This morning was all about the little girls. We woke early and set off to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. This what not just any museum. It was completely hands on. We got to experience life as it was for locals during the civil war did. The term “Local” refers to short line trains that were at one time a lifeline to the world from small towns around the...
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Today we woke up early determined to tackle Clingman’s dome before we needed to be off the campsite at 11am. We had tried a couple days earlier but where unable to due to the storm. It seemed like it would be a relatively easy task. The drive was approximately 45 minutes there and back but the dome itself appeared to be a relatively close hike from the...
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Today we had hoped to tackle Clingman’s Dome, the Cherokee Village, and the Pioneering Farm Museum but it was not meant to be. We woke to Kaatje feeling ill. We decided to leave her behind to rest and try to get better. I think she just wanted to be able to read her Twilight Book in peace. Without mom or dad saying “Put that book down- we did not...
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After Cades Cove we hiked to Spruce Flat Falls. It was a beautiful hike until we reached the falls. In a split second, the peaceful roar of the waterfall turned to screams. Sam, determined to get a better look at the water, Sam wiggled her hand loose of her buddy, and in the process, lost her footing on the floor of leaves, and slide down the embankment and into the...
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