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On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

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My FIL is doing well and is well into recovery. So fingers are still crossed because the river is not yet forded, but the most dangerous stuff appears to be behind us. Thanks to all for well wishes, etc., you’re a great bunch of jackals, and I’m proud to be one of you.

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter JoeyJoeJoe.

I took a trip to Gatlinburg and the Smokies from April 6-10, 2019.

Taken on 2019-04-07 00:00:00

Anakeesta

Smoky Mountains in the background.

Taken on 2019-04-09 00:00:00

Clingman’s Dome

Smoke’s coming down from the top of the mountain.

Taken on 2019-04-09 00:00:00

Clingman’s Dome

When the smoke and mist disappears, the view is much better.

Taken on 2019-04-09 00:00:00

Clingman’s Dome

There’s a ramp up to Clingman’s Dome. On a clear day, you can see seven states from the top if you move in a circle.

Taken on 2019-04-09 00:00:00

Clingman’s Dome

Another view of the mountains in the distance.

 

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26Comments

  2. 2.

    Eljai

    The views are stunning! Thank you JoeyJoeJoe.

    Alain, glad to hear good news about your FIL. Sending good thoughts for his continuing robust recovery.

  3. 3.

    Jerzy Russian

    Good news about the father in law. Let’s keep the good news going.

    Very nice scenery there, although I don’t think that is really smoke we are seeing in the pictures.

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    Amir Khalid

    Photos 3, 4, and 5 will not load for me. I cannot view the images; I am told they have errors. If I try to reload the image on this page, the frame disappears. I have been having this problem for some weeks now. It is frustrating.

  7. 7.

    Mary G

    Beautiful country, indeed.

    Glad to hear good news about your FIL , Alain and hope he continues to get better fast.

  8. 8.

    Elizabelle

    Beautiful photos, Joey. Thank you for sharing them.

    Good to hear FIL is on the mend. May he heal up better than new.

  9. 9.

    p.a.

    Wonderful stuff, and one of the few Simpson’s references I would get.

    Glad there is good news Alain. Positive vibe emissions will be ongoing…

  10. 10.

    Mel

    Beautiful photos!

    Thankful that your FIL is doing well, Alain. Hugs to your family; you guys try to get some much needed rest today.

  11. 11.

    Alain

    @Amir Khalid: I’m not sure what to say. The pictures are there and work for everyone. It sounds like something wrong with he CDN. Do you use a VPN? Try without it and see if hst makes a difference.

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    JPL

    The smokey’s are only three to four hours north of me, but I’ve never been. The pictures are beautiful and I should make an effort to visit.

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    Sab

    What are the 7 states you can see from Clingman’s Dome? Definitely Tennessee and North Carolina. Probably Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. So what are the other two? West Virginia? Kentucky? Alabama?

    I was going to complain about everyone misspelling Smoky Mountains, but then I spelled Clingman’s with a K.

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    J R in WV

    Alain,

    Thanks for the good news from your family! Glad he is recovering well, while this is now an SOP procedure, not routine when it’s your heart!

    JJJ, great pictures, so unusual to have that kind of viewing weather up that high. Thanks.

    The last time we were up there, it was all fog and mist and bluster and COLD. Even tho it was June.

  23. 23.

    mad citizen

    When I was a kid one of our few longer distance trips featured Clingmans Dome. Been back to the Smokies many times since. Always beautiful. Thanks for these great pictures!

  24. 24.

    Ruckus

    @Steve in the ATL:
    NC moonshine is the best.
    Good news on the FIL.
    @J R in WV:
    Truer words! Having someone poking around in your heart is interesting and just plain scary. I got to watch the screens as they were doing my angiogram. At least I knew the results right away.

  25. 25.

    JoeyJoeJoe

    Thanks, glad I got up there, even though I’m afraid of heights. I just assumed that it was smoke coming down. I definitely had a lot of moonshine, though not from my own well. Also not when I was driving down the mountain, or I probably would have driven over the edge of the cliff. The trip was good, even with the multitude of maga and djt hats and even stores with those cardboard models of djt at the entrance; the area is super Republican. Next trip is either Chicago or Los Angeles, I think

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