Michelle L.'s Blog (8)

We were tent camping in the Smokies all of last week - tiring vacation. I woke up Tues. morning with fluid behind my right ear. I'm guessing a cold settled there. It's feeling better today finally. Our son woke up Thurs. morning vomitting. And it rained Tues, Wed, Thur and Fri. They actually had closed Cades Cove to car traffic on Fri. You couldn't rent bikes either. You could walk the loop road or ride your own bike though. Huge bear jam one evening. Some big scary looking guys were looking… Continue

Trying to finish up plans for our trip and I ran across this on a website that had some Smokies info ... Ingredients Cattail spikes flour egg milk pinch salt Strip the pollen from the tops of cattail spikes in late spring / early summer. (It's a fuzzy spike above the actual "cat's tail", and you want to strip off all the pollen fuzz along with the yellow pollen powder.) Mix the pollen (and fuzz) with an equal portion of flour, then proceed as normal to make a pancake mixture. (I use eggs, mil… Continue

Found a thesis someone posted online and it lists cemeteries of the park. This coming up trip we won't be venturing farther than Cades Coves so I thought I might try to find at least some of them. The more hidden ones, I've visited the ones by the churches. Boring Family Cemetery Cable Family Cemetery Davis Cemetery Graveyard Hill Cemetery Ike LeQuire Cemetery Lawson Family Cemetery Methodist Church Cemetery Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Noah Burchfield Cemetery Post Family Cemetery Primit… Continue

I'm adventerous but not a fool. Is it worth the hike? And if so, how do I find it since it's not on the current trail maps? I have a general idea but I'd to be a little more certain before venturing out. Thanks!! Continue

I was looking at Townsend's website and saw this place listed. They are next to River Rage tubing. I looked over their menu and now I'm hungry, especially for some good BBQ and cole slaw! Should I put this on my "places to stop at" list or pass on by? Thanks! Continue

Kinfolk to our Mike Maples?

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I can't stand it. It hasn't even been two weeks since I got back from the Smokies. I miss it so much and I won't be back again until July 25th. That's four more long weeks! If I had some hiking posts to read it might hold me over. Just sayin'. All kidding aside, I feel like a displaced Southerner. It's not something I can easily explain to my friends and family. There is just something about the Smokies. Continue

And thanks but um, no pictures please. Wonder if stores saw an increase in sunscreen and bug spray sales today? Continue