Interlude: Great Smoky Mountains, Day One

Gray family vacations always possess a spirit of adventure.  For my wife and I (and now our kids), the notion of taking time off to go lounge by a pool is sacrilege.  When we leave our daily lives behind, we like to explore new places, meet new people, try new things, and generally spend as little time as possible sitting still.  Simply, our time off is time on.  For this year’s excursion, we set our sites on the inimitable Great Smoky Mountains National Park.