Cumberland Calls Us Back - Part 1

Hey Folks,

We pulled in Friday, safe and somewhat sound, to Middle Tennessee from Salt Lake City.  Lebanon, TN to be exact and at the same RV park we stayed at last year while in the area.   Countryside RV Park, which was a private park in 2013, is now Nashville East/Lebanon KOA.  In the 5 months of new ownership they've accomplished much.  They've done a great job renovating the laundry facilities and landscaping the grounds.  It's still a work in progress but the views of the meadows and hills are still as beautiful as ever. We were aiming for another park closer to where I'll be working but when I saw the KOA sign we made a snap decision to go to a familiar place at first.  We'll be here for a week then relocate to more permanent digs.  More about that later. 

The new and improved Countryside, now Nashville East KOA

The journey begins. So long Utah - for now

Hop in and we'll tell you the tale of our second cross country adventure.  With Salt Lake in our rear views, Wyoming's wide open spaces welcomed us.  Unlike the trip west in March we had a tailwind this time so our miles-per-gallon leapt into the double digits.  The miles clicked by uneventfully and by afternoon our conversation turned to where to park for the night.  RV parks are few and far between in these parts but there's always a Walmart close by.  Margo, the wash and wear girl that she has become, was totally on board, especially as we pulled into the Super Center in Laramie and saw one of our kind already there. 

Wide open

Spaces

Campin' Walmart style

 

Fellow 'streamers

Bob and Lia were on their way to Denver from Washington.  They operate a jewelry and clock repair business from their Airstream.  He's also a retired chef and from Florida via the Ukraine.  As has happened time and time again on our journey whenever we come across fellow 'streamers we usually hit it off immediately and the conversation instantly flows. 

Sunrise Reflections by Margo

Downtown Laramie

Historic Laramie

After a surprisingly quiet night and a great night's sleep, we awoke to the parking lot sweeper.  We had a cup o' Joe and headed into Laramie to look around.  It has both an historical and modern college town vibe going on at the same time.  Definitely a place we want to check out more thoroughly in the future but Nebraska and points east awaited - where dark clouds started moving in, both literally and figuratively. 

Nebraska - storm clouds ahead

Nebraska had her challenges and she threw some roadblocks our way.  We met them, though not totally unscathed.  

For the rest of the story you're gunna have to tune in next time. That's right - an Airstream Tales and Trails first.  I think I'll call it a cliffhanger........