Best Scenic Drive in Great Smoky Mountain National Park! 

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You’re gonna love it! Make sure you give yourself more than enough time to stop along the way. Enjoy! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!

You’re going to love it! Make sure you give yourself more than enough time to stop along the way! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!

Indeed!

It's a must see! Thanks for watching Billy!

It’s the best of the Smokies! Miss you guys!!!

Yes, they found it new. Just like that…😂

Yes....Not the truck. Don't get me wrong, we're thankful to have something to drive, but we miss the truck terribly. We're praying she's done soon!

I think it's one of the best drives in the Appalachian Mountains! Thanks for watching!

Great questions! We like the drive from Gatlinburg to Cherokee better because we like the approach, and angle to the amazing views. How the scenic overlooks are revealed from the perspective of the driver or passenger seem to be better going towards Cherokee. But obviously, that's subjective. I didn't mention this in the video, (I just now thought about this) but it might be that access to the parking areas along the way are better going to Gatlinburg from Cherokee, but I don't remember. You've really got me thinking that I need to give better examples in my video when I say something like that! Good stuff! Second Question It actually snowed the day before we made this video. But leading up to that it was in the 70's, and eventually rain. The snow was just a dusting. Winter this year on the the East coast has been weird to say the least. We were shocked that 441 was opened this time of year. So often it's closed in the winter due to snow and ice. Typically, 69 inches of snow falls at the gap every year. One site claimed that Newfound Gap receives more snow than Minnesota. I didn't have time to verify so I left it out. But it's not surprising considering the Smokies seldom hurt for moisture. Mix moisture with the elevation and there you go. Another thing I didn't have time to research is why Newfound Gap receives so much snow when compared to other mountains in the region with higher elevations. I think it has to do with the rain shadow effect, but I'm not sure. That's not to say that the gap is the snowiest or coldest place in the Appalachian Mountains. Not by a longshot! I don't know this for sure, but Snowshoe in West Virginia, and many other places in West Virginia is a Winter Wonderland! (Check out our videos in West Virginia if you like snow!) Thank you for watching, and thanks for commenting!

You're right. I should have used a selection or two. At the time, I was thinking about people who live outside the region who may not identify with mountain music. It's sort of cliche to make a video about the Appalachian Mountains a use mountain music. Don't get me wrong, I love mountain music. I've lived in three different regions of the Appalachian Mountains. I love mountain music. I was just trying something different. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!

@@BillMarion I see, cool deal man, that makes sense, I do like the video, I have lived up there myself in NW North Carolina at 3000° and I listen to most music myself.

@@kevintodd8195 I just wrote this in another comment section, I'd love to live in Western North Carolina at about 5500 ft. I love there. We're going to spend some time over there this coming year.

@@BillMarion That high man? Do you know about beech mountain, highest community East of the Mississippi river at 5,500 ft, there is condos up there and snows in May, I lived about 40 minutes from there and 10 from banner Elk about 4000° not bragging, I just love that elevation, God's country.I guess I'm a southern northerner lol

@@kevintodd8195 True Story, planned a video on Beach. Didn't call and check or anything, and when we got there it was closed for "special remodeling." We're heading back to Boone when the weather turns cold again. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!

I think this was shot in February. The Smokies are amazing in October. Peak is sometime around the middle of October depending on elevation. It's possible to see a flurry or two in the high elevations, but in October it's unlikely to see too much winter weather except for a hard frost.

@@BillMarion Thank you.