We took a short hike with the boys, and explored some of the old and abandoned structures.
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Mar 10 2020
Our camp is yards away from the national park boundary. \240Many of the yards here host old wooden structures. \240I like it because it helps me imagine early frontier living.
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Mar 11 2020
The Smoky Mountains, or "Land of the Blue Smoke" (Cherokee) run Northeast to Southwest, and are shared between Tennessee and North Carolina. \240Although we did not have leaves on the trees, it was beautiful and enjoyed.
The colors of blue and the mountain vastness are impressive.
We had to bone up on the terrian,and figure out which peaks were Blue Ridge, which define the Smokies, and how they are part of the Appalachian Range. \240We did see the Appalachian Trail in the national park.
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Mar 11 2020
Near the Cherokee Nation Reservation is an old mill. \240Drawing the power source from the nearby river, the mill grinds flours.
It was so educational to see how the whole system was built. \240
The mill house was secured, but through a hole in the wall, I was able to see the pedestal and mill stone.
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Mar 12 2020
We enjoyed a tour and lunch at the Bush's Beans Visitor Center. \240It is fun to learn that they process much more than beans, but the secret family recipe which has made them famous is, of course, the baked beans.
Duke gets to pose with all of the visitors.
Ah! \240At last an answer to one of Jim's perplexing life questions...
Isn't is great that their silo is painted like a big can of beans?
After our southern lunch, which included baked beans, we shared a Pinto Bean Pecan Pie slice. \240
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Mar 15 2020
We picked up a souvenir bottle for Martha. \240We had a great time!
I have been bending Jim's ear about this place for years. \240It was totally worth the visit! \240Here is the natural spring, used for every JD bottle of Tennessee whiskey!
JD whiskey is unique in the product they use and their process. \240They are not a bourbon because they omit one process used by bourbon makers. \240Here, \240the white pine oak is ready for the charcoal burn. \240The charcoal is used for filtration.
A fascinating fact: \240there is a particular moss (baudoinia) that feeds on the steam released from the yeast vats and covers everything. \240The blackness of this moss makes for a dramatic perspective. \240
We took the Angles Rest tour. \240The stacked barrels of whiskey aging (for as much as 5 years) is something to see. \240The top row of the barrel houses (90+ houses) is the Angels Cut, and the premium whiskeys. \240Some of the barrels were 'weeping' and Jim got a preview taste while we explored the barrel house.
Inside we got to taste #27 Gold, Sinatra Select, Single Barrel Select, Barrel Proof, and Single Barrel Rye.
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Mar 16 2020
In the middle of the Coronavirus epidemic, I find the Johnny Cash Museum open and empty. \240I get the whole place to myself and it was awesome.
The Cash family donated everything, from awards to guitars, to love letters written by Cash while serving in the army as well as on the road building a career. \240I completely enjoyed myself wandering through the years.
Certainly, he was one of a kind, and it was cool seeing so many personal things.
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