Space Needle amidst motel window raindrops |
"It rained. And we did have a good trip," I responded.
The trip she was referring to was our Mardi Gras vacation excursion to Boone, NC (two nights) and then to Gatlinburg, TN where we spent three nights and almost three whole days.
We had decided that since our snow skiing went well, we weren't going to be discouraged about a different kind of precipitation.
That's what she used to heat her water for tea. There was a hot water spigot on the coffee pot in the motel kitchen, but I didn't use it.
Then it was off down a paved trail into the countryside where artists reside. It was early, most shops weren't open, so we decided to head to Pigeon Forge for our traditional trip to the Coleman store and to the Jockey outlet. I also browsed through the Izod store. We bought something at all three outlets.
Then it was through Wear's Valley to Townsend and into the Great Smoky Mountain National Park for another traditional happening -- picnicking and then a jaunt around the 11-mile one-way Cades Cove Road.
Treacherous Little River near Townsend |
Heading out of the cove and toward Elmont Campground to the east, we took the Little River Road which ran, of course, along the Little River. But the river wasn't that little and inviting-looking like it is in the summer. The water was up and running fast.
That apparently is what drew out two rafters that we saw making their way down the river.
Little River gushes through Elkmont campground |
Next post: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 -- More on Gatlinburg and our snowy adventure to New Found Gap.
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