Smoky Mountains

Did you know that this is America's most visited national park? And to think that I hadn't even heard about this place before arriving to Ohio.

Wildlife in the Smokies is incredible. Over the course of the trip we counted 145 deer, 11 elk, 5 black bears, 2 snakes, and 3 salamanders. The bears were all at a distance, but the snakes were more up close (I nearly stepped on one, and the other one I accidentally ran over with the car).