Category: US National Parks
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Work Day
Saturday, August 14, 2021 Karen went for a 6 mile run up Anthony Creek Trail while the kids had fun cooking pancakes, pouring batter in letters for their names, then adding caramel M&M’s on top. Of course they couldn’t turn them over very well, but they had fun with the project and readily ate them.…
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Abrams Falls and Tubing Little River
Friday, August 13, 2021 We took the morning Loop Drive, which is always fun. After breakfast the plan was to hike to Abrams Falls, about a 5-mile hike, then tube Little River in the afternoon. The Airstream’s vitals were getting low, so I opted out to go dump the tanks, fill up with fresh water…
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Hike Little River Trail, Cucumber Gap
We went on the Loop Drive in the morning, now the fifth time we’ve done it. We saw lots of turkeys early, but the highlight was finding a “bear jam” with a ranger present. There was a mother and three babies in a wild black cherry tree….all on one branch! We relaxed and hung out,…
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Hike Mt. Le Conte to the Bluffs
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 We had a rather lazy morning. I downloaded pictures from two cameras and the phone to the computer and wrote up the last couple of days. We were all tired from a very active day yesterday, and the kids didn’t get up until almost 8:00. They had a big breakfast of…
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Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
August 9, 2021 I had a good night’s sleep in the tent, and got up at 4:00. As quietly as I could, I went into the trailer and made coffee. Sleeping on the couch, Josh waved and promptly went back to sleep. Martha and Melissa were in the bedroom, so I closed the doors in…
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Baileyton KOA to Smoky Mountains National Park
Sunday, August 8, 2021 Sunday, August 8, 2021 I 81 at this point is a flatter, straighter road, and on Sunday morning there wasn’t so much traffic. 81 turns into I40, and we headed southeast, then onto Rt. 66 south. This took us through Sevierville and Pigeon Forge. Both of these were crowded with some…
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Fort Pickens National Park
Sunday, March 14, 2021 Willy, one of the camp hosts at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, stopped to tell us where to stop on our travels to Mobile Bay. This park and campground is great. It is unique in several way, one being they have great volunteer support. They also have great staff and…
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Driving Rt. 93 and 26 to Jackson, Wyoming and Through Grand Teton National Park
Thursday, July 23, 2020 Yesterday’s drive from our take-out at Cache Bar to 93, through Salmon to Challis follows the Salmon River, and it is gorgeous. It makes you want to float the whole river. 93 from Challis You would turn on 75 to continue following it, as I drove it north from Stanley before…
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River – Day 6
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Sadly, it was the last day of the trip. Ron suggested wearing rain gear and putting up the fishing gear. He said the rapids come quickly, so we took a seat in the front of Tanner’s boat. I tied the Pelican camera case to the seat where I could get to…
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River – Day 5
Karie had recommended walking back up the trail toward the Flying B Ranch. She and Whitney had walked it yesterday when we stopped for ice cream. It was a beautiful view from the top of the hill, and a nice morning for a walk. Back in camp, the boys were cooking biscuits and gravy, hash…