Just like last year, we went to the GSMNP (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) for Father’s day. Wolfgang loves it here. Do you want to know how I know????? He couldn’t stop smiling. I think Alpine Man gets a little homesick sometimes for the mountains. He doesn’t say it, but I know it. The weather was nice, breezy and not that hot. It’s been overall, a milder summer than the last few summers. Plus, the clean mountain air is so crisp that it’s hard to leave.

We started off at Mingus Mill. Alex is trying to dress up. He is “Little Chief One Branch”.

I realize that currently, Alex lets me take more pictures of him than Chris.

They like to take their time up Clingman’s Dome.

At the top finally:

The obligatory photo:

Climbing a sliding rock on the way down from Clingman’s Dome:

They continued to climb up and slide down. They posed for a photo at the top:

Practicing to be an Elk:

We saw her and an offspring running across our road: