[at-l] My almost-Smokies weekend

[ATnavi@aol.com (ATnavi@aol.com)]

Drive. Rain. Drive. Rain rain rain rain rain. Drive Drive.

Float up onto Stone Mountain in a Skylift, Mom's eyes shut tightly. Walk 
around the massive rock in the rain with Dad, while Mom stays firmly inside 
the building, dizzy.

Drive. Drive. Rain rain. Rain rain rain rain rain. Watch "smoke" rising from 
the mountains around Chattanooga, pull in to Sweetwater in the driving rain. 

Spend next two rainy days making up lost years with relatives from NY, KS, 
and TN. Visit Lost Sea. Imagine driving to Fontana Dam but give up the notion 
because the rain won't stop. Visit flea markets and antique shops instead 
with parents. Had the best durned ice cream in TN, my cousin makes it at the 
Tic Toc in Loudon, TN. Celebrated their last day of the season. Ate TN BBQ.

Drive drive drive home X 12 hours. Eyes buggy from staring at road. Rain rain 
rain. Drive. Collapse into bed. Zzzzz.
 
My weekend (barely trail related, except for TN, GA, and wishing to be 
hiking),
Respectfully submitted, Navigator