Last year when we came to Gatlinburg we had LOTS of snow. So much snow that we couldn't even get to our cabin the first day and had to sleep in a hotel that first night. But this year, unfortunately we haven't seen much snow but it has made travel alot easier. The weather at night has been kinda chilly but during the day in the sun it is in the upper 50's and feels perfect with a jacket on. This morning we got out before the crowds got bad and rode on the skylift. The kids have looked forward to this since we got here!
Riding over the creek...
View from the top...
Heading back down...
Before we rode up again (we got an all day pass), we ate lunch at the Mellow Mushroom...yum!
We walked down the strip some....
Then we were driving back to our cabin when we passed a crowd of people standing by the woods with their cameras out. So we turned the car around and joined them. There were at least three black BEARS right by the 4 lane highway in the middle of the day! It was so neat! You can see them barely in the middle of this pic but of course we couldn't get too close. I wanted a zoom lens so bad for this moment!
Look at the crowds of people looking at it!
This was the kids' first time seeing a wild bear and they thought it was so neat. Glad we got to experience it on our last day of 2011 and last day of our vacation!
Looks like a blast!!
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