By the middle of August, the creeks around Cosby are doing more work than the air conditioning. If you’ve spent an afternoon on the Foothills…
Elk in the Smoky Mountains: A Local’s Guide to the Fall Rut at Cataloochee and Oconaluftee
By the second week of September, the open fields on the North Carolina side of the park start making a sound you will not hear…
Cades Cove in Late Summer: A Local’s Guide to the Loop and Vehicle-Free Wednesdays
Cades Cove is the part of the Smokies almost everybody has seen a photo of — the wide green valley ringed by mountains, split-rail fences,…
Biking Cades Cove: A Local’s Guide to Vehicle-Free Wednesdays (2026)
There is a stretch of late summer when Cades Cove stops being a traffic jam and turns back into a valley. It happens every Wednesday,…
