Great Smoky Mountain National Park
October 24, 2006
Tuesday
105 miles
At 6:30 am when I peeked outside, there was Frost on the Fleeter and 32 degrees outside.
I think this would mean we might have a cold day ahead so I went back to bed. Maybe it will be warmer next time I wake up.
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By mid-day, I was in Pigeon Forge heading to Gatlinburg. First, I stopped by the new visitor center in Sevierville to get a park map and a stamp.
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(They also showed in Fleeter Log #40)
Wonderworks is a theater turned upside down in Pigeon Forge.
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Upside down buildings to camels...you could see anything in Pigeon Forge!
There's plenty of entertainment in Pigeon Forge, but it's a little too commercial for me. I want to get on to the park.
Made it to the Smokies!
The visitor center at Gatlinburg. Got another stamp here...
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Looking down on Gatlinburg, TN.
Notice the Space Needle? It's 342 feet high, but it looks kinda short down there...
Sugarlands Visitor Center...another stamp.
I think I saw all these...all over the place!
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Notice the Space Needle? It's 342 feet high, but it looks kinda short down there...
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As long as it stays up there and not on the roads where I'm riding.
Someone offered... so I posed.
Downtown Gatlinburg, TN.
Remember seeing the space needle somewhere before?
Here we go down a small loop road.
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Good thing this is a one way road. That or it is meant for motorcycles...
The sun is out, but the trees are so dense...
It started getting a bit cool again down in the shadows away from the warming rays of the sun.
We had a bit of a traffic jam back a ways when some black bears were spotted. Everyone stopped to watch and take pictures. We had a bear jam for sure! I wasn't in a good place to maneuver the camera...sorry no bear pictures.
But I did better when I saw the wild turkeys.
Hopefully you won't get tired of seeing my pictures of trees and mountains...
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It started getting a bit cool again down in the shadows away from the warming rays of the sun.
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But I did better when I saw the wild turkeys.
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I didn't get tired of the roads, views, or photo ops.
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Past the scenic overlook and back to our small loop road...![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eUkWsAHkst9YxYCRvYdc59zQbtbebgrGuiTaFdCcwWDoowlRO4tbbzDvB3F2dLtm0NckEeecKtNDJsm_Xxd9AjY6Ee5CZuziCgeK-YHYbkuqMXVLOve31umyFbj0b59AKdFFgmyk5wVd/s400/DSCN3033.jpg)
This small road crossed several streams...
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..and passed a small water fall.
This angle gives you an idea of the roads I have just been traveling.
This one is a bit wider since it's a two lane road outside the park. Check out that drop off...
I find home for tonight up the road in Newport, TN.
Home is a less expensive when you get away from the busy touristy areas.
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Ying today, Yang tomorrow...
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Past the scenic overlook and back to our small loop road...
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This one is a bit wider since it's a two lane road outside the park. Check out that drop off...
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Home is a less expensive when you get away from the busy touristy areas.
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Ying today, Yang tomorrow...
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