We made it Knoxville last night after leaving Dollywood. Let’s be honest, in-room showers and air conditioning felt pretty good last night. We pulled out of Knoxville at 8:30 and had our eyes set on Nashville for breakfast. Mallory suggested…
Happy Birthday, Stephanie! Now, if you don’t mind, let’s break down the tent and see if we can stuff everything back in the car. To celebrate Stephanie, we are attending Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. We attempted to purchase tickets several…
Clingmans Dome! This morning, we are off to Clingmans Dome for the third day in a row. This place is 90 minutes from our campsite! First attempt: 60 degrees and rainy; Second attempt: crazy traffic with cars parking nearly half…
We had another early departure in mind today, but 7:30 goals turned into 9:00 reality. The highlight of the day was the Alum Cave hike. Another “moderate” rated hike, but only 4.5 miles. We have driven past this trailhead several…
At around 5:45 this morning, Stephanie rolls over and asks, “Is that your alarm?” “No, that’s a bird.” There was a very musical bird outside our tent making the same sound over and over and over again. I understand why…
We all turned in pretty early last night. The girls went swimming and showered before bed. When I got up to shower this morning, I found they had left Stephanie and I collectively one clean towel to use. I definitely…
We are headed to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and leaving on Father’s Day. We have never done either of those before, so hey, new experiences! Fun Fact: It is “Smoky”, not “Smokey”. I misspelled it every time until…
It’s the last day of vacation and Los Alamos, New Mexico, gives us a warm welcome. Actually, it is Miles that gives us a warm welcome. He has picked out a breakfast spot, and we meet him at the Pig…
This morning, KK and Scott delivered PK, Erin and Ellery at the Salt Lake City airport for their flight back to Tulsa. We will miss these ladies on our last two days of travel! The airport drop-off was set for…
A short drive from our hotel was the Bonneville Salt Flats. This was a must-see attraction on KK’s vacation to-do list. This place was one-of-a-kind. It was formed when ancient Lake Bonneville slowly evaporated and deposited a high concentration of…