Volunteers are needed to help lead the following excursions:                     

Saturday, July 2
E202 Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (BCMA) Museum • Donation • 1 p.m.–5 p.m.• (50 miles round-trip–BCMA is a nonprofit group dedicated to the music and culture of the Southern Highlands and the role the region played in the development of country music. Its museum tells that story.

E204 Bristol Caverns • $11 • 1 p.m.–5 p.m. • (60 miles roundtrip)– A gentle walk along a paved, lit walkway leads you among the stalagmites and stalactites, some larger than tree trunks, in this limestone cave.

E207 Bristol Speedway Tour • $6 • 9 a.m.–1 p.m. • (50 miles round-trip)–A “must” for NASCAR fans, this tour will take you through the “pits” and show you how a NASCAR race happens. Maximum 20 people. The excursion will be canceled if a NASCAR event is occurring at the speedway.


Sunday, July 3
E317 Roan Mountain State Park • $4.50 • 1 p.m.–4 p.m. • (55 miles round-trip)–See a spectacular display of rhododendrons at the base of 6,285-foot-high Roan Mountain and enjoy the temperate rain forest of “Cloudland.”

E318 Tweetsie Railroad • $27.50 • 9 a.m.–3 p.m. • (125 miles round-trip)–Enjoy a train ride through North Carolina’s oldest theme park. Take the chair lift to Miners’ Mountain, and pan for gold. Live entertainment at the saloon and on the train.

Monday, July 4
E402 Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (BCMA) Museum • Donation • 1 p.m.–5 p.m. • (50 miles round-trip)–Repeat of E202.

E417 Roan Mountain State Park • $4.50 • 1 p.m.–4 p.m. • (55 miles round-trip)–Repeat of E317.

Tuesday, July 5
E507 Bristol Speedway Tour • $6 • 9 a.m.–1 p.m. • (50 miles round-trip)–Repeat of E207.

E511 Horn in the West Outdoor Drama • $16.50 • 6:30 p.m. • (110 miles round-trip)–The country’s oldest Revolutionary War outdoor drama; watch “Daniel Boone” lead families to the Blue Ridge Mountains to escape British tyranny.

Contact: Larry