Campsite In The Smokey Mountains

hummingbird · 07-08-2010, 02:52 PM

Our kids went down to Gatlinburg, Tennessee just after the fourth of July holiday for a week of camping. They say it's beautiful down there and really not as hot as we are here in Kentucky. They called yesterday and said they actually saw a mother bear with THREE cubs. It's not that unusual to see but it was for them.

Thought you all should see the picture. It's amazing but I had to remind them that that WAS a wild animal and not to get to chummy with her since she has cubs to protect.

Camoguy · 07-09-2010, 03:23 AM

I've never seen a black bear with three cubs before. Granted I have only seen a couple of black bears but I thought they would only have one cub at a time. This is interesting!

Grady · 07-12-2010, 10:35 AM

I love Tennessee. It's such a beautiful state. That's pretty cool about the bear cubs - I didn't think they typically had that many at one time.

outdoors Joe · 07-13-2010, 01:20 AM

I go to the Smoky Mountains almost every year and I've seen bears with cubs, but never three of them. That's unusual.

Charlene · 07-15-2010, 01:32 AM

I've been to both Tennessee and Kentucky and they are both gorgeous. As for the bears, I've never encountered one while camping, but I did see one at my sister's house in West Virginia in her backyard! An awesome sight to behold.

Tammydz · 07-29-2010, 02:59 PM

I've lived in Michigan my whole life, but always camped in the Smokey Mountains as a child. I just started getting back into camping again with my own children (my husband stays at home) and next summer I'm going to venture into the Smokey's for a week. I'd love to hear about preferred campgrounds and day excursions!