A Local Shares Absolute Top-Tier Bucket List Items You Must Do in the Smokies at Least Once

When I think about my bucket list of things to do in the Smokies, the checklist naturally tumbles into a handful of categories. For instance, there are things to do in the mountains, like seeking out a distant waterfall. And there are things to do in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, etc.

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Some things can be done throughout your life. You can seek out wildflowers and dangle your feet in the various branches of the mountains’ streams. But some things are available for only a very short window of time, like going cruising in Gatlinburg to flirt with the tourist girls. At 17, it’s fun and a little daring and an exploration of youthful freedom. But it doesn’t take long for the same activity to become first a little sad and then a lot creepy.....

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