Another day of a relaxing start to the day. Once everyone was moving, the family headed
out to the parks again. Mom wanted to
take the hike up to Laurel Falls. She
just loves water falls. This set has a
bridge and seating area at the top. It
is so pretty. The trail up to these
falls is paved but again goes up! On the
way up, some hikers coming down said that a bear crossed the path right in
front of them. But, once again, they did
not see the bear as they went up the trail. Aidan was sad to not see a bear
again. While they did not see a bear,
they saw a small snake and a super cool salamander. Once at the top, they took
their time sitting and resting and letting the kids play in a small pool of
shallow water near the bridge. It was
such a pretty and peaceful place.
On the way back to the camper, Mom realized that she had not
gotten her shirt that she really wanted to get this time. It says “I don’t have to outrun a bear, I
just have to outrun YOU!”. This was the
last day they would be in Gatlinburg.
Mom dropped Dad, Riley, and Jane off on the side of the road so they
could go into the shop to get the shirt for her and she drove a big loop to
pick them back up when they were done.
Everyone headed back to the camper then. Mom and Dad did a little packing to make
leaving the next day a little smoother.
As Mom was doing the dishes she kept reflecting on the beauty of this
place. You can see God’s handiwork
anywhere you look but in the National Parks like this is seems as if He is so
much closer.
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