On a lunch of pretzels, sunflower seeds, and diet coke, Pops and I made it to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! We arrived at the Oconaluftee Vistor Center around 4pm...we would have made it around 2:30pm but I opted to take the scenic route of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Dad did not miss the opportunity to point out how much us kids used to complain about taking the "scenic route" when we were younger (Mom too!) This one was totally worth it as the views were awesome. I only wish we were here later in the fall- I can only imagine what it must look like once the trees have changed color. Since we arrived so late in the day, Dad and I decided to drive through the park to the gateway town of Gatlinburg, TN to set up camp (by camp I mean Quality Inn). We're going to head back to the park tomorrow for some biking and hiking. Once we got to the hotel I managed to get Dad's laptop working so we can get online....but now for some reason my phone isn't working for internet and email....maybe by the end of the trip we will get both pieces working (but highly unlikely since technology HATES me!).
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