Monday, July 23, 2012

Great Smoky Mountains N.P.




We did an auto tour today because it was supposed to rain. We decided to start from the Sugarlands Visitor Center in order to get directions. While there Ross picked up a map for a short nature hike next to the center that goes to Cataract Falls.






Not much of a falls, but a fun walk anyways.

After the visitor center we drove the old Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail where we saw a bear on the road right away. After taking some pictures, we stopped at the Ogle Place, an historic homestead/farm located along a trail that was the original Gatlinburg road.



Following the road we got to a high overlook at GPS elevation 3331 ft above sea level.



Continuing on the loop, we followed Roaring Fork River and stopped at a spot that wasn't overrun with tourists (like us) to take some pics.






That was the junket for this morning.

Ross and Dottie Frid
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Location:Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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