![]() IN OUR BLOG… A Remnant of Bryson CIty’s Historic ‘Road to Somewhere’Įach Winter, when the TVA lowers the water level, Fontana Lake reveals some of its fascinating history. And Swain County’s citizens gave the unfinished Lakeview Drive its popular, albeit unofficial name “The Road To Nowhere.” The environmental issue was eventually deemed too expensive and the roadwork was never resumed. And, of special importance to those displaced residents, it was to have provided access to the old family cemeteries where generations of ancestors remained behind.īut Lakeview Drive fell victim to an environmental issue and construction was stopped, with the road ending at a tunnel, about six miles into the park. Lakeview Drive was to have stretched along the north shore of Fontana Lake, from Bryson City to Fontana, 30 miles to the west. The Federal government promised to replace Highway 288 with a new road. ![]() The old road was buried beneath the deep waters of Fontana Lake. With the creation of the Park, their homes were gone, and so was Old Highway 288 the road to those communities. Hundreds of people were forced to leave the small Smoky Mountain communities that had been their homes for generations. Fontana Lake is actually a reservoir for Fontana Dam, which was built as a TVA project during World War II to produce electricity for ALCOA aluminum plants in Tennessee as well as for Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manhattan Project. In the 1930s and 1940s, Swain County gave up the majority of its private land to the Federal Government for the creation of Fontana Lake and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you plan to walk through the tunnel you might want a flashlight and be aware horseback riders use the tunnel. Walking through the quarter-mile-long tunnel takes you to Goldmine Loop, Forney Creek (great trout fishing), Lakeshore Trail and other connecting trails. About a half-mile before the tunnel at the end of the road, you’ll find great hiking and trout fishing on the Noland Creek Trail. It provides an overlook of Fontana Lake and access to a number of hiking trails. Lakeview Drive is a beautiful drive or strenuous bike ride – particularly in the Fall. On the map, it is called Lakeview Drive, but to the citizens of Swain County it is “The Road to Nowhere - A Broken Promise.” But should that happen, there is always The Road to Nowhere, a scenic mountain highway that takes you six miles into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and ends at the mouth of a tunnel. I think his marriage was on the rocks and he ultimately realized he had to get better or he was going to lose Sharon.Īgain, similar in theme to "The Wall" and also to the Beatles' song "Nowhere Man".With so much to see and do in the Bryson City area, it is hard to imagine a day when you might have nowhere to go. It's like Pink Floyd's "The Wall", he's building a psychological wall around himself.Īt the end, he finally tears down the wall and decides the depression will pass. In other words, he isn't saying "I wish I had never been born".Īs for the 'road to nowhere' part, I think he's saying he's trapped by his old habits.he isn't making any progress because his past keeps coming back to haunt him. His alcoholism, drug abuse, and depression still haunt him.he can't forgive himself and move on with his life.he hasn't learned to "live for today and not tomorrow".ĭespite that, he decides life has been worth the ride and he would do it all again if he had the choice. In the second verse ("the wreckage of my past keeps haunting me"), he can't let go of his past. He still finds life a mystery.still looking for "the meaning of life". I love the guitar work on it.Īs coconut said, Ozzy is looking back on his life and the mistakes he's made. I can't believe more people haven't commented on this song. I never want to live without you (oh yeah) ![]() The wreckage of my past keeps haunting meĪh ah, the road to nowhere's gonna pass me byĪh ah, I hope we never have to say goodbye
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