Smokies Spring 2019 Part 4

Smokies Spring 2019 Part 4 begins heading from the cabin to the Sinks.  The only instead of turning left in the park, I turned right and headed toward Cades Cove.  We were almost to Cades Cove when we realized we had gone the wrong direction.  I quickly turned around and headed the right direction. Luckily there was only one car in the parking lot when we arrived. The mountains were still blocking the sun so the light was perfect. We took many photos at multiple angles of the Sinks. 

Quite a few people had appeared by the time we finished shooting the falls.    We headed across the street to get some photos of the river when I looked down to see the camera remote batteries on the ground and the battery cover missing.  I went back to where we were shooting the Sinks.  Luckily, one of the other photographers had found it.  Crisis averted.   I then went back to shooting the river.  

We had a late brunch at Flapjacks in Gatlinburg.  We then headed back to the cabin to change into shorts, it was in the low 80s.  Weather was amazing. 

Next stop was Tremont Road and took some photos of the river that runs along the road.  We then hiked to Lower and Middle Lynn Camp Prong.  Neither of us took photos of Lower Camp Prong.  I don’t think I have ever been to these falls when it was not basked in harsh sunlight.  This time wasn’t any different.  Luckily Middle Lynn Camp Prog had quite a bit of shade so we were able to get some great shots. Just like the other days, I made full use of my GoPro and took videos and time-lapse videos. 

We ate dinner at Bones BBQ in downtown Gatlinburg.  We had eaten there in April of 2018 were due to a fire in the kitchen, had not been able to during our Thanksgiving trip.   After dinner, we walked around Gatlinburg.  Not surprisingly, we bought more souvenirs. 

Our last stop of the day was on of the overlooks on the Gatlinburg Overpass so we could take some photos of Gatlinburg at night. On our way to shoot Gatlinburg, we noticed a bunch of cars on the side of the road. Most of the time it means there was a bear nearby and this time that is exactly what it meant.  I quickly parked the car. Tim stayed with the car but I went into the woods.  The bear was a good distance away, it was almost sunset and there were many trees which did not make for great photos. We then headed up to the overpass.  Another great day in the Smokies.  

 Part 3 of the trip can be found at Smokies Spring 2019 Part 3