Friday, July 13, 2018

July 1, 2018 - Leaving Big Creek


In several ways, our stay at Big Creek has been less than ideal this year.  It's not Big Creek; it is us. It was mostly me: five trips out to the dentist and endodontist, three or four trips out for my computer issues, one week doing absolutely nothing but sticking my foot up in the air.  And, I lost count of the number of trips to Walgreen's. Andy's only issue was his inability to walk anywhere but around the two campgrounds and on the bridge in Big Creek.  With all our errands, we didn't have time to take a hike anyway. I think the RV was responsible for four trips out for repairs.  We seemed to spend more time in Knoxville than I thought possible for a two-month stay in Big Creek. We really missed seeing park personnel.  We heard Ranger Heath on the radio many times but never saw his face. Boss Larry did his best to drop in at least once a week.  And Spence, who used to be full time in Big Creek, is now spread between Big Creek, Cosby, and Greenbrier.  He would stop in for coffee and run when he was in Big Creek. We did not interact with the campers as much as we have in the past; that is one of the best parts of volunteering in a campground. Ah, but it is still such a beautiful place to stay in the forest! I am optimistic that it will be better next year.

Now for the rest of the summer.  Go to  www.dinatamisovec.com to follow our summer road trip.  We go to Wisconsin to visit grandsons Owen and Cam.  Then Grant Tetons National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Son Christopher in Arcata, CA, Lassen Volcanic National Park, visiting Erin near Pasadena, Lamar southern CA, Steve and Louise in San Diego (if our schedules line up), Joshua Tree National Park, Pie Town NM, Mesa Verde National Park, Tonto National Forest, family in the Washington DC area, back to Wisconsin to pick up my roll-top desk, and then home to Florida. More or less.


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