On Sunday afternoon, we left downtown Asheville and headed to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What a beautiful park!! Ken bought the Golden Age National Parks Passport since this was our first stop at a national park and we discovered we could camp for half price in the campgrounds among other perks. Nice!
We pulled into the Smokemont Campground and had to unhook the car and the tow dolly to get into the camp site (grrr), but found a drinking water source and dumping station to use for free (yay!).
The campground is only a few miles into the park along Newfound Gap Road, which follows the Oconaluftee River. We took the puppies walking along one of the dog trails near the river and they tried their best to avoid getting wet.
We pulled into the Smokemont Campground and had to unhook the car and the tow dolly to get into the camp site (grrr), but found a drinking water source and dumping station to use for free (yay!).
The campground is only a few miles into the park along Newfound Gap Road, which follows the Oconaluftee River. We took the puppies walking along one of the dog trails near the river and they tried their best to avoid getting wet.
We stayed in the campground and walked all over, dipped our toes in the river, chatted with fellow campers and made dinner in the RV.
We couldn't get a fire started in the fire pit, though, because the available sticks and such were wet and neither one of us is a Boy Scout. So, no giant roasted marshmallows...yet.
We couldn't get a fire started in the fire pit, though, because the available sticks and such were wet and neither one of us is a Boy Scout. So, no giant roasted marshmallows...yet.
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