Gatlinburg

Here are a few highlights from our trip to Gatlinburg.  Steve, Vince & Mike hiked the Appalachian Trail for 4 days.  Karen, Julie & I drove down on the day before they were due to come out of the woods.  They ended up coming out the same day we arrived.  The last stop they were supposed to camp at was closed due to 2 aggressive bears so they pushed on and finished up early.  We went to Dollywood on Wednesday.  Steve didn't go with us.  He picked up some 24 hour virus on the Appalachian Trail and was sick.  They were having a BBQ festival.

Karen & Vince on the train around Dollywood.

It rained one afternoon and we were treated to a double rainbow.

As we walked around downtown Gatlinburg, we stopped in a store and Vince tried their hottest sauce.  He had to sign before they would give it to him.  I guess they didn't want to get sued!

This is the view from the top of the skylift.

There were at least 3 distilleries that had free samples. The guys had a good time!

This is one of the stops along the Roaring Fork Driving Trail.