Cherokee Vacations, Cherokee Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

After driving and viewing the Newfound Gap area, we headed back southeast toward Cherokee, NC.  Between Oconaluftee Visitor Center (the southerly main entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park) and Cherokee, NC is the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Blue Ridge Parkway is 469 miles long and connects the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.  Construction of the parkway began in 1935 and it was finally completed in 1987.&nbs...

Hence the name-Cherokee North Carolina.  Cherokee is home to a very old Indian reservation of the Eastern band of the Cherokee Indians. It too is surrounded by the Great Smokey Mountains so there are tons of campgrounds and lots of opportunities for hiking, fishing, and other great outdoors activities. This little area used to be a good representation of the Cherokee Indian culture; however, over the years there has been a shift to a large tourist area. Along the sides of the road you ca...

DAY 11 (7/5/08)6:30pm / 80 / HUMID and HOTToday was our last full day in the Smoky Mountains. We got in the car and drove to Clingman's Dome, one of the renowned look-out points within the park. It was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1960's and is still the same today. It was a VERY steep .5 mile hike to the top of the look out tower that provides some of the most amazing views within the park...As you can see, by the time we completed the 2 hour drive to this part of...

With the growing depression of being holed up in my childhood home becoming prevalant, I decided to pack up all my belongings (once again), clear my mind and return to a preferred lifestyle: wanderer. In other words, I'm moving to Los Angeles for work and need one month of travel to feed my wandering spirit. This time, it is in my own country.