Day 92 (September 22): Asheville
For starters, I mistakenly thought the Blue Ridge Parkway ended in Asheville, a beautiful small city nestled in the mountainous western region of North Carolina. Not so! We aimed for milepost 380 of the BRP but the roadway doesn't end until MP 469, in Great Smoky Mountain National Park, in Tennessee. Oops. Another mistake was the RV Park where we made a reservation for our arrival. Remember the absolutely gorgeous Stone Mountain State Park I mentioned previously? The one with epic quiet and space for the kids to roam? Yeah, this one had a pool so dirty the bottom was invisible. And a playground with free tetanus. Also, nothing separating our camping pad from the adjacent (45 mph) roadway. Fortunately, we were able to relocate to somewhere much better for the next two nights. Our weekend in Asheville really had two highlights. One was visiting with family. Elise's Uncle Tom and Aunt Martha retired to Asheville to enjoy a view of the mountains and having black bears as neighb...