A Day Trip to Cade’s Cove
During August 2007 I took the opportunity to visit my friend Martha Floyd. I’ve known Martha Floyd since high school, when I was a student in her English classes. We always liked one another, and kept in touch through all these years. After braving a few too many storms while living in Florida, Martha Floyd and her husband Don decided to seek higher ground rather than ride out another potential hurricane. They found their way to central Tennessee, landing on their feet in a lovely new home with gorgeous views all around.
I hadn’t seen Martha Floyd in many years at that point, and hadn’t had the opportunity to meet Don either. So, while I had time on my hands, I loaded up the car and headed to Tennessee.
The trip would not have been complete without a few touristy things to do, and Don and Martha Floyd are gracious hosts and great tourguides. One of the things we did was to take a day trip to historic Cade’s Cove.
Nestled inside the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Cade’s Cove paints a great picture of what life was like as an early settler in Tennessee. The Park Service maintains many original structures, and visitors flock to experience frontier life.
We arrived at Cade’s Cove on a lovely, sunny summer day. The park was filled with curious visitors, exploring every home, church, mill and barn. I’ve placed a few photos from my trip in the gallery so that you can enjoy the beautiful scenery too! Please click on the link below to view my gallery of photos from historic Cade’s Cove:
Read more about Cade’s Cove at one of the following sites:
Cade’s Cove article on Wikipedia
Cade’s Cove National Park tour
Cade’s Cove on The Great Smokey Mountains National Park Website
