They call them the "smokey mountains" for a good reason! We arrived at Gatlinburg, TN in a light rain with the temperatures falling through the low forties. The cloud ceiling was down to about 1,500 ft so there was no point in driving to the top of the mountains for their scenic views. Instead, we spent the day hiking one of the many scenic trails to view Laurel Falls (about 1.3 miles & mostly uphill) and driving the Cades Cove tour. Most of the fall colors had passed, and the mist and cloudiness muted those that remained. The city streets had just been decorated for the Christmas season and the lights were enjoyable to view on our drive into town for dinner at night. Downtown Gatlinburg was still surprisingly busy, but nowhere near the "Dollywood" induced crowds of mid-summer.
The temperatures continued falling overnight and we awoke the next day to the high 20's and a light snow falling..........time to move on and find a warmer place to stay! We left that morning heading east on I-40, climbing through the higher elevations and the gap through the Appalacians that would lead us down into Ashville, NC and warmer weather. See the set of photos below.
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Hi Dad and Mom! Good to see your lovely again. Looks like a you're having a fun adventure. Really enjoyed the photographs on the trail. Some of these would make great postcards or enlarged black and whites. Looking forward to the next blog update. Big hugs to you both. --Jude, Rustom and John
P.S. Did you try and bag one of those plump turkeys for dinner?
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