{"id":203,"date":"2009-09-12T08:56:22","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.14886.com\/archestozion\/?p=203"},"modified":"2012-01-21T10:42:27","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T15:42:27","slug":"great-smoky-mountains-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"Great Smoky Mountains National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"            \n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-singlepic-image ngg-left\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\n\t\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/greatsmoky.jpg\"\n\t\t     title=\"\"\n             data-src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/greatsmoky.jpg\"\n             data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/thumbs\/thumbs_greatsmoky.jpg\"\n             data-image-id=\"52\"\n             data-title=\"greatsmoky\"\n             data-description=\"\"\n             target='_self'\n             class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"030c12a4efb527748e76f999ebf48417\">\n            <img class=\"ngg-singlepic\"\n             src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/dynamic\/greatsmoky.jpg-nggid0252-ngg0dyn-320x240x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n             alt=\"greatsmoky\"\n             title=\"greatsmoky\"\n              width=\"320\"               \/>\n    \t<\/a>\n\t\t      <\/div>\n        \n<p>Heading back from \u00a0a trip out west \u00a0to see a friend in Asheville,   the Great Smoky Mountains happily lay in my way. After you navigate the traffic jam that is Pigeon Forge (home to Dollywood),   you end up in some of the most pristine wilderness on the east coast. Most of this park seems to be designed to view from a car, which was just fine with me in this case. There are tons of pullouts with interpretive trails, and and ample supply of campgrounds and views.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My favorite things to do here<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View scenery<\/li>\n<li>Laurel Falls trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Things I want to come back to do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clingmans Dome<\/li>\n<li>Tour the historic buildings<\/li>\n<li>Visit the waterfalls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fun Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most visits of any National Park &#8211; 20 million in 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Park Service Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsm\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsm\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NPS Map<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/home.nps.gov\/applications\/hafe\/hfc\/carto-detail.cfm?Alpha=grsm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/home.nps.gov\/applications\/hafe\/hfc\/carto-detail.cfm?Alpha=grsm<\/a><\/p>\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-001806f4ca62de2f2a45e2ebc687c961-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/index.php\/nggallery\/slideshow?p=203'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/parks\/great_smoky\/pic1.jpg\"\n               title=\"\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/parks\/great_smoky\/pic1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/parks\/great_smoky\/thumbs\/thumbs_pic1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"730\"\n               data-title=\"pic1\"\n               data-description=\"\"\n               data-image-slug=\"pic1\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"001806f4ca62de2f2a45e2ebc687c961\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"pic1\"\n                    alt=\"pic1\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/parks\/great_smoky\/thumbs\/thumbs_pic1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading back from \u00a0a trip out west \u00a0to see a friend in Asheville, the Great Smoky Mountains happily lay in my way. 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