Arrival in Cherokee, North Carolina

Good morning,

We are on the road again and the weather is perfect.  Look at the beautiful trees!  Wow, we hit the timing jackpot for this trip.

Those are reflections from the windshield, but I am still very happy with the pictures.

These are all taken while we are sailing along at 70 mph on our way to Cherokee, NC.

We are in the Great Smoky Mountains and going through small towns.

Fall decorations are everywhere.  I remember staying at private motels such as this one when I visited the Smokies with my parents.  Those were the days before the brand name chain hotels now found everywhere.

 We stopped to take this image...

 ...and this one...

 ...and this one.

 This is an old fire watch tower that is now available for sight seeing for 50 cents for a walk to the top.  We have stopped here before.  This time we didn't make the climb.

 I am very upset with myself for not buying four of these chairs for granddaughters with 18" American Girl dolls.  I guess we will have to go back!

 Bird houses for every garden decor.

We went inside and bought three coffee mugs.  The owners had their dog, Tucker, at work that day.  He reminded us of "Old Red" and what a friendly guy he is!

 Back on the road it seemed the colors got more and more intense.

 Finally, in the late afternoon, here we are in Cherokee.

 On the way to our hotel we passed the Oconaluftee River. 

We will be back for more pictures here before our visit is complete.

 If you look carefully, you'll see a bear to the left center of this image.  That's not a real bear;  it is one of those art projects similar to the Flying Pigs we have in Cincinnati.  We saw many more such bears while we were in Cherokee.

We are here!  I hope you're having fun with us on our trip and will join us tomorrow in Cherokee, North Carolina.

Very best,
Lois

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A Cherokee Encyclopedia

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