Four Days In The Clouds     11/17-20/22

Twin Creek RV Resort, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

His (Seleucus II Callinicus’s) sons (Seleucus III Ceraunus & Antiochus III The Great) will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress. ~ Daniel 11:10

Seleucus III Ceraunus – North    

1. Ceraunus ruled 226-223BC
2. Eldest son of Callinicus
3. Given the name Alexander at birth, but Ceraunus changed it when he took over the kingdom from Callinicus
4. Ceranunus was assassinated by members of his own army

Antiochus III The Great – North    

1. Ruled 223-187BC
2. Brother of Ceraunus, son of Callinicus
3. Antiochus III was 18 when he took over from his brother, Ceraunus
4. He declared himself “champion of Greek freedom against Roman domination”
5. Married a girl named Laodice and they had a daughter (among others) named Laodice IV who ended up marrying all three of her brothers in succession!
6. Antiochus III and Laodice (the wife) were first cousins, grandchildren of their grandfather Theos and his first wife, Laodice
7. Antiochus III spent most of his reign fighting wars to gain back ground they had lost, as well as expand the kingdom
8. His fortress was in Raphia (modern-day Gaza) in South Palestine

It took us three hours and 180-miles to get to this glorious State Park that contains plenty of difficult hikes to keep us occupied during the time we were here. It’s a canyon, after all

Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn, Georgia

There’s not a lot to talk about, but there are plenty of pictures. Besides, I’m trying desperately to get caught up. 😊

Oh!  Wait!  Before we put on our boots and grab our sticks (I refuse to call them canes!), I received pictures from my cousin who had to have an enormous oak tree removed.  It’s a long and nearly unbelievable tale I won’t get into, suffice to say a previous owner had a deck built and they put the deck supports right through the roots of the tree and killed it.

OK.  Now we’re ready to explore the canyon.

Can you hear the huffing-puffing-out-of-breath sounds?

While we spent our time here, and my cousin had a tree removed, my Mom visited them and was taken to the OSU/Maryland game where they froze just like we did in Georgia!  And we received pictures from home as well.