The most visited national park in the country, at the one week of the year when the wildflowers are at their absolute peak.
The Smokies are called the wildflower national park for a reason. More than fifteen hundred kinds of flowering plants, and early May is when the spring ephemerals are at their peak. Trillium across whole hillsides, flame azalea starting to come in, and everything impossibly green.
The haze the mountains are named for sits in the valleys in the morning and burns off through the day. Cades Cove in the early hours is one of the great sights in the eastern United States, deer and wild turkey in the fields with the mountains behind.
There is history in here too. Preserved homesteads, churches, and grist mills from the families who lived in these hollows before it was a park.
Easy pacing, scenic driving, and plenty of places to just stop and look.
A broad valley ringed by mountains, with preserved homesteads and churches. Go early, when the mist is still in the fields.
Trillium, lady slipper, and flame azalea. Early May is the week the park is named for.
The drive up to the ridgeline, with pull-offs and long views over both states.
Grist mills, cabins, and the stories of the families who farmed these hollows for generations.
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Two ways. Ride the motorcoach with us from Brunswick County or the Greater Myrtle Beach area, or fly into Asheville and meet the group there. Tell me which you prefer and I will sort out the details.
Yes. This one is open to everyone. Bring him along, bring a friend, bring the whole family.
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No, but sharing brings the cost down. I am glad to match you with a roommate from the group.
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