Lori & I just got back from a long needed getaway in Gatlinburg. I got to do something that I never thought I'd be well enough to do, make the walk to the top of Clingmans Dome. It's only .5 miles from the parking lot to the top. It was also about 50* up there with 50 some mph winds. But we made it.
I then made it a point to visit one of our members here, and had a short but enjoyable visit. Friday we went to Cade's Cove, and altho we got there a bit later than we liked to we did see 5 black bears and two deer. Turkeys were everywhere, a lot of the males in full strut.We did tourist stuff ad had a relaxing time, making it a point to go to Bud's gun shop, and even left a few dollars at Smoky Mountain Knife Works on a new set of steak knives.
Today we left about 0600, went back through the park to Cherokee, N.C. and saw several small herds of elk. It was relaxing, except for the drive through Atlanta. I hate that part of the trip.
We got home safely with no incidents and good memories, and one more thing scratched from my bucket list....