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Gatlinburg,Tn Part 2
0We left Clingman’s Dome and traveled to the small touristy town of Cherokee, NC. The children wanted to see bears so we visited a really sad excuse for a bear exhibit. The “bear exhibit” cost five dollars per person to enter. With admission you were given a small tray of food to give to the bears. The cages were not clean and the bears didn’t seem real happy about their small enclosures.
- Hungry Guy
Another Hungry Bear
The children then wanted a chance on the mechanical bull. The guy running this wasn’t making any money at all before we showed up. After the 4 children rode the bull, the line was snaking around the corner. We should have gotten a discount.
Maybe a future cowboy?
The next day we all met up for an Old Style photo and then JJ and I spent the day shopping. Can you believe that we passed a Beef Jerkey Outlet store????? Then in the late afternoon we all gathered again and went to Cade’s Cove. Cade’s Cove is usually a great place to spot wildlife but we were not so lucky. We mainly just stayed in the car and only stopped a couple of times. 3 of the kids rode with us and believe me when a four year old tells you she has to go to the bathroom, that means now~! Not later……DOH!~, so after we cleaned my car……
Photo of Photo
We stopped at a really old Missionary Baptist Church and there was a small cemetery in the back. There was one stone that stood out and it broke all of our hearts.
Too sad.
Hayley have a great time looking for deer.
As I mentioned earlier, we didn’t see that much wildlife but we did see this guy on the side of the road as we were leaving the park.
10 point in velvet?
We stopped for a quick group photo.
The light was awesome later in the evening. I love this shot.
We got up early the next day and headed back to Hattiesburg via Atlanta.(That will be part three of our road trip)
I really wish that I would have had a chance to get out in the park in the evening or early morning for some better photos. I am considering going back alone in the fall. I hear that the colors are unbelievable at that time of the year. This was my first time to visit Gatlinburg in the summer and honestly it was way too crowded. I have visited in the winter and it was much more enjoyable.
New Concord,KY
0After leaving Hattiesburg at 4:30 A.M., we arrived in New Concord around 11:30. We always try to arrive before my grandmother expects us and this time was no different. We were about 5 hours early. We got to spend some time with my aunt and uncle on Wednesday and then waved goodbye to them on Thursday morning. I try to get out and explore the area every time we come up. I did have some photo luck and on Friday got to see two big bucks in velvet. Sunday afternoon was the only day that I really missed a good shot. A doe and her fawn(no more than a week old) wondered out in front of me but ran away before I could get a shot.
A doe that didn't really like me in the field.
The area around my grandparents is filled mainly with corn and tobacco fields. It is pretty easy to spot deer in the tobacco fields. There are also a couple of cow pastures that I regular visit to try and catch deer crossing.
I left on Friday morning heading to one of my fields and I was in the process of checking my camera settings and driving down the road(Not that unsafe if you knew the population up here) when these two crossed the road. I really wish that I could have gotten a better photo of the monster buck that I saw cross in front of me. I did get closeup of his running buddy. I think that the buck that was running across the road was the same way I captured on the deer camera in January.
Monster buck in velvet.
No Fear Deer. I am probably about 15 yards away.
This may be the same deer that is crossing the road.
My grandparents actually live outside of New Concord and as you can see from the next couple of photos that there isn’t much to New Concord. The next biggest city is Murray, which is about 25 minutes away.
The New Concord Post Office
Once upon a time this was the general store.
I really was hoping for some new shots of the bald eagles but never saw them this trip. The area around the lake is so grown up that I really didn’t spend much time there.
These guys were plentiful but quite elusive. You could hear them scuttling through the brush as you hiked and I just happened to catch both of these in the front yard.
Kentucky Lizard
Kentucky Lizard II
We got to spend some great time with my grandparents. We were able to attend mass twice with them and that is always a treat. We also were able to catch up with our friend Billie from Korea. On Saturday night we met up with him and I had pizza and beer at a local sports bar.
Today was a lazy rainy day and after early mass and great homemade fried chicken we took naps and then woke up for coffee and the World Cup. JJ and I will leave after a country breakfast in the morning and make our way to Gatlinburg, TN. We have a good 5 and half hour drive ahead of us but are looking forward to arriving and visiting with our friends who arrived yesterday.
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