6/21/09 - In and Out of Hurricane Mills, TN

6/21/09 - I woke up early this morning and watched the sky lighten up bit by bit through our tent screen. With no rain on the horizon, we took the rain fly off the tent so that we'd have a better breeze overnight since the heat and humidity were stifling. It did cool off a bit in the night so by morning it was comfortable.




Turns out that early morning diffused tent light is awesome for portraits. Too bad the kids were asleep.





When the kids woke up, we got the tent taken down and everything packed up so that we could head to our next campsite. Along the way, we stopped at the World's Fair Park in Knoxville, TN. This is where the famous Sunsphere is located.

Contrary to an episode of The Simpsons I saw, there are no wigs in sight! I bet you could fit a lot of them inside the sphere, though, if you wanted to.

Seriously, though, it's really neat the way that each gold panel reflects a different part of the park. Very artistic.


There was also a splash fountain at this park where the kids could play. It was a great way to cool off since it was another scorching hot day.