May 30 2012 Cataloochee,NC

The next day dawned clear.

The view from the look out. You are supposed to see what is left of the town of Cataloochee, but the trees grew up in the way.

The Palmer Place. It has been restored and has an interpretive center inside about the town.  The Palmer barn.All the fields were cleared and they farmed-but the trees have grown back in most of the fields. The forest service keeps some of them open still.

Fireplace in the Palmer house.  Waterfall on the road.

We had to hike to the Wood house. The trail was down the old road along the creek. John crossing the creek. The Wood house. All of the restored structures were open so you could see the insides.

The spring house or refridgerator, the creek runs under it.

 

 

SueP in the Caldwell barn and the Palmer barn

Tree on the trail, John photographing his feet for the Chaco album

Creek Crossing, spider on our picnic table at camp

John preparing a sumptuous dinner

Bull elk at twilight with collar and ear tags , cow elk in front of the Palmer  Chapel

witches butter, false dandelions, blue eyed grass, clover, another lichen, asters, butter cup, daisies

geranium, orange butterflies, spice bush swallowtails, red spotted purple, Eastern tiger swallowtail and more red spotted purples

bull elk, lizard, millipede