Back on the Blue Ridge Pathway through the Appalachian Mountains the colours are so vivid they almost hurt.

Walking through a couple of short trails you can get a sense of what the early settlers had to contend with. This sense is augmented by the several displays and informational centres along the way. You could spend months on this trail and people do just that, walking the entire distance.

We left the trail a little early today with the plan to duck into Tennessee and then pick up the Great Smoky Mountains at the bottom of the Appalachian Mountains tomorrow.

A sign outside gun shop, gave us both cause for curiosity it read ”LOCAL HONEY FOR SALE” Being as how we are now entering the bible belt we decided it must be the bee variety.

Otter Lake Overlook

Otter Lake

The Simple Life. Simple and Hard

Down at The Old Mill

A couple of “good old boys” look after the mill.