This past Saturday, My Mom, Dad and I biked the 11 mile loop of Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountians. It was AMAZING. We had biked it last year, but it was still breath-taking. We were sad Erik couldn't come with us, he had a birthday party to go to for one of his friends from work.
There were butterflies EVERYWHERE. They huddled together in groups along the roads and hiking trails. Most of them were Orange and black, but this blue one was different! After we finished the bike trail, we hiked a little bit and even forged across a fast-moving stream to get to a water fall!
It was an awesome day, full of marveling at the beauty of God's creation. If only it had been a little cooler. I think it was in the upper 80's in the mountains. Then when we got back to town (Knoxville), it was 95 degrees! We stayed hydrated thanks to Erik's Camelbak :)
