Crossville, TN

On Tuesday 6/2/09 after getting set up in the Bean Pot RV campground we drove back to Crossville to have supper with my sister. While we were there she received a call that one of our cousins in Chattanooga had passed away. Wednesday we plan to drive over to Chattanooga to visit her family, and we will attend the memorial service once we know when it is scheduled.

On Wednesday 6/3/09 we went to Chattanooga to visit my cousin's family and on our way down we stopped in Pikeville to have lunch. The food was country style and pretty good.

On Thursday we went to visit the Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park in Pall Mall, TN. Sgt. York was the Quaker who fought in WWI and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. After returning the State of Tennessee he was given the land that is now the park. After he and his wife died the land was returned to the State by the family for the state park. One of Sgt. York's son's is a ranger at the park. I was able to met him. He is approximately 77 and still works each day. The picture shows Dianne and I standing on Sgt. York's Front porch.

On Friday 6/5/09 in the morning we visited the Military Museum in Crossville. It was very interesting, and if you are ever in the area you should take advantage of the opportunity to see it.

On Friday afternoon we returned to Chattanooga for our cousin's memorial service, then returned home. On the way back we stopped at a B-B-Q place, and the food was excellent.

On Saturday 6/6/09 we had my sister Linda Belle and her husband Ken over for lunch (Hamburgers) and then we went to the dirt track race in Crossville. They were ok, but there were not many different classes, and the operation was not run very efficiently. It took to long to get things going at the beginning, and between races they were slow getting the drivers to the track. I really liked the little minis that are four cylinder cars and sound like a swarm of bees going around.

On Sunday 6/7/09 we went to church with my sister and Ken. We really enjoyed their young preacher. After church we returned to our campground to have lunch, and then we departed at around 1:30 PM for our trip to VA. On Sunday night we stopped in Wyethville, VA at Deer Trail Park and Campground and then continued to Greenwood, VA on Monday morning 6/8/09.

Next post from Greenwood, VA!