After decades of wanting to live in The Great Smoky Mountains, in 2010 Kidkrazydad’s dream came true. It is absolutely the most beautiful place in the world! It is not just a “tourist attraction” but a garden of delight. The beautiful mountains, lakes and streams and the abundant wildlife will seize your imagination and provide your family with treasured memories that will last a lifetime. With so many things to see and do, you never get bored and every day is an ADVENTURE! Please come visit us sometime.
A few of my Smoky Mountain favorites
America’s most visited national park, The Great Smoky Mountains is an ideal getaway. Hike, camp, and experience one of America’s oldest mountain ranges.
Established in 1926, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is comprised of ridge upon ridge of seemingly endless forest on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. Called the Smokies due to the ever-present morning fog, this mountain range is world renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and its history of southern Appalachian mountain culture.
When the first white settlers reached the Great Smoky Mountains in the late 1700s they found themselves in the land of the Cherokee Indians. The tribe, one of the most culturally advanced on the continent, had permanent towns, cultivated croplands, sophisticated political systems, and extensive networks of trails. Most of the Cherokee were forcibly removed in the 1830s to Oklahoma in a tragic episode known as the “trail of Tears. The few who remained are the ancestors of the Cherokees living near the park today.
You may have wondered exactly how the Smokies got their name. The Cherokee call the mountains “Shaconage” (sha-kon-a-hay), which translates to the “place of the blue smoke.” The Cherokee actually believe the mountains are a sacred place.
I would agree!
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