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| Day 10 |
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| Date: |
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
| Weather: |
sunny, temp – 89 degrees, humidity – 52% |
| Destination: |
Rafting In the Smokys, Hartford, TN |
| Route: |
441N to 640E to 40E (on the way back, 40W to 411S to 441N) |
| Mileage: |
start – 17694.0, finish – 17825.0 |
| Gas: |
$3.85/gallon |
| Time: |
12:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. |
| Breakfast: |
French toast, juice |
| Lunch: |
sandwiches, chips, fruit, water |
| Dinner: |
LEFTOVERS! |
| Headline: |
Missing Hikers Found; Everyone Fine |
| Highlight: |
Rafting in the Smokies!!! |
| Scenery: |
woods and the Lower Pigeon River |
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| Day 9 |
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| Date: |
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
| Weather: |
sunshine, few clouds, baby blue sky, temp – 88 degrees |
| Destination: |
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on the borders of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee |
| Mileage: |
start – 17562.3, finish – 17694.0 |
| Route: |
441N to 33N to 25E(North) |
| Time: |
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Gas: |
$3.85/gallon |
| Headline: |
Poor Parents Giving Up Kids In Indonesia |
| Breakfast: |
cereal, fruit, egg, toast, milk, juice |
| Lunch: |
sandwich, fruit, brownies, water |
| Dinner: |
BLTs, tater tots, milk |
| Highlight: |
Walking in the mountains and touching 3 states at one time! |
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| Day 8 |
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| Date: |
Monday, June 23, 2008 |
| Weather: |
sunny and warm, temp – 80 degrees (59 inside the caverns) |
| Destination: |
Tuckaleechee Caverns, Tuckaleechee, TN |
| Route: |
441 S to Rt 33 S to Rt. 321N |
| Mileage: |
start – 17484.9, finish – 17562.3 |
| Time: |
10:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Headline: |
Comedian George Carlin Dies |
| Breakfast: |
cereal, fruit, juice, coffee |
| Lunch: |
sandwiches, chips, fruit, water |
| Dinner: |
cheeseburgers, French fries, salad, milk, water |
| Dessert: |
brownies and ice cream (and STRONG coffee) |
| Highlight: |
exploring the caverns |
| Scenery: |
farms and woods, mountains |
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| Day 7 |
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| Date: |
Sunday, June 22, 2008 |
| Weather: |
partly cloudy, some passing showers, temp – 85 |
| Destination: |
Asheville, North Carolina; the Biltmore Estate and the City of Asheville |
| Mileage: |
start – 17227.2, finish – 17484.9 |
| Gas: |
$3.85/gallon |
| Time: |
8:30 a.m. – 10:10 p.m. |
| Breakfast: |
cereal, juice, fruit |
| Lunch: |
sandwiches, chips, fruit, water |
| Dinner: |
Pan Asian cuisine at Doc Chey’s |
| Highlight: |
exploring the largest house in America and its vast gardens |
| Scenery: |
125,000 acres of landscaped hills and gardens, the Biltmore estate, mountains |
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