It’s warmer. People talk with an accent. There are fields of cotton. The trees and wildlife are changing. Seeing these changes slowly ( we only drive a few hours a day) is different from any other road trip we’ve done. Squirrels eat mushrooms.

Kerr Lake is a massive reservoir on the Virginia/North Carolina line. We camped here and had the place mostly to ourselves. Our campsite was right on the beach.

The lake was dammed in the late ’40’s as a flood control measure and to produce hydroelectric power. The lake is 77 square miles.

The stars here were pretty good. The Milky Way was visible, but there was still moderate light pollution. Also, it was partly cloudy most of the night. I’m working on improving my astrophotography, but I still like this picture.

Next stop, the Great Smoky Mountains!

Cheers!