The people in the group site are the tarp champions
of all time. They have huge tarps over all
the tents and the eating area.
The people in Site 11 also have a huge tarp.
The morning sun was brilliant on the creek when we
walked down the creek-side path.
Here is a picture of the water running under the
bridge in the picnic area.
The rain started just as I was opening the motorhome
door after we walked around the campground in the morning. We had two errands,
pick up the mail in Hartford and Andy’s prescription in Newport. It was pouring
down rain, so we headed out.
Here is our temporary post office in Hartford,
Tennessee. It is a waterfront post
office, the Pigeon River is right behind it.
We always spend a few minutes chatting with the
postmaster.
The Bean Tree is next door to the post office, so we
decided to try it.
This mosaic sign made with bottle caps is standing
next to the front door.
It is right on the river bank with a large outdoor
eating area. Since it was raining, I
opted to sit inside to keep the server dry.
There were some painted rocks for sale on the back
porch. I inspected them, but did not buy
one.
We got back into the car and Andy could not find his
hat. I didn’t laugh at him. Much.
The people in the group site were moving one of
their canopies. We have seen people move
erected tents, but this is a canopy first.
I just noticed this fan attached to the side of the
tent in Site 4 today. They must open up
the tent side somehow when they run it.
The people in Site 11 (and several other sites) were
saving more sites for some friends. I told them that reserving sites is not
allowed. You claim a site by setting up
your tent on it, and then pay for the site. The woman was pretty feisty and
didn’t want to hear it, so I didn’t argue the point with her. I just hope that no one else arrived and did
not get a site because sites nine and eleven were “saved”. With a cooler in Site 9
And a chair and paddle in Site 12. The man had just added the paddle when I took
the picture.
On the radio
At 1100 a teenager
crashed his bike, with a possible broken arm.
A ranger went to check it out.
There was an elk jam
near the Smokemont Campground about 1130.
We heard dispatch
announce that they were cancelling the Amber Alert for the missing 10-month
baby. We had missed the beginning of
that story.
Some people were in the
Elkmont area looking for hunting dogs.
A twenty-year old woman
fell about 20 feet off the trail at Ramsey Cascades. She had a big gash on her
forehead. She was about three miles from the trailhead. They were sending
Rescue One, which I just learned is a heavy duty pickup truck. It took a long
time to round up people to help carry the woman out. After a while, they didn’t care if people
were litter certified, as long as they were strong. At 1620 Ranger Heath was out with the patient
at a bridge. He said she was not moving,
but I think he meant she was not moving down the trail rather than that she was
dead. At 1637, they decided to walk her out, but were keeping the team on hand,
just in case she couldn’t make it. At 1703, the litter was moving down the
trail. At 1807 they were “off trail”, “clear”, and the patient was on her way
to the hospital.
In the early evening, there
was a serious accident on Parsons Branch Road near Rt. 129 at the far end of
the park. The vehicle was a rented Jeep
that was on its side in the middle of the road.
When the park ranger arrived, there were already emergency vehicles on
scene from outside the park. They were sending the crash victims to the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Four passengers were going to the
hospital, one by helicopter and three by ambulance. According to the ranger,
there were beer cans everywhere. One of the ambulance drivers requested another
helicopter at 2024.
The wildlife guys were
out late at night checking traps.
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