Cumberland Gal: Cumberland Gal Cover Photo and Updates

Cumberland Gal Cover Photo and Updates

Current Cover Photo above is Daddy's Creek along the Overlook Trail in Fairfield Glade last Autumn.

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

Trip report posted from a Sunday drive on Cades Cove Loop and Parsons Branch Road.

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

Trip Report and Directions HERE

Upcoming Plans

We will be going to Panama City Beach for Fall Break trip.

We booked a camping trip to Royal Blue in October.

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.

Two things I have decided that Lord willing are going to be done.

I am NOT going to the beach next Autumn. I feel I miss too much Fall hiking and colors.
I am going to have surgery between Thanksgiving and Christmas to correct a bladder problem. I can lay around and rest during the cold weather. I won't be able to swim for six weeks post op!

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.
I'm considering putting my seasonal Wish List on the front page of the blog to share. I shop from among other folks trip reports and photos for inspiration so it is only fair to give back.
Visit some more country stores for that blog series
Visit some more areas that pertain to the Valley So Wild series. I'm also going to create a forward or an introduction for new readers to have context as to what that is and why it matters.
I'm going to add some recipes. I'm going to work on learning more traditional German dishes and include recipes.
One of the best read, most popular blogs has been the one about Rawleigh Internal Liniment. I'm going to do a follow up with another old timey remedy article.
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.
I'm considering a Recommended Reading list for hiking guides.