YES! great call!!! apparently the whitesburg motel closed this summer, so the parkway may be the only place to stay other than AirBnBs in town!
As for camera, my workhorse is the Panasonic GH5-- it's SO FUCKING GOOD for video!!! (which is my main use). IMO the 5D IV and new mirrorless cameras from Canon and Nikon STILL can't touch its capabilities, and they've had almost 2 yrs to catch up...!