The fun continues while the Big Guy is gone.
Sunday was such a beautiful day in Tennessee that I decided to drive to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The park falls across the borders of Tennessee and North Carolina. I stopped at the visitor center just inside the park near Pigeon Forge. I got a map and some advice of where to go.
I decided to drive straight through the park to Cherokee, North Carolina. There was a tremendous amount of traffic because of it being Sunday, beautiful weather and a report of snow at Clingman's Dome. Clingman's Dome is the highest point in the Smokies at 6,643 ft. I decided to bypass the Dome until my return back through the park.
Cherokee is an Indian Reservation so of course there was a casino, at which I lost money.
Driving back through the park, I made a couple stops for photos. I drove up to the Dome area but it was so crowded, I didn't get out. There was a little bit of snow still in the crevices of rocks and on the edges of the grass. At Newfound Gap, you can stand on the Tennesse/North Carolina border.
Coming in to the park, I drove through Pigeon Forge. Leaving the park, I drove through Gatlinburg. I didn't realize that these 2 towns were such big destinations. There were tons of shops, amusement activities and restaurants. It reminded me of Branson.
The Smoky Mountains were so gorgeous. It was a perfect fall mountain day and drive.
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| Top right picture- elk in the tree line |
Monday I checked out the Worlds Fair Park and Sunsphere in Knoxville before heading towards Chattanooga.
Arriving in Chattanooga, I visited the triple sites around Lookout Mountain. The first place, Rock City, is actually in Georgia.
Then I rode the Lookout Mountain Incline, the world's steepest incline railway. It's a mile long.
Then I went to Ruby Falls. It is an underground cave tour that ends at the tallest underground waterfall. It was gorgeous!
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