Made the trip to Franklin, NC

**rdjmchris** · 31st August 09, 07:17 PM

Finally made the trip over to Franklin last week while we were visiting my grandparents in Murphy. Wife enjoyed it as much as me, she is already looking at what tartan she would like me to get for my second kilt. Of course thanks to Matt's museum, I think that my next kilt may be in the brand new University of Georgia tartan!!!!! Go Dawgs!!!!!! And no, I forgot the camera in the car so I don't have pictures, but as soon as I can get my pics from Cade's Cove and Gatlinburg loaded up, I'll post some of my kilted excursion to Tennessee.

Chris

**GMan** · 31st August 09, 08:37 PM

Sounds like you had a good time.

**longhuntr74** · 31st August 09, 11:23 PM

Now you're making me jealous Chris!!

**Tartan Hiker** · 1st September 09, 07:01 PM

Glad you enjoyed your time here in western NC. Stop in and take in the sights in Asheville when you're down this way again. I'll be happy to lead the tour of local breweries and pubs.

**puddlemuddle** · 1st September 09, 08:38 PM

THey are making an UGA Tartan??????? I GOTTA HAVE ONE!!! DO you have a link to a pic?

**McMurdo** · 1st September 09, 08:50 PM

Does this help?

Glad you had a good trip to Franklin, I hope to make it back down sometime soon.

**cavscout** · 1st September 09, 10:01 PM

http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=5687

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 2nd September 09, 04:52 AM

Hmm.... they got some of the details of the thread count wrong in the National Register. Makes it look like an asymmetrical tartan, which it is not. I'll have to write them.

Here's a (small) picture of the cloth we actually had woven.

**Bog Trotter** · 3rd September 09, 04:20 AM

It's an excellent museum. I thought my wife was going to pry me out with a crowbar!!

**BEAS** · 3rd September 09, 10:14 AM

I went there before I purchased my first kilt. I had finished a section hike of the Appalachain Trail starting a Springer Mt and finished in Franklin. Was picked up by a man named Ron Haven I believe, he is one of the South's greatest story tellers without a doubt. Stayed at one of his hotels and saw the museum and strolled on up to there and did a tour. That is when I decided the remainder of my hiking would be kilted. I will pick back up in Franklin next month for another 130 mile section.
Great town!!!!
Beas