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Savannah

darlene — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:50:27 +0000

We visited Savannah it was awesome!

Gatlinburg

darlene — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:11:09 +0000

My family recently visited the Tennessee mountains just outside of Gatlinburg. We stayed in an enormous cabin. It was absolutely gorgeous with three large bedrooms that surrounded an outdoor patio that made up the center of the house. Two of my favorite amenities were the jacuzzi and the pool table. It was a little much for me to go outside and get into the jacuzzi as chilly as it is this time of year. But I still managed to do it once. We took a trip into town to browse the local shops. Of course we had to have an “old timey” photo taken and no trip to Gatlinburg would be complete without a bullriding competition. Take a minute to check out the video that shows me and Desi battling out to see which of us is the best damn cowgurl in TN…..cast your vote below!

Ripley’s Aquarium

darlene — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:37:37 +0000

So we visited Ripleys Aquarium and it kicked ass.

Ruby Falls

darlene — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:23:43 +0000

On the way to meet up with my family in Gatlinburg we decided to stop by Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, TN. Desi had been when she was a kid but I never had, so we thought it would be really fun to see it together. The history of how the underground cave and waterfall were originally discovered is amazing. During a project to re-open the cave to public visitation an elevator shaft was dug and in the process a small tunnel about a foot and a half tall by five feet wide was found. The workers followed the passages deep into the mountain and eventually found an underground cavern with a waterfall. The waterfall is 145 feet tall and today you have to ride an elevator down nearly 1120 feet beneath the mountain’s surface to see it. We had a great time!