Hiking the Tanasi Trails – Ocoee Whitewater Center

The site of the whitewater venue during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the Ocoee Whitewater Center offers much more a visit to a former Olympic venue – not that an Olympic venue doesn’t have enough cool factor alone. In addition to the fun of watching novice and skilled paddlers navigate the rapids...

Mama Bear Cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

A breath of fresh air – and a bit of solitude – greeted us as we approached Mama Bear Cabin, several miles north of the bustle of Gatlinburg, TN – and far from the obnoxious Pigeon Forge. Our goal – to see the side of the Smoky Mountains that most don’t travel there to see...

Hiking to Rainbow Falls – Great Smoky Mountains

Nestled in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are many waterfalls – this one a favorite of ours, preceded by a pleasant hike through the smoky mountainside south of Gatlinburg, TN. A 5.2 mile roundtrip hike to the falls from the trailhead is moderately steep and travels through a wide variety of...