Southeast • Silver Trekker Natchez Trace Parkway A no-commercial-traffic dream road, Civil War echoes, and campsites where history whispers. November 2024 Natchez Trace Road notes No billboards, no trucks — sunken trace walks, marker readings in dramatic voices, and fireflies over the Corps park. The full campground story, photos, and Silver Trekker notes are on […]
Nashville, Tennessee
Southeast • Silver Trekker Nashville, Tennessee Honky-tonk neon, hot chicken heat levels, and a campground chorus of guitars after dark. November 2024 Nashville, TN Road notes One loud night on Broadway, then Ryman history and medium hot chicken — Doug on harmonica, Marla laughing, neighbors jamming until ten. The full campground story, photos, and Silver […]
Great Smoky Mountains
Appalachia • Silver Trekker Great Smoky Mountains Elk at Oconaluftee, Cades Cove at dawn, and pancakes on the griddle attachment. October 2024 Smokies, TN Road notes Cades Cove at sunrise, Laurel Falls trail mix diplomacy, and elk bugling at dusk like something prehistoric. The full campground story, photos, and Silver Trekker notes are on the […]
Asheville, North Carolina
Appalachia • Silver Trekker Asheville, North Carolina Biltmore grandeur, craft beer, and a mountain morning that smelled like cedar and coffee. October 2024 Asheville, NC Road notes Two days exploring without moving the rig — Biltmore gardens, Gulch murals, and pottery from the river arts district. The full campground story, photos, and Silver Trekker notes […]
Blue Ridge Parkway
Appalachia • Silver Trekker Blue Ridge Parkway 456 miles of overlooks, fiddle music at Mabry Mill, and fall color that made Marla cry happy tears. October 2024 Blue Ridge Road notes Forty-five mph never felt so luxurious — Mabry Mill shortbread, a banjo at a roadside stand, and hand signals we invented somewhere in North […]
Key West, Florida
Florida • Silver Trekker Key West, Florida Seven Mile Bridge views, conch fritters, and the smallest Airstream in a parade of pastel cottages. March 2024 Key West, FL Road notes We camped on Big Pine Key and day-tripped south — Mallory Square sunset, Hemingway cats, and a key-lime pie scorecard on a napkin. The full […]
Everglades National Park, Florida
Florida • Silver Trekker Everglades National Park, Florida Alligators, airboats, and the quiet magic of a sawgrass sunset from Flamingo campground. February 2024 Everglades, FL Road notes Canoe at Nine Mile Pond, industrial-strength bug spray, and a pink sky over Florida Bay that made Iowa cornfields feel like another lifetime. The full campground story, photos, […]
Savannah, Georgia
Southeast • Silver Trekker Savannah, Georgia Spanish moss, squares full of live oaks, and shrimp and grits on a brick patio. February 2024 Savannah, GA Road notes We camped south of town and biked the historic district — Forsyth Park, scandalous portraits, and a Georgia peach that ruined grocery-store fruit forever. The full campground story, […]