Scenic Driving in Cherokee National Forest | Hiking a Section of the Benton McKay Trail | January 2023 By our last full day in Tellico Plains, we had sort of run out of things to do nearby. Additionally, Curtis had a meeting at 1 which made it difficult to drive further to do things —…
Visiting Fort Loudon State Historic Park | Vonore, TN | January 2023 At this point during our stay in Tellico Plains, we had gone South, South West, and East, and so we decided that it was well time to go North. I laid out a plan to visit a couple historic spots, and then to…
Bald River Falls in Cherokee National Forest | Hiking the Bald River Trail | Tellico Plains, TN | January 2023 Today was another rainy day, but rainy days make for the best waterfall hikes, so we picked one nearby and went for it. We started on the Cherohala Skyway, but before the road started going…
Driving the Cherohala Skyway | Hiking Huckleberry Knob Trail | Falls Branch Trail | January 2023 On our second day in Tellico Plains, the sun was out and we were ready to go play in the snow! We prepared ourselves for some snowy hikes, then began our drive up the Cherohala Skyway. This road starts…
Buck Bald Mountain Summit | Coker Creek Falls Trail | Conasauga Falls Trail | Tellico Plains, TN | January 2023 On our first full day in Tellico Plains, we wanted to stay closer to town since we had just driven a lot the day before, so we chose a few nearby trails to hike. While…
Asheville, NC to Tellico Plains, TN | Cherokee, NC Whispering Giant | Brasstown Bald | January 2023 After spending 5 full days in Asheville, it was time for us to move on. This also happened to be the day that a large snowstorm was coming across the mountains from Tennessee, and most of the high…