Once again I am interrupting the chronology of my Yellowstone Virtual Roadtrip posts because today I went to Graceland to attend the Elvis Presley Cake-Cutting Ceremony for his 85th birthday! Why? I don’t really know. Elvis wasn’t a big part of my life like he was for a lot of people. What happened was I…
Category: Tennessee
Hiking (a very small part of) the Appalachian Trail
The Smoky Mountains are well known for being cool, calm, and collected. But if you happen to visit in January, you’ll find it’s actually freezing. On the bright side, we don’t have to worry about the bear shenanigans we read about in the summer logs of the guest book. They are hibernating (is what I…
A Smoky Mountains Getaway (from people)
While the year of 2020 came and went with far fewer adventures than usual for everyone, 2021 is already shaping up to be more exciting in terms of travel (safely and smartly, of course). For example, when a college friend invited me on a family vacation to a rural cabin in the smoky mountains, I…
Glamping in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
So I went glamping for the first time in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After having spent a summer camping in Yellowstone, I’ve learned that camping is a very polarizing activity. It can either be the most amazing experience of your life, leaving you asking: “Why don’t I do this more often? I am a…
I Went to Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Didn’t Spend Any Money
That title is hard to believe, right? Well, we managed somehow. Even more unbelievable, I still had a great time, and it’d be hard not too! Gatlinburg, Tennessee is full to the brim with natural beauty with its clear sparkly rivers and blue-forested mountain peaks rising up all around. Gatlinburg is also very touristy. One…