Consolidated page for the Smoky Mountains long weekend taken in early 2017.
Smoky Mountains 2017 Day 1 – Husky Gap Trail
First day of an extended weekend trip to the Smokies. Janet and I had done a very similar trip to this before in 2015, so it was relatively predictable. Drove overnight Wednesday to get to Gatlinburg and then got a hotel on the outskirts of Smoky Mountain National Park to… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains 2017 Day 2 – Rainbow Falls & Aquarium
Apparently I started to write this (day 1 was written then), but then took a six month hiatus, so though I can track what we did based on pictures, I don’t recall exactly what the rationale was for doing the various things on various days. So, for some reason which… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains 2017 Day 3 – Mt. Cammerer
Despite avoiding the weather the evening before, day three was the real day of questionable weather. Having been to the park a few times before, and wanting to explore something new, we took a drive to the Eastern end of the park to hike up Mt. Cammerer. I think we… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains 2017 Day 4 – Grotto Falls, Laurel Falls, Cade’s Cove
We started early on Saturday and went up to Clingman’s dome for a chilly (as expected) sunrise. After that, we headed over to the Roaring Fork Motor Trail to the Grotto Falls trail head. It’s a moderate hike and climb at 2.6 miles round trip with 585 ft of elevation. … Continue reading
Smoky Mountains 2017 Day 5 – Sunrise and Travel
Most of the last day is taken with the drive home, but we did get up early and go catch sunrise from a new spot. This time, just after (heading to Tennessee) the Newfound Gap Overlook. Since we didn’t do much Sunday, I’ll use this post as a wrap up…. Continue reading