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tomwill55 previously said:
jamesart86
Last weekend my wife and I drove over to The Smokies to see the elk. They are in the Catallochee Valley. Take exit 20 off I40 (Cove Creek). You can then drive on the Mount Sterling Road and cross I40 (exit 7) and take Cold Springs Creek Road to Max Patch. These are National Park Service and US Forest Service Roads. They are dirt roads and offer great vistas and insight tio Southern Appalachia at its best. They may not be the off road experience that some want but take along a camera and enjoy.
tomwill55
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Been to Cataloochee Valley many times - it's beautiful hiking country, and the elk re-introduction program is great. But take it slow and be careful on the single mountain road leading to it & from it. It's become such a popular tourist destination that those blind turns can be deadly with all the yahoos in minivans packed with the wife and 6 kids rounding them too wide. Personally, I wouldn't take anything that wasn't 4WD on that road. But every year you'll see some bozo from NJ or NY doing it in a rusted out, overloaded ford tarus with sagging springs.
This is an isolated, said to be haunted cabin from the 1800s in the valley:
Hannah Cabin on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
