Waterfalls of the Smoky Mountains – Tennessee Mountain Dreams

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Myrtle Point, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Tennessee Mountain Dreams

At Myrtle Point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From my October 19 walk up the Alum Cave Bluffs trail and a little beyond.

 

 

 

Mount LeConte, elevation 6,593 feet, is only the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains but the trails that lead to its summit offer the [...]

Late March Color – Smoky Mountains – Tennessee Mountain Dreams

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Benton’s Old Style Country Hams and Bacon – Tennessee Mountain Dreams

I’ve been hearing about Benton’s country hams and bacon for years now and have promised myself that whenever I make it to the area I’ll stop in and try some. Now I find out you can order it online and have it shipped to your home. I’m debating on it… With shipping it looks like [...]

Timber Rattlesnake – Cumberland Gap Trail – Tennessee Mountain Dreams

Just another thing to watch out for as you hike around the Appalachians…

A large Timber Rattlesnake calmly slithers across the Cumberland Gap Trail – accessible form the Elkmont Campground area within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The timber rattler is a notoriously thick rattlesnake and is well camouflaged in the dense understory of [...]

Cherokee Trail » Knoxville News Sentinel – Tennessee Mountain Dreams

DEL RIO, Tenn. — Anyone who has driven U.S. Highway 25-70 from Knoxville to Hot Springs, N.C., is familiar with the striking beauty of the French Broad River valley.

One of the best ways to explore this territory is to hike the Paint Mountain-Chimney Rocks trails in the Cherokee National Forest between Del Rio and [...]