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Tag: tennessee

  • One night in Memphis, TN (visit #2)–Big Trip #3

    One night in Memphis, TN (visit #2)–Big Trip #3

    We were in Memphis in late October 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Read about our first visit in 2017 here, and subsequent visits in 2022 here and 2023 here. We are flying back East! Colorado to Kansas to Missouri to Tennessee (sort of), where we could take it easy for a day. We…

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  • Big Trip #3 Catch-up #3

    Big Trip #3 Catch-up #3

    We’re home! I’m going to get all the posts up eventually–my computer is only working intermittently, so I have a new excuse for being slow to post–but wanted to catch you up on our last several stops as we popped around Colorado and then hopped back across the country toward home. (Here are catch-up #1…

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  • Trip planning: the Smokies in the Spring

    Trip planning: the Smokies in the Spring

    Expecting to travel this Spring with the current COVID-19 situation may be wishful thinking, but what better way to distract myself from the news than by dreaming about adventures? Before all this pandemic crap we were going to go to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in April. Hopefully even though we can’t go this Spring,…

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  • Two days in Nashville, TN (visit #4)–Big Trip #2

    Two days in Nashville, TN (visit #4)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Nashville in December 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our favorites from all six of our Nashville visits here. Nashville was our second-to-last stop on Big Trip #2, because it’s well-positioned for heading home from Out West, and because it’s a super fun town with a great urban camping situation.…

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  • One night in Nashville, TN (visit #3)–Big Trip #2

    One night in Nashville, TN (visit #3)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Nashville in October 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. After spending a few days with family in NC and GA, we are officially setting out on our two-month Big Trip 2! First (third?) stop on our way west: Nashville, an urban camping destination we love, just for a night. Read about our…

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  • Trip planning: Asheville, Nashville, Pisgah/Nantahala…

    Trip planning: Asheville, Nashville, Pisgah/Nantahala…

    In my opinion, trip planning is almost as exciting as trip taking! We’re starting to think about our biannual Asheville Airstreaming pilgrimage, and wondering what other explorations we can cram in while we’re out and about. Right now, we’re leaning toward a few days in Nashville in our favorite parking lot campsite, a couple days…

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  • Three days in Nashville, TN (visit #2)–Big Bend Loop

    Three days in Nashville, TN (visit #2)–Big Bend Loop

    We were in Nashville in December 2017 as part of our Big Bend loop. [Read about our other Nashville visits here: #1, #3, #4, #5, and #6, or skip to our Nashville Favorites post!] After we took the Airstream to Nashville last Spring, we knew we wanted to return for the food, drink, and fun,…

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  • One day in Unicoi and Johnson City, TN

    One day in Unicoi and Johnson City, TN

    We visited Unicoi and Johnson City in May 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. We also visited Nashville on this trip. We needed a stopover to break up the drive from Nashville to Charlottesville and wanted to be able to fit in a hike, so chose to stay at Woodsmoke Campground in Unicoi,…

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  • Six days in Nashville, TN (visit #1)

    Six days in Nashville, TN (visit #1)

    We visited Nashville in May 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. We also visited Unicoi and Johnson City on this trip. [This post is about our first trip to Nashville in mid-2017. Read about our second visit at the very end of 2017 here, visit #3 in October 2018 here, visit #4 in December…

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  • Two days in Memphis, TN (visit #1)–Winter Loop to Austin

    Two days in Memphis, TN (visit #1)–Winter Loop to Austin

    We were in Memphis in early January 2017, as part of our Winter Loop to Austin trip. Read about our second visit in 2020 here, our third in 2022 here, and our fourth in 2023 here. Stop #2 on our adventure to Austin was Memphis, where we explored bbq, blues, history, architecture, running trails, and…

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