The Wyndham Smoky Mountains Resort is enormous, with about 40 4-story buildings housing 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units equipped with full kitchens and spacious rooms. Unfortunately, two of our family’s units were on one side of a busy road and two on the other side.

Did I say we like to eat? There are about 300 restaurants along the highway connecting the three towns, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg–about 30 minutes from one end to the other. One of my grandsons picked out a real winner near the visitor center that was our destination. It is Cherokee Grill and Steakhouse in Gatlinburg.

We hiked along a beautiful trail starting at the Sugarlands Visitor Center, the main entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee side. The trail led us to a nice little waterfall.

One of my grandsons, Rick, took this panoramic shot of the Smoky Mountains.

He also shot this selfie with his siblings, Zoe and Bodhi, at Grotto Falls; Raul and Agnes are also in that shot.

On Sunday, we drove to Knoxville and enjoyed hiking at the Ijams Nature Center, where we came to a nice boardwalk along the Tennessee River. Zoe took this selfie.

After leaving the Nature Center, we went into downtown Knoxville to the Market Square, lined with a few shops, several restaurants, and memorial statues.

The day ended with dinner in the square, driving back to the resort in pounding rain, enjoying dessert in one of our living rooms to celebrate three August birthdays, and playing quiplash 2 and guesspionage using the tv and our mobile devices, courtesy of Jackbox Party Pack 3.