We drove the Wilderness Road (Daniel Boone Highway) RT 58 to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park today.
In the late 1700s hundreds of thousands of settlers passed through the Cumberland Gap on the westward movement.
This water wheel is in the small town of Cumberland Gap. This was the last place for the settlers to get supplies.
This overlook is a favorite visitors stop. The road to get up here is narrow with lots of hairpin turns.
The view is worth it.
You can see three states from up here. On a clear day you can see Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, TN 200 miles away.
The campground is really nice and hardly anyone was there. We will stay here next year.
A replica cabin.
Stopped at another State Park on the way home
Zoom in and you'll see the buffalo.
Last stop was Natural Tunnel State Park in Virginia. Nice park with a nice campground. We may do some time here next year also.
Back at camp we got the fire going and had a few toddies. The neighbors invited us over for an evening campfire chat. We hope to hook up with them next year at Cumberland Gap. We plan to take a small hike at the park we are in now tomorrow and then hunker down for two days of rain and snow. We are hoping this winter weather breaks before we get home.
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