Grandson David had a day off, and son John $pencer and Rose were free. We had a delightful day driving in the mountains, first going through Cherokee and on to Robbinsville. Eating at Lynn’s Place was great. This eatery is like a small diner, one three of us had been to before. One of the wait staff asked where we came from, and when she heard Waynesville, she said they have a customer who comes often. She finds any excuse to be there for a meal.
We drove on a skyline drive, one that I could spell if I could remember how to pronounce it. Surprisingly, there were more leaves on the trees in Tennessee than we have. Most of the leaves were gone near the edge of the road, so we could see the mountains through a filter of bare branches. Sadie seemed content to rest on the seat next to David, which delighted him. She went around the car occasionally, greeting the rest of us. It was fun having her with us.
David expressed interest in seeing Bald River Falls again, the place where he and his mother went swimming one time. No one was interested in touching that cold, cold water! It was fun to watch the falls from the bridge, well away from the spray. Everyone was willing to pose, except for John taking a nap in the car and Sadie trying to smell every inch of the bridge.
Rose shared two pictures I requested – David with Sadie and my son with me.
Mehrling Muse 
I do love waterfalls. Good pictures.
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What a wonderful trip! I love the photos! ❤
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What a wonderful trip for you all and I love the landscape! Lovely photos of you … happiness and harmony! 😀
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We had a carefree day from start to finish. John commented that in the same amount of driving time, we could have been halfway to NY.
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I found that in my trips in America,people happily set off on long journeys for the day without a second thought! 😀
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I think we Americans are used to driving long distances, and we don’t feel the need to plan everything ahead. John’s trips to NY appear to be without thought, but he has done it so often that much of it is by rote.
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What a wonderful day out. I love the picture of you and your son. Nothing like a son and mom picture. xo
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Rose thought of having us pose together. I wouldn’t have thought of it.
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I enjoyed going along on your road trip. Such beautiful scenery.
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Love the photos. Always a treat to have one with you in it. $ looks quite a bit like you, eh? Same beautiful smiles and eye twinkles.
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I never thought that any of my children looked like me. You said it in such a lovely way.
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I never noticed it so much before that picture, either, tbh, but there it was.
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I’m going to look at it again, trying to see it through your eyes.
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Update: David says he sees a similarity of $ to me. He hadn’t seen it before, but he agrees that we are somewhat alike in this photo. Your comment has opened our eyes a little wider!
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Great pictures! Great roadtrip!
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Fall is such a great time to take a local road trip and enjoy each other. I see you aren’t making any progress on your 1000 places to visit either!
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I hope that returning to a favorite place does not subtract numbers from the total of 1,000 places to visit. If it did, I’d have negative numbers now.
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LOL! I’m with you on that one.
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A lovely day to be out and about. Autumn makes for some of the best backdrops to road trips.
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Having a well-behaved dog adds to the enjoyment, too.
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What a beautiful backdrop for the photo of your family. Sounds like a wonderful outing!
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No wonder you like the trip to the Falls – it’s so scenic and you got some great family pictures as well with them in the background.
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The best days! Just being together, enjoying the scenery -and the photos are so nice.
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