Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Do you Smokey?

Although it is the "most visited" of all national parks (or so I've been told), some dear Tennessee friends and I, taking a spur-of-the-moment excursion, found the Smokey Mtns National Park about as quiet, secluded, and serene as we could ask for. And so desperately needed. If you haven't lately stepped outside, camped, or spent a moment looking at a photo of a mountain while dawdling at work, DO IT. Here's something to get you started:

1 comment:

Steve Thorngate said...

Best place ever. My first backpacking trip.

Includes the part of the Appalachian Trail that doubles as a state border, allowing you to sit along it w/ a friend and debate the relative merits of Tennessee and North Carolina. (TN has longer grass, but NC has a shelter, so...)