| The Great Smoky Mountains, to give them their | | | | vehicle in site. |
| full title, are situated in the southern area of the | | | | Visit Cades Cove |
| Appalachian Mountains. First established as a | | | | Cades Cove Loop Road is an incredible 7,000-acre |
| national park in the 1930s the range gets its name | | | | valley that was first inhabited by the Cherokee |
| from the natural mist or haze that forms over | | | | Indians when they settled in the area. However, |
| the top of the mountains. This natural haze is | | | | the loop road is now popular with visitors because |
| caused by a combination of naturally formed | | | | it stands as testament to the pioneers of the |
| hydrocarbons and high humidity. It means that the | | | | early 19th century. Homesteads, mills, churches, |
| blue mist is visible even from a very short | | | | and other fascinating buildings line the incredible |
| distance, which adds to the natural beauty and | | | | countryside at the side of this one-way loop road. |
| wonder of the region. | | | | If you are fortunate enough to visit the Cades |
| Things To Do In The Smokies | | | | Cove Loop Road then you absolutely must get |
| Tourists flock to the region every year because | | | | out of your car to enjoy the region at its finest. |
| of the wide range of activities and sights on offer. | | | | Tour Roaring Fork |
| As well as being a hiker's, canoer's, and | | | | Roaring Fork is a motor nature trail and is a |
| whitewater rafter's paradise the region is also | | | | monument to the combination of power and |
| home to Dollywood amusement park, named | | | | beauty that only nature can provide. Roaring Fork |
| after the region's most famous resident - Dolly | | | | too offers a number of old buildings but in the |
| Parton. The region is also a very popular region | | | | same plentiful supply as on Cades Cover Loop |
| for auto-touring because of the scenic routes that | | | | Road. Instead you will be privy to viewing some |
| take in the popular attractions of Cades Cove and | | | | of the most exquisite streams, forests, |
| Roaring Fork as well as many other trails that | | | | waterfalls, and wildlife. This trail also offers access |
| offer peace and solitude with barely another | | | | to Grotto Falls and Rainbow Falls. |