[Dennis]

I am so excited with anticipation.<br><br>
Tenn Smokey Mount in just 7 days. Have hikes planned to the following:<br>
Chimney Tops<br>
Mt LeConte<br>
Ramsey Cascades<br>
Grotto, Abrams, Rainbow & Laurel Falls.<br><br>
Looking for a few other ideas ???????

 

[Dennis]

I've been to Charlie's Bunyon before and it is a wonderful view. I've never done Shuckstack, I'll look it up.

 

[Dennis]

Thanks Jenna, I did a bit of research and it talked about blooming azaleas in mid to late June. Maybe we can get lucky and they'll bloom early.

 

[Dennis]

42 miles of hiking on vacation!<br><br>
Here's the highlight...<br><img alt="" src="http://www.cavball.com/images/v2008/100_1150.jpg" style="border:0px solid;">

 

[Dennis]

We enountered the mother bear and 3 cubs (only 2 were in the picture) on Laurel Falls trail, about 100 meters from the falls. This was a late evening hike we started at 7pm. One of the cubs got nosey and started towards us. Mama then came out, growled and did a bluff charge, stopped about 40 feet away. We backed up, mama bear got her cub back down the hill so we could pass.<br><br>
Witnessed a male bear the very next day on the Ramsey Cascades trail about 20 minutes from the falls. The bear seemed to just come to the stream for a drink then was going back up the hill.