Obligatory Gatlinburg Photo / myLot

The Smokies and Gatlinburg from the Gatlinburg Bypass. Photo taken by and the property of FourWalls.

United States

March 9, 2021 9:16pm CST

This is the obligatory Gatlinburg photo. Every time I come to the Smokies I head for the overlook on the Gatlinburg Bypass. This shows that blue haze that’s common to the area and gave the national park its name, the Great Smoky Mountains. That isn’t smoke, or pollution. That haze has been around this area for a long time, with the Cherokee calling the area Shaconage (or the place of the blue smoke). Regardless of when I come, I always head there first....just to see the blue hue and know that I am in the Smokies. Thanks for coming along with me!

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Mar 21

There it is. That iconic view. Wow! Thanks for taking us along.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86854)

• United States

10 Mar 21

I’ve got “that view” in all kinds of photos: autumn, spring, summer, daylight, and dusk. Nothing says “you’re here” to me like that view!!

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Mar 21

@FourWalls I completely agree.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117269)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Mar 21

Was this area on fire recently?

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86854)

• United States

10 Mar 21

There was a bad wildfire in November 2016. It killed 14 people and did millions in damage. Lots of damage still clearly visible (see photo of burned trees I’ll attach to this comment).

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117269)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Mar 21

Good grief, now I know what CA must look like, year after year they have wildfires.

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