Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Changde Wu    2019-05-05

Straddling the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, located in densely populated southeastern region of the US, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most visisted national parks. The park is fairly large, and strides the borders of two states, Tennessee in the north and North Carolina in the South. It is a very good desitination for families during summer, with a lot of resorts, and living music, in the towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge on the foot of the northern slope.

Scenery is great if not spectacular, green mountains and clouds surrounding the top of mountains. US highway 441 is the major road in the park that let visitors traverse the park, enjoy the scenery along the way, pass through the mountain ridge, and reach to Clingmans Dome observation tower for a 360 degree panoram view. Cades Cove on the west side of the northern slope is the site for learning the local hitory, watching wildlife and having fun of horse riding.

P1 Chimney Tops

P2 "Smokes" everywhere

P3 Endless Mountains and wild flowers

P4 The observation tower at Clingmans Dome, from here to have a 360 degree view of the scenery

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P6 Town of Cherokee at the southern foot of the Green mountains

P7 The River through Cherokee

P8 The upper part of Laurel Falls

P9 The lower part of Laurel Falls

P10 Horsed at Cades Cove

P11 The sunset at Cades Cove

P12 Cades Cove is a popular place for viewing wildlife in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here a young bear ready to sleep high in the tree in the night

P13 The morning in the Northern side of the Great Smoky Mountains

P14 The morning in the Northern side of the Great Smoky Mountains close to Newfoundland Gap

P15 The morning in the Northern side of the Great Smoky Mountains close to Newfoundland Gap

P16 The morning in the southern side of the Great Smoky Mountains

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