My Random Keys

The park has strict rules about no bringing in your own firewood and keeping all containers (that have ever had any food in them) locked inside the cars. Ranger Rick said that there have been more bears in the park this year and "they can smell food inside the package over a mile away."

One of our planned destinations was Grotto Falls.  It was a great, short hike. The worst part really was just finding a place to park on the narrow, parking-challenged motor tour road. There were a lot of friendly people on the trail and many opportunities to take photos of the mountain, streams and waterfalls.  Grotto falls actually allows you to get being the waterfall for your photos.  It was pretty crowded down there, but worth the hike.

My crew took some time back at camp to relax and then we went off for a drive up to Clingman's Dome.  It is the 3rd highest peak east of the Mississippi and provided substantial opportunities for fantastic views.  We, and about 50 close friends, stayed for the sunset over the Appalachians.  We knew it was going to get colder, but the upper 40 degrees in the wind made for very numb fingers as the sun went down.


Day 6: Summer 2015

Catching up with blogs tonight, as we are finally in the world of the internet.

Last Friday found us arriving at Corinth Recreational Area near Double Spring, Alabama.  It's a small place in the northwest part of the state, but was a nice first place to camp with this crew. The tent went up quickly and we were soon off hiking and photographing much of what we saw.  We took pictures of animals, nature scenes, family and even remade some scenes from The Breakfast Club.

After a hot meal over the fire, we settled in for our first night in the tent. As I previously posted, the early morning hours found the tent baptised by a thunderstorm, inside and out.

Settling in at camp

There was much creativity in the shots being taken

Very quickly, we found ourselves on a trail

Corinth is right on a nice recreational lake