Written by Sandy Goes on February 2, 2007
- On our drive to Gatlinburg which is approximately 750 miles from NYC we stopped for the night after being on the road about 7 hours. We spent the night in Natural Bridge VA. The next...
Written by briggl on August 16, 2006
- Once at the park, I stopped at the Sugarlands visitor center, then followed Newfound Gap Road. This road runs at an angle through the park, and comes out at Cherokee, NC.The bluish mist, which clings...
Written by Kathleen71189 on June 20, 2005
- Just walking through Gatlinburg, doing nothing in particular, is a lot of fun. During Christmas, the entire town of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge is lit up beyond belief, and it is like walking in a...
Written by toombsey on May 23, 2003
- When planning our trip to the Smokies, we decided it would be a good place to finally tie the knot (after 11 years together). I did extensive research on the web, checking out the rules...
Written by adventuregirl on May 2, 2004
- OK, I stayed at Gatlinburg Town square, directly off the strip. It's on "Historic Nature Trail." It's next to Outback Steakhouse (how conVENient) and is just up the street from the space...
Written by EPearl on September 12, 2002
- This isn't as out of place as it sounds. We decided that we were not going to be able to make the trip (by car) to Gatlinburg in one day, so we had to...
Written by lyss710 on July 12, 2001
- When we originally began planning our honeymoon, my husband had his heart set on a Carribean getaway at a tropical resort. Then we looked at our finances and reality set in - it would...
Written by titaniumcop on November 11, 2000
- As we drove up, we figured out why the Smoky Mountains are so named. They really are smoky. There's a constant haze that sits on the mountains, making thems seem cloaked in mystery. Quite...
Written by smmmarti guide on October 2, 2000
- So many associations have been made between romance and riding the range that it has become a cliché, which is understandable. As is the case with most cliques, they are based in profound truth....
Written by briggl on August 16, 2006
- From Newfound Gap, I drove to Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains, the "Top of Old Smoky."
From the parking area for Clingman's Dome, there is a paved half-mile, very steep, trail...
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