Hello everyone! We are happy you came back after seeing the little teaser post from a couple weeks ago. Were you able to guess the animal sound from that audio post? Well some of you guessed right… it was an elk. Back in October 2018 we visited Cataloochee Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina based on a recommendation from a fellow camper. The only caveat he noted was the drive up the mountain and down into the valley was not for the faint at heart. Our class B motor home is a 20 foot van and there were moments as we drove up then down that our hearts were racing. There are no guard rails and at points you are on the edge of a dirt/gravel road with a huge drop. That being said, it was all worth it! When this fellow camper made the recommendation he noted we should visit in the fall because that was when the elk were extremely active and in “rut” (that’s nature talk for the guy elk liking the girl elk).
We hope you enjoy this video of these magnificent creatures wandering and grazing in the peaceful valleys of this national park.
If you like it please feel free to click the “like” button and/or scroll down the page and leave a comment. We look forward to hearing from you and until the next time we bid you all blessings!
Thank you so much for these encouraging words. We hesitated because of its length but the area and scenery was so wonderful we just couldn’t cut anything more. Sometimes its hard to know just how far to go. We’re learning and thanks to folks like you and sites like yours we are learning!!!!! Thank you.
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This video really brought me right there and enjoyed it so much!
I think it was edited just right – letting us go up the trail a bit and all the sounds –
Ahhhhh
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Wow. So intrepid travelers you are!
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Thank you Theresa. Those elk are very clever creatures 🙂 lol. But the truth is we had it set on extended timer and the footage was a real hoot of me running to get in the video 🙂
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Beautiful images, as usual, Audrey & Tom! I’m curious! who took the photos of you two in front of Daisy with Emma? 🙂 (maybe the Elk?)
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Thank you John and Ericka. Your encouragement is precious to us.
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Great stuff
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✨💞✨💞✨
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“Majesty” is the perfect word to describe it. 💡 It was still a marvel to behold on video — it must have been that much more powerful in person!
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Thank you for your kind words. We could not help but stand in awe of their majesty.
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Wow! 🤭 That video was stunning (and the elk are huge!). And the shots of the lake – so beautiful!
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We are finding this is so true Leola. The magnificence of it all He creates.
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Thank you Arnie. It was an awesome experience to encounter these wonderful creations of God.
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You’re most welcome!!
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Good photography! Great videos! It’s good that you both could travel to North Carolina to enjoy God’s creation!
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Thank you Heide. Yes, you were correct. Wasn’t that a beautiful place. Another one of those hidden gems discovered!!! Thank you for your always uplifting encouragement!!!
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Thank you Annica. It was so much fun being there.
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Thank you Mom. Such a wonderful history in that area. So many places to see! Your encouragement is always such a joy!
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Isn’t this the truth! Each one wonderfully made! Thank you for your encouragement!
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How wonderful to see your video (and to also see that I guessed well). You’re right about those narrow roads, though — I was white-knuckling it a bit vicariously at the beginning. So glad you lived to tell the tale. 🙂
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Very lovely! I love it 🙂
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What a video! You must have been carried way by the music–it is so lovely to hear their calls.I had no idea there was a whole community of long ago in the park. It reminds me of Cade’s Cove in the smiles out from Gatlinburg. Tom, lovely action shots of Audrey. : )
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Fantastic video. Nature is so awesome, all you can do is to stand back at times in wonderment and watch.
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