Colonel Denning like Colonel Tom Parker and Colonel Sanders was not really a colonel. But he did fight in the American Revolutionary War. And there was more brain than brawn to this fella. He developed a technique of manufacturing lighter and easier to transport cannons. So they named a State Park in PA after him. And it is in his name that we develop our own technique of making accommodations that are lighter and easier to transport. Our first night of camping went pretty darn well thanks to Sallie's intense study of amazon reviews for tents, "sleeping sacs", tent stakes, fold up camping chairs, etc. All things that would make our revolutionary hero proud. We got in around 8:30 PM, just enough light to comfortably set up camp with a light drizzle adding urgency to the tasks at hand. The tent freshly erected, our "neighbor" shouts out that he's fogging for mosquitoes. "They're vicious." OK we reply. It looked like a scene out of the Vietnam War. But there was nary a mosquito during our stay. A game of cribbage, sleeping to the sound of a steady sprinkle of rain then up for camp coffee. Before picking up and leaving, we attempted a hike on the "Rattlesnake Trail", a 1.5 mile loop in the Cumberland forest. More like a "Rattlesnake Fail". Colonel Denning rolled over in his grave. The trail ended abruptly after a quarter of a mile with no more yellow spotted trees in sight. In the end it was a good thing since we were running short on time. Back on the road heading to Norris Dam State Park in Tennessee.
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Don't go where the road don't go.
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