Tag Archives: Great Smoky Mountains

Backlog #3: Cades Cove

After a night in Pidgeon Forge, we spent a really nice morning driving around Cades Cove, trying to get close-ups of deers (without much success despite their curiosity ;). Actually, the plan was to go off-road driving much in the spirit of winter’s southwestern roadtrip but since the intended road was closed we headed northwards [...]

Backlog #2: Smoky mountains

I did not really know what to expect of Smoky Mountains and I think, in retrospect, that I was slightly surprised. I had read that it was the most visited national park in America; something that did not speak to it’s advantage, I definitely prefer visiting the parks with a moderate amount of co-visitors. In [...]

Backlog #1: Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Parkway

To make up for the low activity as of late, I’ve got a huge amount of updates to do. Which is also why I’ve been inclined to procrastinate ;) Anyway, this is the first post in a long series of backlogs to be published in the near future.
In April, Karin and I drove Skyline Drive [...]