Thanksgiving Day Weekend

This Thanksgiving we were very thankful to have our son David and his girlfriend Shawna come visit for a couple of days. We had a great time while they were here. They arrived Turkey Day around 4:30 pm and Cindy had supper ready for them. After eating we took a walk around the rv park and then set outside in the nice 70 degree temperatures taking in the beautiful night skies.

Friday morning after having a nice breakfast we headed into the Smoky National Park. I have to admit I was very concerned that we were not going to see anything due to the fog and rain we were having. We decided to head straight to Clingmans Dome (highest point in the park) and hope the weather would clear by the time we arrived. Lucky for us,by the time we were within a few miles, the sun started breaking through the clouds and fog and we had some beautiful views of the mountains. By the time we reached the top the temperature was down to 29 degrees but as you can tell by the pictures the views were excellent.



We took a hike back to a waterfall then decided to head back to Sevierville via of driving through Gatlinburg. For those of you who have been here you know what the traffic is like in that town. We thought David and Shawna might as well experience it so if they ever came down again they would know what to expect. We stopped at Bennett’s BBQ and stuffed ourselves with ribs, pulled pork, steak, hog wings (something new and very tasty) plus all the fixins. Upon completing this task we thought it best to take a nice long walk around Gatlinburg before heading home.

Saturday morning we took them out to see the view of Lake Douglas with the Smoky Mountains in the background. We were so thankful to have them here and be able to show them some of the area that we are staying in.

A thought for the day, “happiness is only real when it’s shared”.

Smoky Mountains

First off, I will apologize for not adding anything to the blog since the end of July. I have had several people jump my case and want to know why no new pictures and nothing to read. I guess I just thought people were getting tired of it but I guess I was wrong. Cindy and I have since left Colorado and have returned to the flatland's of Indiana ( or at least for a month we were there). We had a great time visiting family and friends and eating some of our favorite foods (not found west of the Mississippi).

Currently we are in Sevierville, Tennessee. We are staying at the Two Rivers RV Park, located at the north-end of town and right on the Broad French River. I'm getting the fever to get my license and see if I can catch anything in the river, so in the next few days I bring out the rods and reels.





We arrived here on Wednesday, the 17th of November and have been enjoying some very nice weather. The park has 55 sites, 25 on the river and 30 just behind them. It's a unique park in that it is in town but not really, you come down a side street to get here and you do not hear the sound of the traffic a few blocks away.

This past week we have pretty much just been trying to learn our way around here, when to go and when not to go ( due to traffic), shortcuts, grocery stores, the important things. We are planning on going into the Smokey Nat. Park sometime this weekend.