Great Smoky Mountains
June 20-22, 2008

For our 28th wedding anniversary we headed to one of our favorite places. Below are pictures of some of the sights. We saw five black bears in Cades Cove but none were photogenic.

It was obvious this trip where the mountains got their name.

Eulalia Sister Butterflies sunning on a moss-covered branch.

Wild Daisies

Bridge at Greenbrier, going to Ramsey's Cascade trailhead.

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Mountain Laurel and Bumble Bee

Rosebay Rhododendron

Turkeys at Cades Cove

Bee Balm

Very friendly horses at Cades Cove.

Primitive Baptist Church at Cades Cove

Stream beside quiet walkway near Sugarlands entrance.

Colorful rocks and waterbugs in mountain stream.

Giant Millipede on walkway.

Cades Cove valley and surrounding mountains.