Good Siteing

I picked a camping spot blindfolded at Cedars of Lebanon State Park near Nashville. Then I noticed this carved on a small red cedar. I thought all the campsites had something like this. I looked around and mine was the only one with native art. I felt blessed.

Back to Knoxville

Not really. But in a blog you can do anything! Thanks Corinne and Miya for giving me a good

The Swinging Bridge

Fall Creek Falls State Park, TN

August

The Fall Sitters

Precarious positions at Fall Creek... in sepia tone....

Fall Creek Falls State Park, TN

This is the highest falls east of the Mississippi. It was really quite spectacular- even with its twin, thin summer veil. I spent three hours hiking in the area. At least 30 min. of that time I was lost in the parking lot. But along came a ranger and pointed me back to my campsite. I wish he'd done more than point by then. I mean a ride would have been nice.

I will add other photos of this TN State Park, including a real swinging bridge,The Fall Sitters series, ect. I am on my way to Cedars of Lebanon, TN near Nashville.

THE TURTLE IN KNOXVILLE

We made it, thanks to Rick Lindsay ! Here's to a great mechanic and friend and his wife, Liz and to Corinne Rovetti for providing my first Turtle meal. Corinne is a member of the Practice Community at Southern Dharma where I live full time and a great friend and lover of maps. She suggested the next camping place. We walked along the French Broad with two of her friends and saw a field of sad sunflowers. Their heads were drooping and awaiting Fall.

Rick installed a new throttle cable and a bungie cord to hold the other end in place. He has had a bungee cord in the same place in his 1983 Toyota for ten years and it's still working. Mine is a fancy one, a bright blue. It made the Turtle very happy. She was revving and trying too hard with the faulty throttle cable. It was definitely conduct unbecoming to a Turtle, especially when coming down the mountain on 209 as it made for a lot of braking. I stopped at the bottom and the right brake was smoking. So I got my fire extinguisher, pushed the button and nothing happened! Fortunately there was no fire. Later I got it to work. I called Rick and Liz. They were waiting in Waynesville to install the cable and a new distributor cap. So they had to come a bit past Ferguson's Store to meet me and Rick did all the work in the hot sun while Liz and I sat in lawn chairs in the shade by the banks of Fine's Creek. It was Rick's birthday and he loves to work on these old engines. So I provided him some fun without meaning to. And he did a fantastic job. The turtle went on down the road with her proud blue bungie in place and running at turle speed and with a turtle's heart. We got to Corinne's about 4 pm.

I am leaving this morning and heading for Fall Creek Falls State Park near Pikeville, TN. I will be there for a day or two and turtle on to Cedars of Lebanon State Park near Nashville and then to Uncle Tom's!

TURTLE TRACKS