Simply the best

Hello my faithful crew. We had another great day watching elk. After my last post, the herd we were photographing, the big bull, came up real close to the truck. You could hear him eating, it was really cool. G took pics, even of him crossing the road.

 

 

Let's not forget the ladies.

 

 

And these really cool shots. Elk are closer than they appear.

 

 

 

Yesterday we went to Cataloochee to see the elk herd. They are all radio-collared. The group we got all these pics of migrated off of that group. We only saw 7 of them yesterday. The old village at Cataloochee is cute but doesn't have much to offer except a nail-biting, white-knuckled ride to get there. I was a little queasy when we got back. Luckily it passed after we hit flat roads the rest of the way. The 5th wheels that make that trip are seasoned travelers and know what they're doing in order to get up there.

 

We did some waterfall hiking yesterday after the elk excursion. Those pics will come later. Today we did laundry and visited the Oconaluftee Indian Village. It was very educational and interesting. Their language has 85 syllables, and a character in their alphabet for each syllable (not like our 26). Their schools teach their young ones NC standards and Cherokee standards. Cool! Pics to follow later for that, too.

 

On our travels yesterday, we found out how resourceful these Appalachian Americans really are. For instance, you can get Frog Jam, Moonshine Jelly, and Rat Cheese. Here's your sign. Enjoy!