6/15/15 - Obed Wild and Scenic River National Area, TN

We slept in late this morning because we were tired from all the driving yesterday.  Jim made breakfast sandwiches for us this morning using Hatch green chili sausage.  Then we went to the visitor center and picked up information on the hikes in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.  It was really too late to start a hike so we decided to drive to Obed Wild and Scenic River National Area visitor center near Wartburg, TN. On the way we stopped at historic Rugby.  This town has a few building from the late 1800’s.  There was an old general store there that had homemade fried pies.  We bought peach and raspberry pies.  The young lady running it was 5^th generation and her grandmother made the fried pies.  Reminded me of the apricot fried pies mother made years ago. 

At the Obed Wild and Scenic River National Area visitor center we watched a short movie and then drove to the campground and to the day use area where you can swim in the Obed River.  Thank goodness we had asked the Ranger if a trailer would be able to drive it.  He told us no and we took the truck only.  We were considering going back to camp there.  The road getting there was narrow, steep and winding with lots of hairpin turns. The campground sites are very small and on a one way road with trees up to the road and sites. 
 
There are lots of day lilies growing along the side of the roads here like the bluebonnets in Texas.