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Smoky Mountains Series

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Campground Review: Honeysuckle Meadows RV Park (Great Smoky Mountains)

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Campground Review: Honeysuckle Meadows RV Park (Great Smoky Mountains)

Most places we travel in the RV aren't big destinations. We can book a campsite weeks, or even mere days, in advance, and be just fine. The Great Smoky Mountains, however, was our biggest destination in our 2022 travel itinerary, so we needed to plan ahead. We started

We heard about the crowds in the Smokies. So where were they?

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We heard about the crowds in the Smokies. So where were they?

You can't hear about Great Smoky Mountains National Park without learning that it's the most visited National Park, and that trailheads fill up at the crack of dawn for the popular hikes, and that driving anywhere will take you extra time due to cars parked alongside

Day Hiking the Smokies

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Day Hiking the Smokies

We love hiking and thought the RV life would bring us ample opportunities to lace up our boots. However, between the relentless heat that seems to catch up to us wherever we go, and the fact that this is just normal, busy life, we haven't hit the trails

Scenic Drives: The Best Way to See the Smokies?

Scenic Drives: The Best Way to See the Smokies?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers over 522,000 acres of land. That statistic alone is bound to be overwhelming to visitors spending only a finite amount of time in the park. We had three weeks to explore the area, but we opted to not just venture into the park,

Fireflies, Deer, and Bears: Oh My! Wildlife in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Fireflies, Deer, and Bears: Oh My! Wildlife in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

There's something oh-so-satisfying about adding a new National Park pin to our pin board, and we just had to choose a black bear pin to represent Great Smoky Mountain National Park. After all, they are the ambassadors of the Smokies. But did we actually spot any in the

Celebrating in the Smokies: Gatlinburg

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Celebrating in the Smokies: Gatlinburg

Pigeon Forge's next-door neighbor, Gatlinburg, is the other touristy mecca that serves as a gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Less Vegas Strip and more Atlantic City Boardwalk, Gatlinburg integrates the natural feature that the area is famous for, which in this case is mountains! While you

Celebrating in the Smokies: Pigeon Forge

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Celebrating in the Smokies: Pigeon Forge

RV life gives us lots of gifts. I was born on Memorial Day, which means that my birthday weekend is always a weekend full of prior engagements and traffic jams. Birthday trips are few and far between because who wants to travel on one of the busiest travel weekends of