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Just got back from a long weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains. Quick rundown of happenings:

• Unintentionally hiked 5 miles through Athens, GA, looking for a Jittery Joe's.  Afterward, my husband named my new GPS "Maddie", in honor of Madeline Martin. 
• Zip Line tour - AWESOME. Loved every minute. 
• Rented a nice little cabin and explored the Gatlinburg area.
• Drove 15 miles to find a Starbucks. Luckily, they were open. And luckily, we had the foresight to be in the car that time. 
• Ate some pancakes. 
• Beat my husband in 4 rounds of mini golf, by a total of 8 points. He hammered me on 1 round. We tied twice. Not that we're competitive or anything. 
• Ate some pancakes.
• Watched a couple of bears eating leaves out of a tree about thirty feet above the road. 
• Hiked 3 hours over steep grade and a bunch of rocks. AWESOME. Loved every minute. Even Scott said he only thought about being on his bike twice, but the thoughts were fleeting. 
• While on the hike, ran into a guy who was trying to convince his girlfriend he was Survivor Man. "If you're ever lost in the woods. what you find under a rock may or may not help you." Uh, thanks?
• Slept really, really well.
• Ate some pancakes. Seriously, Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge is like the pancake capital of the world. 

Mama and Baby Bear
(Mama is in the tree on the right)