🌄 Pedals, Paws & Peace: A Weekend on the Virginia Creeper Trail

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee

For Labor Day weekend, we set our sights on a quiet corner of Tennessee, hoping to spend a day pedaling the Virginia Creeper Trail in nearby Damascus, Virginia. Finding a campground that could accommodate our RV wasn’t easy—most places close to Damascus were either booked or too small. But tucked just ten miles down the road in Laurel Bloomery, we found the Old Mill Music and RV Park. Full hookups, space for our rig, and a peaceful setting—it was exactly what we needed.

🌊Where the Water Remembers

We just got home from a short weekend trip to somewhere new. This past weekend, we drove to Pendleton, South Carolina, to stay at Twin Lakes Campground on Lake Hartwell. I had passed by it many times on my travels south along I-85 but never had the chance to stop. This time, something