Tallulah Gorge State Park (Tallulah Falls, Georgia)

Tallulah Gorge State Park is a beautiful place with amazing views of the gorge, waterfalls, and beautiful scenery.

Tallulah Gorge is one of the largest canyons in the eastern part of the United States.

 A fairly easy hike to the rim allows spectacular views of the gorge’s waterfalls. The gorge is around 1000 feet deep and runs for 2 miles.

If you are up for the hike, there is a suspension bridge that is 80 feet above the canyon floor. We did not make it to the bridge, but you can view it from the rim.

Location:

338 Jane Hurt Yarn Drive

Tallulah Falls, GA 30573

Happy Travels! 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range along the Tennessee–North Carolina border.

Fall is, by far, the most beautiful time to visit the Smoky Mountains. The weather is crisp and the colors are beautiful.

There are several scenic overlooks and each have a very different view.

We visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gattlinburg,Tennessee.

We had read a lot about Laurel Falls and decided we would hike it first. It was our favorite and is the most popular trail.

Laurel Falls and the trail got its name from the mountain laurel that blooms along the trail and near the falls every May.

The round trip distance is 2.6 miles and the hike is a fairly steep climb on a paved trail. It’s rated an easy to moderate hike, but it’s fairly difficult if you’re not used to climbing mountains. We had to stop and rest a couple of time on the way up, but it was an easy hike back down the mountain.

The reward for the hike is an amazing 80 foot waterfall at the top!

The Falls are separated to upper and lower sections by a bridge walkway.To get to the bottom, you have to maneuver big boulders. I did not think it was worth it at the time, but now wishing that I would have taken the adventure. ☺

We enjoyed the hike and the weather was perfect. The Smoky Mountains are a perfect place for a fall getaway.

Happy Travels!