Gatlinburg, United States Travel Blogs

12-11-07 GATLINGURG CHRISTMAS TRIP
Oct 10, 2008 (41 photos)

(35) TRIP TAKEN DECEMBER 11, 2007 TUESDAY THIS IS OUR SECOND TRIP TO THE GATLINBURG AREA. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL STAY, EXCEPT FOR THE BED. WE WISH THE CABIN WOULD HAVE BEEN DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS. THIS IS WHY WE CAME IN DECEMBER, ANYWAY BECAUSE ...

Music, MLK and Mountains
Jun 2, 2003 (5 photos)

... eatery (Rotier's) and the girls had their usual grilled-cheese sandwiches, of which they never seem to tire. June 2 (Day 33) Gatlinburg Before we headed to the Great Smoky Mountains, there was one last order of business in Nashville, as much as we ...

Trekking the Great Smokies
Aug 21, 2008 (3 photos)

... better). After a much needed rest we decided to drive all through the National Park to the other side, to Gatlinburg in Tennessee. Link: http://www.gatlinburg.com/ We had a wonderful and incredibly fattening pancake breakfast at the "Pancake Pantry" ...

Hiking and Camping in the Great Smoky Mountain's
Oct 16, 2006 (52 photos)

... " was very fitting for the room size.  But - it was a room with heat and internet and did the job.  Gatlinburg is an, uhhhhh, interesting town.  A faux Alpine village with numerous taffy shops, outlet malls, not 1 but 2 Ripley's Believe It ...

Day 3: Driving to the Great Smoky Mountains
Sep 10, 2005 (7 photos)

... we still have, and turned in relatively early. Mom, as recovering Main Street manager, admired the stringent design regulations in Gatlinburg. Pigeon Forge is an all-American strip mall of a town. Downtown Gatlinburg is jammed with t-shirt, fast food, ...

Smokey Mountain Natl Park (Tennessee)
May 7, 2009 (18 photos)

My brother, cousin, and I escaped for a week-long trip to the Smokey Mountains. Weather limited hiking opportunities but I did squeeze in a couple of nice ones. Hi-lites include encountering a family of 4 black bear at our cabin AND hiking upto the summit ...

Got our outside shower
Oct 28, 2007

We made it to Melissia's.  We had a good time partying with Melissa,Tim,Tom and Shawn.  Stayed up half the night.  Had a great time.  Didnt get any pics but it is sure nice there.  Melissa house is really nice. 

Take the High Road
May 16, 1997

... . Dressed in 18th century attire, they share with us the art of pewtering. Saturday evening's musical festivities fill downtown Gatlinburg with pipe band concerts and a gala ceilidh. Sunday the parade of tartans features all the clans at the festival ...

Gatlinburg, TN
Mar 23, 2008

Resupply #5. Where we will depart for 6 days to Phoenix, AZ to attend Jordan's brother's wedding!

Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Jun 30, 2006 (5 photos)

... you can't really do the place justice. After almost a full day of exploring, involving a few small hikes, we ended back in Gatlinburg for the evening. Not much to say about the place - parts are really pretty, with log cabins and forests, the main street ...

Gatlinburg Cabins in Gatlinburg Tennessee
Aug 3, 2009

Gatlinburg Tennessee is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park is the most traveled in the United States receiving the over 10 million visitors per year. There are over 2000 miles of streams in the national Park, and it is home to ...

Smoky Mountains
Jul 1, 1987

Family vacation in Gattlinburg, TN. Visit ghost towns and Ripley's Believe it or Not.

On the way back....but still no interstate! mwaha
Oct 22, 2006

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Gatlinburg
Jul 18, 2007 (4 photos)

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We are visited by a black bear!!
Sep 12, 2007 (1 photos)

Awoke in this lovely cabin in the woods and Munchie made an excellent breakfast of eggs on toast. It was so nice to sit the kitchen area and have a good breakfast in space and peacefulness. We decided to hang around the cabin and read/slob. It was ...

A time share story & the great outdoors
Aug 24, 2009 (14 photos)

... .  I didn't even get a squirrel that day, but I did later, as you will see.   My plan of going back to Gatlinburg after the hike drifted away as the pain in my feet screamed louder in my head than my desire to see another carved bear or jar of ...

Gateway City
Apr 8, 1996

... more than 80 artists and craftspeople; watch and visit them while they work. Shows you may want to catch: the Gatlinburg Passion Play, a musical drama depicting the life of Christ with choir, soloists, and special effects; Smoky Mountain Travelers, live ...

So Much Fun
Apr 5, 2007

  We worked in Sylva, NC this afternoon and had a great time. After work we headed straight to Gatlinburg where we will be spending easter weekend! Last time we were here it was fall, now we are here to see it in the beginning of spring, and it ...

Shenandoah, Roanoke and The Great Smokey Mountains
Jun 29, 2006 (5 photos)

... Gap State Park. We did a short trek into the hills here, following the routes the "forefathers" used to cross into the West. From here it was straight sailing into Tennessee, down to Gatlinburg, home of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park.

Our first walk in the woods
Aug 9, 2009 (3 photos)

... ; We also have a little balcony overlooking the creek behind the hotel. This morning we visited the Flapjacks Pancake Cabin.  Gatlinburg has an intense number of pancake houses, cabins and pantries.  I didn't want to eat pancakes in a pantry, and ...

Newfound Gap Smoky Mountains National Park
Oct 14, 2007

On the last day of our trip, I decided to get out early and travel the many paths of the Smoky Mountain National Park.  This shot was taken early Sunday morning at the Newfound Gap Overlook.  Just seven miles away from Clingman's Dome.  ...

Unscheduled Stop
Mar 25, 2006 (10 photos)

... . I wanted to visit Graceland, but I checked online and it cost like $20 to get in! Robbery!! So, I hit the road towards Gatlinburg (home of Dollywood and lots of similar tourist traps) and it's a good thing I did, because it was quite a drive. I got ...

Gatlinburg
Oct 7, 2008

... such as bungee jumping, alpine slides, or slingshot rides. Or you can just rent a Chalet up in the mountains and party with friends for a weekend getaway. No matter why you go to Gatlinburg or who you go with it is pretty much garunteed to be a god time.

Pancakes, Fish, and Mountains, OH MY
Aug 4, 2006

Updates to come soon

Ober here, Ober there
Aug 5, 2006

Ober Gatlinburg. (more to come soon)

On top of ole' smokey
Jul 2, 2008 (2 photos)

Well today was another long day of driving. At first we went through Gatlinburg. That was a cool little town. But our main destination that day was the Smoky mountains.It is called the Smokey Mountains because of the blue mist that is constantly floating ...

Cades Cove
Feb 24, 2006

Numerous hikes, numerous campsites.

Day One
Dec 9, 2006 (5 photos)

We drove down to TN and stayed overnight in a hotel in Gatlinburg. The trip was less than 11 hours. The hotel is very nice, with a great view of the mountains from our room.

We hike one of the Natl Park Trails
Sep 13, 2007 (9 photos)

... 3pm only 0.3miles from our car there having been nowhere to sit for a picnic along the trail. Typical! We headed back into Gatlinburg but $10 parking and the fact we were knackered meant that our only stop was in a BW carpark to pick up an internet ...

We fall on our feet with an AMAZING cabin in woods
Sep 11, 2007 (8 photos)

... theme park here and the low-end tacky stuff has followed the "front-end tacky stuff" into the town. Yuck! We drove onto Gatlinburg which has a ski-resort feeling and is much nicer and found the cabin rental place where the very nice Kristy gave us our ...