Another long driving day, on a beautiful sunny day, across 3 states.
An early morning start, as we started the - https://www.myscenicdrives.com/drives/kentucky/red-river-gorge-scenic-byway . We took notice of the warnings, but we were unable to proceed due to wildfires.
We took a detour and drove through the beautiful Daniel Boone National Forest - http://www.fs.usda.gov/dbnf/ .
We dropped into Corbin to visit the birthplace of KFC - http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11449 .
We continued south into Tennessee, via the Cumberland Gap Tunnel.
We stopped near Morrison to look at the Cherokee Reservoir and surrounding mountains.
We then drove across the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains - https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm , crossing into North Carolina, fortunately avoiding the nearby tragic wildfires.
We then went to Vanderbilt Mansion - http://www.biltmore.com/ - for the spectacular Candlelight Christmas evening.
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