Abrams Falls

For months Tim and I have talked about going hiking and yesterday we finally did.  Because the weather was so nice we took the jeep up to Cades Cove and hiked Abrams Falls.  Abrams Falls is a 2.5 mile hike and is a great workout.  I had never hiked this before so I was pretty excited.  When we got to the start of the trail it warned us to allow 3-4 hours for the hike.  I think they give that warning for slow people because we made it to and from the falls in under 2 hours (of course we were walking pretty fast to keep our heart rate up).  After the hike, we finished the loop.  We saw 39 deer, 1 coyote, and 3 turkeys.  We had planned to find a nice spot in the sun to eat our lunch but because we got up there late we were running out of sunlight.  We ended up parking by the stream and eating our lunch in the jeep and then headed back home.  Overall, it was a great day and a great workout.  We are already picking out our next hike!  Below are some pictures.