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heading home

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The part needed for the trailer came in yesterday, & the repair went smoothly. I left Stone Mountain mid-afternoon & drove to the northern South Carolina. Spent the night in a Cracker Barrel parking lot in Gaffney, SC - lots of highway noise, but the price (free) was right.  Today, I drove on to central West Virginia to a KOA in Flatwoods. It's very quiet, & I'll be able to dump here in the morning before heading home.  These geese visited my campsite at Stone Mountain; clearly, I stayed there too long, as I was desperate enough to befriend the local waterfowl.  😁                                            
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still at Stone Mountain

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Well, the lady who promised to order in the part needed for my trailer didn't do it, so it wasn't there this morning; it's now promised for tomorrow. So, I had another day to noodle around Stone Mountain & enjoy the early spring here.   a very cool rig
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around Stone Mountain

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As expected, I'll have to wait for a part to come in to get the electrical issue on my trailer fixed. Fortunately, the part is due in on Monday, & it's an easy fix, so I should be back on the road on Tuesday. In the meantime, I explored Stone Mountain a bit yesterday & today. Seeing daffodils in February is amazing!                      southern magnolia
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a change of plans

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Well, my plan for today was to drive to Charleston, SC, & have dinner with my cousin tonight & see her again tomorrow evening. It seems that the fates had other plans, as the signal lights on my trailer didn't work this morning. The short version of the story is that I moved to the other side of Atlanta to Stone Mountain, & an RV tech will come tomorrow to take a look. My theory is that we'll need a part, which will need to be ordered.  Here are a few shots from around Stone Mountain.  
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visiting a friend in Marietta

A friend of mine from Pittsburgh recently moved to Marietta to be with her daughter. I spent the afternoon & early evening with them, & it was wonderful to catch up with her & see her settling in so well in her new digs. No pics, as I don't usually put pics of people on my blog. 
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on into Georgia

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The drive today was short, going through east central MS & on to Marietta, GA. This was my first time on these roads, & I hadn't realized that the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains extend westward a bit into MS.  Here's another shot of a bank of gas pumps at a Buc-ee's. There were 120 pumps at this one in Leeds, AL, which is not the biggest one I've seen. I'm slightly obsessed with Buc-ee's. Years ago, I read the book The Walmart Effect ; my  thought is that Buc-ee's will merit a similar treatment, as they seem to be revolutionizing their market in the way Walmart did. 
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LA-MS-AL - Vicksburg

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Though mostly a drive day, I did spend a couple of hours at the Vicksburg National Military Park. This is the kind of place that Manny would have loved.  The details of the military history aren't my cup of tea, but the big picture story, the pretty drive, & the monuments were great for a couple of hours.     I'd noticed patches of bamboo in some wooded areas & several work trucks labelled something to do with fire, & then I came upon several burned area like this. Putting it all together, I think that they are doing controlled burns to eliminate the bamboo & maybe some other non-native invasive species. 
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