Going on a bear hunt. . . . This was in our head this morning as we got ready to go for a hike. We hadn’t seen any of the bears around our cabin and the girls were sure we would see a bear some where. We headed for the Sugarland Visitor Center and checked out their little museum. They had lots of native animals and creatures “stuffed” for you to see. Then we went on one of the their nature trails that was short enough for our family, or a certain three year old. The girls enjoyed the walk. They liked the two bridges we got to walk across. There was a small waterfall at the end of the trail and then we hiked back. Since everyone was HOT and tired, we decided to go for a drive and do one of the “auto tours”. Cade’s Cove is one of the most popular spots and they have a neat driving tour. You can stop and get out, or walk or ride bikes and explore. There are many historic cabins and churches and you can go see some of those. You also have a high chance of seeing wildlife, especially if you go early. It was a lot of driving to get there and a good chunk of time to drive through the tour so it was a bit too much for the girls. Then it was back dinner in Gatlinburg and back to the cabin for the hot tub!
Just lounging around. Leighton was looking a bit too old here hanging out on the couch. (Other than the thumb of course.)
Hiking! They look like a couple hikers, don’t they? :-)
Over the log
Cool tree
Follow daddy
Cataract Falls – Not a huge waterfall. A little disappointed in the nice people who took our picture. They kind of missed the waterfall. :-)
We found a bear! :-)
Driving on our auto trail tour
Then, we hit a traffic jam. You are not supposed to stop on the one way road to look at nature. You are supposed to pull over. Well, there was a long line of people stopped looking at something. Then the ranger came. The people were getting out of their cars to go and see. It turns out, there was a small bear up in the tree that hangs over the road. So, everyone was trying to get a look. The ranger started moving the cars, so we couldn’t really slow down and look either, but I snapped this picture out my window as we drove under. He was pretty small.
Then we saw some deer right next to the road. But, we see plenty of those around home, don’t we? :-)
Smiling for the picture, but a little tired of driving around looking at God’s beautiful creation. :-)
There are some nice scenic spots to stop and change a diaper. :-)
Hot tub! Adley finally tried it.
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