but were told they were full. So we went down to the river and spent most of the afternoon exploring.
We went back to the lodge to see if maybe a room was available, and found out that someone had canceled!
We got a nice cottage for the night.... 
...and
went back to the lodge for dinner. Afterwards we sat out on the patio where
we had this beautiful view of the Cumberland River. We stayed here the
entire evening, watching and feeding the many raccoons in the small clearing
just below the patio. The full moon rose bright orange just over the river,
and there were absolutely no clouds in the sky. We knew that the moon would
not be visible at the waterfall until about 1 AM, so we waited until about
Midnight before hiking down the trail (with our fold-up chairs which Theresa
hated). After we were seated, watching the stars, we first noticed the
clouds. By 1 o'clock, only a few stars were visible, and the moon was just
starting to clear the last mountain top. We waited, and snoozed (in the
fold up chairs which Theresa loved) for a break in the clouds until
4 AM. No such luck. The next morning we went back to the falls, and
got some great Sunbow pictures.
We didn't get to see a Moonbow this trip, but we plan on returning
in October to try again!
And we did return!
Early in the morning of October 14, we were there, the moon was
full, the sky was clear, and ...
...we saw a Moonbow!