From the observation tower at Mt. Sterling, this pictures shows the rugged Great Smoky Mountains along the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Although the Appalachian Mountains are smaller and more wore down than their western counterparts, don’t tell that to any of the hikers who frequent the many trails in the fantastic national park. The [...]
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The Big South Fork National Recreation Area photo essay
The Big South Fork National Recreation Area is one of those parks I have passed by in my car going 70 m.p.h. many times. Every time I saw the brown sign pointing to the exit, I wanted to check out the park. I had hiked for an afternoon once in college, but I wanted to [...]
Another Bonnaroo Music Festival has come and gone
Another Bonnaroo Music Festival is winding down today and thousands of revelers will soon be making their way back to wherever it was they came from. After four days of roasting in the hot Tennessee sun, they will be returning to air-conditioning after a weekend of incredible music and great adventure. Only 360 some days [...]
Bonnaroo Music Festival kicks of next week
It is now less than a week before the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival kicks off in Manchester, Tennessee. 75,000-90,000 revelers descend upon this tiny hamlet south of Nashville in the scorching humid Tennessee heat. Read my Bonnaroo survival guide. Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Phish headline this year’s event. The lineup is enormous and [...]
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at Bonnaroo Music Fest
It is less than one month to Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Each year, between 75,000 and 90,000 revelers make the pilgrimage to this small little hamlet south of Nashville for one of the best line ups in the country. Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Radiohead, the Police, Mumford & Sons, Beck, Wilco, and David [...]
Great Smoky Mountains hiking trail footbridge
The Great Smoky Mountains backcountry trails are full of gorgeous scenes like the picture above. Cascading streams shoot down the mountain sides through thick growths of rhododendron. Anyone who has hiked in the Smoky Mountains probably thinks they know where this bridge is. This one is close to the town and camping area of Cosby [...]
Kayaking the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is most widely known for its gorgeous panoramas of beautiful tree covered mountains as far as the eye can see. The park is well known for these views for great reason as there are some sensational overlooks in the park. One aspect of the park not as famous except [...]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park lodging and camping options
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the nations most visited park. Situated on the Tennessee North Carolina border it is close to the heavily populated eastern seaboard cities like Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore and not too ridiculously far from Boston and New York. Having to accommodate so many visitors, there is a wealth of [...]
Big South Fork on the Kentucky Tennessee border
The Big South Fork National Recreation Area is a virtually unknown park along the Kentucky and Tennessee border. The Cumberland River cuts a gorge through the Cumberland Mountains. The park has great hiking and backpacking and fantastic views. Stay tuned, TT The goal of Traveling Ted TV is to inspire people to outdoor adventure travel [...]
The Swallow Fork Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains is my daddy
In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies a beautiful little 4 mile trail called the Swallow Fork Trail. It is halfway between the Catalootchee and Cosby trailheads in the less visited eastern side of the park. In 2003 after losing to the New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez said in a post game interview: “They [...]
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