Appalachia Trip Post #2: Cumberland Gap National Historic Park - Pinnacle Overlook

On our first day of our trip to the Appalachia region we did a lot of driving, but also some sight seeing.  One of our stops was to Cumberland Gap National Park.

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park

The park lies along the borders of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia and offers some great hiking and sight-seeing.  If you have a national park/national historic site book, make sure you stop at the visitor's center and get your book stamped.

Our first stop in the park was a nice drive up a very steep, winding road to the parking area to the Pinnacle Overlook.

Pinnacle Overlook

A very short walk later and we were at the overlook and had views such as this.

View from the Pinnacle Overlook.

Beautiful!  Depending on the direction you looked, you were either looking into Tennessee or Kentucky, if I remember correctly.

This wasn't our only stop in the park, but it was definitely a great start to the trip!  The weather held off too.  Just off to the left in the photo above was a strong storm, but it swept past us without anything more than a short light rain.  Phew!

More on Cumberland Gap National Park coming up in a few days.