RV Living in Pigeon Forge
Pigeon Forge Nature Friends
The KOA Holiday in Pigeon Forge, TN was our home for four weeks. After a couple of weeks, we truly started to feel like residents, learning how to navigate the tourist traffic and frequenting some local establishments. The campground was sizable and, while it turned into a RV city on the weekends, it felt quite quaint during the week. Since we had an extended stay, we were lucky enough to secure a spot near the end of the campground down by the river. Each day we were treated to encounters with various critters, most notably the geese, squirrels, and woodchucks (also known as groundhogs). The woodchucks were our favorite… what characters!
The alert woodchuck scans for the imminent, ever-present danger in a KOA Holiday RV park… loud children.
Woodchuck fist bump! Don’t leave me hangin’ bro!
Nom nom nom. Tasty grass! If only we could get so excited about eating salad. Sigh.
Dirty, Dirty RV!
Having a home base for more than a couple of weeks gave us an opportunity to take care of some activities we had postponed in our rush to start this crazy adventure. Our RV was in desperate need of a bath, and most of the campgrounds restrict you from using their water to wash your RV. Why? Well, you are dumping gallons of their water all over your RV. Not a great economical win for the RV park, nor a great experience for your neighbors that are just downhill or downwind from your rig.
While understandable, the inability to wash your RV when parked at a site is a considerable dilemma for full-time RV living! We were forced to resort to more desperate measures, scanning the area for some type of nomadic RV washing service. Aaaaand, this is what showed up on our doorstep the next morning…
Ladies and gentlemen, meet John: the roving, one-man RV and aircraft cleaning army, accompanied by his mobile Jeep and buggy show. We would have almost been willing to pay the price of the RV wash just to witness his magnificent creation firsthand. John taught us a few big lessons right out of the gate on cleaning and maintenance of the exterior of our new home, and for that we are most certainly grateful.
Following up with a deeper cleaning and waxing of the exterior… with momma and pappy goose giving Scotty the stink eye. Pro tip: Always remain vigilant when treading in goose country!
Livin’ it up in the city!
Certainly this highbrow duo is too sophisticated for the kitschy, over-commercialized Pigeon Forge night life, right? Nope! Not so much! We tossed away our aged hipster attitudes for a weekend and dove right in to the fray!
Traci’s gets a wee bit competitive during what most would consider a friendly game of mini-golf. Surprisingly, she hasn’t bludgeoned Scotty with a putter… yet.
Ferris wheel on The Island was a Traci must! The gigantic wheel enticed Traci day after day and, in the end, Scotty succumbed to her will and rode in vertical circles for a solid 20 minutes.
MagiQuest? “What is this silliness?” you ask? Hold up there! Not so silly at all if you always wanted to have magic skillz, dig scavenger hunts, and don’t feel horribly guilty shoving small children out of your way to drive toward greatness! MagiQuest was so darn fun, we came back a second consecutive night to upgrade our spells, trample more little ones, and murder a sleeping red dragon!
Traci, struggling to cast a basic crystal activation spell. Sheesh. Typical Noob Magi stuff right here.
Traci’s rigorous studies finally paid off. Thirty minutes later, she had become a very powerful wizard. Here, she can be seen helping forest fairies restore the shine to the forest gem that had been stolen and corrupted by the Trixy Pixie… right. Good thing we took some time out of our busy schedule to become wizards and lend a helping hand!
Relaxation at the Rig
Lucky break on this spot? You betcha! Best seat in the house, er slip in the park!
Always a nice way to end the evening with a wee little campfire!
While living in Pigeon Forge, we enjoyed working from the patio some afternoons and relaxing by a campfire in the evenings. When we were not out hiking in the mountains, we would take our bicycles out to explore our campground and the surrounding area. When not doing that, we reverted to what we do best… being nerds.
Gads! Looks like this brave band of Scotty adventurers just wandered into a trap!
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