We gave Samantha a rest today while driving over the Smoky Mountains but she did lead the way. If you didn't catch the earlier blog posts, she is not someone we picked up along the road but is Samantha (Sam) our Garmin GPS. I selected a rubber ducky as the image for my vehicle - complete with a little tail. It was quite amusing to watch her move around the sharp curves today. She can't move smoothly around them but does it in little jerking moves. However, she earned her keep once we got into Asheville again by easily getting us to the hotel, etc. We have about decided to give her a permanent job. EVERY time I have tried to second-guess her, I was wrong.....
The Smoky Mountains were absolutely beautiful. We left the hotel a little early so there was still some fog in the valleys which just added to the beauty.
This a stretch of the Appalachian Trail at one of our stops. I think it would be really neat to hike a little portion of it (maybe 4 miles) but certainly won't be doing the hike to Katahdin, Maine from this point which is 1,972 miles northeast.
Just before leaving the park, we stopped at the Mountain Farm Museum. It was really interesting and well done. Above are a couple buildings on the farm. Besides the house and barn, there were several out-building with signs on them as to what they are and what purpose they served on the farm. Both of these buildings are corn cribs. A split rail fence surrounds the farm.
And what farm would be complete without some hogs.... There was also a flock of chickens.
Tomorrow we spend all day at Biltmore Estates touring the home of George W. Vanderbilt, the gardens, his winery and the village shops. Somehow I don't think we will cover all 8,000 acres of the estate....
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