{"id":2633,"date":"2018-11-13T18:41:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T23:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=2633"},"modified":"2019-01-14T12:46:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:46:05","slug":"2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 October: Fall Foliage RV Trip to the Smoky Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> You can click on any picture to enlarge it. Then click on the back arrow to return to the page.<\/p>\n<p>10.14.18 \u2013 We picked up \u201cEddie,\u201d our 25\u2019 RV rental, from Harvey RV Rentals, which names all of its RVs. We wore the \u201cWe love Eddie\u201d shirts that Stu had ordered for us and the owner, and presented her with her new shirt, then drove the RV back to our house to pack it up for our departure the next morning.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20180726_we_love_eddie_shirts\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20180726_We_Love_Eddie_shirts-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20180726_We_Love_Eddie_shirts-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20180726_We_Love_Eddie_shirts-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20180726_We_Love_Eddie_shirts.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_stu_smoky_mountains_0006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0006-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0006-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0006-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0006.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2795'>\n\t\t\t\tEddie\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Eddie is a small, but very capable, home-away-from-home.\u00a0 He has a comfortable bed, a generous shower, a fridge\/freezer, stove, and dining area. Best part, as we traveled, we did not have to unpack every night and pack every morning.\u00a0 Sort of a turtle on wheels.<\/p>\n<p>10.15.18 \u2013 We drove to Jetty Park Campground at Port Canaveral and parked in our site, which was just a few feet away from the waters of Port Canaveral and a very short walk to the Jetty Park fishing pier that goes out into the ocean. We arrived with time to walk around before sunset and dinner.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181015_rx100_port_canaverall_00084\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00084-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00084-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00084-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00084.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2801'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset at Port Canaveral\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181015_rx100_port_canaverall_00065\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00065-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00065-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00065-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00065.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2799'>\n\t\t\t\tWatching the cruise ships go by\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181015_rx100_port_canaverall_00074-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00074-Edit-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00074-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00074-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181015_rx100_Port_Canaverall_00074-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181016_trip_to_smokies_00241_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181016_trip_to_Smokies_00241_HDR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181016_trip_to_Smokies_00241_HDR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181016_trip_to_Smokies_00241_HDR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181016_trip_to_Smokies_00241_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2802'>\n\t\t\t\tSunrise at Port Canaveral\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>10.16.18 \u2013 We left Port Canaveral reluctantly, because, in addition to being a beautiful place, there was to be a lift-off at the nearby Launchpad that evening, but we had campground reservations made for every night of our trip, and we had to stay pretty much on schedule. We drove to the Eagle\u2019s Roost campground in Lake Park, GA, nothing special, just a place to stop for the night and get an early start to a campground that was quite special. Pork tenderloin for dinner from the grill of Stu, master griller.<\/p>\n<p>10.17.18 \u2013 Our next campground was beside Lake Tobesofkee, a lovely place in Macon, GA. We took a very long walk, found Joan&#8217;s special spot for photographing the sunset, and after the sun did set, Stu cooked a Cornish Hen and built a campfire to enjoy as we ate. RV travel is similar to a journey on a magic carpet as it sometimes takes us to a magic place where the weather, campfire and dinner conspire to make it extraordinary. Makes up for a lot of rainy and windy days.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181017_trip_to_smokies_00445\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00445-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00445-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00445-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00445.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2805'>\n\t\t\t\tOur RV parked beside the lake\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181017_trip_to_smokies_00320\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00320-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00320-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00320-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00320.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2804'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Lake Tobesofkee\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181017_trip_to_smokies_00472_hdr-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00472_HDR-1-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00472_HDR-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00472_HDR-1-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00472_HDR-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2920'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset over the lake\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181017_trip_to_smokies_00512-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00512-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00512-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00512-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181017_trip_to_Smokies_00512-3.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2924'>\n\t\t\t\tCampfire built by Stu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>10.18.18 \u2013 We drove to the Raccoon Mountain Campground, on the outskirts of Chattanooga, and stayed for 2 nights at so we would have extra time to see the city. We stopped for provisions at Walmart along the way, and had a wonderful salmon dinner, grilled by Stu, of course.<\/p>\n<p>10.19.18 \u2013 We went into the city to find a parking place near the starting point for the Chattanooga Hop On Hop Off Gray Line bus tour. We had purchased tickets weeks ahead and received a reminder the day before the tour. Unfortunately, upon our arrival, we were told that the bus tour had been shut down several weeks prior to our trip. The automatic systems kept selling tickets and sending reminders after the company had become extinct. The company didn\u2019t even have the decency to inform us \u2013 and to not send us a day-before reminder. So we were on our own, but we did fine. The city offers a free shuttle around the town, and we took it to the riverfront, where we took a wonderful walk along the river and around the art museum with beautiful outdoor sculptures along the paths. The normally silent driver navigated the trip as he drove, sharing his knowledge of the city along the way.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00834\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00834-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00834-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00834-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00834.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2812'>\n\t\t\t\tChecking the map\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00718-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00718-Edit-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00718-Edit-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00718-Edit-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00718-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2810'>\n\t\t\t\tHunter Museum of American Art\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00714\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00714-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00714-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00714-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00714.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2809'>\n\t\t\t\tSculpture \u201cFree Money,\u201d showing a \u201cwhimsical\u201d couple happily dancing on a sack of money\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00774\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00774-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00774-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00774-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00774-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00774.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2811'>\n\t\t\t\tAlong the Chattanooga River Walk\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After lunch at the Bluegrass Grill, we drove to the Incline Railway and bought tickets for the ride up (and back down) the incline, but the line to get on was quite long, so we went to the nearby Rock City (a \u201cgeological and botanical wonder\u201d at the top of Lookout Mountain) while we waited. Rock City, with its long, winding paths through the giant rocks, was quite amazing. It was a 10,000-step day for both of us.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00855\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00855-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00855-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00855-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00855.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2816'>\n\t\t\t\tAt the top of Rock City\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00857\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00857-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00857-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00857-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00857.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00899\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00899-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00899-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00899-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00899.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2819'>\n\t\t\t\tLover&#8217;s Leap above the High Falls \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00868-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00868-Edit-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00868-Edit-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00868-Edit-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00868-Edit.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2818'>\n\t\t\t\tHuge natural rock formations to climb between, under, and over\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00853\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00853-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00853-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00853.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2815'>\n\t\t\t\tAt Lover\u2019s Leap you can see 7 states.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_statue_at_rock_city_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_Statue_at_Rock_City_0001-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_Statue_at_Rock_City_0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_Statue_at_Rock_City_0001-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_Statue_at_Rock_City_0001.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2814'>\n\t\t\t\t Well-marked paths that wind around the rocks, past beautiful gardens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We then returned to the Chattanooga Incline Railway, built in 1895,\u00a0 for our one-mile ride up Lookout Mountain on the steepest incline railway in the world, pulled by cables from the top. Interesting engineering. There are two cars connected by one long cable so their weight is balanced.\u00a0 One goes up while the other is going down so only a relatively small motor is required to drive both cars. For most of the incline, the up and down car share a single track with two switches in the middle to divert the cars to individual tracks so they can pass.\u00a0 At the top, the track splits into three rails so the top car can go to the left or right loading station.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00917\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00917-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00917-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00917-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00917.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2824'>\n\t\t\t\tStarting the one-mile uphill climb\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181019_trip_to_smokies_00951\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00951-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00951-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00951-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019_trip_to_Smokies_00951.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/img_0147-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0147-Edit-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0147-Edit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0147-Edit-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0147-Edit.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2822'>\n\t\t\t\tDesignated both a National Historic Site (built in 1895)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/img_0148\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0148-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0148-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0148-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0148.jpg 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2823'>\n\t\t\t\t and a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n    <div>        \r\n    <video id=\"plyr6a3b43f1c3e0f\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Elevator-Machine-e1547222621176.jpg\" controls class=\"easy-video-player fp-mute no-volume fp-minimal\">\r\n       <source src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181019-Incline-Train-Machine-Room-144.mov\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\r\n    <\/video>\r\n    <\/div>    <script>\r\n        const evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c3e0f = new Plyr(document.getElementById('plyr6a3b43f1c3e0f'));\r\n        evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c3e0f.ratio = '16:9';\r\n        evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c3e0f.iconUrl = 'https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/plyr.svg';\r\n        evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c3e0f.blankVideo = 'https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/blank.mp4';  \r\n    <\/script>\n<p>We were glad to see in the Machine Room at the top a very large brake that would stop the train from rolling back down the hill in the event of a cable malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>10.20.18 \u2013 It was time to begin our photo workshop. We drove to Townsend, TN, to the KOA Campground near the workshop meeting place at 3pm. John Slonina, our leader, had a 12-person van and drove us everywhere we needed to go in the Smoky Mountains for the next 3 days. We started at the Little River, which is narrow but very long, with cascades, rapids, and waterfalls all along the way \u2013 great to photograph. After dark, we had dinner at the Carriage Inn in Townsend with all our workshop buddies.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181020_trip_to_smokies_2769\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2769-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-2838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2769-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2769-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2769.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-2838'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Little River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181020_trip_to_smokies_2801\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2801-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-2839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2801-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2801-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181020_trip_to_Smokies_2801.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-2839'>\n\t\t\t\tNarrow but very long\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>10.21.18 \u2013 Starting well before sunrise, we headed for the Foothills Parkway for early morning shooting. After a mid-day break, John drove us across the Smoky Mountains on Newfound Gap Road to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on the other side where we were delighted to find that the field was full of elk.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181021_trip_to_smokies_3410-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3410-Edit-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3410-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3410-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3410-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2845'>\n\t\t\t\tThe master of the elk herd\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181021_trip_to_smokies_3419_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3419_HDR-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3419_HDR-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3419_HDR-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3419_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181021_trip_to_smokies_3404_hdr-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3404_HDR-Edit-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3404_HDR-Edit-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3404_HDR-Edit-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3404_HDR-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181021_trip_to_smokies_3422_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3422_HDR-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3422_HDR-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3422_HDR-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_trip_to_Smokies_3422_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We watched the male elk court his ladies, and when threatened by a rival male elk, he chased the invader away from the field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2849\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181021_elk_chasing_rival_off_field_0001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2849 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_elk_chasing_rival_off_field_0001-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_elk_chasing_rival_off_field_0001-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_elk_chasing_rival_off_field_0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_elk_chasing_rival_off_field_0001.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elk chasing away his rival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We stopped at many overlooks on the way back and watched the sun set over the mountains. Then our group had dinner in Gatlinburg at the Cherokee Grill.<a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181021_smokies_workshop_0072\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2850\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_Smokies_Workshop_0072-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_Smokies_Workshop_0072-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_Smokies_Workshop_0072-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181021_Smokies_Workshop_0072.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10.22.18 \u2013 We met at 7am for the drive to Cades Cove, a section of the Smoky Mountains that has beautiful landscapes, and, usually, lots of wildlife visible. On this day, however, there was not an animal to be seen, though we did enjoy the foggy landscapes.\u00a0Even the absence of animals never stops the photographers.\u00a0 One of the best parts of going on a &#8220;photo shoot&#8221; is the seemingly endless variety of people, equipment, and clothing at the site.\u00a0 Thousands of dollars of specialized cameras pointing at beautiful but otherwise empty places. Lots to look at.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2851\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181022_stu_smoky_mountains_0001-edit\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2851 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181022_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0001-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181022_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0001-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181022_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0001-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181022_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0001-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog at Cades Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later in the day, we traveled on the Roaring Fork Motor Trail, and enjoyed the waterfall called &#8220;the Place of a Thousand Drips.&#8221;<\/p>\n\r\n    <div>        \r\n    <video id=\"plyr6a3b43f1c501d\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Place-of-1000-Drips-1.jpg\" controls class=\"easy-video-player fp-mute no-volume fp-minimal\">\r\n       <source src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Place-of-a-Thousand-Drips.mov\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\r\n    <\/video>\r\n    <\/div>    <script>\r\n        const evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c501d = new Plyr(document.getElementById('plyr6a3b43f1c501d'));\r\n        evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c501d.ratio = '16:9';\r\n        evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c501d.iconUrl = 'https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/plyr.svg';\r\n        evplayerplyr6a3b43f1c501d.blankVideo = 'https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/blank.mp4';  \r\n    <\/script>\n<p>We then dined together at the wonderful Old Mill Restaurant in Pigeon Forge, TN.<\/p>\n<p>10-23-18 &#8211; We returned to Cades Cove, hoping to see deer, and we were rewarded by a flock of them.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181023_stu_smoky_mountains_0003-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0003-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-2858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0003-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0003-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0003-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-2858'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung deer at Cades Cove\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181023_cades_cove_0515-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Cades_Cove_0515-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Cades_Cove_0515-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Cades_Cove_0515-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181023_Cades_Cove_0515-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_smoky_mountains_0187_hdr-edit-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2897\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2897 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0187_HDR-Edit-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0187_HDR-Edit-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0187_HDR-Edit-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0187_HDR-Edit-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10-24-18 &#8211; We had said goodbye to our workshop group the night before, and skipped the final shoot at sunrise this morning, because we needed the sleep, and had laundry and provisioning to do before we entered the Smokies on our own (staying in campgrounds for 2 nights). We drove our RV on another mini-loop around Cades Cove before heading to the lovely Cades Cove RV campground for an overnight. Stu baked delicious fresh bread (from scratch, of course \u2013 unusual in an RV) and we dined in style on the bread, plus marinated chicken cooked with onions and bell peppers. RV travel does not have to be \u201croughing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2852\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181024_making_bread\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2852\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2852 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181024_making_bread-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181024_making_bread-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181024_making_bread-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181024_making_bread.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshly baked bread in an RV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>10.25.18 &#8211; Our final mini-loop around Cades Cove, right next to the campground, was a lovely drive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_smoky_mountains_0450_hdr-edit-edit\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2872\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2872 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0450_HDR-Edit-Edit-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0450_HDR-Edit-Edit-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0450_HDR-Edit-Edit-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Smoky_Mountains_0450_HDR-Edit-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we headed for the highest point in the Smoky Mountains, Clingman Dome. The views from the Visitors Center were breath-taking.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_2_bucks_in_cades_cove_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_2_bucks_in_Cades_Cove_0001-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_2_bucks_in_Cades_Cove_0001-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_2_bucks_in_Cades_Cove_0001-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_2_bucks_in_Cades_Cove_0001.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_trip_to_smokies_0086_hdr-edit-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0086_HDR-Edit-2-215x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0086_HDR-Edit-2-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0086_HDR-Edit-2-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0086_HDR-Edit-2.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2867\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_rx100_0114_hdr-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2867 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0114_HDR-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0114_HDR-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0114_HDR-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0114_HDR-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Clingman Dome Visitors Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I stayed at the Vistors Center while Stu hiked up the strenuous trail to the highest viewpoint, the Clingman Dome observation post.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_rx100_0103\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0103-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-2859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0103-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0103-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_rx100_0103.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-2859'>\n\t\t\t\tOn his way to the top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_trip_to_smokies_0040\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0040-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0040-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0040-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_trip_to_Smokies_0040.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The view from the top showed why these are named the Smoky Mountains.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2869\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181025_stu_smoky_mountains_0008\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2869 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0008-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0008-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181025_Stu_Smoky_Mountains_0008.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stu&#8217;s view from the very top of Clingman Dome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the ascent to the Dome (and descent too), we headed for our second campground inside the Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokemont campground.<\/p>\n<p>10.26.18 \u2013 We left Smokemont and drove to Bryson City for an afternoon train ride on the Great Smokies Railroad, a beautiful ride through the Nantahala Gorge of western North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181026_rx100_0170\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0170-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0170-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0170-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0170.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2874'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Smokies Railroad\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181026_stu_sony6000_0004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0004-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0004-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0004.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181026_rx100_0203\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0203-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0203-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0203-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_rx100_0203.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181026_stu_sony6000_0007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0007-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0007-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0007-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0007.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2877\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181026_stu_sony6000_0002\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2877\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2877 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0002-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0002-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181026_Stu_sony6000_0002.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stu got the best photo of the Gorge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the train ride, we drove to the Happy Holidays RV Park, near the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP).<\/p>\n<p>10-27-18 \u2013 The morning was quite foggy, but we could see beautiful foliage through the breaks in the fog, which was gone by noon.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181027_trip_to_smokies_0118\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0118-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0118-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0118-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0118.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2881'>\n\t\t\t\tFog along the Blue Ridge Parkway\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181027_trip_to_smokies_0351_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0351_HDR-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0351_HDR-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0351_HDR-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0351_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2882'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then the fog lifted\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181027_to_jekyll_island_0062_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_to_Jekyll_Island_0062_HDR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_to_Jekyll_Island_0062_HDR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_to_Jekyll_Island_0062_HDR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_to_Jekyll_Island_0062_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181027_trip_to_smokies_0533_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0533_HDR-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0533_HDR-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0533_HDR-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0533_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2898\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181027_trip_to_smokies_0560_hdr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2898\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2898 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0560_HDR-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0560_HDR-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0560_HDR-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181027_trip_to_Smokies_0560_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking Glass Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We spend the night at the Lake Powhatan RV campsite in the Blue Ridge Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>10-28-18 \u2013 Our destination was Greenville SC to visit my wonderful cousins Hedy and Rick Dreskin and my amazing 97-year-old Aunt Jeanet. After a tasty and healthy frittata and salad luncheon at Hedy and Rick\u2019s, they gave us a tour of their wooded \u201cgarden,\u201d which seemed to be the size of a football field. Hedy is a certified \u201cmaster gardener,\u201d and the tour was impressive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2891\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181028_rx100_0316\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2891\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2891 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181028_rx100_0316-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181028_rx100_0316-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181028_rx100_0316-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181028_rx100_0316.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanet, Rick, and Hedy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our next stop was at Aunt Jeanet\u2019s home, where she has her art studio. She has been a professional artist all her adult life, and we were privileged to see her work on all her walls, and the studio where much new work is underway. She even showed us how she prints her own lithographs \u2013 a very talented and skilled and gracious lady. It was such a treat to be at her home with her.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/img_0367\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0367-254x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0367-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0367-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0367.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/img_0375-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0375-Edit-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0375-Edit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0375-Edit-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0375-Edit.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2894'>\n\t\t\t\tJeanet in her studio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/img_0372\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0372-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0372-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0372-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0372.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2893'>\n\t\t\t\tThe concrete floor of a working artist\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our overnight was a late arrival at the Colleton State Park SC, just a place to sleep on our way to Jekyll Island GA.<\/p>\n<p>10-29-18 \u2013 We checked in at the Jekyll Island Campground and headed for the pier.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2905\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/img_0407\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2905 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0407-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0407-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0407-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0407.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A spin around the Pier parking lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After sunset photos, Stu grilled lamb chops, our one &#8220;traditional&#8221; meat meal of the trip, and corn, and Joan made a fresh salad, kind of a trick when we are traveling. We sat down at a picnic table at water\u2019s edge next to the pier to dine. As we finished dinner, a little raccoon came ambling over to the table. He had no fear. I yelled at him to go away and he just kept coming. Stu picked up some metal utensils and banged them together loudly, until the raccoon turned and headed the other way \u2013 and we got everything safely back to the RV.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-2633 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181029_to_jekyll_island_0498-edit-2-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0498-Edit-2-Edit-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-15-2900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0498-Edit-2-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0498-Edit-2-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0498-Edit-2-Edit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-15-2900'>\n\t\t\t\tJekyll Island pier\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181029_to_jekyll_island_0489-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0489-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0489-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0489-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181029_to_Jekyll_Island_0489-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>10-30-18 &#8211; We left beautiful Jekyll Island and drove to St. Augustine FL for a crab cake and jambalaya lunch at the Reef Restaurant on the ocean. Then we traveled to Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area campground on the ICW near Flagler Beach, where we took a long walk along the beach before calling it a day.<\/p>\n<p>10-31-18 \u2013 We walked over to Flagler Beach Pier to take our final sunrise photos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2902\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181031_flagler_pier_0108_hdr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2902 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_Flagler_PIer_0108_HDR-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_Flagler_PIer_0108_HDR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_Flagler_PIer_0108_HDR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_Flagler_PIer_0108_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flagler Beach pier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then it was time to head home. We stopped at Daytona Beach for a walk on the boardwalk near the historic beach racing site,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/20181031_rx100_0691\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2903\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_rx100_0691-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_rx100_0691-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_rx100_0691-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20181031_rx100_0691.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>had lunch in Melbourne with our good friends, the Glenns, and went home. The end of a very special trip (but I think I always say that).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTE: You can click on any picture to enlarge it. Then click on the back arrow to return to the page. 10.14.18 \u2013 We picked up \u201cEddie,\u201d our 25\u2019 RV rental, from Harvey RV Rentals, which names all of its RVs. We wore the \u201cWe love Eddie\u201d shirts that Stu had ordered for us and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2018-october-fall-foliage-rv-trip-to-the-smoky-mountains\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2018 October: Fall Foliage RV Trip to the Smoky Mountains<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2909,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2633","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2633"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2925,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2633\/revisions\/2925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}