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  1. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Page 1 has my starting odometer. This is my ending odometer after filling up gas today. So, my trip was 2,264 miles and it cost me exactly $426.52 in gas. I was lucky gas prices were cheaper or it would have been a lot more. And that is all for my Springbreak road trip. I hope I get the...
  2. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Finally made it back home yesterday in good time. It was a nice and simple ride. On my way home, I stopped at a cracklin place in Lake Charles. I highly recommend to try. They have smoked cracklin and seanoned and spicy. Both were my first time to trying them and they were quite good. The...
  3. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Finally done with my vacation and drove 10 hours today from Gatlinburg to New Orleans. The drive was a really nice one and I met some speed demons on the highway. Finally got to New Orleans in good time and went to the french quarters to eat and walk around. Had a good dinner and then went to...
  4. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    After enjoying the drive on the Tail of the Dragon, I drove back to Pigeon Forge to spend the day. I walked around a lot looking at many attractions. Then took some pics of some attractions. Then when I was done for the day. I ate at a nice small restaurant and went to the movies to watch...
  5. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Here are pics at the end of the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap.
  6. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    My start of the Tail of the Dragon. Along the way, there are 2 photographers who take pictures of your car and then they sell the pictures to you. You can go on their website to see your pictures and decide if you want to buy them or not. Here are my own pictures from their website. I may...
  7. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Yesterday, I was so tired I did not update. But have some time now to update as my vacation has come to an end. The first part of the day was spent running the Tail of the Dragon. It was a thrilling ride.
  8. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    And just to show how Gatlinburg looks from bird's eye view. Then I took these shots. Took the first one. Then turned my drone 90 degrees and took the next one. Turned another 90 degrees and took another. Then another 90 degrees and took the last one. Shows a big picture of a good aerial view...
  9. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Today was a busy day just walking around town and shopping on main street in downtown Gatlinbirg. I got to attend Moonshine tasting for my first time. I don't drink alcohol so this was quite an adventure. You pay $5 and you get to taste 13 different moonshines. My experience was not good since...
  10. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    These are pictures I took on the Cades Cove Scenic Loop.
  11. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Checked out of the hotel at Cherokee today and drove in the rain to Gatlinburg, making a few stops along the way. This morning was cold, wet and a beautiful scene in the park, with a lot of Elks laying in the grass. Next stop was at the Baptist church And then a few pictures I stopped for...
  12. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    It was time to get back on the road for 1 hour 30 minutes drive back to the hotel. Tomorrow morning, I will check out of my hotel in Cherokee and drive 1 hour 30 minutes to Gatlinburg where I plan to spend 3 nights.
  13. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    After visiting the house, I drove to the winery. Got in line. The line was long and it took me 25 minutes before I was shown to my table. Good thing I met these complete strangers while in line. A couple meeting each other for the first time and a very friendly family on a road trip. They were...
  14. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Some of the panoramic pictures that I took that were of a lot more interest to me.
  15. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    When you get your ticket, they ask you if you want to park and ride the shuttle or you want to park closer to the house and walk to the house. Choose to park and walk. It is so much better and the walk from the parking lot to the house is only 300 yards which they say it is a 8 minutes walk. It...
  16. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Today was dedicated to the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC. Amazing building, but the cost to visit this place is a little on the expensive side. The ticket cost me $73.83. See it highlighted on my picture below. But it so worth it. When you get into the welcome center, you are greeted with...
  17. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    In my quest for my next thing to see, Soco Falls, I missed the pullout point twice. Then I ended up in a private driveway. Then when I ginally found the pullout point, there was no parking available since only like 3 or 4 cars can park there at any time. So, I passed that up. Then got to the...
  18. PetitFrereArmada

    Spring Break Road Trip. Houston to Great Smoky Mountains NP 03/06-03/14

    Next stop: Mingo Falls. When you get to the parking lot, you have to walk up these 160 stairs. Then a short and very rocky walk takes you to the waterfall. Everybody gets on this little bridge for the perfect view of the waterfall. At this point, you are rewarded with this beautiful view of...
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