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And I'm back! Just doing a quick update to let all my faithful readers (who are probably asking themselves "He left?") know I didn't get eaten by a bear or attacked by
rampaging murderous deer (Bambi just *looks* innocent). The trip was a lot of fun, and I got some great pictures, which will hopefully
*crosses fingers* be up semi-soon. Here's the trip by the numbers:
Days: 7
States Visited: 4 (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee; never been to any of them before)
Miles Traveled: 1,700.4
Pictures Taken: 880
Pictures Kept: 632
Time's woken up because of my dad snoring: 5
Email's Upon Returning Home: 302
Number that were spam: 212
Number of times eaten by a bear: 0
....er well sorta
Gatlinburg was definitely VERY touristy, mainly lots of shops and tourist traps. The Smoky Mountains were stunning, and Dollywood
didn't have many rides, but they did have one of the best roller coasters I've ever gotten to ride, and an outdoor DDR machine.
Never did make it to the Biltmore Estate though, thanks to good ol' Tropical Storm Bill. And we stopped by Gainesville on the
way home. It made me all homesick for college again. At least summer is over half over.
I'll have more stuff tomorrow, and eventually an entire trip report (more for me so I can remember what the heck I did, but
I may as well put it on the web, like I did for my cruise and COMDEX).
Only this time with copious amounts of pictures. But if you want a sample, here's the view from the highest point in
Tennessee, Clingman's Dome
Oh, and just random side story here, but the word "copious" always sticks out in my mind for some reason because my English
teacher said it at the beginning of senior year of high school, and I had to ask what it meant, and for some reason it's just
stuck with me, and I like using it a lot. Ok, I'll stop typing now. I'm just rambling on, but it's late, so I have
an excuse.
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