#great smokey mountain national park

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Blake

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Cades Cove, Tennessee is the most visited area of the Smoky Mountains. Roughly 31 miles away from the city of Pigeon Forge, Cades Cove is in the 6,800-acre valley known for its picturesque landscapes.

European settlers settled here in the early 1800s, contributing to why Cades Cove has the largest variety of historic buildings in the entire national park. As you make your way through the area, you can see historic structures like restored churches, old grist mills and pioneer log cabins. The enriched history of Cades Cove has left its lasting mark with its presence still felt today.

The best way to soak in the beauty Cades Cove poses is to take a leisurely drive on the Cades Cove Loop Road. It’s an 11-mile paved one-way road that winds through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, offering scenic views of the mountain tops, wildflower meadows and rolling greens. The entire loop takes anywhere between two and four hours to drive through, but you’ll wish it wouldn’t end.

Cades Cove is filled with jaw dropping trails and waterfalls in its forests. Abrams Falls is a striking waterfall with a 20-foot drop to a pool and stream located below on Abrams Creek. Along the number of hiking trails, there are numerous opportunities to soak in the serenity of the landscape’s mountains and take pictures.

In addition to the stunning natural beauty, Cades Cove, Tennessee also boasts a long and fascinating past. Learn more about the History of Cades Cove at https://experiencecadescove.com/blog/learn-the-history-of-the-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

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"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." - Jack Kerouac

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square dance

"Riders return to a square dance."

October 1952

Quote taken from original text included with the image in the magazine

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Good morning from Mt. LeConte! Nothing quite like fresh snow and solitude in the GSM.

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Couldn't sleep this morning, so I went to Cade's Cove at like 7am.

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Somewhere in the Great Smoky Mountains

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Great Smokey Mountains ( Located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina )

Please do not use or repost my photos without permission and/or credit

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The trail head to the Kephart Prong trail in the great smoky mountains.

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📍 near clingman’s dome, great smoky mountains national park, tennesee, usa. 1 jul 2020.

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My second wild bear sighting and I was equally as happy lol. I was hoping to see a black bear when I visited Great Smokey Mountains National Park for a quick drive through Cades Cove. Or not so quick drive. Jesus Christ!

We had forty minutes from the park entrance to get to the visitor center before it closed and while it’s not that long mile wise, it too every bit of it. Anyway, the bear. I had a evening to see what little of GSMNP I could and I was thrilled I got in a Bear Jam. So as we continued riding slowly through the traffic seeing what it was holding everyone up, I popped out of the sunroof and snapped some photos because if I couldn’t stop and I couldn’t focus my phone well enough past the driver, then dammit if there was a will there’s a way.

While black bears are numerous in the park and Smokey Mountains the area is heavily wooded, they tend to make their dens up in the trees, and it all equals out to about a bear every two square miles. My chances were slim and after the shitty month I had I was not expecting to see one.

So seeing this not so little cutie pop up from the brush made my little broken heart happy for awhile.

So,

Grizzly Bears ✅

Black Bear ✅

Polar Bear (that’s going to be a tough one)

Panda (not at all likely)

Sun Bear (not probable either)

That’s my ramble for the night…thanks for looking/ listening or scrolling.

Here’s a photo of momma grizzly and her grizzly cubs a few years back at Yellowstone for your viewing pleasure as a thank you.

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great smoky mountains national park.

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rain-soaked

"Rain-soaked hikers dry out in a bower of Mountain Laurel."

October 1952

Quote taken from original text included with the image in the magazine

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Tunnel!

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Cade's Cove, again

Summer 2023