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Smoky Mountain Thanksgiving – 2012

November 29, 2012
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/ By tom
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The day before Thanksgiving, Georgia and I left Illinois for the mountains of Tennessee. That first day we drove to Shelbyville, Kentucky where we spent the first night. There was plenty of traffic on that traditionally heavy travel day but no major backups so it was a pretty easy trip. Thanksgiving morning we got an […]

Thanksgiving Trip to the Smoky Mountains

November 30, 2010
/ travel
/ By tom
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By taking just three vacation days, I could get nine days off of work over Thanksgiving week. With that much possible time, Georgia and I decided we should take a trip. Considering the time of year and the potential for winter weather, south seemed the only reasonable direction for a driving vacation. Georgia’s sister and […]