Our day in town was pretty enlightening. My non-scientific mind cannot comprehend how these mineral springs have continued to "spring" for over 150 years. The National Park Service owns this whole area and they do a wonderful job of preserving the history and informing the public.
After encouraging our little van up the twisty road to the Mountain Tower, we were very disappointed to see the sign on the gift shop door: Elevator Not Working! A very young gal looked at us, saw our age and worn out look and said "The steps are hard, a very hard climb...it was difficult." We got her drift! On the positive side, we filled up our drinking water jugs FREE! They have stations along the main street near the bath houses. One lady makes the trip every few weeks with a pick-up truck filled with empty water bottles. She takes them home and dumps them in her 50 gallon tank!!
Have we only been on the road for 5 weeks??
I guess it's time to head to Knoxville to catch up with the Grands! SPRING is coming!
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