Perfect Day in the Mountains

Lunch at Elkmont...

 

Party on the Dome...

 

We went to the Clingman's Dome road closing party...They  closed it for the winter on this weekend, and they were serving hot apple cider and cookies at the shop on the trail to the top.  We stopped at Sugarlands Visitor Center first and took the little (one mile) nature trail behind the center.  It's a nice little trail that ends at the John Ownby cabin.  We met people on the trail from olden times....They were practicing for a party on Saturday at Sugarlands with old time Christmas as the theme.  One of the women had a basket with misiltoe in it and she held it over our mens' head and gave them a smackoroo!!They loved it!