A thread from you and I see this so late!
The first opportunity of a randezvous with yourself had me green with envy as to your locational proximity to the Smokies. As a matter of fact, when we went there, I had already told my company during that trip, that we are really not seeing the Smoky mountains the way it should be seen.
However, I have had the good fortune of experiencing those colours (pardon the "u", it must be alien for you in those lands!!) on an earlier stint (when American politics didn't have much colour).
Coming back, the alternate route was very adventurous. Whats life without a little bit of uncertainty. I like. The Pictures though, fantastic would still fail to capture the feel of being in that scenery.
But let me still point out a little fact, most auto insurance companies do not cover damages sustained on an unpaved road. Most car insurance policies do not cover your car against Bear attacks. (Although you know what I am saying, but for those who dont know me, by "bear" I mean general wildlife)
About hiking in the Gatlinburg area we were specially cautioned against the bears, something in these lines:-
Bearman's Bear Attacks and Bear Spray-What to Do, What to Carry
Bear menace is quite real, guns, sticks etc will actually be harmful for you.
The intent of saying this is not to discourage but just point to potential risks.
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Originally Posted by TheOne® Scotland is also one of my dreams. |
I have been there, but even now, I long to go back there. One drive I took from Edinburgh to the Isle Of Skye, must have been the best in my life, driving by the Loch and in some parts I had the water on one side and some mountains (sometimes capped with snow) on the other. Its a place like no other. We had a overnight stay at a "Bed and Breakfast" and it was the only house in the eyesight looking from it. It was fantastic. Dream fulfilled?!! No. Would like to get there again, yet it wont be over. The majestic forts, the ruins, everything is so special (It was also my first foreign assignment after joining my job).
Go there, but not alone. But then, even if you go alone, you will find enough company within yourself amongst those sights.
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Originally Posted by Saurabh M @Steeroid : It was really strange not to have connectivity. I guess this place is plagued with this problem. I first visited the Smokies in June this year and it was the same day that @1100D was visiting. Both of us were in the town of Gatlinburg but could not meet up as there was very poor connectivity. |
I also had a friend in the same Log Hut facilities, (but I needed to contact him to key in his code to enter their enclosure) but couldn't meet him till a chance meeting, because of this.
Moreover, one more thing that I found was that, we checked into our log hut, stayed there, checked out, without actually meeting or interacting with any person from the property/facilities. Even if we wanted to, I am not sure how could I do that, apart from say calling the cops. It was kind of eerie.