Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains, TN

13 – 16 Oct

We enjoyed the Great Smokies so much we decided to move over to the Tennessee side of the mountains.  We spent Saturday evening in Gatlinburg which was where the rest of the population was!  We have never seen so many cars in USA going nowhere – it was one big traffic jam for the 5 hours we were there.

 

 

 

 

We drove around Roaring Fork Drive – a 7 mile one-way loop taking in scenery and we walked up a trail to Grotto Falls.  We saw a couple of Salamander; one was very small and orange; the other a bit larger and dark.

There were a lot of old log cabins that have been renovated. The one below is an old grist mill.

 

 

 

 

We drove up to Cades Cove to see more wildlife.  It was one big traffic queue around an 11 mile loop!  The trees are looking gorgeous; yellows, orange, gold with splashes of brilliant red.  We saw some deer but there are really far too many people here this week.  We will be moving on again.