Aug 7, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026

Gatlinburg

Tennessee

trip ★★★★

Smokies, shoeless ubers, bears

Highlights

  • Smoky Mountain Views
  • Anakeesta for free (wouldn't do it by paying)
  • 16 BLACK BEARS
  • Smoky mountain brewery

Lowlights

  • Shoeless uber and a lack of drivers in the evening
  • People and traffic - 150 million annual travelers makes for a long day

It’s easy to have fun with family like this.

No real plans heading into this trip. The forecast called for rain so we kept our plans loose.

It was raining by hard when we got in so we stopped at a scenic Thai restaurant on a creek.

The trip included time on the main strip, Anakeesta for free (shout out rain check and that lady), delicious pizza at Smoky Mountain Brewery, tangier outlet mall, Roaring fork motor trail.

16 bears and a lot of laughs.