More fall 2013 pictures

 

John and I made it to the tower at Clingmans Dome Oct. 24

We stayed with the Frenches in the daytime at Elkmont and spent the night in the Gatlinburg Inn Oct. 22

We walked up the river road in Elkmont on a beautiful fall day Oct. 22

We drove around Cades Cove and saw 5 bears in all Oct. 28We walked up the paved trail to the tower Oct. 28Foothills parkway Oct. 28

Cosby Apple Barn Nov. 4

After we ate we walked the Sugarlands Trail out of Cherokee Orchard Nov. 4

 

Fall 2013..Lots of trips to the mountains to see the color

Rose and Paul came over to watch the UT game with us..We beat South Carolina!Yea

Sammie and Mark took us to the mountains to look fall color.  The foothills parkway out of Maryville was a good place to start

We're camping at Elkmont with our friends.  We had homemade vegetable soup for lunch..

We checked out the foothills parkway out of Cosby

They hiked on Thursday to Spence field and spent a cold night in the shelter.  They went to church with us on Sunday, Nov.10, 2013

Camp-out inElkmont with the Frenches...Fireflies were not t out yet

The Frenches camped out at Elkmont and invited us to supper..

We  stayed one last time at the Riverside Hotel...They are going to tear it down to make a parking lot:(

French's campsite

Elkmont camp-out

We went to Elkmont to see the fireflies

We stayed at the Gatlinburg Inn with these two friends

Yes we saw a wonderful firefly show, ate dinner at the campground,and then went back to the Inn that night...

This was our lady slipper day...We found about 100 pink ones and one yellow..A beautiful day in the mountains...

Day in the mountains with David and Meissa

After the run , we went to look for lady slippers

We found yellows

and a pink one

David and Melissa came on Friday night and we got up early so he could run the loop at Cades Cove..Then we went to Noah Bud Ogle  cabin ...David spotted some lady slippers that we had overlooked on our last trip..

We went to the top and they hiked to the overlook at Clingmans Dome..

An early spring day at Greenbrier to see the white fringed phacelia

We hiked up Porters Creek trail on Friday, April 12...It had been a cold spring so far  and the flowers were later than usual...

The water was running high and loud along the trail..

Sammie took our picture..

We were the wildflower experts with the help of our book..

We got to the fringed phacelia field after a mile and a half...I had seen this many years ago when I went with the Happy Hikers..I remember how thrilled I was when I crossed the bridge and saw the flowers that looked like snow had fallen all over the mountain

You have to cross this scary bridge to get to the field...It's pieced together with three logs, and with the water rushing below, it makes you glad to get across...   It was a grand hike..We are so thankful that our friends take us to the mountains....It has been three years since we started hiking with them..Our first hike with them was this same one but we stopped at the Hiking Club cabin that time...

Hike on Friday, March 15, 2013

On the Chestnut Top trail to check out the first wild flowers

We wandered around a bit before we hit the crib gap trail...after lunch on a log the men turned back to the car and Sammie and I went on to the end of the trail..The men were waiting for us there....

We had a visit from David and Melissa...on St.Patrick's Day..

Corn beef and cabbage at Cracker Barrel

A day in Cades Cove

we had a good day in the mountains

chocolate lasagna for birthday girl

inside John Oliver cabin

We spent the day riding around the cove with some short walks to the John Oliver cabin and beside Abrams creek to look for otters and up the Tremont road.  We celebrated Sammie's birthday in Maryville at Peleos  since we coluldn't eat at Miss Lilys place.  It was closed along with everything else in Townsend...We all wore my crocheted hats...

Another Birthday celebration

The Frenches picked us up for church and then took us to thePottery for lunch

We had chicken almond quiche...soo good

It was such a clear beautiful luminscent day...we drove to the mountans this is Gburg overlook..then we drove to Newfound Gap to where the road was closed because of the landslide...Sammie and I walked about a mile on the road...We got to Deep Creek Sign.

Snow on Gpa's birthday

JMB had a good birthday...It started with pancakes and bacon breakfast...then we took cupcakes to the Ocoonnor exercise and they sang Happy Birthday...After we got home it started snowing and we have at least 3 inches of snow...JMB built a fire and we were cozy and warm and looking out the window at the beauty.  All the children called,and many friends wished him Happy Birthday on facebook..He even got a birthday video from Todd and Jana...It was a good day...Sammie and Mark were going to surprise him today with lunch and a drive, but I think it will have to be postponed because our road is slick...