Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

We spent most of our last day in Tennessee in the mountains. It was so incredibly beautiful up there. We drove as far up as we could drive, hiked up a bit more with Julia, and then John continued on even further by himself because the last mile was all uphill and this pregnant mama wasn't about to attempt it. We got some good pictures between us, though.

To be honest, I am just too tired to take the time to write captions, and too far behind on blogging as well as everything else that needs to be done. The only thing that seems to be on schedule is the growth of this unborn child of mine, whose birth is the deadline for completing all these projects that are behind schedule. And did I mention that I'm tired? :) Anyway, fill in the blanks yourself... mountains, trees, creeks, rocks, some snow... you're smart, you'll figure it out!

Julia loved the bear in the gift shop. I mean, really loved him!

This is the lookout that John hiked up to by himself.

I should also mention that John was finally able to pass his stone on this day, and it was almost twice the size of his last one, which landed him in the hospital. Good job, honey!