What a great week!...the weather was beyond belief good...70's and sunny in the day....30's and clear starlit nights.....checked out of Snowbird this afternoon...chilling at friends house on Lake Santeelah down the road from the lodge today watching football, BBQing, and drinking beer on the lake.... we fly out tomorrow
here's some pics
Snowbird Lodge
As good as it gets as far as Mountain Lodges go....tucked away....private...great food ( great local trout, duck and pork on the menu ).....nice feature is if you tell them you are hiking the next day you tell them what you want for lunch and they make it, wrap it up, and put it into a thermal backpack for you and hang it on your door..and the best part???..no TV...no Phones...very weak cell signal and no wifi!!!!!
Main Lodge
Our Cabin....
Perfect....indoor and outdoor Hot Tubs...two person shower which is also a steam room }:| }:| ..wet bar....fireplace...deck facing west for sunsets..
What did we do???......hike....hike...and hike some more...some boating...some motorcycling....
some sights
Biggest Maple Trees I have ever seen...300+ years old
The Mountain Ash were in full color
A Splash of Color
Bald River Falls
We came upon this view when we hit a meadow full of wild strawberries, at the highest point in the area at 5400 feet....this is why the Smokies are called the Smokies..all the folds between the mountains cut out by rivers create a sometime all day smokey fog
Sunrise
We heard about a hike which ended on a knoll which faced east and was an outstanding vantage point to see sunrise...so up we got and out we went in the predawn hour, and it was well worth it. Especially when I sang "Here Comes the Sun" to my bride...LOL
After checking out we headed down the road to our friends lake house and took in a boat ride
DaVinci once said "A Day Well Spent Leads to Happy Sleep"
well said.....it describes our extraordinary week in the mountains of Carolina
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