The Great Smokies Part 2

Still hiking, but Liam, being ever so cute, bummed a ride from this beautiful lady (one of the wife friends).

At the falls! This was a fairly moderate hike. And, even though Ace didn't want to hike, it was a great one to do. I don't think he complained much on it...which is a surprise. And the reward of a cool breeze and pretty waterfall was great. Josiah kept pointing at it saying, "Wa wa fall"


A man pointed out this salamander before we left. Slimy, no? Thankfully, there was a barrier to keep my little gooey ooey boys (and girl) from touching it.

On the way back down, taking a rest.

Yes, it took two to walk with Liam. I'll admit that.
Liam kept waffling back and forth trying to decide if was going to marry one or the other.

And the big reward was we got to see a bear when we got back to our car!! One of our friends said she saw two small bears. We were trying to figure out where the mama was as this bear was quite small in black bear standards (I think). At any rate, we had talked about paying about $10 per person to take the kids to see a bear and other animals but free was waaaay better. He was very high up in the tree just chomping at the branches. Very cool!