fall breaking in the smokies

We took a little fall break vacation to the Smoky Mountains this week.  We started at Dollywood where the Gospel Festival is going on this month.  Dollywood is full of pumpkin people and fall decor.  It was very crowded because the recent hurricane on the east coast caused people who had planned Florida vacations to divert to Pigeon Forge.  Also some of the evacuees from South Carolina and North Carolina were staying in the area.  We still enjoyed some great shows and Parker and Peanut rode some rides.

We hung out at Goats on the Roof and ate ice and mined for gems.

We had fried chicken and fixings and enjoyed the show at the Hatfield's and McCoys.

We shopped at The Island and rode The Wheel.  This was a big deal for Tracie and myself, because we are afraid of heights but we were brave and found it wasn't as bad as we thought.

Granny Lerion decided to stay on the ground and just wave as we went by!