Traveling in the Smokies Posts
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Posted 8/17/2010 @ 6:51:00 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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When visiting the tourist resort towns of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg in Tennessee, one of the big draws for tourists is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With all of the camping and hiking trails available in the Park and the natural splendor of the old forest and the surrounding mountains, it's no wonder people want to get out and experience the natural beauty a...
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Posted 8/12/2010 @ 8:00:23 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Exciting time in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Amidst all of the fun things to do, the shopping and the special shows, Dollywood is celebrating its 25th Anniversary at Dolly's famous theme park. But that's not all, Dollywood's Splash Country has just been named the number one water park in the country. This shouldn't be a big surprise as Splash Country is a wooded ...
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Posted 8/12/2010 @ 6:12:17 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Odd! Who would think there would be a rain forest in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, but there is. Right in the middle of all the action of Pigeon Forge at Governor's Crossing. Coming out of Walmart just go straight across 66, or the Parkway, in between TGIF_Friday's and Mr. Gatti's then turn left at the NASCAR Cafe onto Nascar Lane and visit a fascinating exotic experience in the ...
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Posted 8/10/2010 @ 11:15:58 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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The Smoky Mountains are renown for a variety of wildlife that roam the territory. The most famous, of course, is the black bear. It seems everyone comes to the mountains to get a glimpse of one of these cuddly creatures. In some instances you might not have to go too far. I've had a close encounter in my back yard which is a residential area a short distance from Do...
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Posted 8/10/2010 @ 9:51:34 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Running through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is 71 miles of the Appalacian Trail which is 2175 miles long from beginning to end. The AT, as it is commonly referred to, that traverses through the Smokies starts at Fontana Dam in North Carolina at the south end, and plenty of parking, with the destination-point ending at Davenport Gap, that is, if you are hiki...
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Posted 8/9/2010 @ 7:35:34 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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As the name "Ponderosa" conjures up the days of "Bonanza", Big Rock Due Ranch is really a bonanza filled with enough fun things to do for the whole day for the entire family. Right at the edge of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, take a right at Traffic Light #10 just before you enter the Spur to go to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, travel just two miles, tu...
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Posted 8/5/2010 @ 1:18:15 pm by pigeonforgesays.com
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In these summer months, many are taking road trips or flying to their final destination. With all of the preparations of everything to do beforehand, as well as the excitement over all of the fun of getting away, that can leave you exhausted and stressed before you even leave. As pointed out in "How to Prevent Travel Fatigue", stress is the number one "energy zapper", and that organiza...
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Posted 8/5/2010 @ 10:31:30 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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At Traffic Light #7 in Pigeon Forge off the Parkway and tucked behind The Old Mill and Old Mill Square is Patriot Park. The City Park has "one of the best walking tracks" in Sevier County that follows along the shoreline of the Little Pigeon River for a half mile where you can feed the ducks, geese and, what else -- the pigeons, and then enjoy the grassy areas for playing with your kids or t...
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Posted 8/4/2010 @ 10:24:06 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Once upon a time when the Cherokee lived throughout the Smoky Mountains before the European invasion of settlers infringed on their hunting grounds, the Southern Appalacian mountain range was fertile with wildlife. Elk and bison both roamed the mountains freely in Tennessee and North Carolina. During the 18th and 19th centuries both species were hunted excessively and because of the on...
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Posted 7/29/2010 @ 10:54:18 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Tired of the same ole/same ole when on vacation in the Smokies? Foxfire is a new and exciting place to spend a family vacation. Only twelve miles from all the action in Pigeon Forge, Sevierville or Gatlinburg, and close the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Foxfire is a wilderness park full of fun for a few days or just a few hours.
They have packed a lot into 15...
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