I slow down a bit today as I have no place to really go and no specific time to get there. Other than finding a place to camp tonight, I have no plans for the day. I take my morning walk, get a good breakfast and break camp around 10a.
At 11a I climb up to th Blue Ridge Parkway near Maggie Valley, NC and head north towards Asheville. The speed limit is 45 MPH, but no way I can do better than 35 in the RV. Fortunately there is not much traffic up here so I pretty much have the road to myself.
I intentionally did not go down as far as Cherokee to access the parkway because there are three tunnels that have a clearance lower than my 12′. I officially tested my clearance when I came upon a tunnel that was 13′ 2″. For the record, they give you about 100 feet warning that a tunnel is coming up so if you find one too low you have to jam on the breaks.
I did make it up to the highest point on the parkway, took the obligatory pictures and then essentially meandered along until I reached Mount Pisgah. Pulled into the campground to see if they took RV’s and there was plenty of room for me. No power, no water, no sewer and barely any cell service. The only dilema I have is that the fridge no longer wishes to run on LP. I could stay up here another night if it would, but losing that much food seems like a bad idea.
The temps cooled to a comfortable 64 degrees inside the cabin overnight. I spent my evening playing my banjo and editing photos. Tomorrow I plan another leisurely morning and then driving down to Asheville to play tourist for the day. Again, my only real concern for the day is where to camp overnight.