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

Cumberland Gap

TWe drove from Cove Lake up 25W to the Gap.. This is the acutal gap in the mountains as seen from town

Little town of Cumberland Gap decorated for fall

Visitor center at the National Park

We ate lunch at Webbs..It used to be the TeaRoom

the campground was a good place for a walk on a beautiful clear autumn day

Cumberland Gap Campground

Fall trip

It was a warm fall day so we drove to Norris and walked the songbird trail

a nice trail along the lake with lots of people walking their dogs

Three fishermen followed us

We drove across the dam and took the old road to Cove Lake..

We ate delicious barbeque at the Cove Lake restaurant.

After driving to Big Ridge, I had to take off my shoes and cool my feet.

Big Ridge was warm and the colors were starting to change.