Point Park - Chattanooga, TN
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Point Park

When site-seeing near Chattanooga, TN, a nice place to stop at is called Point Park, which is located about 7 miles south of downtown Chattanooga. It's great spot to get…
Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 5}
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Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 5}

Chalet ~ Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 3 ~ Day 4

Sunday we had to rise early and get packed and clean up the chalet before the 11am check out time. We were just in the nick of time and headed out on our last day of adventures. One of the things we had wanted to do on our trip was go to Cherokee, NC, but we decided to wait until on our way home to cut down on driving time since it’s in the direction of home. Cherokee is about an hour away from Gatlinburg, but it’s a beautiful, scenic drive with several opportunities to drive through some cool tunnels like the one you see below.

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Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 3}
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Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 3}

Chalet ~ Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 4 ~ Day 5

Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 3}

The next day of trip we rolled out of bed at the crack of dawn. Wolfed down some waffles and quiche and hit the road towards Cades Cove. Cades Cove is a very popular attraction, which is about 35 miles from Gatlinburg. This isolated valley was the settling place for 100s of settlers in the 1800’s. It’s preserved homesteads, beautiful mountain views, and abundant wildlife are reasons why 2 million visitors come every year.

John Oliver’s Cabin
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