Great Smoky Mountains National Park Travel Blogs

I head away from the waterfall towards the higher mountains. I want to go to see the Great Smokey Mountains National Park on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. The park is up in the mountains and formed around the original first road crossing the mountains. Before this road was…

Since outdoor adventure #2 was a bust, I quickly came up with plan B...well it was more like I'll bump up outdoor adventure #3.  Next stop...Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  From Nantahala Outdoor Center, we backtracked on the Great Smoky Mountain Expressway then we turned off onto U…

In an effort to escape the 100 degree temps in Beech Island (neither a beach nor an island, by the way) I headed to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tourist numbers really soar this time of year, but it did little to dampen my enjoyment of this outing. The park is truly a national treasure. From dipping my toes in the wicked cool water of a mountain stream to taking in the breathtaking views from Clingman's Dome, it was a day to remember!

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.