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Jim and Sue L.

Jim and Sue L.

Junior Ranger
We're at it again. We'll be off to Maryland and my uncle's house along the Chesapeake this September, another coast-to-coast trek, but we sure as shootin' don't want to take the dreaded I80 again. Thanks to Jenn's advice, we're looking to a more southern route and places we have never seen such as Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. Hoping to visit Savannah and Charleston.

Any suggestions out there, oh wonderfully wise traveling folks?

Sue and Jim
 
If you will near Paducah Kentucky, I would recommend the quilt museum there. If you're into quilting. Fishing is always great on Kentucky lake and they have some nice campgrounds (see other posts) to stay in on the Land between the Lakes. Always need to stop for real bar b que in Kansas City and then in Memphis to compare. If you're going to be on I 70, the Cardinals stadium on St Louis is nice as well as their zoo. Indianapolis has a nice downtown. They even have venician canals with gondolas! We live off I 70 in eastern Illinois if you need a night to stop.
 
Thanks, Gina and Bob. We'll certainly check up on your posts to refresh the memories. I like quilts; actually did one once out of wool plaid and antique glass buttons. It was a real bear keeping those corners straight. Yikes. A quilt museum would interest me...Jim can sleep in the car.

We remember the thread about Land Between the Lakes and will do more research on that. Bar-b-q in Kansas City and Memphis; I'm so there. Have a great recipe to BBQ sauce from an old friend of mine. She was a cook in New Orleans and then on a ranch in Texas - great sauce. Took me six months and a dare to get it, but that's another story...

Gondolas sound great and the Cardinals are a fantastic team, but I'd probably be lynched if I go to the stadium - Giants fan.

So, great and thanks again. If we do find ourselves along I70 in eastern Illinois, we'll give you a holler. Maybe we can meet up. Share some BBQ.

Camp on,

Sue and Jim
 
If we can help with anything Charleston way, let us know—there's obviously so much to see and do, no point in trying to guess at your interests but I'd be happy to answer any questions.

I think our camping options are kind of limited. I've not stayed at any since I live here, but hear good things about James Island County Park which is probably your closest campground to the peninsula for driving over to actual Charleston proper.
 
Sue
Jim might like the museum too. The first time my husband went, he was amazed that quilts weren't just those that covered a bed. The art quilts are amazing too!

Just let us know about the bar b que, we have a big green egg and would love to smoke a pork shoulder, brisket or ribs. Yum!
 
Woo-hoo!

And I was just joshing about Jim staying in the car. He loves museums.

I can never get him to behave, anyway...

Sue
 
You have 4 state parks that all have campgrounds, Myrtle Beach, Huntington Beach, Edisto, Hunting Island. Check the Atalaya Castle out at Huntington Beach. Across U.S. 17 is Brookgreen Gardens. You will be near Georgetown which is cool little town and about 90 minutes from Charleston.

In western South Carolina you have a series of State Parks in the mountains and one USFS campground, Cherry Hill, that is nice.

In Western NC, Asheville is a great place with a revitalized downtown. The Boone/ Blowing Rock, NC is nice too. ( higher elevation so it is cooler there)

Blue Ridge Parkway runs near all of these places. Mt. Pisgah Campground or Linville Falls Campground. Brevard, NC is a nice area and the DuPont Forest is where the Hunger Games movie is filmed.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is in both NC & TN. we like Balsam Mountain Campground. It is small but closes early due to it's high elevation. Smokemont is nice and near Cherokee, NC. Cataloochee is beautiful area, the campground is nice but you do go down a windy road and 3 miles is gravel.On the TN side Cade's Cove is beautiful but can get crazy with traffic.

If you spend any time in TN, check out the Big South Fork National Recreation Area. It is on the Cumberland Plateau and won't be as crowded as Great Smokies. TN has a nice State Park system. Cumberland Mountain and Falls Creek are the two we have been to.
 
That is all great stuff. Thank you so much. We have camped the Blue Ridge, but only the Virginia side. Lovely. We have never been to Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas and are eager to see it all. So much history all around.

Camp on,

Sue and Jim
 
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