Cabin in the Woods

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I have a lot of pics in this post. You may want to grab a cup of Joe. lol

We arrived in Gatlinburgh to stay a couple of nights in this cabin in the woods. My brother rented it from the Internet..site unseen. My sis-in-law told me not to fear if it wasn't clean they would not be staying. They arrived a few days before us.

There are references to foxes or bears everywhere. Oh MY!

Beautiful streams and scenery!

Plenty of little critters as well as big critters. This is a friendly one.

This one not so much! lol

We enjoyed the relaxed pace and sat on the porch for hours.

This is the road that led to the cabin.

It was very nice and well stocked with dishes and utensils.

Notice the french doors in this next pic. It made my hubby nervous at night because the bears were right outside at times in our garbage. Notice the grill right outside the doors. We used it one night. Talk about luring the bears right to you. Yikes! lol

The cabin had two bathrooms, two bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, wrap around porch and a jacuzzi outside. I passed on that one! I didn't want to be out there where I couldn't escape a bear approaching.

We drove through Cade's Cove one day. It's very scenic. You'll see horses roaming, deer walking around, people hiking and yes, bears!

This is an old church at the Cove.

A park ranger riding her bike. I wouldn't be able to handle that job because the BEARS are walking around. It doesn't bother her--she's a happy camper.

Speaking of......we spotted a bear way up in the tree eating berries of some sort. Enlarge pic and right in the center you will see a black blob. lol

We watched" her", it- for a while. I guess she was full and decided to take a nap because she just flopped on the branch and let her arms and legs hang down. I felt the same way after a big meal. lol She was drawing a crowd and everyone was snapping pics.

We were driving down this road and hubs spotted a bear leisurely walking in the woods.

Hubs jumps out, against my advice of course, camera aiming for the next two pics.

I yelled, "I'm glad the life insurance is paid up!" lol

He got pretty close.

One night we went to Dixie Stampede! Have you ever been there? It has an amazing show, fantastic food, and great servers.

Here's a pic of the arena. We could only take pics before the show.

They use beautiful horses, cattle and covered wagons for part of the show. It's unique for sure.

You face the arena with a ledge in front of you for your food. You eat while enjoying the show. They serve a large Cornish hen, barbecue pork, corn, homemade rolls, soup, baked potato and apple turnover. I had to bring half home with me. lol

Oh, I forgot, they serve plenty of iced tea in mason jars, of course.

They have rodeo relays and many other events in the show.

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I hope you all have a safe & great weekend! Till next time!