I was bewitched by Cades Cove from the first time I entered that 11 mile loop in July, 2013. I was so enchanted that I knew I wanted to see more than I could if I spent just the summer having to divide my time with all the many other attractions of the Smoky Mountains.… Read More »
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Roaring Fork area
For those who enjoyed the last blog post about my hike to Grotto Falls, I just added a couple more related pages about the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and the Bud Ogle Cabin and Nature Trail to Malia’s Miles website, so please check out the links for more pictures and info. Noah “Bud” Ogle… Read More »
Grotto Falls
July 11, 2014 – I keep getting questions about why I’m staying in one place for so long when my I’m a fulltime RVer and my home has wheels. All I can keep saying is that I so fell in love with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and there’s just so much to see… Read More »
Andrews Bald Hike
June 26, 2014 – During my previous visit to Clingmans Dome, I had intended to do this trail then, but got rained out and wound up having to run down the mountain to keep my camera from getting soaked. But I had heard enough about the beauty of the flame azalea that only bloom in… Read More »
Clingmans Dome
I’d heard about Clingmans Dome ever since arriving at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee – it being the highest point in the Smokies at 6,643 feet (“On Top of Old Smoky”), also making it one of the highest peaks in the eastern United States . My first visit up there was at… Read More »
Cataloochee – Elk Viewing
June 11, 2014 – I was seriously suffering from separation anxiety after leaving my motorhome for repairs on Monday and not being able to stay in it for almost a week (see this post about that problem), so I decided the best medicine was to go someplace scenic I’d never been to before. I didn’t… Read More »
Synchronous Fireflies
Who would think that such ignoble looking creatures could possess such magic within those bodies? Although this was not the first time in my life I’ve been entranced by fireflies (growing up in New Orleans, we called them “lightening bugs”), this was really a special occasion. Within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Elkmont is… Read More »
Cove Hardwood Nature Trail
April 27, 2014 – The first time I had ever been on this trail was during Tremont’s Spring Wildflower Photography Workshop. I didn’t get nearly enough of it then, so went back for more before the flowers weren’t as plentiful. This is a .75 mile loop accessed by the Chimneys picnic area off of Newfound… Read More »