Tue
Sep 15 2026
04:21 pm
By: bizgrrl
Took a quick trip to Cades Cove this morning. It was beautiful, as usual.
A bear was spotted up at the top of an approximately 75-100 foot Oak Tree hunting for acorns. We were told there were a couple of cubs but we did not see them.
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Hearts a burstin.
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