One of the reasons we go so often to the campground at Morganton Point is that it is "home base" for our playing tourist in that area. Another reason is that it is on Lake Blue Ridge and is probably the nicest campground around there, and with our America the Beautiful Senior Pass, the nightly fee is very reasonable. We were just about ready to head out, but when Bob tried to close the slide-out, it wouldn't go in. After a few hours and lots of curse words, he managed to jury rig it closed, but until we got back home when he could trouble shoot the problem, he had to manually crank the slide in and out. Good thing he has muscles.
We were able to get Site #5...our favorite because of the view of the lake. But this time, we decided to explore a different area. We headed up to Tellico Plains, Tennessee, via Ducktown (a "quacking good place " according to the road sign) and Turtle Town (no sign there). At Tellico Plains, we took the Cherohala Skyway to Robbinsville, North Carolina.
The skyway's name is a portmanteau of the Cherokee and Nantahala national forests it goes through... over 43 miles of scenic country passing along the Tellico River, over an old wagon train trail, the Joyce Kilmer National Forest (named for the poet who wrote "Trees"), and up mountains reaching over 5000 feet in elevation.
Here at the Obadiah overlook it is 3740 feet.
And somewhat bleak looking on a late day in February, despite the sun.
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Near the end of the skyway, outside Robbinsville, we found a small park.
The next day, we drove back to Robbinsville via a different route to have lunch, following in part The Trail of Tears which passes by the historic site of the Chief Vann property.
We took a tour of the house and property on a trip a few years ago. There is a post entitled Anniversary Trip in the April 2021 listing on our blog.
Back at the campground, we enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
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