Monday, August 16, 2010

Camping in Tennessee

Over the weekend Larry, Tyler and I went to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee for the annual Brackin Cousin's Campout.

I had a really good time, slept in a pop out with air conditioning (something I'd never experienced before), ate dinner that had been cooked in a lard can, learned to play Rook (kind of....I'm still getting the hang of it), and fell in love with Uncle Jeff's camera. It was a really nice camera!

It was different than camping in Utah or Idaho. When I was packing I asked "will it be cooler in the mountains?" (thinking of how cold it gets at night when I've camped in the past) and when everyone responded in the affirmative I packed long pants and no flip flops. Bad choice. It IS cooler in the mountains....but there is a different standard of cool out here. So I was a bit hot.

BUT it was still a good experience and I have lots of pretty scenery to share...

The bugs all seem to be bigger in the south (like the nasty cockroach I saw the other day...I screamed REALLY loud!)



While driving through the mountains....hence the slight blur...




Most of these pictures were taken right next to our campsite. So pretty!

2 comments:

Laura said...

How gorgeous! Lucky!

Megan said...

That is beautiful!