Day: June 4, 2007

Today was a Great Smokey Mountains day. We started by driving up to Mingo Falls, which technically isn’t in the National Park. The trail up, included an incredible staircase, but the waterfall was quite nice. After the falls we headed into the park proper. There was an obligatory stop at Mingus Mills, then a side … Read More “From Cherokee to Townsend” »

With Tropical Depression Barry threatening, we had a leisurely start to our vacation travels.  This trip, we’re going to see a big hole in the ground.  We’re hoping to make our way to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, exploring the backroads of Appalachia along the way. The first leg of the journey took us up I-26, then … Read More “From Greenville to Cherokee” »