Andrews Bald is a short, moderate hike from Clingmans Dome, and it’s a great place with a fantastic view. Balds are high-elevation grassy meadows. Most of the trail is shaded, but here’s an open part of the trail, followed by a taste of the view, in a couple of pictures shot by Kelseah Lawson. (more…)
Category archive: Smoky Mountains
Rhododendrons Blooming in Smoky Mountains
Ah the rhododendrons are blooming – it must be summer! Taken by our favorite Smoky Mountains photographer, Dean Brown. (more…)
Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass 2013 – Sevierville May 17-18
This Friday and Saturday, join the street fair in downtown Sevierville and revel in two days of world-class bluegrass music. Mix that up with a barbecue competition that draws experts and cook teams from across the region and the country, competing for cash and the state champion title with their best recipes and award-winning barbecue dishes. (more…)
Where Eagles Dare – Great View
Here’s a picture taken last week from our Where Eagles Dare cabin. It was shaping up to be a fine day in the Smoky Mountains! (more…)
Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage 2013 – April 23-27
image courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association
Spring means flowers, and in the Smoky Mountains it means a festival of color and beauty as a fantastic carpet of wildflowers springs up all around us. The 63rd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is here! (more…)
Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum
image courtesy of Muscle Car Museum
If you love the old American muscle cars it’s worth taking a run to Sevierville just down the road from Pigeon Forge to visit Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum, one of the largest and best collections in the world of American cars from the golden era of muscle cars. (more…)
It’s the Smoky Mountains – Let’s Get Married!
Getting Married in the Smoky Mountains at our Wedding Facility
Did you pop the question yesterday? Lots of people propose to their future spouse on Valentine’s Day, posing the most romantic question on the most romantic day. And many of them come to Gatlinburg and the surrounding area to get married. (more…)
Romantic Getaways in the Smoky Mountains – Love is in the Air
Heart shaped Jacuzzi in a romantic Smoky Mountain cabin
Romance seems to come naturally against the backdrop of the Smoky Mountains. The area is tailor-made for romantic getaways, with secluded mountain cabin hideaways that are also close to entertainment and town life, and with activities and amenities at hand to suit every whim. (more…)
An Eagle’s View Rental Cabin – Best View of the Smoky Mountains?
Overlooking Pigeon Forge from An Eagle’s View rental cabin
If you’re renting a cabin in the Smoky Mountains you want a fantastic view of all the amazing scenery. How about an eagle’s view? That’s what you get with one of our latest luxury rental cabins, called “An Eagle’s View.” (more…)
The 2012 Winter Lights of Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge
It’s winter lights kickoff week in the region and that means a whole lot of lights sparkling – millions of them in fact, and for the next four months of celebration. As the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come for the lights can attest, ’tis the season once again to be dazzled! (more…)
