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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just returned from the Smokys and loved it! Rented a cabin outside of Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg. It was way up on the side of a mountain ....awesome views for miles of the lush green Smokys.  So much to do outside and inside. No altitude issues. We were in Breckenridge this winter skiiing ..I dunno how people on vaca could do a lot of outdoorsy activities before adjusting to the altitude.  I was breathless walking to the ski lift. Temps in the Smokys (not the foresty areas) are similar to here but a little less humidity.  Hiking in the Park is very shaded and feels much cooler plus there is always a watering hole to play in.  While the Smoky may bet as dramtic and jagged as the Rockies ...they are IMO way more lush, green, scenic, babbling streams, waterfalls, tons of hiking, blacks bears, wild turkey, elk.  The road to our cabin was more thrilling than anything I had to drive in CO too.  I gotta say I was impressed with the Smokys..more so then I was with the Rockies ...albeit I did not visit a Nat'l park in the Rockies. The Smoky National Park is the idyllic national park.  And then you have downtown Pigeon Forge, Gatlingburg and Dollywood ...its like Disney but in the Mtns  with the greatest kids adventures  - mtn coasters, go karts, water park, rides galore. [/quote]

I’m glad you had a great vacation, but I was underwhelmed by the Smokies and the surrounding area. I thought it was a nice low key trip, but not one that is as dramatic and different as the Rockies. They’re just not the same trip. [/quote]

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