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