{"id":3085,"date":"2025-08-13T21:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:03:22","slug":"great-smoky-mountains-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=3085","title":{"rendered":"Great Smoky Mountains National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As far as I know, this is the only National Park I had been to before we started this trip, and I didn&#8217;t even know what NPs were back then.  So I sort of remembered this place, but not really?  Also, I had only driven through, I hadn&#8217;t done any hikes.  The weather was amazing when we arrived, but the next day was in the 90s because we brought the hot with us from New Orleans (we had been in New Orleans for the last 2 months, but I skipped that on here, I should write a short story about all the things that went wrong as we left).  I also went out to our property outside of Asheville to see the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and it was pretty bad.  Last time I went there I thought that it would take a week of chopping trees to clear an area put stuff, now it&#8217;s going to require heavy machinery.  I could definitely spend a lot longer exploring this area.  Also went into Asheville, which was nice, but I didn&#8217;t take many pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3083\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4912.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The creek in front of the property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3082\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4918.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The road was washed out, but the cartoon express remains!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3080\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4857.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The crick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3081\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4938.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An old bard\/inn from the 1800s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3079\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4933.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The old time farm exibit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4862.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3077\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4862-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4862-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4862-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4862-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4862.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the elk from the elk renewal program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3075\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4893.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pretty sure this is from Big Witch summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"3074\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882-1024x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882-1024x500.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882-1536x750.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4882.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tree line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3076\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4973.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The smoke they&#8217;re talking about<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" data-id=\"3078\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850-1536x836.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_4850.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As far as I know, this is the only National Park I had been to before we started this trip, and I didn&#8217;t even know what NPs were back then. So I sort of remembered this place, but not really? Also, I had only driven through, I hadn&#8217;t done any hikes. The weather was amazing &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=3085\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Great Smoky Mountains National Park&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3086,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085\/revisions\/3086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}