bbtIR8crlmaz7DnbOJZzibtMSzIP-rQywdI2g_L_SxOVPFEbAKEXEkMNSButVDqlyusisLNEcKTNwF-BY-4IuES916VatVV4fxYp9tvlgAqFO3B8etfWFlRq5K5TDNSKY6UYp-ydOu2aVdTsbrREhkJ2EF7EVuQxoam4slvRtK-K23QR2Ap-Q/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-842-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuJrZm2bbtIR8crlmaz7DnbOJZzibtMSzIP-rQywdI2g_L_SxOVPFEbAKEXEkMNSButVDqlyusisLNEcKTNwF-BY-4IuES916VatVV4fxYp9tvlgAqFO3B8etfWFlRq5K5TDNSKY6UYp-ydOu2aVdTsbrREhkJ2EF7EVuQxoam4slvRtK-K23QR2Ap-Q/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-842-Edit.jpg" title="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We pedaled along, letting the motor do some of the work occasionally, while we enjoyed the scenery. This section of track, now owned by the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, is mostly out of the way so you only have to occasionally pause for a road crossing. You're more likely to have to wait for the cows.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU0Odk-MI-dll-pi6WSgWEyd1-hdlunlH2zPQ5TCimAh7z5ShyphenhyphenUymOUiQ0tL9ijQWiXIok66Sqbpa2H-QxkzJdVrr04LSih0c5sBZlC7K11cSgc5uPyKoSvgRNGGbkf_5imcXGDq4WFl0p8uQ3IEUJE3hnqbtkJ6eYzoYz3yudJ-EEXPa37rEEQ10CxU/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-843-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU0Odk-MI-dll-pi6WSgWEyd1-hdlunlH2zPQ5TCimAh7z5ShyphenhyphenUymOUiQ0tL9ijQWiXIok66Sqbpa2H-QxkzJdVrr04LSih0c5sBZlC7K11cSgc5uPyKoSvgRNGGbkf_5imcXGDq4WFl0p8uQ3IEUJE3hnqbtkJ6eYzoYz3yudJ-EEXPa37rEEQ10CxU/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-843-Edit.jpg" title="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Waiting for a cow at Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90W1WLKFOsvCqNzaKhhlWtyM18yMt9KF7YZOyTFf7LAbyaeCnrdwr5-t0AffTzMDLGQw7mdoBqmeFo8ZDpGx0VLWULGcuP7Xl8uiXbqsDCL3bWFIeAGp6i8D-3M0l9Wrg8OK-FeFueF0WbRwH0_NClKsdtLLntUNGaHYQpmhxSkg0npp-030K1eISzD0/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-884-Edit.jpg" title="Waiting for a cow at Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>About 5-miles up the track you pass the Historic Valley River Tunnel, hand carved by Southern Railway in 1894, and stop for a half hour or so. Here there are picnic tables for your use, and you can explore the tunnel and surrounding area before turning around for the trip back.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhketzSJSFogcJ307S42Qxk6ewvsRbuWEef0Cnyxb_1V4nMxx1qGtrttG8LwmAKAAQvAgiLreeE6CIOzYi9mbe5HmcFfpZUWDT5TZVHczASIaiEaSLdoL2WtqD0NH2gJtorPQ6OjbKbVxFcfrzjnELzBHitU3oR5S2-gbfNi8oOIZMAF-7ERpWHZb7W0Ow/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-869-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wooden Tressel at Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhketzSJSFogcJ307S42Qxk6ewvsRbuWEef0Cnyxb_1V4nMxx1qGtrttG8LwmAKAAQvAgiLreeE6CIOzYi9mbe5HmcFfpZUWDT5TZVHczASIaiEaSLdoL2WtqD0NH2gJtorPQ6OjbKbVxFcfrzjnELzBHitU3oR5S2-gbfNi8oOIZMAF-7ERpWHZb7W0Ow/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-869-Edit.jpg" title="Wooden Tressel at Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-hgYySXKyAFgLLoVfPsQ18whOcF1C_C379F5gk-JUzlKGKN7O6QvY7HAU0s3lRJcnkwz2xn59tGy0tMX2HbvDor4bUH5AQbJ7FhKY5uOGEfxDnGVEgfECMemPb9wW7AKB-JR-tsWCvSSHLfh-mGF-ZaJm-HWTd5RJJIRXh3PyBnI-Of00vMwtS0T0Q0/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-871-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Turning the railbikes at Tressel at Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-hgYySXKyAFgLLoVfPsQ18whOcF1C_C379F5gk-JUzlKGKN7O6QvY7HAU0s3lRJcnkwz2xn59tGy0tMX2HbvDor4bUH5AQbJ7FhKY5uOGEfxDnGVEgfECMemPb9wW7AKB-JR-tsWCvSSHLfh-mGF-ZaJm-HWTd5RJJIRXh3PyBnI-Of00vMwtS0T0Q0/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-871-Edit.jpg" title="Turning the railbikes at Tressel at Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix581eyydhXhk-e6SGXwnnxBpIr92mS_muS4sbv2mCbQHxkUAafm6L4nuIpCsMtPWhtlkENLvmqiYl8zm4z4AnqIE8L4heeYvhY14TwWP6mWI38kgIh9cdMhTvI44UbogybGn-txDIp7c2Yg_vTBYUBoLYg4BFaH0_0xziMibYeTidShe4I43vKq0GfvA/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-876-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix581eyydhXhk-e6SGXwnnxBpIr92mS_muS4sbv2mCbQHxkUAafm6L4nuIpCsMtPWhtlkENLvmqiYl8zm4z4AnqIE8L4heeYvhY14TwWP6mWI38kgIh9cdMhTvI44UbogybGn-txDIp7c2Yg_vTBYUBoLYg4BFaH0_0xziMibYeTidShe4I43vKq0GfvA/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-876-Edit.jpg" title="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_OcQMzFVdM_JOSFfqtlJ3nTShBAO7oGCPHavOdzViIDV0DlGE1_BmDhhbhfu-FJFVt3Amk9sKy9NYol69DLDVuGKmoeIKcGEkE3ySSc6J27tPQGn08mhoNTMq7zTmc-tGlEORCpg8GfKTGjV7dXWPhog7CmB7p22l_bu1BqJp7xAGUiltq_48LGhoT8/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-881-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Valley River Tunnel" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_OcQMzFVdM_JOSFfqtlJ3nTShBAO7oGCPHavOdzViIDV0DlGE1_BmDhhbhfu-FJFVt3Amk9sKy9NYol69DLDVuGKmoeIKcGEkE3ySSc6J27tPQGn08mhoNTMq7zTmc-tGlEORCpg8GfKTGjV7dXWPhog7CmB7p22l_bu1BqJp7xAGUiltq_48LGhoT8/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-881-Edit.jpg" title="Valley River Tunnel" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Andrews Valley Rail Tours railbike experience is a fantastic outing. Give the 2-hour trip a try and you won't be disappointed. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjCB8_4M4ntX-TV_IYsiJJOpdnzeqmJ7GMZlw8ukl9zhdajmMPGfdiKm4IBj8LjaJImWgjn-i-XA2lDXy88prmcRGxucCrir1G-Fc91qlBdP3F4dLoz5itq4ivAEIOmvtA94RdZcI2mdhKhnNunP8j86uxcIBUJbVTBFJLE1x6K3VV2L1fOZzru_8MVI/s2048/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-888-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjCB8_4M4ntX-TV_IYsiJJOpdnzeqmJ7GMZlw8ukl9zhdajmMPGfdiKm4IBj8LjaJImWgjn-i-XA2lDXy88prmcRGxucCrir1G-Fc91qlBdP3F4dLoz5itq4ivAEIOmvtA94RdZcI2mdhKhnNunP8j86uxcIBUJbVTBFJLE1x6K3VV2L1fOZzru_8MVI/w640-h426/20230412-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-888-Edit.jpg" title="Andrew Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com345 Locust St, Andrews, NC 28901, USA35.2020839 -83.8254096.8918500638211526 -118.981659 63.512317736178844 -48.669158999999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-75422625397578759912023-04-02T09:57:00.030-04:002023-12-08T10:26:52.500-05:0022nd Annual Asheville Orchid Festival <p> We stopped by the North Carolina Arboretum for the Western North Carolina Orchid Society's 22nd Annual Orchid Festival. There were all kinds of shapes and colors of orchids to be seen. Various orchid related items and plants were also available for purchase. It was a very nice show and one we will attend again in the future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPU_5QpqpkoaOK-C2rHXonigqVIBuUDrw74WeyYEFw11wm_JLnqQljiVEYHzfNmRs0B-RjXQnIn7RIvtUtkEgIIMzddaUPwIULVYprp9nLG5jC2TKtN_-gmG2gBENlyOFOn5bhvLI8uRdHPITvL98TeJVrsMBFRlVUiixMDG52zG7i5lJjganQkTLSv8/s2048/20230402-NC-Arboretum-26-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Asheville Orchid Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPU_5QpqpkoaOK-C2rHXonigqVIBuUDrw74WeyYEFw11wm_JLnqQljiVEYHzfNmRs0B-RjXQnIn7RIvtUtkEgIIMzddaUPwIULVYprp9nLG5jC2TKtN_-gmG2gBENlyOFOn5bhvLI8uRdHPITvL98TeJVrsMBFRlVUiixMDG52zG7i5lJjganQkTLSv8/w640-h480/20230402-NC-Arboretum-26-Edit.jpg" title="Asheville Orchid Festival" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHYUK27qCG-mcH8HdVYywAzMNSlb9XPuclnZuLrXxNt5gofju1u3H-9P4KN9aOvxffjZBgjGHLFDDpJJWr44-mhkjfCz7qN65OLLk-edk92hXhxy8RTUkx0j3tdYvX3L5IWENDVdodBTwwMY_F0k7Nu3DBxvvGZr-Bbx0OCbrZ5pSJH1MkOvyEQLNk8E/s2048/20230402-NC-Arboretum-18-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Asheville Orchid Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHYUK27qCG-mcH8HdVYywAzMNSlb9XPuclnZuLrXxNt5gofju1u3H-9P4KN9aOvxffjZBgjGHLFDDpJJWr44-mhkjfCz7qN65OLLk-edk92hXhxy8RTUkx0j3tdYvX3L5IWENDVdodBTwwMY_F0k7Nu3DBxvvGZr-Bbx0OCbrZ5pSJH1MkOvyEQLNk8E/w640-h480/20230402-NC-Arboretum-18-Edit.jpg" title="Asheville Orchid Festival" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdD3vaxRg8Th1rfE-yR8AEOMjCd02RgoH-Bf86WlrwfebFMmUluLHkFaYEN6z-7NKML-bGc2I35NVf4nxBdQKvdyWzBF2zevBSPl1oS7Zuk7K6uLPniQaY40AG4tpW5svup2wAPps4reiBGtNNyoZnyZHuNmHJbbIaywfPJVk0v2hWTV-yDb4nFXhBcQ/s2048/20230402-NC-Arboretum-19-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Asheville Orchid Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdD3vaxRg8Th1rfE-yR8AEOMjCd02RgoH-Bf86WlrwfebFMmUluLHkFaYEN6z-7NKML-bGc2I35NVf4nxBdQKvdyWzBF2zevBSPl1oS7Zuk7K6uLPniQaY40AG4tpW5svup2wAPps4reiBGtNNyoZnyZHuNmHJbbIaywfPJVk0v2hWTV-yDb4nFXhBcQ/w640-h480/20230402-NC-Arboretum-19-Edit.jpg" title="Asheville Orchid Festival" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_IZW1YuF0IjRONqnwTQQWdcOVuGOurJN8tpuESXrhwoeu-Y00CHLzn9sqXIvqGB_1hqIg8yesBD43ica7KRls2w4I7z0EZ3OdiJC115SJ1LWMyKqEKfC7o8R1hiQx-WjeHPFtcyP6HGzReY4joHpgz5vT_oN0cFBDEDQLl0kPUaizl2-qebRdg6evo8/s2048/20230402-NC-Arboretum-25-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Asheville Orchid Festival" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_IZW1YuF0IjRONqnwTQQWdcOVuGOurJN8tpuESXrhwoeu-Y00CHLzn9sqXIvqGB_1hqIg8yesBD43ica7KRls2w4I7z0EZ3OdiJC115SJ1LWMyKqEKfC7o8R1hiQx-WjeHPFtcyP6HGzReY4joHpgz5vT_oN0cFBDEDQLl0kPUaizl2-qebRdg6evo8/w640-h480/20230402-NC-Arboretum-25-Edit.jpg" title="Asheville Orchid Festival" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Check out more photos over on our photo site: <a href="https://www.bubbaharmon.com/Nature/22nd-Annual-Asheville-Orchid-Festival-/" target="_blank">Bubba Harmon Imaging</a></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comThe North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806, USA35.4958504 -82.60522297.1856165638211564 -117.7614729 63.806084236178847 -47.4489729tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-74556053613276443632023-04-01T07:49:00.036-04:002023-12-07T08:03:13.475-05:00We visit The American Museum Of The House Cat<p><a href="https://www.wnccatmuseum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The American Museum Of The House Cat</a> was re-opening in their new location so we thought we would go check out the museum. Like its subject matter, the museum is rather small. It's a fun little stop if you like cats. Be aware there are a few displays on the morbid side like a mummified cat as well as a petrified feline. If you are in the area, it's worth a stop but not really a destination. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE8jfCcUYuDCq7hhelS2hvr-u6p5WXEdfWLXrR6kW7V9MHx6kRGwpl1YmFil7-d3Exv9QthbpUQjYzRZWAFWf-jwjz-6sSobOIn8luFyB-AYFUvC-b2MegYmwsADiBP2yqvMovKmJHjfYmsuUP81NY6EvbWXZrokWohyphenhyphen7V_L7nLFYXuRD-FwpHWB2vRE/s2048/20230401-American-Museum-of-the-House-Cat-12-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The American Museum Of The House Cat" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE8jfCcUYuDCq7hhelS2hvr-u6p5WXEdfWLXrR6kW7V9MHx6kRGwpl1YmFil7-d3Exv9QthbpUQjYzRZWAFWf-jwjz-6sSobOIn8luFyB-AYFUvC-b2MegYmwsADiBP2yqvMovKmJHjfYmsuUP81NY6EvbWXZrokWohyphenhyphen7V_L7nLFYXuRD-FwpHWB2vRE/w300-h400/20230401-American-Museum-of-the-House-Cat-12-Edit.jpg" title="The American Museum Of The House Cat" width="300" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com5063 US-441, Sylva, NC 28779, USA35.3139986 -83.26072497.0037647638211524 -118.4169749 63.624232436178843 -48.1044749tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-16680863809063173192023-03-04T16:24:00.038-05:002023-12-06T16:37:32.093-05:00Say Cheese, Sweetwater Valley Farm<p> Who doesn't love a good cheese? Last year we found a cheese brand that we loved so we decided to take a road trip to the farm that produces it. <a href="https://sweetwatervalley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweetwater Valley Farm</a> is located in Philadelphia, Tennessee (Southwest of Knoxville). The little cafe sells awesome grilled cheese sandwiches and makes the best milkshakes. You can also stock-up on the many varieties of cheeses that they produce. Bring your cooler!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUrnrURphtHgYasNpK7R7LggCeiA2xCKoD3JW69tRa22cmUbd2iTmCHnpnMWvti3Fs7bVXQ8jZf8J3lF9V-19Tpea118Zw-usQM09LaNQfj2j25fm-vQzd_7cqW_fk_WnPNLPilc0EZRj1EK_WNebyVjTblScsBKt5yioIptbkz-JrXumSB9rep2VoEg/s2048/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sweetwater Valley Farm" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUrnrURphtHgYasNpK7R7LggCeiA2xCKoD3JW69tRa22cmUbd2iTmCHnpnMWvti3Fs7bVXQ8jZf8J3lF9V-19Tpea118Zw-usQM09LaNQfj2j25fm-vQzd_7cqW_fk_WnPNLPilc0EZRj1EK_WNebyVjTblScsBKt5yioIptbkz-JrXumSB9rep2VoEg/w640-h480/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-1-Edit.jpg" title="Sweetwater Valley Farm" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwQc_23tT1N1FQknMDdgZJFptZ_WlcD0jz2vjpirZxqu-p7BWyxlpuE2WVf-afC-tqq6KaOUImcS-DqmncAm_qesWfje719kRuy7JmQJzKbTqs8fZOPp-imZvl4DN_ki8bi-bpptSzYO3IMMExpo_3uDVcTbDf018512s3GL-veIFPzHdMlLCzrXEKng/s2048/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-3-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sweetwater Valley Farm" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwQc_23tT1N1FQknMDdgZJFptZ_WlcD0jz2vjpirZxqu-p7BWyxlpuE2WVf-afC-tqq6KaOUImcS-DqmncAm_qesWfje719kRuy7JmQJzKbTqs8fZOPp-imZvl4DN_ki8bi-bpptSzYO3IMMExpo_3uDVcTbDf018512s3GL-veIFPzHdMlLCzrXEKng/w640-h480/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-3-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbAn1ZKTUstoocJIeVTzMbQAGS3ciSHBS7Rak64c9mpjpmNBaMMB6IPwg3l3fsQSmxUkDD9tf8keaFXPH8mXPLQEvBl_Ri8qj3oTSEjOnd9PQMkZyoYKc9pM-kzhqbsyO3YK8imrsp_veyup9LGMkmLvosheySSq-Lx9wQu-UBEYee8FN7oVbHBEBRhw/s2048/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-5-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sweetwater Valley Farm" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbAn1ZKTUstoocJIeVTzMbQAGS3ciSHBS7Rak64c9mpjpmNBaMMB6IPwg3l3fsQSmxUkDD9tf8keaFXPH8mXPLQEvBl_Ri8qj3oTSEjOnd9PQMkZyoYKc9pM-kzhqbsyO3YK8imrsp_veyup9LGMkmLvosheySSq-Lx9wQu-UBEYee8FN7oVbHBEBRhw/w640-h480/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-5-Edit.jpg" title="Sweetwater Valley Farm" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaoQUsGlJccdKRJ3VijtLU5vNNrIe6694XN7KXydFE8a3M1hKYgaTNj-qfoXW0LigvDISaNj6g9l_ZEvC2SUG-mm8bsKyy32-ZsxixYjLyZgoq2Ekg6I1qcOfUG_70vQltHU7EAH1c8WGlPZQWrU3pXCaijdHZ0qr60ZR2NTnzDJL8hlDIVAKqk2Wmm4/s2048/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-7-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sweetwater Valley Farm" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaoQUsGlJccdKRJ3VijtLU5vNNrIe6694XN7KXydFE8a3M1hKYgaTNj-qfoXW0LigvDISaNj6g9l_ZEvC2SUG-mm8bsKyy32-ZsxixYjLyZgoq2Ekg6I1qcOfUG_70vQltHU7EAH1c8WGlPZQWrU3pXCaijdHZ0qr60ZR2NTnzDJL8hlDIVAKqk2Wmm4/w640-h480/20230304-Sweetwater-Valley-Farm-7-Edit.jpg" title="Sweetwater Valley Farm" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comCheese Shop, 17988 W Lee Hwy building 1, Philadelphia, TN 37846, USA35.6865997 -84.39503547.3763658638211567 -119.5512854 63.996833536178848 -49.2387854tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-76244681305909722782023-02-23T15:09:00.154-05:002023-12-06T16:05:22.388-05:00Commissioning a Disney inspired sign by Raymond Kinman <p> It's here! And it is beautiful. We discovered a woodcarving artist who has done pieces for Disney. Being Disney freaks, we loved his style. So, way back on August 3, 2021 we decided to commission <a href="https://www.woodcarverguru.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raymond Kinman</a> to do a carved sign for our living room. The 18-month wait was well worth it!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ZGGYkDeng7-Mr0aP-uJm4TeOkJ3OO02-bCP9nuDaTWqThGgjzJy4HE7yK_B65AUGRAlSNWe_lJVOkzIzJQpxOLDwUSpn0lRLLBGVSonu-vVXCGhpsiQFDVQzMzs3qcUMjnGKlL-YpleylgXJp53JeB84yS5sKWBZnRuE18WiBskpUaQyMZ9WRh4UNg/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bubba and Peg Harmon" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ZGGYkDeng7-Mr0aP-uJm4TeOkJ3OO02-bCP9nuDaTWqThGgjzJy4HE7yK_B65AUGRAlSNWe_lJVOkzIzJQpxOLDwUSpn0lRLLBGVSonu-vVXCGhpsiQFDVQzMzs3qcUMjnGKlL-YpleylgXJp53JeB84yS5sKWBZnRuE18WiBskpUaQyMZ9WRh4UNg/w640-h480/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-1-Edit.jpg" title="Bubba and Peg Harmon" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div>Through some casual e-mails, we came up with a concept. We had requested our phrase "make magic happen", Mickey and Minnie holding hands, the Walt Disney World Railroad Roger E. Broggie #3, and the year 1988. We agreed on a budget and sent a deposit for half the agreed upon price to hold our place in line. Then we waited...<p></p><p>After 16 months, Raymond sent us some sketches to narrow down the design.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91mIRGk2sQNNDFYjMb8jV6tzu8fydL7yp6-57ct5REsesVbbb7NlxVOt07OEvas2hR45BHXFfa9lJQOrAnRJq7hyphenhyphennN3QYS5uM2_wtuhUfpTA3egkk-Rc6s6CPVf4u49_4NfaZ6lP97JyUHzIngCr1bgPaghmKJOPfM-mgMx-2LzSUG32fe6XANZ9lUl4/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-13-Edit-gigapixel-art-width-2048px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Raymond Kinman concept art" border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="2048" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91mIRGk2sQNNDFYjMb8jV6tzu8fydL7yp6-57ct5REsesVbbb7NlxVOt07OEvas2hR45BHXFfa9lJQOrAnRJq7hyphenhyphennN3QYS5uM2_wtuhUfpTA3egkk-Rc6s6CPVf4u49_4NfaZ6lP97JyUHzIngCr1bgPaghmKJOPfM-mgMx-2LzSUG32fe6XANZ9lUl4/w640-h616/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-13-Edit-gigapixel-art-width-2048px.jpg" title="Raymond Kinman concept art" width="640" /></a></div><p>We liked the flow of design "C".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyruGJMvzHxiEsKxNoWfdNjr7bhYrPti8FmisLi94LoPO2OmyH7bdRiWcfaOuOGB2QaXf69k4ZQnrV690bBR5syr0Ctu5kVujQltxNcLn4qjUZ0dJUg81BRW1Qn_d_tVlOT1Jr6uOYLKhOdq5AB_GLK34rJP5McVsMFVIcHApRsR0lOeGsGrS-gTsWbbg/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-12-Edit-gigapixel-lines-height-2048px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Make Magic Happen final art approval" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyruGJMvzHxiEsKxNoWfdNjr7bhYrPti8FmisLi94LoPO2OmyH7bdRiWcfaOuOGB2QaXf69k4ZQnrV690bBR5syr0Ctu5kVujQltxNcLn4qjUZ0dJUg81BRW1Qn_d_tVlOT1Jr6uOYLKhOdq5AB_GLK34rJP5McVsMFVIcHApRsR0lOeGsGrS-gTsWbbg/w468-h640/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-12-Edit-gigapixel-lines-height-2048px.jpg" title="Make Magic Happen final art approval" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A short time after that, we had our final design sketch. We were super happy and gave Raymond the go ahead to continue with the piece.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOOFytEVb-WzuIuTA4BMHVuHRPKQ5FYFa6IM695kgEzVw3_PTSOS4iDsp8xRKCVNTBwd-EY3iXDxE5V3taN46ujhojsfwS3zgwpL39rD_fxEZ_ufmY2N-E7VNDFp-sJrnahz2isQwdRAj_g3mkj9fKU6h8WALup06AM1TFfrXDSmOTSq_ZaEjnGexpx4/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-9-Edit-gigapixel-art-height-2048px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Raymond Kinman begins carving" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1541" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOOFytEVb-WzuIuTA4BMHVuHRPKQ5FYFa6IM695kgEzVw3_PTSOS4iDsp8xRKCVNTBwd-EY3iXDxE5V3taN46ujhojsfwS3zgwpL39rD_fxEZ_ufmY2N-E7VNDFp-sJrnahz2isQwdRAj_g3mkj9fKU6h8WALup06AM1TFfrXDSmOTSq_ZaEjnGexpx4/w482-h640/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-9-Edit-gigapixel-art-height-2048px.jpg" title="Raymond Kinman begins carving" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcBb5aKLEVfUkt5nO6XUsl5GbYoBy4a-QKWWRDtAgoS42ycAVJz46ZnRc11dP9D2IntoNE9x4kxfCq7lnovj2yVenQ91_IFvZRfRzrm2oTmv1UPmzcUQ5M2cI5of5HwT8E25lfTBClQNlwEOBvsed7V1a43idSZkX4b0rlRblW4wOZkFp6zXbZoX0zPs/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-11-Edit-gigapixel-standard-height-2048px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Raymond Kinman woodcarving" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1594" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcBb5aKLEVfUkt5nO6XUsl5GbYoBy4a-QKWWRDtAgoS42ycAVJz46ZnRc11dP9D2IntoNE9x4kxfCq7lnovj2yVenQ91_IFvZRfRzrm2oTmv1UPmzcUQ5M2cI5of5HwT8E25lfTBClQNlwEOBvsed7V1a43idSZkX4b0rlRblW4wOZkFp6zXbZoX0zPs/w498-h640/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-11-Edit-gigapixel-standard-height-2048px.jpg" title="Raymond Kinman woodcarving" width="498" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiok1MLSNA_1fJXGfNvCZV9J34kZaBfvoU1AjC722RU6KEWewADPViQPBgL9bCe_QKX_7WH_KHZlbFp91E0Phhotfc48XPy2C15_fan-zahFB1kEWqoZGOa6OgA_08iH433DZPIWJPi1fYZO9krPISAGGBL50blC_ltVSzlfP3XDXUQ6_zg5F9c1m8XSe4/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-10-Edit-gigapixel-hq-height-2048px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Raymond Kinman rough carves sign" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1515" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiok1MLSNA_1fJXGfNvCZV9J34kZaBfvoU1AjC722RU6KEWewADPViQPBgL9bCe_QKX_7WH_KHZlbFp91E0Phhotfc48XPy2C15_fan-zahFB1kEWqoZGOa6OgA_08iH433DZPIWJPi1fYZO9krPISAGGBL50blC_ltVSzlfP3XDXUQ6_zg5F9c1m8XSe4/w474-h640/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-10-Edit-gigapixel-hq-height-2048px.jpg" title="Raymond Kinman rough carves sign" width="474" /></a></div><br />On February 13, 2023 we finally got the e-mail we had been waiting for. Raymond Kinman wrote, "Your carving is on its way." Commence the happy dance. The wait for the short shipping time felt way longer than the long queue to get on this well-respected artist's schedule. We highly recommend working with Raymond. Yes, the wait is VERY long, and the carving will be pricey. But trust us when we say you will be happy with the experience.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfdwjhGwU6qUK2ZVXTQ8rT10SB4e59sc1nRvNKItKar6D1vqx-lcQyy9lvFX1xp4uiGbmfYzO4zYhqhuPMLM5wHgIgY3zjCpaxw0-4Bg8a5DqKQgltAwUG-x95lotTscd15asFFdoTQZwTBSi6Hq3pHw6-BRz_rDMNGCiuqOEPnk9C_SckHRuPvqNyfs/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-6-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bubba and Peg's sign by Raymond Kinman" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfdwjhGwU6qUK2ZVXTQ8rT10SB4e59sc1nRvNKItKar6D1vqx-lcQyy9lvFX1xp4uiGbmfYzO4zYhqhuPMLM5wHgIgY3zjCpaxw0-4Bg8a5DqKQgltAwUG-x95lotTscd15asFFdoTQZwTBSi6Hq3pHw6-BRz_rDMNGCiuqOEPnk9C_SckHRuPvqNyfs/w360-h640/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-6-Edit.jpg" title="Bubba and Peg's sign by Raymond Kinman" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jUyBzhgPHTcISXRcknMvYcpPhKQIF5six3bTBQ3l7nb4xB-YUOMNjwf8txcW97P5jTLgP8nCy2Jrv66bT9yW2VDu37D8eOv37Xsr62HcGj7VZgt1WRPa7pwH7UjD34rcgGNI83zE2eShPttoWL6_68VlASgD9vW6t7_kAtbl-0l-YxGVSepF1EM0WfM/s2048/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-8-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Original Raymond Kinman certificate" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jUyBzhgPHTcISXRcknMvYcpPhKQIF5six3bTBQ3l7nb4xB-YUOMNjwf8txcW97P5jTLgP8nCy2Jrv66bT9yW2VDu37D8eOv37Xsr62HcGj7VZgt1WRPa7pwH7UjD34rcgGNI83zE2eShPttoWL6_68VlASgD9vW6t7_kAtbl-0l-YxGVSepF1EM0WfM/w640-h640/20230223-Raymond-Kinman-Woodcarver-8-Edit.jpg" title="Original Raymond Kinman certificate" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-54064239859289285312023-02-11T13:25:00.025-05:002023-12-06T13:38:42.231-05:00Trip to the Hub City Railroad Museum<p> We took a little road trip to check out the Hub City Railroad Museum in Spartanburg, SC. While small, the museum is well taken care of and has some educational value. It is housed in the former Southeastern Express building that was erected in 1915. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1oPFx-hqQYTKf4eanh6QmeOwiiUNauwuvtuOmypNRDve_P1fxITxNbDp3jnFbYsGdRoriPeHwa1fZH61F5uZomXUKyA7yWli4dI7rI6UkD4I300OzICGhvd6pCgHJkmsB2JvsAqxQ6VgS14kwXpNhQNT5O5cdbA-6LL9rYaPgibch6wh8CHPnAuCdYQ/s2048/20230211-Hub-City-Railroad-Museum-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hub City Railroad Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1oPFx-hqQYTKf4eanh6QmeOwiiUNauwuvtuOmypNRDve_P1fxITxNbDp3jnFbYsGdRoriPeHwa1fZH61F5uZomXUKyA7yWli4dI7rI6UkD4I300OzICGhvd6pCgHJkmsB2JvsAqxQ6VgS14kwXpNhQNT5O5cdbA-6LL9rYaPgibch6wh8CHPnAuCdYQ/w640-h480/20230211-Hub-City-Railroad-Museum-1-Edit.jpg" title="Hub City Railroad Museum" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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By leasing an unused section of track from the Great Smoky Mountains Railway in Andrews, NC, Andrews Valley Rail Tours provided us with a short ride behind a Fairmont speeder. The air was chilly and the cart was a bit rough but we totally enjoyed our ride. The tour starts from the Andrews Depot and runs for about 5 miles to the Historic Valley River Tunnel. The tunnel was hand dug by the Southern Railway in 1894 and is a bit on the spooky side. There was a short stop on the far side of the tunnel which allowed us to stretch our legs and explore. We then turned around and came back. What a fantastic trip! We will surely be back next year when they switch over to pedal rail bike tours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mcP4cejw3NpBU92mbOgffOkr_lE6EWZPicLRyxseFv8wAgVVQSa_6_2jP7wZveDCaWvJAu1CNoIDAMu2JZ4_9KzZH_cmHrILFvZ36rddR2R51ugP-epGUShjBv4r8gN0ewyB8PueI3D-tjvIl4OwbPItEypY1CwTJfyC2WsE36e1HRowWBd2yPxbd2M/s2048/20221118-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mcP4cejw3NpBU92mbOgffOkr_lE6EWZPicLRyxseFv8wAgVVQSa_6_2jP7wZveDCaWvJAu1CNoIDAMu2JZ4_9KzZH_cmHrILFvZ36rddR2R51ugP-epGUShjBv4r8gN0ewyB8PueI3D-tjvIl4OwbPItEypY1CwTJfyC2WsE36e1HRowWBd2yPxbd2M/w640-h480/20221118-Andrews-Valley-Rail-Tours-1-Edit.jpg" title="Andrews Valley Rail Tours" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The museum is housed in the former Central of Georgia Railroad Savanah repair shops which closed in 1963. They are trying to preserve the old landmark buildings. While the grounds are clean and walkable, there isn't much here. A few cars and a couple of locomotives are on display. We spent about an hour exploring but mainly because I am a train nut. My suggestion would be to try and visit when the museum is holding some sort of an event.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SQXI4gx54x0be_a1ov2U561jzYSp490LWZHA0XG0bJSiZC14sy7GdISp6jynwnZzUTFLOJcDKh_TDZ-p-Eb26QCCwEu0axBvSq-kzIwdtBW6xWlLz18R3n3dVwFaUNJ7AHzUHXJQEsY2Txxm_I9RZwon8HggufxTajt2QBEeT96AnPvRDXvwSM7K7VE/s2048/20221116-Georgia-State-Railroad-Museum-26-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Georgia State Railroad Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SQXI4gx54x0be_a1ov2U561jzYSp490LWZHA0XG0bJSiZC14sy7GdISp6jynwnZzUTFLOJcDKh_TDZ-p-Eb26QCCwEu0axBvSq-kzIwdtBW6xWlLz18R3n3dVwFaUNJ7AHzUHXJQEsY2Txxm_I9RZwon8HggufxTajt2QBEeT96AnPvRDXvwSM7K7VE/w640-h480/20221116-Georgia-State-Railroad-Museum-26-Edit.jpg" title="Georgia State Railroad Museum" width="640" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoovI-hqEtcX7KRLvtLy0EA-rWGWd1NBMTOVN9fF2sXbXOTS4XIHP5jeOxJYrPNBFv7fymsZhdHl7iKu_y7nAe8JiqY4Xowfm4e5HM0GXhTeHttyjGP7yEqHiQ0pCmC3rGzsejhCbHMCgtdTLQGBy6dm8Qgih3IfbsoAw4C72EKqlFv6KD7M33NbEfNGI/s2048/20221116-Georgia-State-Railroad-Museum-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Georgia State Railroad Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6pbfW3jAYt0b3S3e9V2PpdV9VFdBM8rPj0XTE-3QtOpGQIUwEN5IHWBnnw3LWy-5Ekz6uIHBo5y0HrvAcbllyfGCe5yM52MgsIiO1JTqnxfaJGrmUsGS8YGNPxBHzk0MJ-ZAtHSc0QdHPJSFZv_FfvYFJw80JNoGRowTYYSkDGI0wAUp6kg4-R5AvFs/w640-h480/20221116-Georgia-State-Railroad-Museum-20-2-Edit.jpg" title="Georgia State Railroad Museum" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Bubba Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759211628863928533noreply@blogger.com655 Louisville Rd, Savannah, GA 31401, USA32.0754846 -81.10150653.7652507638211574 -116.2577565 60.385718436178848 -45.9452565tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976843357202778663.post-5876757749618367282022-11-15T11:53:00.059-05:002023-06-26T12:06:32.838-04:00Photos of the Tree Spirits<p>Out of twenty or so Tree Spirits that are located around St Simons Island, Georgia, eleven are located in publicly accessible areas. You can pick up a brochure telling you where their locations are. This creates a sort of scavenger hunt. Warning: some tree spirits are difficult to find. Some of the trees, in which they inhabit, are beginning to consume them. Here are photos of all eleven of the public Tree Spirits of St. Simons Island.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHtis5H8CfxV8viIzt_48xy8Fhs_E5MLYEvmoG700pQnnk_8nQtQIAlAj4GTIaJZszmtG6bfN8K3vu_telnzkbtUswGIVv5ZxxPDgvkb1sYb4YPThEBXKMgSJ-AUh1Becoq6QfqVxfRp1RC8yArDprO3loB1sieJm7WWECpKN-CBApWg3t9fQfFobX9o/s2048/20221115-St-Simons-Tree-Spirits-1-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="St Simons Island Tree Spirit" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHtis5H8CfxV8viIzt_48xy8Fhs_E5MLYEvmoG700pQnnk_8nQtQIAlAj4GTIaJZszmtG6bfN8K3vu_telnzkbtUswGIVv5ZxxPDgvkb1sYb4YPThEBXKMgSJ-AUh1Becoq6QfqVxfRp1RC8yArDprO3loB1sieJm7WWECpKN-CBApWg3t9fQfFobX9o/w480-h640/20221115-St-Simons-Tree-Spirits-1-Edit.jpg" title="St Simons Island Tree Spirit" width="480" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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