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Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:00 pm
by Grunt67
Heading for the Great Smoky Mountains. Tues. AM. Coming back on Fri. Not going for the shows, etc., just nature, wildlife.
Make a tour thru Cades Cove, my fav. place on the planet.
If snow doesn't have the mountain pass closed, probably drive over to Cherokee, NC.
Love the mtns.

Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:15 am
by JEBar
I'm originally from Sylva so you are headed to my old stomp'n grounds .... we generally pass through there a couple of times a year on our way to and from South Dakota ... we do enjoy the Smoky Mountain Knife Works
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:02 am
by BigAl52
Say hi to Eustace if you see him Grunt. Have a safe trip
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:03 am
by GeoBoy
Yes, stop at Smoky Mountain Knife Works, love that store.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:27 am
by Grunt67
BigAl52 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:02 am
Say hi to Eustace if you see him Grunt. Have a safe trip
I'll do that, tell him Al said howdy.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:29 am
by Grunt67
GeoBoy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:03 am
Yes, stop at Smoky Mountain Knife Works, love that store.
May do just that. Keep meaning to stop in, haven't yet. I'll try to make it this trip.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:09 am
by JEBar
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:29 am
May do just that. Keep meaning to stop in, haven't yet. I'll try to make it this trip.
my wife loves the store .... they stock much more than knives
https://www.smkw.com/
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:29 am
by BigAl52
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:27 am
BigAl52 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:02 am
Say hi to Eustace if you see him Grunt. Have a safe trip
I'll do that, tell him Al said howdy.
I love that Mountain Men show
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:52 am
by Vaquero
Safe travels Grunt.
RP
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:50 pm
by Grunt67
BigAl52 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:29 am
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:27 am
BigAl52 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:02 am
Say hi to Eustace if you see him Grunt. Have a safe trip
I'll do that, tell him Al said howdy.
I love that Mountain Men show
Yep, he was a character for sure. Made me tired watching him work. Man could have learned a lot
from him.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:22 pm
by BigAl52
Him and Preston. Preston is a very educated man. He passed not long ago and its left Eustace very empty.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:09 pm
by Grunt67
Trip was fine, uneventful. Temp in the 60s, partly sunny.
There's a small river beneath my balcony. Kinda nice to watch it go by. Got geese, ducks.
I tried to upload a short video. but couldn't get it to work.
Cheers......
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:13 pm
by JEBar
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:09 pm
Trip was fine, uneventful.
good to hear .... looking forward to your continued trip reports .... I don't believe the forum's software is video friendly
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:35 pm
by The Wiz
If you get to Cherokee, stop in a shop called "Twisted Sisters". It has got some interesting yard art and other unusual stuff. We always end up buying something. Last time a pair of jeweled peacocks. Named them Sonny and Cher.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:59 pm
by Vaquero
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:09 pm
Trip was fine, uneventful. Temp in the 60s, partly sunny.
There's a small river beneath my balcony. Kinda nice to watch it go by. Got geese, ducks.
I tried to upload a short video. but couldn't get it to work.
Cheers......
Glad to see it was an uneventful drive.
The only way I've been able to upload video was to go through You Tube.
I believe that's what forty does also.
RP
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:10 pm
by Grunt67
GeoBoy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:03 am
Yes, stop at Smoky Mountain Knife Works, love that store.
I did stop in. That's a big place. Little bit of everything.
Anything from an AK to key chain. Quite a few guns, and actually some ammo.
Thanks, Geo. Worth the stop.
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:36 pm
by Grunt67
Rare sighting today. Mother wrench feeding her babies.

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Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:53 am
by Grunt67
The plan for today is cancelled. Hwy 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherekee. NC is closed due to heavy snow. Not unexpected. Have to come up with something else.
Temp here now is 31. Wind chill in the 20s.
Maybe I'll just be lazy today. LOL
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:16 am
by Vaquero
Sorry about the plan change.
Nothing wrong with a lazy day enjoy.
RP
Re: Heading for the Smokies
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:15 am
by JEBar
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:53 am
Hwy 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherekee. NC is closed due to heavy snow.
I've driven it many times .... it has several stretches that are really fun to ride in a sports car or on a bike
