MoodsR4Cattle
Windsong stays on my mind ...
Posted 05-26-2009 at 02:20 PM by MoodsR4Cattle
It was short, but sweet. Last Thursday we ventured out to a rental cabin named, "Windsong" nestled in the Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg. The edge eroded single lane roads leading to the cabin were long, steep and twisted. We didn't exactly get lost, but the instructions were pretty sketchy and the roads weren't well marked and some of them not at all. Once we found it, it turned out to be a really nice cabin clinging to the side of a foothill. Even though there are hundreds of cabins around the area we could barely see any through the vegetation - and that was nice. There was a postcard view of the Smokies from the balcony, albeit limited by the surrounding trees. The reason we were there was because "boyfriend-in-law" (my daughters boyfriend) wanted to go to an Opeth (yuck) concert in Knoxville and we thought to just make a weekend of it. We were joined at the cabin by boyfriend-in-law's friend and her daughter whom were Opeth fans too.
Unusual for us, we slept with the windows open and were greeted at sunrise by a symphony of birdsong. We made the trek to Clingmans Dome and even though the view was somewhat obscured by thick clouds it was beautiful to behold.
We wanted to skip the Gatlinburg commercialism and tourist crowds (and it was insanely crowded) so we asked the locals for some recommendations on their best local restaurants. We took their combined advice and went to an expensive one. The place was populated by the geriatric crowd (which should have been a big red flag) and the food they served was bland bland bland. We were all disappointed. We agreed that it must have been a fluke and decided to try another local recommendation after we checked out on our last day. Bland again. At least this time it was cheap. We concluded that the entire "local" population of the Gatlinburg area must be 70 years old and up, have no gallbladders (or teeth), and enjoy food that's been run through the deflavorizer.
Aside from the restaurant blues, the trip was really nice - even if it was for only a couple days.
Unusual for us, we slept with the windows open and were greeted at sunrise by a symphony of birdsong. We made the trek to Clingmans Dome and even though the view was somewhat obscured by thick clouds it was beautiful to behold.
We wanted to skip the Gatlinburg commercialism and tourist crowds (and it was insanely crowded) so we asked the locals for some recommendations on their best local restaurants. We took their combined advice and went to an expensive one. The place was populated by the geriatric crowd (which should have been a big red flag) and the food they served was bland bland bland. We were all disappointed. We agreed that it must have been a fluke and decided to try another local recommendation after we checked out on our last day. Bland again. At least this time it was cheap. We concluded that the entire "local" population of the Gatlinburg area must be 70 years old and up, have no gallbladders (or teeth), and enjoy food that's been run through the deflavorizer.
Aside from the restaurant blues, the trip was really nice - even if it was for only a couple days.
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My grandmother had moved to Gatlinburg when she first retired... maybe its second to only Florida in retirees lol. It is a nice area though.Posted 06-23-2009 at 12:56 PM by synthetic
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It's a beautiful area. I love the mountains. Could do without the pesky bears though.Posted 06-26-2009 at 05:16 PM by MoodsR4Cattle
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May I suggest traveling with your own spices?Posted 07-02-2009 at 02:05 AM by colorswhirl
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Spices? Like Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme?Quote:Originally Posted by colorswhirl
May I suggest traveling with your own spices?Posted 07-03-2009 at 06:00 PM by MoodsR4Cattle
Updated 07-04-2009 at 04:48 AM by MoodsR4Cattle -
you need to stay off of the Melange moods........
its making you loopy.
Posted 07-05-2009 at 07:26 PM by supertackyman
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But it's the only way I can go traveling without moving.
I'm naturally loopy.Posted 07-06-2009 at 11:21 PM by MoodsR4Cattle
