The Fifth Day - Puckett Cabin and surrounding area

The fifth day dawned nice and clear.


What you can't tell here is how hard the wind was blowing and just how cold it really was. I didn't spend too much time outside the car for this photo.




This is the Puckett homestead. None of Mrs. Puckett's 24 children survived infancy. In her 50s she began being a midwife and delivered over 1000 babies, the last being in 1939 at the age of 102. She died later that year. At the homestead the informational sign bears a picture of her with the last child she delivered.




The Cabin Mrs. Puckett lived in the later part of her life.




The only other building on the homestead.




Driving along, I came across this church. I don't know the denomination.

The Fourth Day - Mabry Mill Area

I stopped at an area just south of Mabry Mill called Meadows of Dan. I stayed at a private campground. The campground had cabins, areas for RVs, campers and tents. I was the only one in the tent area, which was down in a little hill and sort of separated from the rest of the campground. A few camper sites were at the top of the hill above my site, but it wasn't too bad.


I saw this truck at my first stop on the Parkway and saw it off and on almost every day. I figured I was putzing around quite a bit and was surprised that I kept seeing this because I figured most people would have been blowing by me.



The entrance to the campground I stayed at.




The sign for the town of Meadows of Dan which seemed to consist of a couple of gas stations/tourist gift shops.




Camp.

The Fourth Day - Mabry Mill

The Fourth Day - Mabry Mill

The Fourth Day - Mabry Mill

The end of the fourth day found me by Mabry Mill. This was one of the places I really wanted to see and photograph. It is said that this is the single most photographed object along the Parkway. It wasn't quite what I expected. I figured the grounds would be a bit larger than they were. They weren't small, but I didn't realize just how close to the road it is. The culvert next to the mill next to it runs under the Parkway.

There is a small gift shop and restaurant next to the mill.

The Fourth Day - Buffalo Mountain and surrounding area

The informational sign for Buffalo Mountain.

Buffalo Mountain.

Clearing skies.

The Fourth Day - Rakes Mill Pond

One of the many turnouts along the way.

The mill pond.

The old stone spillway.

Downstream.