Hey Everyone,

Chanthee and I just made plans to go to Great Smoky Mountain for the Firefly Synchronization. This was totally 'fly off the seat of our pants' as I just happened to think about the firefly synchronization while I was doing the national park news. We were fortunate to be able to get camp spaces all in the Elkmont grounds - but we are going to be moving around from night to night. That is a bit of a drag, but the firefly synchronization is something we have been talking about for years.

We are going to be going at what APPEARS to be peak - between June 2nd to the 9th. I am totally buzzed (which would be a great play on words if we were dealing with a bee). Apparently last year the event occurred early and many people who were to go see it failed to get peak views.

James