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I am still waiting to do more than skirt the sides of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…Someday we will devote a trip to the park. Until then, it’s images and videos like this find today that will have to suffice… Highlights from Great Smoky Mountains National Park DVD Postcard. 20 minutes of beautiful footage by Russ Finley edited to
Keep readingDate: February 18, 2011 Contact: Bob Miller, (865) 436-1207 Motorists traveling across Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) can expect to experience delays beginning March 1, 2011 when work begins to rehabilitate 2.4 miles of the road from the North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap northward into Tennessee. The work will be performed by
Keep readingComplete tourism information is at your fingertips with comprehensive road maps, contact information and detailed facts about venues. It’s that time again…If you are planning a vacation to Tennessee this year, be sure and sign up for the new Travel Guide. Go Here: Tennessee Vacation – The State’s Official Travel Planning Website.
Keep readingThe first time I drove up to Carver’s Gap in the winter in search of skiable snow, I should’ve known that “Nordic Nirvana,” as I later called it, was hidden just behind the two feet of spring snow being chewed up by rowdy four-wheelers on the road up Roan Mountain. A crowd of crazies from back in the hollers seemed
Keep readingGREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — Two hikers from Louisiana spent a scary night in waist-deep snow in the national park before making it to safety, a rescue official said Thursday. Emergency dispatchers took a 911 call from the hikers at 10:30 a.m. Monday, said Greg Shuping, emergency operations chief in Haywood County. The backpackers were at the Laurel Gap
Keep readingFRANKLIN CIVIL WAR DAYS SET FOR OCTOBER 16-17 Re-enactments, Living History Displays & More Offer A Glimpse Into Civil War Life FRANKLIN – Residents and visitors to Franklin will get a glimpse into the life of a soldier during the 1864 Battle of Franklin at the City’s annual Civil War Days, set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16-17 at Harlinsdale
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Foliage forecast: Expert expects above-average display of colors this autumn » Knoxville News Sentinel.In Gatlinburg, elevation 1,289 feet, the leaves usually hit full color by the end of October or early November. In some areas, species like tulip poplar, dogwood and sourwood trees already have changed. In the mountains above 3,500 feet, the leaf change usually hits full stride around
Keep readingThere is still time to enjoy hiking in the Smokies… The Great Smokey Mountains Association had this posted on their site earlier this summer. Follow the link and check out the videos…They are really well done and informative. Reward Yourself – Hike the Smokies Challenge Do you need a little motivation to get out and enjoy the great outdoors? Join
Keep readingOne of the things I have been gradually working my way through is defining the area each of these Mountain Dreams sites will cover. In general I am trying to adopt divisions of coverage within the states that already exist in some form on the different State Tourism Sites. In some states these divisions come naturally and consistently with our
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