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The Smoky Mountain Hiking Store is Open
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | December 12th 2009 by Jeff
With Christmas less than two weeks away, I wanted to remind everyone that the Smoky Mountain Hiking Store is open for business! In addition to hiking gear and apparel from some of the best outdoor brands, we also have a large selection of books relat read more
Create Your Own Biltmore Christmas at Home
eJourna - Travel stories, news and reviews | December 10th 2009
Seminars by Biltmore’s staff available during Biltmore’s annual Christmas at Biltmore, now through Jan. 3, 2010 Before diving into your holiday decorating this year, consider immersing yourself in the enchanting world of Christmas at Biltmore to read more
The 7 Best Hikes in the Smoky Mountains
CheapOair’s Unique Golden Guarantees | December 7th 2009 by Rebeca
Please welcome guest blogger, Jeff, from hikinginthesmokys.com Every hiker has a list of favorite trails. After many years of hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park I decided to compile a list of what I consider to be the best hikes in the Smo read more
Grassland
foustart | December 6th 2009 by Gene Foust
This is an original acrylic painting on 24 X 30 X 1.25 gallery wrapped canvas.It is painted on the sides so could be hung with or without frame. It is a scene from Cades Cove in The Great Smokey Mountains National Park. This painting can be seen in m read more
GATLINBURG: Let It Snow
A Day in the Smokies: A Smoky Mountain Travel Blog | December 4th 2009 by ERA In The Smokies
Gatlinburg has been know to get a few inches of snow. And, on rare occasion, we get a few feet of snow. But it is a rare occasion that it snows before the first week of January, unless you count the snow made for the slopes by Ober Gatlinburg. read more
Start Your New Year Right in Gatlinburg
Branson Vacation information | December 4th 2009
If you do not already have plans for how you are going to ring in the New Year, spending the weekend in Gatlinburg is a sure bet for a fantastic vacation. Because the New Year falls on a Friday this year, you have the perfect opportunity for a long w read more
Just Back From…Blackberry Farm
Inviato Travel | December 4th 2009 by Jackie Cittone
When I told friends I was going with my family to Tennessee for the Thanksgiving holiday, the first reaction was a suspicious “Do you have family in Tennessee??” The unanimous response to the shake of my head was “What the he read more
Non-Traditional
Living The Life Of Tere | November 28th 2009 by Tere
Every year, for as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving has always been about family. Growing up, if we were living in the US, we all piled into the car and traveled from wherever we were stationed to visit my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousin read more
Groundhog Ridge manway
Endless streams and forests | November 25th 2009 by Jenny
Mt. Cammerer tower from upper manway This outing came about when a reader of my blog expressed an interest in getting off trail in the Smokies. Like many hikers, Tom had put in years of following regular maintained trails before becoming aware of t read more
What are the most popular Gatlinburg attractions? What about attr…
The Gatlinburg Blog | November 20th 2009 by Denise Chan
Want to know what’s Gatlinburg attractions to enjoy during your vacation in Gatlinburg? And there are more things to do when you consider the additional attractions Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge and surrounding areas. There are a lot! You can start w read more
What would be the best kind of house to build based on the follow…
Modular Home Prices | November 17th 2009
I would like to build a house on land near the Smoky Mountains. The land is wooded and not on a busy road. I live a day’s drive away but want to build this house as a vacation house and eventually a place to retire. So, the house needs to be: - read more
More Woolly Tops pix
Endless streams and forests | November 13th 2009 by Jenny
I’ve received a CD of photos and videos taken by Josh and Paul of our Woolly Tops expedition. Some of them show the waterlogged second day of our trip. Many wonderful ones to choose from—here are a few. The tributary of Eagle Rocks P read more
Smoky Mountain Brewery Chicken Tenders
Grassy Knoll Institute | November 11th 2009 by Patrick
If you read my Blue Plate Special critiques, (And shame on you if you do not) then The Smoky Mountain Brewery restaurant on the Parkway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is no stranger. Tonight’s offering was a simple choice, and with the restaurant cro read more
The fortress of Woolly Tops
Endless streams and forests | November 4th 2009 by Jenny
On our recent expedition over Woolly Tops in the Greenbrier section of the Smokies, my camera was submerged and destroyed when I waded down a flooded stream. I will soon add some photos borrowed from my companions. Woolly Tops is a fortress of soli read more
Park Starts Roadside Vegetation Gatlinburg Bypass and Spur
Gatlinburg Tennessee Smoky Mountains Blog | October 29th 2009 by Charles Rhodes
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Chief of Facilities, Alan Sumeriski, announced today that motorists can expect single lane closures on the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Spur and on the Gatlinburg Bypass beginning November 2 and extending through mid-Ja read more
Riding in the Great Smoky Mountains - Part Deux
Ride it like you Stole it! | October 24th 2009 by Dave Dragon
This morning I stepped outside to find Sunshine, a nice departure from Friday's all day down-poor. James arrived late Friday afternoon in the rain from North Alabama, so this morning we headed out, along with our friend Steve for the Devil's Tria read more
Reflections on a Mountain Stream--a birthday tribute
Splendid Little Stars | October 22nd 2009 by Margaret
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear hubby!The highest good is like water. ~ Lao Tzu excerpts from an essay by Tim Freije: "The truth inside all human beings is like water...Consider...It is clear, pure, and clean in substance and in spirit.It read more
Photo Checklist for the Sights of Fall
Gizmotastic | October 17th 2009 by Gizmotastic
The time is here for capturing all those beautiful colors of autumn. The upper elevations in the Smoky Mountains are starting to sing. Before you start your trek to photograph the leaves and landscapes here is a quck checklist to make sure you are re read more
BACK PAINTING...MORE PICS FROM TRIP!
Magical Mule Folk Art Studio | October 9th 2009 by Sharon Anderson
After our return from our East Coast trip, we packed up again and headed to Cades Cove, our favorite campground in the mountains! Had some rain, but it was still very relaxing and there's nothing like tent camping when it's cool weather! read more
Early Rise, A Haiku
twilight_frequencies | October 5th 2009 by BlakeAndrew
THE SUN THROUGH THICK TREES No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. read more
Cabin Rentals
All Inclusive Vacations 4 all | October 2nd 2009 by Zig Zag
If you are planning a trip, you may want to consider a cabin rental as your lodging. A cabin will offer you the rest and relaxation that you deserve. Cabin rentals offer wonderful accommodations for your pleasure. This type of accomodations are becom read more
MAN SAVING THE PLANET – FORGET ABOUT IT!
ChrisDesouza.com | September 27th 2009 by CHRISDESOUZA.com
Man can never save the planet. The planet is doomed. If ‘ever’ so slowly. That is the only grace man can savor. The inevitable will happen, albeit slowly. To save the planet, one need not go green. One needs to take these 500 fortune com read more
Clingmans Dome Trip
Natures-images | September 26th 2009 by bbug
We had a great experience last week. A visit to Clingmans Dome in the rain. I know that this may not sound very appealing but it was fantastic.If you don't know where Clingman's Dome is located, it is in the Smoky Mountains National Park. It is over read more
Military Widows Meet In Gatlinburg Tennessee
Gatlinburg Tennessee Smoky Mountains Blog | September 24th 2009 by Charles Rhodes
Members of the non-profit American Widow Project, dedicated to military widows from this generation, will meet in Gatlinburg Tennessee this Friday. The organization holds events across the country to bring military widows together. This weekend the read more
GATLINBURG: Shopping–Fall and All Year ‘Round
A Day in the Smokies: A Smoky Mountain Travel Blog | September 22nd 2009 by ERA In The Smokies
Are you one of those diehards that hits the mall on Black Thursday to shop for all of your Christmas presents? I’d like to propose a more leisurely approach this year. Gatlinburg has the best of your shopping possibilities–from hand-cra read more
Solo bushwhack to Balsam Point on LeConte
Endless streams and forests | September 22nd 2009 by Jenny
It's the point in the back. You go up one of those shady draws. This is a fairly tough off-trail hike in the neighborhood of LeConte. You start at what is now called the Carlos Campbell overlook on the Newfound Gap road, cross the West Prong, a read more
Heritage Day At The Old Mill Pigeon Forge Tennessee
Gatlinburg Tennessee Smoky Mountains Blog | September 17th 2009 by Charles Rhodes
Public invited to come celebrate Heritage Day on the 19th of September 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. at the historic Old Mill Village Square, downtown Pigeon Forge TN. Enjoy strolling through the 170 year old operating grist mill during Heritage Day. T read more
Dolly Parton Smoky Mountains Tribute
Gatlinburg Tennessee Smoky Mountains Blog | September 16th 2009 by Charles Rhodes
Dolly Parton has done a lot for her Tennessee Smoky Mountains hometown. Dollywood seemed to be a big boost for Pigeon Forge and the Smoky Mountains area . It was nice to see a park focused on beauty, keeping the area seemingly mountain natural read more
The Smoky Mountains - Just 75 Years in a Billion Year Timespan
The Grand Old Lady Dream House | September 15th 2009 by Simonsez
It's another busy day at the office. For those of you that don't know, I work as a technical writer from home, pounding out user manuals, software guides and any other written materials my company might ask of me. Today I took a lunch and sat down on read more
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