After a delay in leaving when snow was predicted for the Cabin on Saturday, we were wide awake at 3:45 am on Sunday. ( A little 'journey proud' as my mother always said.) When the coffee was brewing, Terry opened the curtains, flicked on the porch light and it was snowing like crazy!! A bit of a surprise!
Since it was just a dusting we decided to pack the final items, shut up the house and hit the road. By the time we got to the Mt. Rogers Rec. Area at 3400 ft. the 2 inches than had blown across the road gave us a brief slip and slide to remind us that the salting just refroze at 0 degrees wind chill. The snow stayed around to Kingsport, TN, but once we left Marion, VA roads were clear. Whew!!!!
Yesterday we left I-40 for the TN and MS backroads that led us to an Army Corps of Engineers Park, Lake Arkabutla near Hernando, MS. (Our half price Federal camping card is accepted by the Corps.) We had planned to spend just a night, but 2 days of snow is forecasted for our next stop, Hot Springs, AR, so we will be happy campers in MS for a while. The Hernando Public Library is very comfortable for high speed internet.
I am glad I wrote about our 'hearth side' plans for the trip in the last post. The reality is that the best laid plans are weather permitting in winter camping. We have already given up our shovels and picks for diamond digging this year. Three days of rain and snow would make it a mud wallow. Paris, TX sounds warm and wonderful and we will heed it's call.
Thinking of you Anna, Nate and Evan!!
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