Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 1

Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 1 starts at 7:30am on Monday morning, the day before my birthday.  This was my fifth trip to Great Smoky Mountain National Park in a little over 2 years. Last Thanksgiving Tim and I had decided we would celebrate both my birthday and Thanksgiving in the Smokies.  Since Tim’s drive was twice as long as mine, I decided to not leave until 8am so I wouldn’t get there much earlier than he would especially since he had my camera.

The drive itself was pretty easy, it took my about 6 hours to make it from my front door to the Sugarlands Visitor Center where we would meet.  I picked up a couple of items at the store.  Big surprise I know.  I stll had about 2 hours before Tim would arrive which wouldn’t give me a lot of time and I didn’t want to lose my parking space.  Thanksgiving week at the Smokies is busy and Sugarlands Visitor Center is the closest one to Gatlinburg.  

There is a short trail to Cataract Falls (photo on the left) behind the center so I decided to do a video blog with the GoPro.  I was wearing a pair fo slip on shoes and I stupidly didn’t change to my sneakers. I did change them when I got back to the car.  

Tim arrived and after he bought a couple things, we did the short hike to Cataract Falls.

Our next stop was our cabin which was located in Townsend about 10 miles from Cades Cove but away from the craziness that was Gatlinburg. Cute cabin nestled in the mountains. It had both a screened in porch and a deck.  After dropping off our stuff, we headed back to Pigeon Forge for dinner and to pick up some groceries. 

Thus ends Smokies Fall Trip Part 1.