While Halloween is time for trick or treat, it is also the time fall color gives adventure travelers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park an eye full of orange, yellows, and reds. The Great Smoky Mountains is one of the top visited parks in the national park system and the crowds in the fall [...]
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On top of Mt. Sterling all covered in trees in the Great Smoky Mountains
Mt. Sterling is located on the northwest side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the twelfth highest mountain in the park, and one of the highest not found on the Appalachian Trail outside Mt. Leconte. Mt. Sterling is 5,842 feet high. The highlight of the mountain is an old fire tower situated on its peak. [...]
Mt. Cammerer firetower an ideal day hike in the Great Smoky Mountains
The Mt. Cammerer fire tower is a great destination for a day hike in the Great Smoky Mountains. Situated 5 miles from the Cosby Campground it is a perfect place to venture out for the day. It is possible to take a loop in order to avoid the boring out and back by returning to [...]
Drive south to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee
A couple of years ago, I was heading down to Knoxville, Tennessee for a college football game between Georgia and Tennessee. After the game, I was going to hike in the Great Smoky Mountains. Before I left on my way from a Chicago suburb to Tennessee, I called the local radio station and talked to [...]
Five tips to survive Bonnaroo Music Festival
One of the premier summer music festivals each year is Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. 75,000 to 90,000 music enthusiasts amass in the farm fields south of Nashville, Tennessee to see one of the best music line ups of any festival. This year will be no different with acts like reunited Buffalo Springfield, Mumford & Sons, [...]
The best day hiking ever in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
About ten years ago I had the best day hiking ever in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Often times, when outdoors the best times arise like a phoenix from the ashes from the bad times when one overcomes adversity. This was one of those times. Adversity in the form of rain and cold I [...]
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Fall foliage at Lake of the Clouds simply stunning
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