This is what I LOVE about the Smokey Mountains –

Mountain range that just seems to stretch out across the land. 

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Creeks that rush, tumble and roar through the woods

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 Wild animals oblivious to my presence

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 And then there are the things about the Smoky Mountains that make me cringe — the tourist-y tacky stuff.  And I focus on the tacky, because Gatlinburg (my fav Smoky Mountain city) is a TOURIST town — always has been.

 

Equal opportunity marketing.   Pictures, weddings, pony & camel rides — in no particular order.

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because nothing says I love the Great Smoky Mountains  like a medieval castle 

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or a multi-colored dragon with a freaky looking tongue

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But let me leave you with one of my favorite pictures from this trip — the Smoky Mountains!

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