MARCH 16, 2009 TRIP TO PIGEON FORGE; GATLINBURG

Trip Start Dec 07, 1999
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Trip End Sep 11, 2009


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ACCOMMODATIONS BY SUNSET COTTAGES
(Pigeon Forge hotels)

Flag of United States  , Tennessee,
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

(45)MARCH 16, 2009
THANK YOU LORD FOR A WONDERFUL TRIP. I BELIEVE EACH TRIP GETS SWEETER THAN THE ONE BEFORE
IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF OUR AGES. I HAVE TURNED SIXTY THIS BIRTHDAY. THIS TRIP WAS MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM MY HUBBY. WE REALLY DID HAVE A GOOD TIME. ACTUALLY WE SPENT A LOT MORE TIME IN A CABIN THAN USUAL. ENJOYED THE HOT TUB EACH NIGHT. I STAYED UP AND WATCHED SOME MOVIES I HAD BEEN WANTING TO WATCH. WE WENT TO THE PLACES WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE AND GO DO. WE KNEW WE WANTED TO EAT AT THE MILL AND THE DIXIE STAMPEDE. WE ENJOY EATING AT THE MILL AND WE WANTED TO GO AND SEE WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT THE DIXIE STAMPEDE. WOW, THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS WONDERFUL. MET SOME REALLY NICE PEOPLE FROM MISSISSIPPI. THEY HAD A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO LOVES TO SING AND THEIR TWO SONS. THE YOUNG GIRL DOES WANT TO BE A SINGER. HER NAME IS ABIGAIL. THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT AND THE FOOD WAS FABULOUS AND MORE THAN YOU COULD EAT. THE APPLE TURNOVER MELTED IN YOUR MOUTH. THE DINNER SHOW WAS SO GOOD, FUN AND ENTERTAINING. THE HORSES WERE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL ARRIVING AT KOUNTRY BEAR CABIN
ARRIVING AT KOUNTRY BEAR CABIN
 . THEY ALSO HAD A NEAT GIFT SHOP. WE BOUGHT AN INDIAN BABY DOLL AND A LITTLE PONY PURSE. I BOUGHT A SPOON FOR MY COLLECTION. WE, ALSO, WENT HORSEBACK RIDING. THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN. THESE HORSE WERE SO MUDDY. I KNOW IT HAD RAINED ALL DAY THE DAY BEFORE. DUE TO SEEING THE HORSES AT THE DIXIE STAMPEDE, THESE HORSE REALLY LOOKED ROUGH. MY HORSE WAS THE LAST ON THE TRAIL AND SHE WAS VERY GENTLE AND SEEMED TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH ME. I WAS RIDING BEHIND HUBBY SO IT WAS FUN TO WATCH HIM RIDE. OUR GUIDE TOLD US SOME HISTORY AND INTERESTING TALES ON THE TRAIL. HIS HORSE, THE LEAD HORSE, IS THE ONE I SPENT TIME TALKING TO BEFORE THE RIDE. SWEET HORSE, ALSO. ONE DAY WE CROSSED OVER THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS AND WENT INTO THE CHEROKEE NATION, IN NORTH CAROLINA. I GOT SOME EARRINGS AND A N.C. SPOON FOR MY COLLECTION. MOST EVERYTHING CLOSED DOWN AT 5:00 SO WE DIDN'T GET TO SEE MUCH. WE HOPE TO GO BACK. WE, ALSO, ATE AT THE GOLDEN CORAL...VERY GOOD. ALSO, WENT TO THE RED LOBSTER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ONE OF THEIR BISCUITS TASTED DIFFERENT THAN ANY WE HAD EATEN BEFORE...NOT QUITE AS GOOD FOR SOME REASON. ONE MORNING HUBBY FIXED BREAKFAST...WHICH IS ALWAYS A TREAT! WE PLAYED POOL WHICH WAS FUN, ALSO. GUESS WHAT NO CARDS. I MISSED PLAYING BUT HUBBY I DO BELIEVE DID NOT. HAD MY HERSHEY BARS AND PIG POPS, THOUGH...YEAH! WE WENT TO GATLINBURG STRIP, ALSO. WE TOOK BACK SOME FUDGE AND TAFFY FOR THE KIDS IN OUR JUNIOR CHURCH GROUP AT CHURCH. THIS VACATION JUST WENT BY TO FAST! I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AT CHRISTMAS TIME AND GO BACK TO DOLLY WOOD ONE MORE TIME...MAYBE WE WILL GET TO.

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THE CABIN'S FIRST FLOOR THE CABIN'S FIRST FLOOR THE CABIN'S UP STAIRS THE CABIN'S UP STAIRS FOUND THE JACUZZI BUT IS IS A TUB FOUND THE JACUZZI BUT IS IS A TUB HOW BEAUTIFUL AND HAPPY THESE HORSES WERE HOW BEAUTIFUL AND HAPPY THESE HORSES WERE
STORMY WAS PRETTY, TOO. STORMY WAS PRETTY, TOO. PRE-SHOW PRE-SHOW OF COURSE, WE SET ON THE SIDE OF THE SOUTH OF COURSE, WE SET ON THE SIDE OF THE SOUTH THE INDIANS AND THEIR BELIEF THE INDIANS AND THEIR BELIEF
BEAUTIFUL AND BEAUTIFULLY TRAINED HORSES BEAUTIFUL AND BEAUTIFULLY TRAINED HORSES SPIRIT OF THE BIRD SPIRIT OF THE BIRD ENJOYED THE FIRE PLACE EACH EVENING ENJOYED THE FIRE PLACE EACH EVENING WOKE UP EARLY AND WANTING TO GO OUT ON THE DE WOKE UP EARLY AND WANTING TO GO OUT ON THE DE
THE LEAD HORSE MUST HAVE WOKE UP TO EARLY, AL THE LEAD HORSE MUST HAVE WOKE UP TO EARLY, AL WATCHING HUBBY RIDE HIS HORSE WATCHING HUBBY RIDE HIS HORSE THE LEAD HORSE SEEMED SLEEPY THE LEAD HORSE SEEMED SLEEPY SAYING MY GOOD BYES... SAYING MY GOOD BYES...
REST STOP REST STOP HUBBY GETS INFORMATION HUBBY GETS INFORMATION PIGEON FORGE WELCOME SIGN PIGEON FORGE WELCOME SIGN ON TO THE CABIN ON TO THE CABIN
ON THE WAY TO OUR CABIN ON THE WAY TO OUR CABIN WE HAVE ARRIVED AT KOUNTRY BEARS WE HAVE ARRIVED AT KOUNTRY BEARS THIS IS kOUNTRY BEAR CABIN THIS IS kOUNTRY BEAR CABIN KOUNTRY BEAR'S ENTRANCE KOUNTRY BEAR'S ENTRANCE
THE CABIN ON THE RIGHT-SIDE OF KOUNTRY BEAR THE CABIN ON THE RIGHT-SIDE OF KOUNTRY BEAR THE LIVING AREA THE LIVING AREA INSIDE THE CABIN FROM THE KITCHEN INSIDE THE CABIN FROM THE KITCHEN THE LIVING AREA AND DINING AREA THE LIVING AREA AND DINING AREA
THE HOT TUB THE HOT TUB BEARS ON THE FIREPLACE BEARS ON THE FIREPLACE HUBBY CHECKS OUT THE SQIRRELS HUBBY CHECKS OUT THE SQIRRELS THE VIEW FROM THE LOWER DECK THE VIEW FROM THE LOWER DECK
BEARS EVERYWHERE, COOKIE JAR BEARS EVERYWHERE, COOKIE JAR BEAR ON THE END TABLE IN LIVING AREA BEAR ON THE END TABLE IN LIVING AREA A BEAR DOOR STOP A BEAR DOOR STOP A BEAR ON END TABLE AND COASTERS A BEAR ON END TABLE AND COASTERS
A FIREPLACE HUNTING BEAR ON LEFT SIDE A FIREPLACE HUNTING BEAR ON LEFT SIDE A FIREPLACE FISHING BEAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE A FIREPLACE FISHING BEAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE BEARS ON THE MANTLE BEARS ON THE MANTLE A BEAR CLOTHES HANGER A BEAR CLOTHES HANGER
A BEAR ABOVE THE DOOR FRAME A BEAR ABOVE THE DOOR FRAME A BEAR IN THE KITCHEN A BEAR IN THE KITCHEN BEAR SALT AND PEPPPER SHAKERS IN THE KITCHEN BEAR SALT AND PEPPPER SHAKERS IN THE KITCHEN BEAR COOKIE JAR BEAR COOKIE JAR
THE BACKSIDE OF THE MILL RESTAURANT THE BACKSIDE OF THE MILL RESTAURANT THE OLD MIILL RESTAURANT SIGN THE OLD MIILL RESTAURANT SIGN hUBBY CAN'T WAIT hUBBY CAN'T WAIT SHOPS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MILL SHOPS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MILL
HUBBY LOOKING AT THE OLD MILL'S MENU HUBBY LOOKING AT THE OLD MILL'S MENU SEEN THESE BEARS BEFORE - RESTAURANTS S&P SHAKERS SEEN THESE BEARS BEFORE - RESTAURANTS S&P SHAKERS VIEW ON THE MILLS WALKWAY VIEW ON THE MILLS WALKWAY SEE HOW BIG THIS GOOSE IS SEE HOW BIG THIS GOOSE IS
HEY, THIS IS A BIG GOOSE HEY, THIS IS A BIG GOOSE DIXIE STAMPEDE SIGN DIXIE STAMPEDE SIGN DOLLY'S CONNECTION TO DIXIE STAMPEDE DOLLY'S CONNECTION TO DIXIE STAMPEDE A DIXIE STAMPEDE WORKER A DIXIE STAMPEDE WORKER
A BANGO PLAYER A BANGO PLAYER HE GETS ROLLED HE GETS ROLLED ABIGAIL ABIGAIL FINDING A DINNER SEAT NUMBER FINDING A DINNER SEAT NUMBER
THIS HORSE WAS BRILLANT WHITE...BEAUTIFUL THIS HORSE WAS BRILLANT WHITE...BEAUTIFUL LIGHTED TUNNEL LIGHTED TUNNEL DRIVING ON THE STRIP IN GATLINBURG DRIVING ON THE STRIP IN GATLINBURG THE INCLINE ON THE GATLINBURG STRIP THE INCLINE ON THE GATLINBURG STRIP
SIGHTS ON THE STRIP SIGHTS ON THE STRIP ANOTHER VIEW OF THE INCLINE RIDE ANOTHER VIEW OF THE INCLINE RIDE FIRST GLIMPSES OF THE SMOKIE MOUNTAINS FIRST GLIMPSES OF THE SMOKIE MOUNTAINS ANOTHER VIEW ANOTHER VIEW
STILL ANOTHER 2 STILL ANOTHER 2 ANOTHER TUNNEL ANOTHER TUNNEL ONE OF THE MANY MANY CREEKS IN TH SMOKY MNT. ONE OF THE MANY MANY CREEKS IN TH SMOKY MNT. THE CHEROKEE NATIONS MUSEUM THE CHEROKEE NATIONS MUSEUM
MAIN STREET'S SHOPS MAIN STREET'S SHOPS AUTHENIC INDIAN MADE WARES AUTHENIC INDIAN MADE WARES CREEK BRIDGE CROSSING CREEK BRIDGE CROSSING GREAT SMOKEY MONTAIN PARK SIGN GREAT SMOKEY MONTAIN PARK SIGN
CLOSER LOOK OF THE GREAT SMOKEY NATINAL PARK CLOSER LOOK OF THE GREAT SMOKEY NATINAL PARK MORE BEAUTIFUL CREEKS MORE BEAUTIFUL CREEKS ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS CREEK ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS CREEK HISTORY OF THE BIUILDING OF THE ROAD THU HISTORY OF THE BIUILDING OF THE ROAD THU
A LOOK DOWN FROM THE LOOK OUT A LOOK DOWN FROM THE LOOK OUT ANOTHER VIEW OFF THE LOOK OUT ANOTHER VIEW OFF THE LOOK OUT PICTURES DO NOT GIVE THE SMOKIE MNT JUSTICE PICTURES DO NOT GIVE THE SMOKIE MNT JUSTICE ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE MOUNTAINS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE MOUNTAINS
STILL ANOTHER PICTURES OF THE GREAT SMOKIE MT STILL ANOTHER PICTURES OF THE GREAT SMOKIE MT SO BEAUTIFUL SO BEAUTIFUL A VIEW OF THE SMOKIES FROM THE TRUCK A VIEW OF THE SMOKIES FROM THE TRUCK THE GOLDEN CORAL IN PIGEON FORGE THE GOLDEN CORAL IN PIGEON FORGE
A LOOK DOWN FROM THE HORSE STABLES A LOOK DOWN FROM THE HORSE STABLES THE RIDING STABLES SIGN THE RIDING STABLES SIGN HERE WE ARE AT THE HORSE STABLES HERE WE ARE AT THE HORSE STABLES A WOODEN CARVED HORSES HEAR A WOODEN CARVED HORSES HEAR
A WOODEN SCULPTED INDIAN A WOODEN SCULPTED INDIAN A VIEW FROM THE STABLES A VIEW FROM THE STABLES THE LEAD HORSE THE LEAD HORSE THESE TWO HORSES TOGETHER THESE TWO HORSES TOGETHER
HERE WE GO ON THE TRAIL HERE WE GO ON THE TRAIL HUBBY ON HIS HORSE HUBBY ON HIS HORSE MY HORSE I RODE ON MY HORSE I RODE ON HERE WE GO HERE WE GO
ON THE TRAIL RIDE ON THE TRAIL RIDE RUNNING STREAM RUNNING STREAM ANOTHER PICTURE ON THE TRAIL RIDE ANOTHER PICTURE ON THE TRAIL RIDE OTHERS ON THE TRAIL RIDE OTHERS ON THE TRAIL RIDE
OUT IN THE FIELD IS ANOTHER HORSE OUT IN THE FIELD IS ANOTHER HORSE SIGNS ON THE TRAIL SIGNS ON THE TRAIL OUR RIDE IS UP OUR RIDE IS UP PICTURE OF PIGEON FORGE FROM THE STABLES PICTURE OF PIGEON FORGE FROM THE STABLES
THE RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT THE RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT
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