Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

Although the Boston Marathon bombing got most of the headlines yesterday, there was something reassuring that I experienced here in Gatlinburg. The wonderful Spring wildflowers have begun to come forth, and the Lemon Trilliums this year (as usual) are phenomenally pretty. For a closer look at one of these beauties, scroll downward... If you want to enjoy these exceptional wildflowers, take a stroll along the Gatlinburg Trail. The Gatlinburg trail is a two mile long easy walk which runs along the river from the south end of Gatlinburg to the National Park Welcome Center. The scenery is great and the quiet time is an effective reminder of how nice it is to live a long way from the big cities and all that is wrong in the world today.

Although the Boston Marathon bombing got most of the headlines yesterday, there was something reassuring that I experienced here in Gatlinburg. The wonderful Spring wildflowers have begun to come forth, and the Lemon Trilliums this year (as usual) are phenomenally pretty. For a closer look at one of these beauties, scroll downward... If you want to enjoy these exceptional wildflowers, take a stroll along the Gatlinburg Trail. The Gatlinburg trail is a two mile long easy walk which runs along the river from the south end of Gatlinburg to the National Park Welcome Center. The scenery is great and the quiet time is an effective reminder of how nice it is to live a long way from the big cities and all that is wrong in the world today.

As those of you who have read this blog for over a year know, Spring is one of my favorite seasons of the year here in the Gatlinburg area. Because I am blessed with the opportunity to live here in the Smoky Mountains , I have the ability to watch the wonder of creation be re-created each year. This afternoon, my wife Karen and I and our furry, four legged child Jake all took a relaxing walk on the Gatlinburg Trail, one of only two trails within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that allows dogs (the Oconaluftee River Trail being the other) and bicycles in addition to pedestrians. It is our favorite easy National Park walk and the only one on our side of the park that Jake can enjoy so we try to go whenever we can. This Easter Sunday afternoon, the splendid beauty of East Tennessee was evident in so many different ways. Due to a recent abundance of rain, the volume of the white water of the Little Pigeon River was spectacular as it raced over the large stalwart rocks of the river...

As those of you who have read this blog for over a year know, Spring is one of my favorite seasons of the year here in the Gatlinburg area. Because I am blessed with the opportunity to live here in the Smoky Mountains , I have the ability to watch the wonder of creation be re-created each year. This afternoon, my wife Karen and I and our furry, four legged child Jake all took a relaxing walk on the Gatlinburg Trail, one of only two trails within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that allows dogs (the Oconaluftee River Trail being the other) and bicycles in addition to pedestrians. It is our favorite easy National Park walk and the only one on our side of the park that Jake can enjoy so we try to go whenever we can. This Easter Sunday afternoon, the splendid beauty of East Tennessee was evident in so many different ways. Due to a recent abundance of rain, the volume of the white water of the Little Pigeon River was spectacular as it raced over the large stalwart rocks of the river...