Smokey Mountains and Shenandoah

We left Nashville and headed east toward Pigeon Forge. We did all kinds of Dolly Parton research along the way and were thrilled when we finally saw this smiling face:

Pigeon Forge was wild. We didn't go to Dollywood but we had a gorgeous drive through the Smokey Mountains National Park. 

Once in Virginia we stopped to have a nice dinner and vote on all of our favorite things throughout the trip. We realized we had been to 14 national parks and 28 states! Some highlights from our "favorites" list were:

Favorite Activity: Sounders game in Seattle

Favorite Ice Cream: Strawberry cone in Navajo Nation

Favorite Geothermal Feature: Prismatic pool in Yellowstone. 

Our list is QUITE extensive!

We spent our last night camping in Shenandoah National Park; which was the perfect evening under the stars. 

One more scenic drive through Shenendoah and we were off to the nation's capital where we'd be parting ways. :-(