Gorgeous Knoxville, TN

Imagine the Smokey Mountains, the foothills covered in a sea of lush green trees, all with just a hint of fall colors...breath taking, beautiful and peaceful. Pictures cannot do it justice.

Jim and I took a quick trip to Knoxville to bring Brady and Conner the last of their belongings from the house and those "childhood boxes" Mom kept stashing stuff into from the day they were born. Oh, the memories...

Cades Cove - Smokey Mountain National Park - Cades Cove Scenic Drive | Directions, Hours, & Insider Tips (smokymountains.com). It's a huge loop that you can drive or bike through. It has some of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen. If you are lucky, you can see some bears, deer and other wildlife. We saw a bear, but it was too far into the woods to get a good picture of it.

Fort Dickerson Quarry, TN

These pictures turned out a little better only because Jim has a better phone/camera than me!! I NEED a new phone :-P

On the way home, I picked up little Sparky. A BRIGHT Red 2018 Chevy Spark that I can pull behind the RV. Sold my Tuscon for almost as much as I paid for it!!

All the traveling wiped Jax out.

Onto Missouri...