AWOL for a week

[Smeggie]

See you all in a week.

We are headed to Gatlinburg TN / Smoky Mountains to wrestle some bears!

You all behave! 

[rexbowan]

Have fun and stay safe!

[Majbasil]

YEE HAWWW!  My part of the woods.... HAVE FUN!  But.... DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT do the MOONSHINE TASTING  don't drink it if you don't want to have a hell of a hangover the next day and wonder what the heck all  happened the day before ...  https://www.tnshineco.com/     

DO THE ZIP LINE!!!  Even if someone is afraid of heights, blah blah blah, they gotta do it!  https://www.westgateresorts.com/blog/smoky-mountain-ziplines/    (I like the ones where you go with a guide and do the hard stuff tarzan "survive amongst the trees" sort of extreme challenges - like obstacle course for zip lining.  Wear tough clothing for that as you might bump into trees and such.  You know, the ones where you really need to have great international insurance, but don't worry most like that are out of country for the crazy dangerous ones.)   Around Gatlinburg most are tame and fun.

DOLLYWOOD  (the rides, whatever...  but the MUSIC is really good)  I just go to see the great landscaping for gardening ideas, to be honest.  BEAUTIFUL - better than Busch Gardens imho.   As for food there, yuck really...  I suppose I like the Front Porch, but tend to just not eat anything at Dollywood, I really don't like "Southern Food" to be honest... (I am a New England girl at heart.)  But right now there is the Harvest Festival Food Pass thingie going on... -->  https://www.dollywood.com/themepark/dining/harvest-tasting-pass/#menu       and the there is Aunt Granny's Restaurant which is pretty good.

HAVE FUN!  If staying at a cabin up in the woods, do NOT leave any food outside or eat outside actually ... attracts bears, they are gentle in TN, but still big and wild and we don't want those bears getting hurt (or the other way around.) 

 

 

 

 

[Smeggie]

On 9/5/2025 at 9:39 AM, Majbasil said:

YEE HAWWW!  My part of the woods.... HAVE FUN!  But.... DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT do the MOONSHINE TASTING  don't drink it if you don't want to have a hell of a hangover the next day and wonder what the heck all  happened the day before ...  https://www.tnshineco.com/     

DO THE ZIP LINE!!!  Even if someone is afraid of heights, blah blah blah, they gotta do it!  https://www.westgateresorts.com/blog/smoky-mountain-ziplines/    (I like the ones where you go with a guide and do the hard stuff tarzan "survive amongst the trees" sort of extreme challenges - like obstacle course for zip lining.  Wear tough clothing for that as you might bump into trees and such.  You know, the ones where you really need to have great international insurance, but don't worry most like that are out of country for the crazy dangerous ones.)   Around Gatlinburg most are tame and fun.

DOLLYWOOD  (the rides, whatever...  but the MUSIC is really good)  I just go to see the great landscaping for gardening ideas, to be honest.  BEAUTIFUL - better than Busch Gardens imho.   As for food there, yuck really...  I suppose I like the Front Porch, but tend to just not eat anything at Dollywood, I really don't like "Southern Food" to be honest... (I am a New England girl at heart.)  But right now there is the Harvest Festival Food Pass thingie going on... -->  https://www.dollywood.com/themepark/dining/harvest-tasting-pass/#menu       and the there is Aunt Granny's Restaurant which is pretty good.

HAVE FUN!  If staying at a cabin up in the woods, do NOT leave any food outside or eat outside actually ... attracts bears, they are gentle in TN, but still big and wild and we don't want those bears getting hurt (or the other way around.) 

 

 

 

 

Yep we have done most of this.  Been here many times.  Love it here.  Unfortunately 441 is closed so we can't get to most of the park, but that's okay, plenty of things to do.

[Smeggie]

Even when it's raining there are so many things to do.  Today we went around the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail.  It's close to Gatlinburg and the rain we have had made the streams come alive.

[ShadyBrady]

AWOL for a week

 

[Smeggie]

I rode me a @piglo in Dollywood today

[ShadyBrady]

On 9/10/2025 at 4:23 PM, Smeggie said:

I rode me a @piglo in Dollywood today

He seems into it! Like he is REALLY enjoying this!