I love Autumn, and always get excited when the weather cools down, leaves start to change, and fun festivals begin popping up in the Blue Ridge Mountain towns near our home (just off the Blue Ridge ...

After my favorite mountain towns started to get too crowded with tourists, I found a new favorite entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Wooden cabins, gushing waterfalls, bustling main streets, and wandering black bears. Freshly churned ice cream, winding hiking trails, glistening gem mines, and whitewater rapids. The dynamic North ...