One of the last things we did before Steve started school was go to Smokey Mountain National Park with the fam. Holly's parents were in town, so we had a big, fun group for the adventure!
We got kind of a late start and it is a long drive to the park. On the way we stopped for lunch and then made an impromptu decision to go ride go carts. While we were riding go carts it started to down pour. The rain here still amazes me. It will come out of no where and rain buckets! We tried to decide if it was even worth trying to go to the park. We decided it was and hoped that the rain would clear up.
Sure enough it did and we had a lovely evening in the park. We only had time to do two short hikes. Both hikes were to waterfalls. It was very fun and very scenic.
Gangs all here!
Steve is the sweetest uncle. He always offers his nieces and nephews shoulder rides. He had Katie on his shoulders for most of the hike and would point things out to her and try to teach her new things. He is so good with kids. One of the many reasons I love him.
A lot different than the parks in Utah!
This was the first waterfall we hiked to. More like walked to.
Steve and Rick had to race to the top of the waterfall (of course, the Jones boys are extremely competitive)
On our way back Steve, Rick, and Katie took their own little trail.
The second waterfall we went to was a little more of a hike.
The second waterfall
I of course fell into the water
Steve of course needed to go exploring. I was not thrilled about this because it was super slippery and I was worried he would fall to his death.
You can kind of see him at the top in this picture
We had a fun filled day. I am hoping that next summer we can go back and spend more time in the park.
Looks like you had fun. I'm glad you had some adventures. Still hoping for a post that shows what your house is like inside and out.
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