Tennessee trip~Part 1

This trip was broken up into stays at three campgrounds with the first one being in Arkansas. We've stayed at two other Arkansas state parks in the past and they were beautiful! This time, we had the pleasure of experiencing Maumelle Park in Little Rock, and it was no different. In fact, it became our favorite Arkansas park the minute drove through the gate! 

Positioned on the banks of the Arkansas River,

this pristine park is a picturesque delight!

A nice marina sits at one end of the park.

This is part of the marina.

A few of the many picnic areas.

The park was extra spacious.
Look at those wide open spaces!  

A view of the river from our site.

That's Joe & Linda's rig next door.

Rick & Carrie were on a hill 
behind us and down a little bit.

The weather was PERFECT every day!

A blue and green up view.

And a multi-colored regular view of 
these three smiling characters!

Most of my people pics didn't turn out well. Some of you might be happy about that! Tee-hee! This excellent pic was the only one really worth sharing. 

We were only at Maumelle for a weekend, and with the exception of a trip to Walmart, we stayed in the park the entire time. With impeccable weather and a scenic environment, there was no need to venture out!

A pretty sunrise over the 

river the morning we departed.

The marina in the distance just after sunrise.

Our time at Maumelle was short but very sweet! We will definitely be returning in the future! 

After Maumelle Park, we traveled to Seven Points Campground on J. Percy Priest Lake in Hermitage, TN, only 20 minutes from downtown Nashville.

Below are pics of a few sites taken during a walk around the Seven Points Campground loop.

It's full of pretty trees!

Many sites are on the lake. 

Many are not but have a lake view.
Others have no lake view at all.

In any event, they're all nice sites!

Spacing between most sites is plentiful.

These are about as close as some of them get.

 Chewy was checking the sites out.

Site 21 looks great with lots 

of space on the picnic table side.

As you can see, this one is spacious as well!

See the deer crossing the road below?

There were seven of them--fawns & adults!

It was taken from our camper door.

Stay tuned for more Nashville in the next post.

Big smiles,

D~~~~

Blue Spruce RV Park & More ~ Part 6

It's a beautiful day (most days have been) as we pull into the inviting Blue Spruce RV Park which will be our home for the next week. 

The park is located just north of pristine Vallecito Lake. It's only 23 miles to Durango but it's a lovely 40-45 minute drive because you can't go very fast on the winding roads.

This park is love at first sight! 

This charming office is a welcome greeting.

Decorated with pretty plants 
and hummingbird feeders!

Across from the office is a little playground.

This tree carving stands in the playground.

The sign at the bottom of it says, 

"Raccoon and Firefighter."

Below are a couple of 

Vallecito Lake windshield photos. 

You can see the San Juan National Forest 

on the far side of the lake, and 

you can drive all the way around the lake too!

But we didn't!

Back at the park, here's a view 

down one of the RV park's three roads.

The cute, little laundry facility.

The day after we arrived, 

the park held a craft fair.

They hold craft fairs every 

couple of weeks all summer long.

I don't have any pics of the actual 

craft fair but some of the it was held in

the park's spacious event lodge seen here.

And some of it was in the pavilion.

It was really neat!

One side of the park butts up to the "rock walls of the National Forest" as the Blue Spruce website puts it.

Below is one of the rock walls. 

Other areas of the wall are much higher.

We knew we mostly wanted to hang out in the park while we were here but we (hubby & I) did go into Durango twice. While there, we roamed through the various shops on the main drag and ate lunch.

One of those days two, 
we enjoyed lunch at the 

Diamond Belle Saloon 

in the historic 

Strater Hotel.

It's definitely a cool walk 
back into the old west!

Be forewarned, we entered
the Diamond Belle looking normal 

(for us) 

and came out looking like this!

Thank goodness it wore off after a few hours!

During our days in the park: 

Geo & Joe washed trucks one day.

These two pics were taken out the RV 

window which explains that screen look.

And strolling through the park several 
times a day was a routine event.
The natural beauty was captivating!

The towering pines, cool air, and 
tranquility were tailor-made for savoring!

One morning, we all went for a walk 
on the main road by the park, and stopped 
at this shallow stream on a little side road.

Photo op!

 Harley holding Linda up 
and Tootie anchoring Joe down.

As soon as we finished our photo session,

George spotted two "wild horses!"

⥣
Can you see them on this end of 
the grass at the end of the road?

Fearless Joe & Courageous Tootie 
didn't hesitate to go for a wild ride! 

Those crazy daredevils!

That's it from Colorado.
We most definitely had a grand time!
We loved this RV park so much, 
we booked for next year before we left!

Be back very soon with posts from 
Maumelle Park in Little Rock, AR, 
Percy Priest Lake in Hermitage, TN 
as well as the 
Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg
area once again.

See ya then.

Smiles,
D~~~~