Blue Ridge Parkway Trip Day 2

Day 2: Woke up to heavey fog. Dressed, packed, ate breakfast, then talked to someone who had just driven in, and decided to head out and take it slow. Was a little chilly, so pulled over and put on my jacket. Had a nice ride east on I40 to Crossville, where I stopped to see the oddest roadside attraction ever! Called the Minister's Treehouse, it was built over a period of about 10 years by a minister around and between several trees. It is litterally 10 stories tall, made out of all recycled lumber and nails. Narrow stairways, secret rooms, a big sanctuary with balconies, and a bell tower. I think some homeless people live there, I saw a bed in one room, a stove in another, and a couple of dogs. Was pretty clean, though, and some other tourists stopped while I was there. I took a lot of pics and have posted a half dozen here for you to see.

After that, I got off the interstate and road through the county of Tennesse to Tellico Plains. I alwasys encountered friendly people wherever I stopped. The hills are quite a bit bigger than Arkansas. We are staying at a motorcycle campground in a little shed (see pic). Not too bad, the AC works, the scenery is great, is very peaceful, and there is WIFI. Cell phone doesn't work, though. Waiting for my vacation/riding buddy to show up. Really looking forward to seeing him again, and riding the next few days. Tomorrow we will do the Cherahola Skyway, Tail of the Dragon, Smokey Mountain National Park, and start the Blue Ridge Parkway. I'll take pics, but if I can't find WIFI, may be a couple days before I blog again. Thanks to all of you who are praying for us. The Dragon is dangerous, so please continue to pray.