What a beautiful day! Of course, we were lazy this morning, doing nothing of great interest. We loved it, though! No, we didn't make it to church. We had even brought our clothes, but neither one of us wanted to move fast enough to make it! Sometimes, we are bad..............
Bill fixed us bacon, eggs, and grits for brunch, which we didn't even eat until 11:30 or so. Then we took off for an afternoon adventure. We had decided to drive to Clingman's Dome, the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains. It is on the border of NC and Tennessee. It was a little more than an hour's drive. But, the drive itself was beautiful. In fact, it was much like the Parkway itself, following the mountain ridge and opening to some beautiful views of the mountains and valleys. With the fall colors, it is especially beautiful, although the colors are not as vibrant as they are sometimes.
You can drive almost to the top of the mountain, where they have parking, a store and then a trail up to the summit. We had not expected it to be quite so busy - cars were parked way down the road and there was a line moving slowly through the parking lot. Luck was with us, though, as a car pulled out and we were able to pull in to a parking space in the parking lot.
The view was beautiful, but I did not hike to the summit. It is a nice pathway, leading to a very unique observation tower, but I wasn't up to walking a half a mile up and then the same back. I insisted that Bill go, though, as he has been wanting to take a walk. While he was hiking, I checked out the store, bought a magnet, and then sat on a bench and enjoyed people watching. Very entertaining, I must say!
Bill bought himself a tee-shirt when he got back that says he climbed to the top of Clingmans Dome. Then we headed back. The drive back was just as enjoyable. Things look different going the other direction. We had thought we would stop along the way for a late lunch/early dinner, but we didn't see anything that reached out at us and we decided there was plenty of food at the cabin. When we finally got around to eating, we had soup and BLT's.
We spent another quiet evening at the cabin. I mostly read my book; Bill watched the Series. He also sat out on the deck for a while, looking at the stars.
Day 3 has been another success!
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