Great Smoky Mountains (TN)

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Two Perfect Days in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ByNadya B April 27, 2024April 9, 2026

The most visited national park in the US deserves more than 2 days, but if this is all you have, this itinerary will make sure you cover the best. How to Get There One of the reasons the Smokies are so popular is because they are close to many cities. You can fly into smaller…

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2023 - Great Smokies and Charlotte, NC | All Travel | Great Smoky Mountains (TN) | National Parks | North Carolina | United States

Mt LeConte
ByNadya B April 6, 2024March 4, 2024

[Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Oct 11, 2023] For our only full day in the park, we wanted to do the best hike in the park, 5.5 miles one way to Mt LeConte. At 6,593 ft (2,010 m) it is the third highest peak in the national park. There are three other subpeaks above 6,000…

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2023 - Great Smokies and Charlotte, NC | All Travel | Great Smoky Mountains (TN) | National Parks | North Carolina | United States

A Bear-y Good Start to the Great Smoky Mountains
ByNadya B March 30, 2024April 9, 2026

[Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Oct 10, 2023] Once upon a time, the 6 of us lived in LA and ran every Saturday together to train for the LA marathon. Four of us knew each other from business school, and the other 2 were Olivia’s friends that eventually became ours, too. Over the years, a…

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