keeping busy: Babies - Bears

We had a great time visiting with Benji, Catherine, Isaac and Eli. We had a fun at the park with Isaac, going up and down the slide and throwing rocks in the creek. Then we were off to beautiful Asheville where we ate and drank our way around town. There were protests and drum circles a plenty. Saturday we checked in at Smokemount campground in the Great Smokey Mountains. We made some delicious smoky meals over the campfire. Our first day we wanted to go for a quick walk and wound up doing the 6.5 mile Smokemont Loop Trail.http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/smokemont_loop.htm Sunday we hiked the steep and rocky Cimney Tops http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/chimney.htm and the cool and misty Grotto Falls http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/grotto.htm This morning we left the park and drove the whole length of Tennessee. We got to Memphis for dinner, Jason got his ribs! And made a quick visit to Beale Street. The energy in town was high because the Memphis Grizzlies are in the playoffs and there is a tornado warning in the area. Tomorrow we will be driving all day all the way through Mississippi to New Orleans. Wish us luck!