It’s mid-October 2013 in the Smoky Mountains around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and the leaves on the trees are getting ready to dazzle us with their world-famous Fall colors. Here are the 3 best places to view it all right now. (more…)
Category archive: Smoky Mountains
Smoky Top Lodge 4-Bedroom Cabin: Breathtaking Views with Privacy
Smoky Top Lodge – Private, great view
Smoky Top Lodge is a 4-bedroom Smoky Mountains luxury rental cabin that satisfies the eternal quest to find the very best view combined with maximum privacy, a gorgeous vacation cabin tucked away in its own private nook. (more…)
Federal Shutdown Closes Great Smoky Mountains National Park
image courtesy of Kelseah Lawson
Ugh. The situation in the Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge area on this October 1, 2013 morning is that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed. Highways: US 441 remains open. The Spur and Gatlinburg bypass remain open. The Park itself is still accessible to drive through. (more…)
Smoky Mountain Fall Trout Tournament 2013
image courtesy of Trout Tournament
The 14th Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament happens this weekend Sat-Sun, September 28-29, offering a fun challenge to several hundred entrants fishing local streams around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge that have been stocked with thousands of trout specially for the occasion. (more…)
Luxury 5-Bedroom Cabin on the River – Riverside Lodge
Riverside Lodge – a fabulous cabin on the Little Pigeon River
How about a 5-bedroom luxury rental cabin in the Smoky Mountains on the banks of a river, with room and amenities to sleep up to 21 people in comfort, and with a private view of the river? (more…)
Sunset in the Smoky Mountains
All the moisture in the air from evaporation and precipitation makes the Smoky Mountains a temperate rain forest, and gives us the mist that mixes the light of the sun in wonderful ways. (more…)
Photo From Heaven’s View Cabin Today
Ah, that Smoky Mountain sky! Photo shows the view today with the storm lifted, from the top of the Gatlinburg Falls Hidden Valley Resort, by our Heaven’s View rental cabin. Friday 13th, September 2013. (more…)
Cades Cove
Cute shot of an old scene at Cades Cove… (more…)
Smoky Mountain Hiking Trails: Mt. LeConte
Here are a few more pictures from our recent hike to the top of Mt. LeConte in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Be sure also to check out these sunset views from Mt. LeConte from the same hiking trip. Also see our guide to the many Trails to Mt. LeConte. (more…)
Sunset Views from Cliff Top on Mt LeConte
Hiking in the Smokies
Here are some pictures of a recent hike to the top of Mt LeConte. Enjoy the sunset! The summit views with the sunset are from Cliff Top, one of the four peaks of Mt. LeConte – some would say the very best views of the Smoky Mountains are from Cliff Top. (more…)
