Lady Slippers in Big Ridge

We hiked in Big Ridge on the trail where we found Lady Slippers more than 30 years ago, and we found them!  The last time we were there was on Mother's Day with our Mothers and Rose...

day in the mountains

ready to go...at look rock campground with the Frenches

 The weather man predicted wind and rain but we went to the mountains anyway ..We had a beautiful blue sky day.  We found more lady slippers at Look Rock campground

Mountains with Rose and the Frenches...

Rose drove us and our friends to the mountains to look for  lady slippers .

Perfect Mountain Day

Family in the mountains for New Years 2012

walking on Climgmans Dome Road

My Christmas present this year was a trip to Gatlinburg to see the Parade.  We set our chairs on the curb like everybody else and had a great view  We went inside to get warm   Breakfast next day at the Pancake Pantry and lunch at our favorite Italian restaurant....Great time!..

The lobby was good and warm with a big fire going...

It was cold at the santa Claus Parade

our room

We drove to Gatlinburg to stay at the Riverside and watch the Santa Claus Parade...

Trip to Mountains

Jmb and I drove across the foothills parkway to LookRock Campground..

We spent the night in Townsend and drove the Cades Cove Loop

Lunch at the visitor center

Trip to Davenport Gap

We hiked on the AT to the shelter at Davenport Gap