Rhododendron Creek Manway with the Family--Best Day Ever!
My daughter-in-law Lydia and her children.. my two youngest grandkids wanted to go hiking. We set a date for Saturday and decided we'd go. It would be Mia's first hike ever in the Smoky Mountains.
We decided to go to lunch at Calhoun's first so everyone would have a full tank for energy.
We would hike Rhododendron Creek for an easy, enjoyable hike with lots to see.
We would then go for dessert after our hike. Everyone was excited about it and we woke to chilly, but clear weather.
The plan went well. Calhoun's was busy, but we got seated immediately. Everyone had a great meal and plenty of energy to hike. It was a short drive out to the Greenbrier section of the Park to the trailhead. Rhododendron Creek is not an official park trail, but an old manway. I hiked it first in May 2003 with Reggie. It was unforgettable. I realized recently that all my grandkids had been to see it except little Mia. We'd remedy that today. I got the last parking spot when I pulled up to the location.
I admit to being a little surprised to find anyone else there, but no matter.
Below is a video of our day on the creek.
We had an awesome day. Got back to the jeep to find my vehicle had been vandalized. Antenna snapped off and some hiking stickers on the back scraped off. It was a shitty thing to find out, but it could have been far worse. It was a small matter and did not ruin our good time. We stopped by Mad Dog Donuts and Ice cream for dessert on the way back home. Kids had ice cream and me and Lydia had iced coffee. It was refreshing. Nice pick me up. We went home via Pigeon Forge and Sevierville instead of the shorter River Road. Mia was car sick on the drive to Gatlinburg so I was wanting to avoid that. It was a wise decision. We stopped off at Jared & Lydia's house where we found Papaw Kenny and Jared had installed the dishwasher, new kitchen ceiling fan/light and the doggie door!
I am in the market for a T- shirt cannon that is big enough to fire a chihuahua. Tippy won't use the dog door so it is going to take some repeated persuasion.
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