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Gatlinburg and our Hotel | Smoky Mountains on Day 1 - Cucumber Gap Trail | Smoky Mountains on Day 2 - Cades Cove | Smoky Mountains on Day 3 - It actually snowed! | Smoky Mountains on Day 4 - Finally, the mountains! | Smoky Mountains on Day 5 - Clingman's Dome | Smoky Mountains on Day 6 - Brushy Mountain | Parting shots from our trip to the Smokies

Smoky Mountains on Day 1 - Cucumber Gap Trail

Hiked from the abandoned town of Elkmont up the Little River Trail beside the river, returned via the Cucumber Gap trail, and finished the last stretch using the end of the Jakes Creek Trail.
Remains of house in abandoned town of Elkmont
Remains of house in abandoned town of Elkmont		 Heading up the Little River Trail
Heading up the Little River Trail		 Returning from a walk
Returning from a walk		 Rock filled river
Rock filled river		 Possibly Beaked Violet
Possibly Beaked Violet
Little River flows downhill beside the trail
Little River flows downhill beside the trail		 Crashing over the rocks
Crashing over the rocks		 A typical mountain river
A typical mountain river		 Halbred-leaved Violet
Halbred-leaved Violet		 Star Chickweed
Star Chickweed
Stopping for a snack beside the river
Stopping for a snack beside the river		 Fishing
Fishing		 A small creature on the water surface
A small creature on the water surface		 Chaos and random motion
Chaos and random motion		 Mini-waterfall
Mini-waterfall
On the Cucumber Gap trail
On the Cucumber Gap trail		 After crossing barefoot
After crossing barefoot		 On the road again
On the road again		 Moss
Moss		 Large numbers of trout-lily
Large numbers of trout-lily
Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty		 With Rue-Anemone
With Rue-Anemone		 Time to catch one's breath
Time to catch one's breath		 Trout-lily and Spring Beauty
Trout-lily and Spring Beauty		 Yellow Trillium (Thanks to Tom Oakley)
Yellow Trillium (Thanks to Tom Oakley)
Probably Rue-anemone
Probably Rue-anemone		 Fraser's Sedge (Thanks to Tom Oakley)
Fraser's Sedge (Thanks to Tom Oakley)		 Dwarf Ginseng (Thanks to Tom Oakley)
Dwarf Ginseng (Thanks to Tom Oakley)		 There's more to go
There's more to go		 Day Lily
Day Lily
Roadside flowers
Roadside flowers		 Remaining houses in Elkmont falling apart
Remaining houses in Elkmont falling apart		 Unique leaves
Unique leaves		 View from park with our hotel in the middle
View from park with our hotel in the middle		 Our hotel towers over the treetops as seen from the park
Our hotel towers over the treetops as seen from the park
Mountaintops from our hotel
Mountaintops from our hotel		 Mountaintop from our hotel
Mountaintop from our hotel

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