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We left home at about 8:15 am. First, we went to breakfast at Waffle House and then returned home to finish packing the car. We took our time and went through Townville, Clayton, Dillard, and Cherokee since we couldn’t check in until 5 pm.
We stopped at a few flea markets and a yard sale on the way. It was nice to get out and browse. We bought a few things at the yard sale. When we got to Franklin, we had lunch at Ingles. I got a meat + 1 vegetable and a drink for $7 and Don had a 4 vegetable plate and a drink for $7.
Once we got to Cherokee, we stopped at the Oconoluftee Visitor Center to buy our yearlong parking permit for the national park for $40. Then we went up the mountain towards Gatlinburg and stopped at Newfound Gap to look at the views.
When we got to Gatlinburg, the traffic increased. There must have been a jeep rally today because we saw tons of jeeps all day long!
Since we were early, we decided to take the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail which is a scenic drive. Along the way, we saw 3 bears! One bear walked right in front of our car!
We got to the resort at about 3:30 pm and were able to check-in. We got room #328 which was amazing! It was a townhouse on floor 3 so the kitchen and living room were downstairs and then we had to walk up a flight of stairs to the 2 bedrooms with full baths. There was a half bath downstairs. Our balcony looked right over the beautiful creek.
Once we got settled, we ran to Food Lion for supplies and snacks.
The first evening we sat on the balcony and watched the sunset. We saw a turkey across the road having dinner. The temperature dropped enough for us to put jackets on. I sat and knit until it got too dark to knit.
We left home at about 8:15 am. First, we went to breakfast at Waffle House and then returned home to finish packing the car. We took our time and went through Townville, Clayton, Dillard, and Cherokee since we couldn’t check in until 5 pm.
We stopped at a few flea markets and a yard sale on the way. It was nice to get out and browse. We bought a few things at the yard sale. When we got to Franklin, we had lunch at Ingles. I got a meat + 1 vegetable and a drink for $7 and Don had a 4 vegetable plate and a drink for $7.
Once we got to Cherokee, we stopped at the Oconoluftee Visitor Center to buy our yearlong parking permit for the national park for $40. Then we went up the mountain towards Gatlinburg and stopped at Newfound Gap to look at the views.
When we got to Gatlinburg, the traffic increased. There must have been a jeep rally today because we saw tons of jeeps all day long!
Since we were early, we decided to take the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail which is a scenic drive. Along the way, we saw 3 bears! One bear walked right in front of our car!
We got to the resort at about 3:30 pm and were able to check-in. We got room #328 which was amazing! It was a townhouse on floor 3 so the kitchen and living room were downstairs and then we had to walk up a flight of stairs to the 2 bedrooms with full baths. There was a half bath downstairs. Our balcony looked right over the beautiful creek.
Once we got settled, we ran to Food Lion for supplies and snacks.
The first evening we sat on the balcony and watched the sunset. We saw a turkey across the road having dinner. The temperature dropped enough for us to put jackets on. I sat and knit until it got too dark to knit.
Original photos by Pat Hensley
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