Our travels continued today with our departure from Winchester where we got on US-64 for a bit before transitioning onto I-24 toward Chattanooga. We have finally made it to the Appalachians! We could tell because our GPS unit, which also gives us elevation, indicated we were climbing. The substantial humps to the east of us might have been a clue, as well. Not long after we spotted the mountains we were in them, crossing a pass at 1919 feet before descending into Chattanooga.
Right before we got into town, we turned off and pulled our Barbarian Invader into the Raccoon Mountain RV Park. It is quite a nice park with cable TV, great wifi, full hookups, a pool, lots of nearby attractions and a steep price compared to most places we go. Since we get to stay in Thousand Trails campgrounds regularly and we stay in them for free, it seems possible I am being a crybaby about the price here. We’ll see.