Smokey Mountains, United States

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Travel Blogs from Smokey Mountains (8)

Apalachia, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, United States travel blog
Apalachia
May 25, 2006

We spent two nights in the park, the first on the North Carolina side and the second in Tennessee. The camping was fun, the thunderstorms were scary. Nothing like waking up at 5am to the nearby explosion of lightning.

A travel blog entry by cmj
Day 5 - Double Spring Gap to Russell Field, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, United States travel blog
Day 5 - Double Spring Gap to Russell Field
Oct 27, 2007

Day 5 was tough.  16.4 miles, part of which was over some of the steepest inclines of the trip.  To warm up, we first climbed the steep trail up Silers Bald (5,607 feet).  We passed a few people along the way, two of which were a couple ...

A travel blog entry by checky
The trip out, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, United States travel blog
The trip out
Oct 22, 2007

Technically our first day consisted of driving the 6 hours from Raleigh to Fontana Dam with a dinner stop at a Chinese noodle house in Asheville. We had hoped that we could find a motel near Fontana that night, however we arrived well after dark and ...

A travel blog entry by checky
Day 6 - Russell Field to Fontana Dam, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, United States travel blog
Day 6 - Russell Field to Fontana Dam
Oct 28, 2007

Our last day on the trail was about 13.8 miles, a good deal of which was downhill. We went from 4,360 feet down to 1,775 feet - all 2,500 of which hammered my knees and drove my toes into the front of my boots (I do not like hiking downhill). The ...

A travel blog entry by checky

Forum Discussions on Smokey Mountains (1)

Pigeon Forge TN
Posted on Jan 13, 2007, 16:05:04
For lodging try www.smokey-mountains-lodging.com for a real good list of places to stay during your vacation. The log cabin rentals are real nice but are further from town. There is a lot to do and see but it's really crowded during the summer so ...

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