Travel Log | North Carolina Trip | Sept-Oct 2017

Time	Odometer	Notes	Photos
09/25/2017
7:17 am	194243	Left house in Springfield, MO
7:27 am		Stopped at Battlefield & 65 to air up the tires
7:35 am		Got on HWY 65S, then 60E
8:23 am	194288	Stopped in Mansfield for fuel (15.4 mpg)
8:33am		Back on HWY 60E
11:13 am	194425	Stopped in Poplar Bluff to eat and stretch our legs
11:32 am		Back on HWY 60E toward Sikeston
12:30 pm	194474	Stopped in Sikeston for fuel (20.6 mpg)
12:39 pm		Back on HWY 60E then on I55 for a bit then 62E
1:22 pm	194504	Crossed into KY near Chiaro
2:14 pm		Straight on 97 S in Mayfield
2:40 pm	194561	Crossed into TN
3:00 pm		Turn right on TN 218 N
3:12 pm		Turn right on US 641 S
3:54 pm		Fuel stop at I40 and 641 S (17.3 mpg)
4::32 pm		Left after working a bit. Noticed lug nut and stud missing on front passenger side.
4:45 pm		Left on Camden Rd for 1.5 miles then left on 412 E in Parsons TN
4:40 pm	194632	Stopped at NAPA to check to see if they have lug nuts and studs. Purchased 2 front and 2 back.
4::54 pm		Left NAPA and back onto 412 E
5:42 pm		Right. On Walnut St in Holenwald. In a ½ mile left turn onto 4^th Ave, then straight on HWY 20 E
5::54 pm	194675	Left into Meriweather-Lewis Park
6:00 pm	194676	Arrived at camp spot #27
09/26/2017
		Got up early and worked. Packed up and went to visitor center
10:24 am		Left visitor center and went East on HWY 20 toward Summertown. Turned around to get onto Natchez Trac North at mile marker 386
10:39 am	194685	Got onto 412 East toward Columbia, TN
11:10 am		In Columbia, made right on Columbia Bypass, then in 2 miles left onto Brookmeade.
11:16 am	194710	Stopped at Wal-Mart Supercenter to get hammer and fix lug bolt. As Robert was taking the lug nut off the first stud, it broke off. We looked for a nearby parts store online. We walked to O’Reiley and got enough to do entire front and some more to do back if needed. Did a conference call while Robert was doing repair and all the lug shafts broke off as he was removing the tire. All were replaced.
2:55 pm		Left Walmart parking lot. Took a left on S James Campbell Blvd
2:57 pm		Stopped in an Auto Zone to see about air bags. Robert is concerned about the saggy passenger rear.
3:01 pm		No luck in finding air bag. Left Auto Zone and back on James Campbell Blvd
3:25 pm		After checking a few more stores for air bags, got back on road US 31 N. Right on 412 E. / 99 E
3:28 pm		Stopped at Advanced Auto Parts
3:34 pm		Left auto parts store
3:49 pm		Right on 431 S then 1/2 mile left on 99 E
3:59 pm	194740	Right on US 31 ALT. Arrived at Henry Horton State Park
09/27/2017
9:30 am		Left Henry Horton State Park and got onto 270 E
9:47 am		Took a left on 41A then right on Hickory. Left on Old Nashville Dirt Road. Right on Pinkston Rd. Left on Midland. Right on Eady Rd. Straight onto HWY 82 E
10:22 am	194770	Straight on Walker Road. Right on Oscar Crowell Road. Left on HWY 41. Right on 280 E
10:44 am		Straight onto Pocahontas Rd. At intersection 287, straight on Shellbyville Rd.
11:10 am		Left onto 55 N Hwy 70 Bypass, then onto E 70 S toward Sparta
11:14 am	194802	Fuel stop (15.7 mpg) Snack time
11:37 am		Got back onto East 70 S in Mindville
12:07 pm	194827	Right on Winding Lane. Left on Young St. Right on East Maple St. Left onto Butler St. Right on East Bockman Way (70 East) TN Scenic Byway
12:20 pm	194834	Scenic overlook stop to give us and the Jeep a break. Jeep running a little hot and rough.
12:32 pm		Back onto 70 East
1:35 pm/2:35 pm	194875	Crossed into Eastern Time Zone
3:00 pm	194891	Quick stretch legs stop in Kingston
3:22 pm		Left and back on 70 East
3:45 pm		Turn right onto 321/73
3:56 pm	194911	Stopped to cool Jeep off. The Jeep did not like the stop and go traffic in Lenior City
4::10 pm		Back on HWY 321A/73
4:44 pm		Auto Zone stop in Maryville
5:00 pm		Left Auto Zone after met Ralph who was super nice and read the codes on the Jeep and reset them. Got a fuel injector. Got back onto 411 N
6:00 pm	194968	Arrived at our friend’s house in New Market, TN
09/28/2017
10:05 am		Left our friend’s house
10:13 am		Left on South 25 W /70 E
11:19 am	195016	Crossed into NC
11:43 am	195030	Stop to cool off the Jeep at Hartford Tweed Road & 70 E
11:53 am		Back on 70 E
12:05 pm	195037	Fuel & grocery stop in Marshall, NC (19.5 mpg)
12:57 pm		Left grocery store and had lunch on the go
1:07 pm	195045	Right onto Lower Flat Creek Road
1:11 pm		Left on 251 South
1:28 pm	195056	Right onto Riverside Dr
1:33 pm	195058	Right on Lyman Street
1:40 pm	195061	Left on Short McDowell, then right on HWY 25
1:50 pm	195065	Stopped at a bank parking lot in Asheville to cool off Jeep
2:02 pm		Back on road
2:07 pm	195066	Arrived at Harbor Freight Tools to get Fuel Injection Pump Tester & Zip Ties
2:16 pm		Left Harbor Freight and back onto Hendersonville Road
2:26 pm	195071	Stopped to cool off Jeep at a Shell station
2:33 pm		Left and back toward Biltmore
2:39 pm	195072	Arrived at Biltmore for Overland Expo
09/29/2017
Overland Expo Activities
09/30/2017
Enjoyed touring Biltmore Estate for the entire day
10/01/2017
Overland Expo Activities
10/02/2017
8:34 am		Pulled out of campsite
9:00 am		Drove up to Biltmore Estate to take some photos. Had a great conversation with Graham. Richard took some photos of us.
9:02 am		Said goodbye to Biltmore house and wound our way to the highway. Had to circle around to go back where we started because all one-way roads.
9:32 am		Finally got to the exit
9:50 am		Arrived at WalMart
10:45 am	195092	Left WalMart after grocery shopping
10:52 am		Stopped at Auto Zone to buy clips for awning. Installed awning in parking lot
11:17 am		Back onto Hwy 70 toward KOA
11:29 am	195101	Arrived at Asheville East KOA. Time to clean up, do laundry, shower, and work using their wifi.
10/03/2017
9:03 am		Left campsite at KOA
9:10 am	195104	Gas stop. 11.9 mpg. Had several hours idling at Overland Expo.
9:22 am		Left gas station after aired up tires and checked lug nuts. Got onto Hwy 70 West.
9:29 am	195108	Got onto Blue Ridge Parkway. Did a bit of backtracking to get to the Visitor Center.
9:35 am		Visitor Center stop
10:05 am		Left Visitor Center and got onto Blue Ridge Parkway North
10:20 am	195118	Stopped at scenic overlook
10:27 am		Left overlook
10:57 am		Stopped at Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
11:27 am		Met people that came all the way from London just to see the Parkway. Left the visitor center
11:46 am		Turned left onto 128 at Mt Mitchell State Park
11:52 am		Stopped at park office and picked up NC State Park Passport
12:08 pm		Left park office
12:16 pm	195144	Stopped at the visitor center and walked up to Mt Mitchell’s summit. Also checked out camping sites. 9 tent sites available but none are good for roof-top tent
1:05 pm		Left summit and got back onto 128, then back onto Blue Ridge Parkway North
1:28 pm	195154	Stopped at Green Knob Overlook
1:36 pm		Back on the Blue Ridge Parkway
1:58 pm	195165	Stopped at Crabtree Falls to check out camping, then went on our way
2:08 pm		Left Crabtree Falls
2:24 pm	195184	Stopped at Chestoa View Parking Area to give the Jeep a rest. No vapor lock but just climbed a long slow hill
2:51 pm		Back on the Parkway
3:00 pm	195189	Arrived at Linville Falls Campground
10/04/2017
8:30 am		Left campsite to go to Linville Falls Visitor Center
8:37 am		Did a little hiking to see the falls
9:40 am		Left visitor center
10:05 am	195205	Arrived at Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center
12:11 pm		Left visitor center after hiking trail
12:38 pm	195218	Got off Blue Ridge Parkway. Took left onto 221/321 toward Boone, NC
12:49 pm		Stopped at Arby’s in Boone. Ate and worked. Planned out our route
2:24 pm		Left Arby’s and back on 221 N. Was certainly a test for the Jeep. We were slow going because got stuck in construction for at least 15 minutes
3:24 pm	195246	Fuel stop in West Jefferson, NC. 14.9 mpg. More delays with construction
3:35 pm		Left gas station and got onto 88 N
3:47 pm	195253	Right onto NC 194 N
4:02 pm	195262	Left onto Helton Creek Road
4:08 pm	195265	Right onto US 58
4:37 pm	195268	Arrived at Grayson Highlands State Park. Took left at VA 362 N into the park. First time Jeep was vapor locking since repairs done at Overland Expo. Let Jeep rest for a bit and then drove around park before deciding on campsite
10/05/2017
8:33 am	195280	Left campsite 4
8:40 am		Arrived at Massey Gap to hike to the summit of Mt Rogers. 9+ mile hike, some on the Appalachian Trail
4:13 pm		Done hiking and back to campground
10/06/2017
7:57 am	195286	Left campsite 45
8:10 am		Right onto 58 West Crooked Road Virginia Heritage Music Trail
9:07 am	195318	Stopped at Food City in Damascus, VA
11:19 am		Left Food City after shopping and working a bit. Back onto Hwy 58 West
11:30 am		Left onto Watauga Road Hwy 677
11:38 am		Left onto VA 75 South
11:49 am	195337	Crossed Tennessee State Line
11:52 am	195340	Right onto US 421 North
12:00 pm	195346	Left onto TN 394 West
12:15 pm	195357	Quick stop for soda at Food City
12:21 pm		Took a left and back onto 394 West
12:29 pm		Took left onto 11W South
12:34 pm	195365	Right on Ollis Bowers Hill Road then Left on Bloomingdale Road
12:43 pm	195371	Right onto Wadlow Gap Road
12:50 pm	195372	Crossed Virginia State Line. Was stopped for construction work
12:55 pm	195375	Stopped to let Jeep cool off. No vapor lock, just stop and go with construction. Took a right onto Hwy 58 West
1:15 pm		Back onto Hwy 58 West
1:37 pm	195393	Took left to stay on Hwy 58W
1:44 pm	195398	Overlook stop. Just had a long uphill and Jeep was getting warm
1:58 pm		Back on Hwy 58
2:20 pm	195414	Fuel stop in Jonesville. 17 mpg
2:33 pm		Back on Hwy 58 W
3:10 pm	195446	Arrived at Cumberland Gap National Historical Site campground
10/07/2017
Stayed at campsite all day to catch up on work. Met Kenny, a true adventure traveler. Great internet with both Verizon and Sprint
10/08/2017
8:44 am		Packed tent in the rain. Helped a neighbor jump start their truck. Then said goodbye to Kenny. Left campsite. Took right onto 58W for 2 miles
8:53 am		Got onto 25E North
8:56 am	195450	Crossed Kentucky State Line
8:57 am		Stopped at Cumberland Gap Visitor Center
9:38 am		Left visitor center and went toward Pinnacle View
10:08 am	195455	Left Pinnacle View. Cloudy day. Not a very good view, but still a pretty drive. Was in VA & KY at same time.
10:26 am	195459	Left National Park and go onto 25E North
10:29 am		Stopped in Middlesboro, KY, Home of Lee Majors to eat at Waffle King
11:27 am		Left Waffle King. Yummy! Back on 25E North
11:50 am	195475	Took left onto Hwy 92 West
12:43 pm	195508	Left onto 25W South, then right onto KY 92 West
1:16 pm	195528	Right onto 27 North
1:17 pm		Quick stop for coffee and bathroom break at Shell station.
1:42 pm		Left and back onto 27 North after taking a phone call and giving Jeep a break.
1:47 pm	195532	Left onto 92 West
2:35 pm	195561	Left on N Main Street in Monticello, KY (Bus. 90)
2:50 pm 1:50 pm	195572	Crossed into Central Time Zone
2:19 pm	195595	Fuel stop in Burksville, KY 18mpg
2:33 pm		Left gas station and back on Hwy 90
3:27 pm		Got onto 68 W, then circled back to Hwy 90 to get something to eat
3:30 pm	195634	Stopped at Wendy’s to eat in Glasgow
4:17 pm		Left Wendy’s and made our way back to Hwy 68
5:18 pm	195673	Quick stop
5:31 pm		Back on 68 West
6:50 pm	195732	Stopped in Hopkinsville to adjust the headlights
7:02 pm		Back on Hwy 68 W
7:52 pm	195773	Took a left onto Hwy 402.Made a quick stop at Dollar General parking lot to clean windshield
7:55 pm		Back on KY 402
8:35 pm	195800	Took a right onto Hwy 121 North
8:38 pm	195801	Fuel stop outside of Mayfield, KY; 19mpg
8:49 pm		Left and was back on 121 N
9:32 pm	195832	Went through Wickliffe and got onto 51 North
9:38 pm	195836	Crossed Illinois State Line and took a left onto 62 West
9:41 pm	195837	Crossed Missouri State Line
10:19 pm	195862	Took a left onto AA, then left onto Hwy 60 West
10/09/2017
12:05 am	195952	Hit a deer on Hwy 60
12:27 am		Went on our way after removing deer from road and assessing damage. Front passenger running light broken and a little dent on the hood
1:15 am	195995	Fuel stop in Mountain View, MO 17.2mpg
1:29 am		Back onto Hwy 60 W
3:25 am		Arrived at Springfield MO
3:31 am	196095	Arrived at Springfield house