After a fabulous breakfast in our B&B, this morning we went to explore the Newfound Gap Road through the centre of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It was a chilly morning about 5 Deg. C. The drive though the forest was spectacular with lots of pull-out to admire the views.
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| Laurel Springs B&B where we're staying B&B |
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| The Blogger admires the view |
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| The Chimneys Range |
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| Ice on the side of the road gives you an idea of the temperature |
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| Then there was this white stuff everywhere |
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| The Blogger looks cold |
When we saw a sign on the road 'Mingus Mill This Way' we had to stop and go investigating. After a short walk we came to this interesting working mill.
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| The Mill in the Woods |
I had a chat with the miller, a very interesting man with a very heavy southern drawl. When I asked him if he was born in Tennessee, he drawled, No sirrr, I was born raaght here in North Carolina. Wow, I didn't even realise we had crossed the state border.
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| The mill was grinding cornmeal |
A little further up the road, back in Tennessee, it started to rain, which really made the Smoky Mountains live up to their name.
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| The 'smoky' Smoky Mountains |
After a stop for coffee and cake in Cherokee country, we started heading home to Gatlinburg again. But once again turned off the road for a walk, this time in the rain, to Cataract Falls.
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| The Blogger at Cataract Falls in Tennessee |
