Frank and Sharon Umbdenstock's hike to Abrams falls on Oct
13, 2007
after a bout with breast cancer 2 yrs
ago, my wife did not know if she would be able to go hikin again. so,
about 15 months after finishing chemo,
we finally made it back to the wonderful Smokies. she wanted to hike
the chimneys just outside Gatlinburg,
but with the chemo came joint problems, and her left knee wouldn't
do it. so, she wanted to try abrams
falls in cades cove. she loves waterfalls, so she wanted to do it. so
on our last day in the Smokies, we
drove to cades cove again, parked at the Abrams falls parking lot, grabbed
our drinks and a apple, and off we
went.
what a beautiful walk it was.
next to Abrams creek and under
a gorgeous canopy, we truly enjoyed the
walk, the wonderful rippling of Abrams
creek, and the beauty of the wonderful Smokies. we read that it was a
3 to 5 hr hike round trip, 2.5 miles
one way. wifey said she was up to it. so i said lets go.
about half way, we started down a
rather long incline, knowing we would be comin up this one comin back. no
problem!!! after another incline
and descent, we arrived at Abrams
falls. what a wonderful sight. we
sat there for quite a while just
taking in the falls like the rest of the people there. it was absolutely
gorgeous. and during this time, my
wifey had one of the most relaxed smiles on her face i had seen in yrs.
her smile just glowed. we took
some pix, then headed back. she
made it great back to our vehicle in no time
at all it seemed. we were both a
little tired when we got back, but it was good tired, and ready to head
home.
