Spring can be a more enjoyable time to hike in the Smokies than summer. You are likelier to find sweeping views while hiking before the trees fully leaf out, a bonus in this densely forested park.

As the days grow warmer and the landscape ripples with color, a growing treetop chorus drives the message home — spring is here ... have braved winter in the Smokies to shift focus from their ...

and we found ourselves on a beautiful spring day going to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. So we set off to drive the ...