My Great Smoky Mountain Vacation The Great Smoky Mountains is a wonderful place to have a family vacation because of the beautiful log cabins, the downtown city life, and the historic hiking trail Alum Cave. The Great Smoky Mountains is located in Gatlinburg Tennessee. It’s named after its beautiful blue-like smoky mist that covers the mountains. It’s made up of over 500,000 acres of southern Appalachian wilderness. It’s the largest tourist park. The Great Smoky Mountains itself is absolutely breathtaking. The log cabins for example are unbelievably beautiful. Although they are somewhat expensive once you have experienced one of the Smoky Mountains cabin resorts you will see that every penny spent is worth it. As soon as you step foot in …show more content…
It looked like the largest strip mall and smelled like a carnival filled with funnel cakes and cotton candy. There were more than a days’ worth of shops and attractions to visit. Every building looked as if it were built in the 20’s and made from very old wood with unique details. They had everything from Ripley’s Believe it or Not Auditorium, Guinness World Records Museum, air brush t-shirts, the finest dining and a moonshine tasting shop where they made their own moonshine. Every corner was occupied by an attraction like a hurricane motion ride, a sky bucket lift over a mountain, a moving theater and a large water park. At night the city lite up with neon lights and bands played live music. The restaurants had roof top dining with a view overlooking the mountains and hundreds of people walking the neon lite strip. I really enjoyed the atmosphere downtown everyone was so friendly and …show more content…
They have many to choose from. I choose to hike the Alum Cave. It had a moderate difficulty level and was about 4 miles long. Now since I have never hiked before I tried to choose one that was less as difficult as the rest. I was over excited to take on my first hiking challenge. It started out smooth sailing. I smelled the summer blooms and heard birds singing. I thought to myself this should be easy. Until the stairs became steeper and steeper and the dust from the other hikers filled my mouth. The touch of the mountain was like no other, it was rough, dry and fuzzy. The sound of the water falling from the water falls really helped me make it through cause I couldn’t wait to see what was ahead of me. Once I reached the top I was speechless. The view of the 80ft waterfall streaming down the mountain was remarkable. The air tasted so pure and fresh. I felt like I had accomplished the most challenging thing and was rewarded by nature’s beauty. Hiking is not for everyone but if you haven’t given it a try I recommend trying it at least
...rger without ever having to leave the area. There is also a Bear Sweet and Eats snack shop; feel free to buy all the cookies and ice cream you want. There have been guests who complain that the food is overpriced and I will admit that paying $19.99 for a breakfast buffet is a little steep. However, I must also point out that no one is obligated to buy food at the resort. Guests are free to bring in their own food and drinks with no hassle from the staff. That is an added perk that cannot be overlooked.
To add to the difficulty of the trails is the extreme elevation changes. The re are ironically enough thirteen climbs which result in more than 10,000 feet of climb per loop. This is obviously accompanied by an equal amount of descent. One runner described it as climbing 100 floors of stairs in your first mile, going back down on second mile and continuing this for twenty miles. The course amasses an average grade of over 20% and between 50 and near 100 percent grade on the abandoned trails and bushwhacking sections. The grade is the reason that the trails have been abandoned or not built in the first pace. Each climb bears a unique name which in many cases gives a good idea of their nature.
Nestled in the Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg has become an area that East Tennessee State University students go to visit. Gatlinburg offers something for many; however, the city has some growing pains such as traffic and limited space. Thus, the city of Gatlinburg offers many things that a traveler could need and want, provided that he or she is willing to overlook the city’s rapid growth.
...o city council to vote on whether or not it would be a good idea, but the council voted not to go along with the idea and cancelled the revamping project. They said "the Strip wouldn’t be the same if they got rid of historic stores along 18th street."
A volcano is a large hill, with a crater or vent for lava to flow through. Volcanoes can have a lifespan of a couple months to a couple million years. They are one of the most dangerous natural disasters. An erupting volcano can cause other natural disasters. Such as tsunamis, flash floods, and earthquakes.
There are 765 Wilderness areas in the United States, one of which being the John-Krebs Wilderness. The John-Krebs Wilderness is one of the smaller Wilderness areas with just below 40,000 acres, and it is located in California. This Wilderness was named after John Hans Krebs, a former congressman of California who was an activist in protecting land. The John-Krebs Wilderness contains a sweeping landscape of mountains, canyons, meadows, lakes, rushing rivers, giant Sequoia trees, and incredible diversity in vegetation. Throughout the low-elevated areas there are drought-resistant chaparral and a blue oak woodlands blanket. In the higher-elevated areas you can find mountain summits and alpine lakes, which are on the eastern boundary of the Wilderness.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee is located in Sevier County, situated on the northern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The city has gotten the suitable nickname “Gateway to the Smokey Mountains” due to the fact that it sits at one of the two main entrances to the park serviced by one main road through the park. Today, Gatlinburg is seen as a scenic, romantic, getaway that is also bustling with tourism and even an amusement park; however, this was not always the case.
Dangers and months of preparation aside, the American Discovery Trail it is a life changing event for anyone who decides to tackle the vigorous trail. When an individual sets out to cover over 6,000 miles, with nothing but the pack on his back, himself, and the wilderness around them, they find out things about themselves that they never knew. Nature has a way of helping people push themselves to the brink so that they may find themselves in the end. For anyone who is in the process of wanting to find themselves, needs a break, or simply wants a challenge, do the research and tackle the American Discovery Trail.
The 205-thousand-square-mile Appalachian Mountain range, which spans from Eastern Canada to northern Alabama, boasts North America’s oldest mountains (formed approximately 400 million years ago), the highest peak of the eastern United States (Mount Mitchell), industrial production opportunities and leisurely recreation. The range includes the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky mountains (NCSU, n.d.). A range of recreational activities such as fishing in freshwater streams, camping, biking the Blue Ridge Parkway, skiing and hiking are available in the region. One popular hiking location is the 2,184-mile Appalachian Natural Scenic Trail, which is the longest walking trail in the eastern United States (United States. National Park Service, 2014). Its rich natural capital offers a plethora of resources, allowing production to range from small-scale agricultural establishments to larger industrial outputs of metal and timber. Approximately 80 percent of land has been used for the coal and logging industry since the 90’s (Little, 1995). Though the commercial utilization of the mountains has boosted the economy of Appalachian towns and cities, it has also degraded the range aesthetically and commercially.
To get an idea of what the Appalachian Trail looks like it is important to understand its description. The trail spans from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Northern Maine
...erospace and transportation. Also important are high-technology researches and development, communications and service industries. Since the 1920s and 1930s the importance of the tourist industry began to grow and it is still one of the most important sources of income of Arizona. The mountains in the northern and central regions of the state have 1,286,900 hectares of commercial forests. These forests are owned by the U.S. government for 95% and are used for lumber and building-materials industries. The state forests and the national forests attract millions of tourists each year. Other famous tourist spots are the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest, meteor craters, ancient Native American ruins, the Spanish colonial ruins and the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Golf courses and other leisure facilities attract a large amount of tourists as well.
Just like the Grand Canyon, the Little Grand Canyon is magnificent and people from all over come to visit. However, the government does not want to make the Little Grand Canyon a national park, I am against this decision. The Little Grand Canyon has all varieties of plants and animals that people can see. I think they should make a national park because of the wildlife, education, and tourism.
Appalachia is a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It is home to more than 25 million people.
...s. Trail along the northern and southern edges of the canyon leads to, but on the road, the entire trail one day be possible, it makes for a long and tiring day. Best to make it two short (1-3 hours) day hikes. If you're a photo buff, plan your walking and other sun lit up the big picture across.
"Ramsey Cascades, Ramsey Cascades Trailhead, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina." ProTrails. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014