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Vacationing in the mountains during the summer is a tradition for us ... Time to enjoy the finer things in life
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Here is a panorama of Cades Cove, just before the visitor center.
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There are few straight lines here, not in the twisty-windy roads or the trails.
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Clingmans Dome granite.
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Here are Fairy Wands on a nature trail at Chimney picnic area ... What a cool name for a flower!
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And Ahhhhh the sight, SOUNDS and smells of a mountain stream. This is the West Fork at Tremont.
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I name this "Seal Rock"
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Next month we're going to the beach!