Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 5

Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 5 is our last full day in the Smokies.  You can read the previous posts Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 1, Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 2, Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 3 and Smokies Fall 2018 Trip Part 4.  We started the day shooting the sunrise on the Foothills Parkway.   It was another brisk morning but it was a gorgeous sunrise.  The clouds in the valley made for some great shots. 

We then headed to the new part of the Foothills Parkway that was opened just a few weeks before our trip.  Great view of Wears Valley.

Our next stop was breakfast at Hillbilly’s Restaurant in Wear Valley.  There is an antique truck in the middle of the restaurant.   We also stopped at Great Smoky Mountain Outfitters where I picked up a couple more t shirts.  

Middle Prong Trail

Our last excursion in the park is hiking the Middle Prong trail which at the end has Indian Creek Falls.  Since the hike to the falls is 8 miles round trip, we decided not to do the entire thing but there are two great waterfalls along the way: Lower and Middle Lynn Camp Prong.  Lower Lynn Camp Prong is a big waterfall but it was directly in sunlight which are not good for photos.  

The smaller cascade Middle Lynn Camp Prong was a whole other story. Luckily it was in the shade.  I went first taking photos and then it was Tim’s turn, I went exploring.  At least after taking a few photos and videos with the GoPro. After climbing over rocks, branches and going through some branches, I found the spot right next to lower part of the falls that had a great view of the upper part of the falls.  I took MANY photos. Once Tim finished, he came looking for me and saw what I saw so he took a few photos as well.

After we were finished we headed back to the car.  Our original plan was to have leftovers for dinner but I was craving BBQ since we were denied it on Wednesday night so we stopped at Smokin Joe’s BBQ joint in Townsend.  

This ends Smokes Fall 2018 Series.  Hope you enjoyed reading it.