kayaking a waterfall

The next day we drove the Cherahala Skyway, and visited an old growth forest.  While we were at Bald River Falls, we saw the most amazing thing: Two guys were hauling their tandem kayak up the rocky ledges of the waterfall by ropes.

 

Amazing !

 

This is by far the prettiest falls we have seen.

 

Later, Marilyn

 



Cades Cove, Tennessee

We went across the Smokey Mountains and down almost to Gatlinburg, to a rather large valley known as Cades Cove.  It was discovered and settled in the early 1800's .... maximum population at that time approx. 700, scattered over several miles of the most beautiful setting:  blue ridge mountains, ringing a broad, gently rolling green valley.  Many of the buildings have been preserved: log homes, barns, churches, grist mill, etc.  It can be visited by a single lane road winding around the edge of the valley... takes about 2 hours, depending on how many stops you make.  A real utopian place.  Now it is a park, no one lives even near there, since it is a part of the Smokey Mountain Nat'l. Park.

 

In Memory of Bugsy

Sadly, one of our tail wagging traveling companions has passed away. Bugsy, affectionately called "Mr. Bugs", aka "The Godfather".

 

He was 14 plus years, the happiest doggie I've ever known.  He has left a huge empty space in our motorhome and in our lives.

 

 

 

And here he is in a younger version

 

 



  

Miss BooBoo has already taken over as "bosslady".  After all, she has been in training for a while now. This image has been in my sideview mirror for several years now.

 



 

 

Later, Marilyn



More of heaven on earth

Vera's latest finished piece of stained glass:

Eleven of the hosts here at our campground went to a "country breakfast" at a nearby historic bed and breakfast.  An old farmhouse on a hill above a wonderful valley:

We have 5 days in a row off so we are going on a 4 day road trip.... to Tennessee:  Cades Cove is the major destination (west of Gatlinburg, in the Smokies).  Also some hiking along the Cherahala Skyway (Joyce Kilmer old growth forest).  Leaving in the morning ..... report later.
Marilyn