Wednesday September 14, 2016 Gatlinburg, TN

This morning I took care of a few financial things on the computer while we had our coffee.

Gerri had picked out a few things to see in the area.  First we drove to Sevierville and visited the old courthouse there.






In the courtyard there was a statue of a younger Dolly Parton.  She was born in Sevierville.










We also saw a statue of an eagle.  The base had the seals of each branch of the armed force on its sides.  I found a geocache on a nearby stop sign.












Our next stop was about 10 miles away.  the Blowing Cave mill was established in 1880.  The mill is no longer active but the water still runs over the wheel.  Fairly recent activity is evidenced by the electric wires going into the building.  The wheel wasn't turning during our visit.  I did pick up some McTrash that was spoiling the view from the parking area.




































In the area of the mill we went to the Fox Cemetery, established in 1787.  At first I was attracted to the cemetery because there was a geocache there.  The description of the geocache contained the information that this cemetery included the oldest marked grave in the county.  Mark Fox was killed by Indians and buried here in 1787.  I didn't have the exact location of the grave.  It would probably taken the rest of the day to find it among all the old markers.























At a nearby flea market I spotted a rusty 1941 Ford.  I frequently tell Gerri I want a car as old as I am.  It didn't have a for sale sign so we only took pictures.

Pickers Paradise

Next was the Harrisburg covered ridge, built in 1875.  This small bridge was restored in 1972 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.  I add this because Gerri's sister Montyne is working with her mother on her genealogy to show that she is eligible to join that organization.  The Barnhart siblings are already members of the Mayflower Society from their father's ancestry.
































I found one cache in the structure of the bridge and another in a near by stop sign.









Our last stop or intended stop was a swinging bridge at Foxfire Mountain.  We never saw the bridge.  It is part of a large amusement park complex.  On the way to and from the location we saw several interesting old barns.

Our last stop for the day was for an early supper at the Applewood Farmhouse.  The restaurant is in Pigeon Forge and getting there took us by the city's fall decorations and many of the old cars on display.  It was an excellent meal.  They served apple fritters and apple sauce with the meal.  Gerri had meatloaf and I had beef liver and onions.  Like Mama's the portions were large, unlike Mama's we were able to take home the left overs for another meal.  We added to our order a dozen apple fritters to take home.

We were back at the RV park by 5 and mostly relaxed until bedtime.  We did watch some news.  During our time in Canada we avoided the political bickering.  Of course both candidates are kind enough to either repeat past bickering or start new conflicts, so we didn't miss much.  The final shows weren't as contentious, Judge Judy, Family Feud and finally Sheriff of Mayberry.