10/15/10 Day 99
Only 300 miles of road lie between us and the end of our grand adventure. We have driven 3,000 miles over the last 25 days documented by almost 400 pictures but not yet documented on the blog. Oh my....
The Great Smoky Mountains is where Fall began in earnest for us. Although we were too early to see much change in the color of the trees, the towns of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg were all decorating upon our arrival. I can't wait to try and replicate some of it at home.
As a reward for enduring all the ham radio events, Fred took me to Dollywood. We took in a variety of stage shows and were impressed by how well the park was run. One day was not enough time to see all there was to see but we had to move on to see the Appalachian Trail.
The trail provided us with 100 yards of the most beautiful and challenging terrain we had hiked so far. We passed hikers on their way down wearing sturdy shoes, sensible hats and wielding sophisticated walking sticks. Fred had a camera and I had flips flops and a purse.
We discovered luxury mountain cabins for rent within earshot of the Dollywood train whistle. Some of the cabins could sleep up to 20 people, and amenities included private balcony hot tubs, high definition satellite TV, and internet. Because the cabins were perched on stilts on the hillside, the views were breathtaking from every cabin but those roads were steep! Fred took lots of pictures in case any of you ever wanted to rent one of them.
That brings us to the ducks. Behind the biggest Christmas store I have ever seen, is a parking lot full of ducks. There is a big creek running behind it where I assume the ducks call home, but as you will see in the pictures, they prefer the parking lot. Could it be because there is a coin operated duck food vending machine located there? We refer to it as “The Quacker Barrel.”
From the road
-robin
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