A Day in the Mountains

Here are a few pictures of our adventures into the Smoky Mountains. This first one was taken at an overlook next to the highest peak in the area. Mount Pisgah, I think it was. It was not at all what we'd been expecting.


The next stop was the Cradle of Forestry. It was interesting. I guess the whole reason forestry was started was to protect the forests from destructive humans. We have Mr. Vanderbilt to thank for getting the ball rolling on preserving the forests of America.

We made a few other stops - at the rock slide (we didn't go down -- it was about 40 feet of gently-sloping rock that ended in a shallow (8-10 foot deep) pool) and at a waterfall. Sorry I don't have pictures of either of those. Adara was great at the waterfall, though. If she could have, she would've walked right up to the falls and put out her hand. Luckily, the water was a little too deep for her at that point.

When we came home, we saw this little guy hanging from the tree in front of our house. The video clip starts with about 3 seconds of worthwhile material and after that it's too jumpy to see much. So pay attention from the beginning.