{"id":10966,"date":"2024-04-01T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T03:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=10966"},"modified":"2024-04-10T07:22:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:22:34","slug":"great-smokies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=10966","title":{"rendered":"Great Smokies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>Camping near <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Great Smoky Mountains National Park<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For our first time camping in <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Tennessee<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">(State #38)<\/mark>, we were less than 1\/2 mile from the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Cades Cove<\/mark> <\/strong>entrance to <strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Great Smoky Mountains National Park<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/strong>, for 8 nights.  We thought &#8220;the shoulder season&#8221; would be a good time to visit America&#8217;s most visited national park.  We can not imagine what the summer must be like.  It was <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#730202\" class=\"has-inline-color\">busy!<\/mark><\/strong>  Slow driving, full parking lots, and overrun with children!  School Break.  A big wind storm downed 1,000 trees in <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Cades Cove<\/mark><\/strong>, and closed it for 3 days&#8230;thank goodness we visited before that happened.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visits to <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/mark> new (1 revisit) <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Great Smoky related National Park sites<\/mark><\/strong>:    <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Great Smoky Mountains National Park<\/strong><\/mark> (#244), where ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.  We went into the park 4 days:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>visited several of the &#8220;most popular&#8221; sites, e.g. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Cades Cove<\/mark><\/strong> (with the widest variety of historic buildings in the park, including a working grist mill).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>drove over <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Newfound Gap<\/mark><\/strong>&#8230;from the north to south \/ Tennessee to North Carolina \/ across the Appalachian Trail.  We spent time at <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Oconaluftee Visitor Center<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong> and<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> Mountain Farm Museum<\/mark><\/strong> at the south end of the drive, before returning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>took several short hikes while touring the 1st 3 days, and one 6+ mile hike to\/past <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Laurel Falls<\/mark><\/strong> early Sunday morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Appalachian National Scenic Trail<\/strong><\/mark> (#86-revisit), which straddles the state line between North Carolina and Tennessee for most of its length through <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Great Smoky Mountains NP<\/strong><\/mark>.  We briefly walked on the AT in both states, at <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Newfound Gap<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Blue Ridge Parkway<\/strong><\/mark> (#245) connects <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Great Smoky Mountains National Park<\/strong><\/mark> on the south, with <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Shenandoah National Park<\/mark> <\/strong>on the north.  Did you know that?  At the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Oconaluftee Visitor Center<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong>, we were <strong>SO CLOSE<\/strong> to its Southern Entrance, that we just had to drive a bit on the Parkway&#8230;all the way to the first pullout (&lt;1 mile)!  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11024\" data-id=\"11024\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-John-Oliver-Cabin-1818-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-John-Oliver-Cabin-1818-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-John-Oliver-Cabin-1818-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-John-Oliver-Cabin-1818-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-John-Oliver-Cabin-1818-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-John-Oliver-Cabin-1818-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">John Oliver&#8217;s Cabin (1818)  in Cades Cove&#8230;1 room &amp; a loft&#8230;raised 4 boys &amp; 3 girls here<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11025\" data-id=\"11025\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Traffic-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Traffic-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Traffic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Traffic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Traffic-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Traffic-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Traffic picking up in Cades Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11023\" data-id=\"11023\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Grist-Mill-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Grist-Mill-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Grist-Mill-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Grist-Mill-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Grist-Mill-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Grist-Mill-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Working Grist Mill in Cades Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11022\" data-id=\"11022\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Cantilever-Barn-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Cantilever-Barn-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Cantilever-Barn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Cantilever-Barn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Cantilever-Barn-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-25-Smoky-Mountains-Cades-Cove-Cantilever-Barn-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cantilever Barn in Cades Cove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11027\" data-id=\"11027\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Appalachian-Trail-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Appalachian-Trail-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Appalachian-Trail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Appalachian-Trail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Appalachian-Trail-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Appalachian-Trail-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">On the Appalachian Trail, around Tennessee\/North Carolina Border<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11026\" data-id=\"11026\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-View-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-View-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-View-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-View-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">View of Smokies, driving down into North Carolina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11028\" data-id=\"11028\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Mountain-Farm-Museum-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Mountain-Farm-Museum-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Mountain-Farm-Museum-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Mountain-Farm-Museum-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Mountain-Farm-Museum-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-28-Smoky-Mountains-Mountain-Farm-Museum-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">at the Mountain Farm Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11029\" data-id=\"11029\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-29-Smoky-Mountains-Cataract-Falls-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-29-Smoky-Mountains-Cataract-Falls-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-29-Smoky-Mountains-Cataract-Falls-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-29-Smoky-Mountains-Cataract-Falls-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-29-Smoky-Mountains-Cataract-Falls-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-29-Smoky-Mountains-Cataract-Falls-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cataract Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11030\" data-id=\"11030\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-31-Smoky-Mountains-Laurel-Falls-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-31-Smoky-Mountains-Laurel-Falls-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-31-Smoky-Mountains-Laurel-Falls-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-31-Smoky-Mountains-Laurel-Falls-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-31-Smoky-Mountains-Laurel-Falls-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-31-Smoky-Mountains-Laurel-Falls-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Laurel Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day trip visits to <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/mark> other <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark><\/strong>:    <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Manhattan Project National Historic Park<\/strong><\/mark> (#36-Revisit), finally visited our 3rd\/last Manhattan Project site, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  That is where they did the work to enrich Uranium for the Little Boy bomb, which was ultimately dropped on Hiroshima. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Andrew Johnson National Historic Site<\/strong><\/mark> (#246), where we learned more about our 17th president, his complex presidency (1865-69), and about the Constitution at work following the Civil War.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e476a9da118&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e476a9da118\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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