Fresh Mountain Air (& Gatlinburg)

This trip to sit in a cabin, overlooking a piece of the Great Smokey Mountains has been planned since last fall. My in-laws, in all of their wisdom, have been gifting us experiences instead of physical presents in the past several years. We've been so lucky to get a week away together in beautiful places like the 1000 Islands and now Gatlinburg! 

I'm also fortunate that my medical team was supportive of starting chemo at the right time, so that in my off week, we could travel. Because DOLLYWOOD.  

 

We realized right away that the town of Gatlinburg is... ummm.. a lot. Very very touristy and very very crowded. And very spring break. Driving through and looking at the arcades, Bubba Gump shrimp, Ripley's believe it or not, Old Timey photos - people watching at its prime! We did indulge in one mountain coaster ride, one hot day at Dollywood and had a lovely meal in a steakhouse our last night.