Wednesday, Sept 16 Happy 3rd Anniversary, Caleb and Halie! Down in the low 60’s it was good sleeping weather overnight. At 8:00 we fixed coffee and headed off to drink it on a sight-seeing tour. First off we saw one lonely elk resting in a field. Heading out for the Bryson City area again, we wanted to see Deep Creek campground (a GSMNP campground we have not seen before) and we wanted to drive the Lake View Drive, known as the road to nowhere. Deep Creek campground is a nice campground and was only 20% full . . . mostly tents. We did not see any sites that would be large enough for us. Dogs are not allowed on the trail so Tom did the Juney Whank falls trail while I stayed and walked Charlie and worked on my blog – internet reached all the way back at the trail head! We followed a bit of the Road to Nowhere and then ended up back in Bryson City for lunch – McDonalds in the car. On our way back to Smokemont, we took a side trip into the town of Cherokee. We have always remembered it as being run down with neglected store fronts, and it was good to see that it was now in much better shape. Afternoon at the campground we settled in to enjoy the campsite, and Tom made us a fire! I worked on a new basket, and Tom read a book. Supper was impressive: fried Lake Erie Yellow Perch fish fillets and tater tots! Then, a trip back to the Visitor Center field for the evening elk watch. Wednesday night is definitely NOT HUMP NIGHT! There was one adolescent elk in the field, close to our viewing area, and he was calmly grazing. The girls were far across the field, and gradually they disappeared into the distance. So did we!
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
October 2021
We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
Tom & Ella Brown |