Waynesville NC - 1st Week in August

Gourd/squash plants are popping up all over the place.  Seeds must have been washed in from flood last year.  I named this One Audrey

My Tomatoes and Peppers have been doing well too!

Our friend Carol found some jam groups to join 

Work slowly continues on the round a bout

They take down the tree that was struck by lightening last week

Which opened our view a bit.

Took down a few others too.  Doesn't take much to entertain us  

 

There was a rock slide on 441 in the Great Smokey Moutains and we decided to take a ride to see how far we could go

 

Looks like the New Found Gap Overlook is as far as we can go, about 1/2 way to Gatlinburg

 

They are brining in structural engineers so it may be awhile before it opens up. If I-40 has another slide it will make getting to TN a challenge

We check out the new trail to Soco Falls 

These are the stairs that came down from 19 before Helene damaged the trail down.