Tips for the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, What You Should Know
With one of the flashier names in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail can be one of the more relaxing experiences in the Smokies.
With one of the flashier names in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail can be one of the more relaxing experiences in the Smokies.
Laurel Falls has always been one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail features a cascading waterfall with an upper and lower section
There’s a war at work in the high country along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The war began before there was a Tennessee and before there were Carolinas. In fact, the
The Smoky Mountains are full of miracles large and small. From the overwhelming views atop mighty peaks to the smallest patches of wildflowers, the beauty of the Smokies rests in
There are at least two pop songs that warn of the perils of waterfalls. The first, a Wings-era Paul McCartney dirge, may have at least somewhat inspired the second, an
Every so often, I completely lose my faith in Hollywood. Oh sure, I like a good superhero movie as much as anyone. But why in the world are we making
We live in amazing times. I wanted to start this story – about Cataract Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – with a joke about the irony of
When I was a kid, classic rock meant the great bands of the 60s and a touch of leftovers from the 50s. Spin the dial on the radio and you
A lifetime ago, we celebrated my high school graduation by taking my grandparents – who would have been in their mid-60s at the time – tubing on the Little River.
Gatlinburg sits – basically – on the Western edge of the Smoky Mountains. What that means – among many other things – is a significant change in elevation moving East