Duration: 05/25/2019-05/27/2019

Outline: Cades Cove Loop – Ripley’s Odditorium – Synchronized Fireflies – Skylift Park – Clingmans Domes – Salt & Pepper Museum

Keyword: Road trip; Biking; Synchronized fireflies; Cades Cove; Clingmans Domes

Great Smoky Mountain has been the most visited national park for at least 70 years, which beats Grand Canyon NP and Zion NP as the second and the third.^[1] I guess the biggest reason might be it closes to major cities and small towns. We drove from Louisville, passed through Lexington/Knoxville, and arrived at Friday night before Memorial Weekends.

The park has two main entrances by connecting with Highway 441: Gatlinburg, TN on the north, and Cherokee, NC on the south. There are many accommodations in Gatlinburg area as it’s very close to the north entrance and has various restaurant options, but be prepared for the crowds especially for holidays. Not recommend to stay in Pigeon Forge town, as you might get stuck on the road to Gatlinburg due to the traffic jam in Gatlinburg!

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最近因为工作原因，博客停更了近半年。乘着这次回国探亲，和家人一起去了趟三亚，用文字记录下这次旅行～

先简单介绍一下海南这个海岛。它是我国最南端并且唯一的热带海岛省份。之前被广东省管辖，直至民国时期才升级为省。GDP处于中下等水平，但由于地理位置优越有着丰富的海洋资源。尚未充分工业化，自然风光吸引大量游客支撑起旅游业^[1]。海南省旅游的交通状况还算乐观，一般可以考虑直接飞往三亚凤凰国际机场，或者飞往海口美兰机场再乘坐动车或租车环岛去三亚。如果时间充裕，租车自驾东线是比较推荐的路线（西线还在开发）。海南环线高速公路（G98）不收取费用（油价高～），从海口到三亚途径文昌（东郊椰子林，铜鼓岭天晴拍月亮湾美翻），博鳌（亚洲论坛永久会址），万宁（加井岛，石梅湾，兴隆咖啡庄园），陵水（分界洲岛～人少版蜈支洲）。

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