ok, a few more pix...on our last day, we went up to the national park (random fact: gatlinburg is surrounded on 3 sides by national parks, so the size it is now is the size it will always be- will never be able to expand) it took a LOoong time to get up there (we left at lunch time, so i think we were just hungry) & i was thinking 'is it really gonna be worth it to drive all this way?' well let me just say YES! it was incredible! basically you get on this 11 mile loop that takes you around the park...surrounded by trees & mountains & wild animals...BEAUTIFUL...in one pic, you'll see why they're called "great smokey mtns"(named by indians) so...within 5 min into the drive we see a deer..like right IN FRONT of us..so we pull over & get out to look(i'm still a little gun shy from the 'grizzly bear warning at this point- so i move slow :) within minutes we see a buck (male deer for city girls like me, 8 point for those of you who care) and it's following this one doe (female, obviously)...so he's like umm..in heat..and she's the one he wants...many other doe's were around but basically this one doe kept circling us and the buck was right behind her...(brock tells me the buck picks out a doe and follows her untill she's 'ready'...he informs me that THIS is one of the fun parts of deer hunting) so this 'chase' unfolds before us..the deer aren't unaware of us, but simply act as if we are a fixture in the forest- like just another tree-they're totally uninhibited. it's wonderful! the doe floated around carelessly, while the buck was focused and intense.it really was a rare thing to see! ...an hour later..we see a buck (9 point) on the side of the road..i'm thinking he'll run when i get out of the car..but nope, he stands for many pic's and totally ignores us even tho we're 5 feet away! was soo worth the drive up and i feel honored to see such a beautiful side of the world.
*oh, & as for the naked pix, they just made me smile
:)
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