Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Catching Up~TN~Pigeon Forge, Part 2

After four nights at Circle E Guest Ranch (see previous post here), we started toward our next destination, Pigeon Forge. Our reservations weren't until the next day so we needed to find an RV park for the night. We were happy to discover Spring Lake RV Resort in Crossville, TN. It was a quiet, pretty park with spacious sites, most of which back up to a nice little lake.

I love the colorful Adirondack chairs 
lined up next to the tree.

A view across the lake. 
On the far left, you can see 
some of the RV's backed up to the lake.
Our site was down there toward the end.

I snapped this panoramic view of 
the lake when we were leaving.
This cute park was a great place to stop! 
I wouldn't mind spending a few 
relaxing days there sometime.

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Driving into Pigeon Forge, you can't help 
but observe the plethora of things to do.
I'm only posting a couple pics though. 

It'd be a good place to 
bring kids and grandkids.

We rolled into Rivers Edge RV Park 
in Pigeon Forge about noon.

The park had lots of mature trees 
but the sites and roads were a bit tight. 
Nevertheless, the park served our purpose.
The road has gray gravel on each side of 
it which makes it look bigger in this 
photo than the actual size.

It's always fun to explore 
(The link above is a neat video.)

The Place is open all year long and 
it's a must visit for us every time.

It's big and festive as you would expect.

 There are lots of rooms too.

We HOPE to visit again soon.
It's one of my fav places out here!


One morning, we enjoyed breakfast at the Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant & Grill. It was yummy! While waiting for our food, they brought us biscuits and apple butter in which to dip them. It's akin to getting salsa and chips at a Mexican restaurant.


Once we finished eating, we made our way through the Apple Barn Village to The Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store to buy some of the tasty apple butter. The store is rather sizable as you can see in the photo below, and lots of apple goods and other stuff line the many shelves. 


The store was crowded that day, and we were anxious to get to the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair so we didn't explore much. We will certainly do so next time and try the restaurant for lunch too.

Other places in the Apple Barn Village are a 
Winery
as well as a Candy store 
and another restaurant.
Heck, there may even be more for all I know.

Much to George's delight, one morning 
we roamed through some man shops.

The sign outside the area 
dubbed it a "Daycare for Men."

I'm thinking Tim Allen on Home Improvement.
Ehr, ehr, ehr, ehr!

Tools! 
A store after his heart!
He had a good time in all the stores though.

We intended to experience Dollywood 
on this trip but that didn't happen.
there's an endless amount of things to do 
and we ended up doing other stuff!

I'll leave off here for now. Next up, Gatlinburg and maybe the Smokies. 


Smiles,
D~~~~

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