We concluded our mid-April 2021 visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a scenic drive near Gatlinburg on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. This one-way, one-lane, paved road is just over five miles long.
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| Trees have been cut to restore the view |
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| Trees at lower elevations just starting to sprout bright green leaves |
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| These "dead" sticks will soon be vibrant with life |
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| Another view of the mountains |
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| A closer view |
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| White Trillium fades to pink as it ages |
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| White Trillium at full whiteness |
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| Roaring Fork |
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| Place of a Thousand Drips |
There is no entrance fee at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The park website is https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm.
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