Sunday, November 18, 2007

Camping Trip Oct 2007

We went camping in Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains in mid-October. It was a great weekend. Cold, clear nights and beautiful, cool days. We did some biking around the area, played in the stream and did some hiking. We cooked over the open camp fire and did not shower for 2 days.

We heard the coyotes at night, and I think one night they were really close, but we did not see any bears. We did see turkey, deer and some other little critters. I was hoping to see a bear. I did bring the telephoto lens in case we happened to see one. Oh well. Maybe next time.


Here are some images from the weekend.

The campsite. Nothing fancy.


Nick hopes to keep the bears away at night.


Grandmother (who stayed at local motel--wimp) told ghost stories at night before retreating to her hotel room.



For cooking and heat.

A campground staple.


Sarah and I went on a wonderful horseback ride through the woods. We saw turkey, deer and a few other critters



Cades Cove


The water was cold, but the kids didn't care



The kids found a huge, dirt hill to play on. They naturally got filthy and there were not any showers at the campground. They were filthy and happy.


Well, we had a good time, but it might be 6 months or year before I am ready to try it again.

3 comments:

frang said...

This does look like a lot of fun - but I'd be with the grandmother who stayed at a nearby motel. Great photos.

Joanne said...

2 days without a shower! I can tell you from experience you really start noticing it after 10 days. Glad to see Nick's got his curls back. Joanne

Jennifer G. said...

10 days?! That long???