THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS

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We decided to go on a road trip through the GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS.   We started from North Carolina all the way through to GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE.  If we went the interstate it would take 2 1/2 hours to get to GATLINBURG but if we drove through the national park it would take us 4 to 5 hours; however that wasn’t even an option.  We were ready for a long beautiful drive.  Ok, I think the highest speed limit I saw was 45mph and many times it was only 10-15mph.   I had plenty of time to take pictures so I have lots of pictures in my slide show.  The beauty of the nature was speechless.  We saw wildflowers all over the sides of the road.  As we entered SMOKEY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK we saw 5 Elk on the side of the road eating grass.  The road is so wavy with hills going up and down.  It was scary at times.  Sometimes there would be streams and waterfalls beside us and lots of trails.   If we had started earlier we would have walked so of the trails. Bring your walking shoes to take advantage of these beautiful trails. Check out these walking shoes.

Along the way there were places to pull over for scenic pictures.  As you can see i took advantage of most of the stops; if not all of them.  After driving for a long time we saw a sign that said CHEROKEE.  We decided to take a break and visit the casino.  It was lots of fun.  If we didn’t already have reservations in Gatlinburg, we would have stayed over night to explore CHEROKEE; next time we will plan for it.  We didn’t have long there because we wanted to get out of the national park before dark.  We had 30 more miles to get from CHEROKEE to GATLINBURG.  But keep in mind that’s 30 hard and slow miles.  It took us forever but we finally made it right at dark.  Thank God.

As you can see by looking at my pictures this was a beautiful drive.  It took us more like 6 hours driving but it was well worth it.  I would always recommend this route if you are in this area and have the time.  The SMOKEY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK is beautiful and visited by many every year.  Have a camera for these beautiful views.  You may like these cameras if you are looking for a new camera.

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