My family used to go through Cades Cove every year until the kids were grown. Grandkids too young to enjoy. Always enjoyed the tourists too. One year a black angus calf was out in a field and suddenly the cars were stopping. Tourists were shouting "Bear". Another trip an Asian guy was running across the field with his camera to get a pic of a bear cub. I expected mama bear to come charging, but didn't appear. Anyone wanting to see wildlife in the cove, especially in summer, needs to go early morning or late afternoons. We tried to end the tour just at sundown. The cabins and churches are worth walking through also.
