Cumberland Gal Cover Photo and Updates


Cumberland Gal Cover Photo and Updates






Current Cover photo is a scene from yesterday... Sunday October 26, 2025 of North River in the Cherokee National Forest, TN.  Trip Report Pending. 












 Photo above is Ponce de Leon Spring at the state park in Florida.  
We visited on Monday Oct. 6th and again on Wednesday.  Trip report pending from the Panama City Beach Vacation.  We experienced four new sites in Florida.  

















 Photo above is a field of sunny yellow flowers in front of the Smoky Mountains in Cades Cove from a trip last Sunday.  




Below:  Granny's Crack from our day of four wheeling in and around Kentucky.  


















Upcoming Plans


 
We are going to a new spot in Gatlinburg for our anniversary in November.  Going to the Sydney James Mountain Lodge to do some swimming, relaxing, and hiking.
We have booked a train ride on the Hiwassee Scenic Railroad.
  • Thanksgiving is around the corner and I'm planning on having it here at the house. Grandson Gabriel requested LAST year to have Thanksgiving in Tennessee.  We are honoring that wish.  It will be their first Thanksgiving and Christmas in their new home. 



Content Plans for Cumberland Gal 

  I am always thinking of ways to improve this blog. I got to reviewing some old photos and realized how many hikes I've done that are NOT on my blog because the  happened way before I started writing it.   Here are some things I plan to try to accomplish that will make it even better.
  • Do some repeat hikes to places that have been way too long between visits especially in the northern part of the Cherokee National Forest.
  • Look hard into NEW places to visit for brand new content.
  • Look back over directions I've written that should be shared and put them on here.
  • Try to remember to add directions whenever possible.
  • I need to figure out how to get back to adding trip report links to videos on YouTube. That proved helpful to myself as well as others. 
  • Visit some more country stores for that blog series
  • Visit some more areas that pertain to the Valley So Wild series. 
  • I'm going to add some recipes. I'm going to work on learning more traditional German dishes and include recipes.
  • I want to revisit Yellow Doors Overlook and get more photos and video since I lost mine. I will also update folks on the road conditions.
  • I want to visit the Kentucky side of Pickett State Forest and try to find an acceptable access from that side to share with readers.  For the four wheeling crowd it isn't enough to find a way. It needs to be a way that is truly accessible without getting in trouble that has a decent place to park also.
  • I want to do some more hiking in Kentucky to arches in RRG. Caves.   Springs. and such. That was a popular blog. 





 






Hearing from Readers of My Blog



   I get emails or text messages from readers now and then. I always enjoy hearing from them.   I've made some good friends. I've gotten ideas that have greatly improved Cumberland Gal.  I am happy to help with directions to places. I answer all emails. 
You never know what we could come up with together!  I welcome suggestions, corrections, and do my best to be helpful.   I am not certain what is happening, but readership has been way, way up lately!  Thanks to all who check out my blog writings.
I am delighted and hope it proves useful in planning and executing fun travels for you. 












Below is a video of  Poco singing "Heart of the Night". Group members were Randy Meisner, Paul Cotton, Jim Messina, Timothy B. Schmidt, Richie Furay, Rusty Young




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