Lo and behold, we rounded a bend in the road and there was a black bear perched up on a mountain. I was thankful we were all tucked in the Yukon!
Girls were ready to devour some pancakes at Smoky's Pancake Cabin!
Dollywood opened at 10 a.m. and we were there about 9:30. We got parked pretty close since it was Friday and not real crowded! The girls rode everything that went upside-down, inside-out, and loop-to-loop. Ian and I rode the first roller coaster; but midway through it, I looked over at him and he was looking a little peaked so he sat the rest of the coasters out! We did enjoy the log ride together and loved seeing all the mountain workers - like the blacksmiths, the glass blowers, and the leather tanners - at work. Barrett ended up buying a poker for the new outdoor fire pit and I found a hot pink hand-made leather belt that I loved! Kids spent their money on stuffed bears!
I have never been this close to a bald eagle! So beautiful!
"Big guy in a little car!" These 2 together make my heart melt!
This ride was the Wild Eagle and you basically hung there (like Ian is below) and then you go up, up, way up to come down ... real fast! Girls loved it and rode it twice!
I only rode one ride, the Mystery Mine, and it went straight up and came straight down - no exaggeration at all when I say STRAIGHT UP and STRAIGHT DOWN ... and it did it twice! Barrett and Ian heard me yell "Is it over yet?" as we came shooting out of the dark "mining tunnel". Too funny!
We headed back to the cabin and the boys got "right to work"!
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