Today was beautiful. The Dragon wasn't too bad going up towards the Parkway as we headed to Cades Cove for the late morning/afternoon. We come across a tractor trailer with a sheriff's escort...slowed us down a bit, but at least it wasn't an accident.

Cades Cove is a great place for a drive, but wished we had the time to park and hike a couple of trails. We did see a number of wild turkey's, a young buck near one of the old churches, and a black bear mama and her cub up in a tree munching on some nuts from the looks of it. Would be a spectacular place to see when the leaves are in full color change.

The drive back down the Dragon was going okay until I hear a sheriff's siren behind me. Nope, not me this time. We pulled off before he got on our tail and he went zooming by. Yep, there was an accident a couple of miles from the end with a motorcyclist laying in the ditch going the other way. Looked like he came out of the curve too wide/fast. He was putting his head up, but not moving much otherwise.

So besides the turkey's (animal) running about, be watchful of the hunters dog's. We came across one on Hellbender only to find out at the store at Deals Gap that it was one of hunters dogs hunting up 129.

Tomorrow we go off and see what Devils Triangle is all about...wish us luck.