Stories, photographs, travel notes, and safari reflections from Doug & Marcy

CADES COVE WITH MADELYN

Our daughter and son-in-law had an out-of-town soccer tournament with their oldest, so we had a chance to host Madelyn this past weekend.  Her birthday was two days earlier and we promised her a day of belated celebration.  A picnic in the Smokies sounded the best after we floated a number of choices, but the […]

THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESSWAY

The Appalachian Development Highway System is a network of road improvements in the eastern mountains designed to provide safe and reliable transportation to and through undeveloped areas.  The system is segmented into corridors which trace routes through particular regions.  Corridor K of this system bears the much more romantic name of the Great Smoky Mountain […]

FALL CABIN WEEKEND

Scroll down to see the picture gallery and YouTube video.  The third weekend in October has become Smoky Mountain Cabin weekend for us.   Considering that this is just a 3-day retreat, we mount a pretty significant packing effort, complete with an espresso maker and our complete propane kit to brew morning tea when we visit […]

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