Great Smoky Mountains
About The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Formed perhaps 200-300 million years ago and straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, The Great Smoky Mountains are among the oldest mountains in the world. The glaciers of the last ice age affected the Smoky Mountains without encroaching on them. During that era, glaciers invaded much of North America but failed to reach the Smokies. Thus, for many species of plants and animals that were displaced, our mountains became their new home. Undisturbed, these species had eons to diversify.Biological diversity is an evident feature of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Encompassing over 800 square miles of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no other park of similar size and climate can match the park's amazing heterogeneity of flora and fauna. Over 10,000 species have been documented whilst an additional 90,000 species may live here.
Things to do in the Smoky Mountains
The cabins and cabin companies featured on Gatlinburg Cabins & Chalets are near all the fun in the Great Smoky Mountains. For instance, close at hand near Gatlinburg and Townsend, is Cades Cove.Cades Cove is the most visited attraction in the national park, drawing millions to view its wildlife, outdoor museums and pristine valley floor. Dotted with pioneer settlement homes, Cades Cove allows guest staying in local cabins to imagine what it may have been like to live before the industrial revolution. As mentioned, Cades Cove is part of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a place that gives a sense of peace to all cabin guests who take the time to discover its mountain streams, foot paths, waterfalls and wildflowers. Also, the Smoky Mountains gives cabin guests the opportunity to view wildlife in their native habitat, to fish, to gaze at the mountains and to dream. other activities readily available to guest staying in the Gatlinburg Cabins and Chalets found on these pages are trout fishing, biking, golf, whitewater rafting and winter skiing. Details