This year for Thanksgiving we were blessed to spend some time with my family in Gatlinburg, TN. We got to spend a day in Cade's Cove, where I had my first black bear sighting. I've been to Gatlinburg dozens of times, but this was the first wild bear I've ever seen. It was eating under a tree out in an open field. The traffic back-up was very exciting--especially when some morons starting walking out across the field towards it. Luckily, we didn't see anyone get mauled.
The next day was Thanksgiving. We spent the morning at the indoor water park at our resort (which Josie LOVED!!!). Then more family came in from other resorts for our big Thanksgiving meal--my parents, Leah & Philip, Grandma & Grandpa, David & Gail, Michael & Mindy and all the kids that go with them! It was a crowd and a tight squeeze! While we were eating, we spotted ANOTHER bear--this time right off the balcony of our room! Some people in the next building were feeding it from their balcony. On Friday, Mom and Dad went with us to hike the Laurel Falls trail. Josie loved seeing the beautiful water fall. We stopped for a picnic lunch (in keeping with all Sims family picnics, it was cold and definitely sprinkling, almost raining) before heading home.
It was a really enjoyable trip--all 3 of us had a great time!
We are so blessed!!!
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| Cade's Cove |
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| Our first black bear sighting |
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| Josie's "bear" pancakes at the Pancake Pantry |
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| Downtown Gatlinburg |
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| Josie and cousin Lily |
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| The bear outside our condo |
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| Hiking to Laurel Falls |
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| Great Smokey Mountains |
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| Picnic in the cold |
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