Before going to Mobile to start my bicycle ride to Canada, Mike and I hiked in the Smokies with our hiking club for three days, and had a great time. There were not many wildflowers yet, but the mountain streams and waterfalls were spectacular. Mike is so crazy. He has been watching way too much "Man Verses Wild", and kept yelling "Yo Bear" as we hiked up to Mt Le Conte to make sure we didn't surprise a bear along the way. The lodge on Mt Le Conte was so much fun--log cabins with kerosene lanterns and no running water. It's the only place I've ever stayed that gives you a tin bucket at check-in. (Yeah, for WATER--I was thinking the same thing, too, since there were no bathrooms in the cabins.) The cabins were an experience, too. They had double bunk beds, so some of us slept with two people on the top bunk and two on the bottom bunk. Every cabin had a front porch with big rocking chairs. I just loved it! It was so good to park my bike and stop all the "training" I've been doing to get ready for this bike tour, and just spend some time looking at those beautiful smoky mountains.
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