Terrifying Road To Great Smoky Mountain National Park
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2019
- While traveling down south, i needed to make my way from Gatlinburg, Tn to North Carolina. In between those two areas is a steep, twisty road that goes up and over the Smoky Mountains. Being from Pennsylvania, we typically dont have many roads like that here. So i thought i'd share my ride up to the top and show you some of the most breathtaking views you will ever see. Enjoy
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One word.....'Majestic' !!!!
Been driving Tn/NC mountain roads for 45 years.
Hi have a question if you don't mind . We are going to be driving from IL to Myrtle Beach. Is there another way to get there beside taking this road through the mountains? Flying is not an option either. After watching this video looks Amazing but to many turns and twist for my liking. Is this road scarey then the Needles Highway in SD? Thank you 😊
In our time, the middle of the last century, this was the only road from NC to TN. Loved the drive. Those mountains are dark, deep and truly wild.
I absolutely Love the Mountains! The WV turnpike has some really scary turns and tunnels. The lower part of the turnpike going into Va. The mountains are absolutely gorgeous there also.
Thanks for sharing this...I Love the mountains!!
That was an amazing video, the scenery was absolutely spectacular, Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺👍👍👍
Ty desmond
I stood there when I was a little boy. I'm 38 and now have panic disorder, and with my particular triggers, I'll never be able to see it again in person. Thank you for this video.
I'm a proud Tennesseean & the Smokies are a treasure. I feel blessed to live my life in one of the most beautiful places on earth rich in history & culture! Love your videos, thanks for sharing your travels with us JP!
You're very fortunate to live there
It is amazing, I wish I was still up there!!!!
Absolutely beautiful. A place I will probably never get to see in real life.Thanks for sharing
Holy smokes😯...beautiful but I would be scared to travel that road at night or in inclement weather!! Lord that's AMAZING but very dangerous!
The drive down the mountain from Estes Park in CO petrified me. It is 100 times worse than this one.
I second this
I love driving roads like that, very soothing. My favorites are driving the roads from Banner Elk NC to Blowing Rock NC and the Blue Ridge Parkway to Little Switzerland. Occupies my mind and is zenlike.
Plissa Barrett my neck of the woods
Beautiful! Drove through there many years ago when I lived on the East coast. Thank you for an awesome video!
Driving in Atlanta is much scarier than this but I enjoyed the scenery. Very beautiful. Thanks.
Agree going back up over the Appalachians was scarier for me
Atlanta is a different kinda scary lol
Love this drive. Another drive that has amazing views is the Foothills Parkway. The Tail of the Dragon is more winding, sharp curves, very popular with motorcycles and sports cars. I think the Dragon has over 300 curves in 11 miles.
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I left Gatlinburg one day in late November driving over to Cherokee, NC in my BMW Roadster. It was 50 degrees and sunshine in Gatlinburg. Somewhere around 3500 ft. altitude we started seeing snow on the ground. We rounded a curve at about 4500 ft. altitude and snow and ice was covering the road. At 5000 ft. it was a white out, the road was impassable and my traction control was going crazy! I turned and came back down to Gatlinburg. When we got just about to the Welcome Center there was a Ranger closing the road!!
Sounds like my first encounter back in February.
Nice video. Check out Maggie Valley area if your around it. You'll be driving in the clouds there.
Maggie Valley is wonderful. So is Transylvania!
Beautiful scenery, thanks for taking us along for the ride. We live in a beautiful country- Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Same to you
Was there first week on June. Enjoyed the beautiful Smokey Mountains
"You guys ready for this?"
And I wasn't. We've got no shortage of natural beauty here in CA but that awesome mountain range full of every shade of green just took my breath away.
The Smokies are my happy place. Thankfully we live in Tennessee and get to visit all the time. One year on our way to Cherokee, NC, we drove it in fog. Now that was scary!
I can imagine
Fog is the worst. Maybe ice is the worst. Not sure, maybe a whiteout. Watch the weather before you travel.
We love our Smokey Mountains here in Tennessee! They are beautiful!😊
I agree
What road is this ?
The smokies are just one of the most beautiful areas around, I hope you went to Cades Cove. There are old churches, and old farm that you can look at.
I lived in Tennessee for 4 years. Moved there from Florida. Drove those mountains around Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville every day. Nothing scary about it to me. The scariest thing was trying to drive through that traffic during the rod run.
Where do you live now? I'm always interested in hearing where people have come from and where they've gone.
Undoubtedly Tennessee is one of the most beautiful places on the Earth but I had a nightmare experience on those roads up there someday I might tell people about it but it is a beautiful view
Wow sounds like a great story!
Did you see sasquatch 😃 what happened?
Ok we're ready for the story now plz!!
Beautiful views. My dad used to take us there when we were real little. We'd leave Friday and drive all night and wake up with the sun coming up over the mountains and the tops completely cover with clouds. It was like looking down into a sea of clouds. So beautiful. He would always drive as far up Clingmans Dome as far as he could and park just for that view.
That might be what I'm remembering from my drives with my family up there in the 1980's. I've always been terrified of heights :)
Smokey Mountains are the best I went 3 times already can’t wait to summer but gonna have to wait a couple of months. I think I have drove by that road before to go to a lake those views are soooo beautiful
Its my new favorite place to visit
In Townsend park they still had some of the old cabins. Really awesome to see, watch out for the bears.
Nothing scary about it. You must live in flat lands & no curves. I love it.
Not quite, but as i said in the video. If you're a local and accustomed to it, its no problem. Driving it while snow covered is a whole different experience on a dry sunny day.
@@JPVideos81 I have been on that mountain in all kinds of weather. The hills in PA is almost like driving on flat land. Very nice rolling hills, but not mountains.
@@JPVideos81 Gotcha. It is beautiful there & I have driven it, but not in the snow, I'll stay home in cajun country...lol
I'm from Michigan. I'm not used to windy, cliff hanging roads.
What road is this?
Beautiful... always wanted to go there, never got to. Now I'm on oxygen , can't walk much. So keep showing me these places.🙂🙂🙂
Keep watching and ill keep sharing
Beautiful!! I've been lucky enough to have driven through there, on dry roads and daytime, it really is breathtaking, another beautiful video, ty JP, stay safe, ❤🇺🇸
Virginia has these types of roads too going over the mountains. The switchbacks are quite amazing. Especially in a 26,000 GVW roll back. :)
I've always felt so blessed that this southern girl was raised around those beautiful smoky mountains 🤠.... And yes if you're not use to driving in this area, the roads can be a real butt clincher at times!!! 😁 Thank you for the beautiful video and thank you for loving my homes true beauty. ❤
Thanks for the terminology lol 😁
@@JPVideos81 Lmbo!!
Breathtakingly God's handy work. Lovely so beautiful it winds around doesn't it.? I am speechless about the sights. I can only imagine what the first people thought of it when they saw this for the first time. loved it thanks.
Always breezy and windy on top
Thanks for the video! Now. I WANNA GO!!! I WANNO GO!!! This is now on my bucket list~
Go!
Beautiful work, though I'd like to say that the view is even better when there has been rain / fog in the area. I'll never forget travelling through there as a kid in the 1980's, and there would be fog. You wouldn't be able to see very far and that intensified everything. BTW anyone else remember the Cherokee Indian reservation / attraction that was in that area in the 1980's? Are they still there?
I love when I see someone from out of state pull up at a trailhead. I'm usually strapping a pack to myself and getting my gear squared away. They'll say "Hey, you look like you know what you're doing! Do you know where this waterfall is?", while they point at a map. We always help them out and us locals are always happy to see people from other parts of the country checking out our beautiful backyard. ❤
The Tennessee/ North Carolina border is one of the most beautiful in the country.
The AT also runs through that parking lot. If you ever get a chance, do the 8 mile hike to Charlie's Bunion and back.
I don't know how many times I have been in the Smokies. We went there when I was a kid in the 50s and 60s. Still go there every several years. Absolutely love it. Been over this road many times. Never tire of it. Have seen bears and elk along this road. Such beautiful scenery!
Thank you for the amazing ride.. the scenery is simple gorgeous... really enjoyed the video ....♥️♥️
❤My home away from home❤ ... Love everything about Tennessee!
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I think I was on that road just a few months ago in April, wanted to go to Clingmans Dome on our way out of Gatlinburg (heading back to TX). The weather didn't cooperate. What was a drizzly day in Gatlinburg, was a gale force, raining sideways, socked in with clouds day at the top. I could barely see two car lengths ahead. I stopped at the peak, but the weather was showing no signs of clearing, so I pressed on to get down out of the weather. With that behind us, the rest of the road was epic and beautiful.
Im home sick and miss my mountain's u should try the blue ridge parkway so very beautiful...great video thanks for taking me home 😉 ✌
From NC. Those switch back turns will get you. Did them in a suburban! Wow. White knuckle driving!
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I love mountains and trees. Scary road. I was getting dizzy.
That place is so untouched and beautiful thanks for the video 💞🌹👍
Same route we always take from Gatlinburg to Cherokee. We love all the views & tunnels & occasional wildlife! Just beautiful!
My ex was a long haul trucker, I got to go with him to SC. Jay, ever see the runaway ramps in the smokies. If a big rig loses its brakes, they have those ramps so they can slow the 18wheelers down. The ramps are rubble and deep sand. Great vid
I see them around. Hope they are never used.
We saw 18 wheeler half way thru one of those ramps. Truck had been sitting there for some time, doors open covered in debris that was old, no plates.
The background scenery with you in the picture is perfectly priceless 💗 That would be a great picture. You could put it on refrigerator magnets and t-shirts and canvas bags for people to buy.
Beautiful area. The Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia has a very scary drive as well.
Breath taking! My favorite vacation spot is in the mountains. 🏔.
After driving the mountain roads in Tiawan, where people constantly pass over the double yellow lines, even buses and the tunnels and bridges that only one car at a time can fit through, that looks easy!
Wow! Around that first curve I was starting to get dizzy. Wonderful video.
Haha, thanks
Thanks for this video. We were just days from going there but the massive fires kept us from going. Oklahoms City
Thanks again!
Hope you can plan another trip
The last time I was on this road I found it beautiful but terrifying. My ex was a speeding horrible driver. I am so grateful we didn't plunge to our deaths.
It's best viewed in a convertible...My first trip up a little scary too but been across another half dozen times,...you get used to the road yet the beauty here never wears out. Thanks for uploading and sharing!
Jay the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee have a special memory because my cousins live in Signal Hill which is a lot like the area you took us to see in this video! You have cool music but, when you sped up the film around those curves woaa! Beautiful scenic roads! Oh these roads are tricky and white knuckle experiences! You rocked this video once again!❤
Wow!! That is a hard scary drive on a clear day time drive let alone at night and the winter would be really dangerous.
I'll continue to keep you in my prayers. Stay safe my friend and thank you so much for taking us along. If some of the coins I found can sell well I can join your Paytron. BIG 🖒s UP !!
Beautiful. I love it. All my family is from Tenn
What beautiful scenery, I've been there many times in my younger days. Met Clu Gulager in Bryson City when he was performing at Maggie Valley. Clingman's Dome is also a beautiful lookout. Enjoy your trip, be safe.
Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
gorgeous views..thank you for sharing! My family and I drove thru the mtns in '99 when we moved to FL. Was lovely! We moved back to Midwest in 2016...
Ive been on this road
Thanks for sharing
Safe travels
Such an amazing video. The beauty is literally as you said, breathtaking!
I drove it once many years ago pulling a carnival ride. Went over a bump in the road and lost the small trailer. Had to rehitch it and turn around and go back. I'll never do it again. To scary in the dark.
@@susanjones97 I'm sorry that happened to you.
Beautiful country! I lived along the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA. For a few years. Was on the rescue squad, ran a lot of car accident calls on those winding roads. Thanks for sharing and gave thumbs up as always
Thanks for sharing
You are in my neck of the woods. I live very close to there. And you are close to the Cherokee reservation where my family are from. Great video ❤💯
I have another video coming out with more of the locations you mentioned.
@@JPVideos81 I will be looking forward to seeing them 💯💙 it really is beautiful here.
Thank you appreciate your kindness in sharing with us
Amazing scenery! Enjoyed this video very much! 👍🏻😋
Gorgeous views!! Thanks for taking us here!!!
Great day for your drive JP. Nice views.
Breath taking !! Absolutely beautiful! As always thanks for taking all of us along!
Yep! I live in this area absolutely love it 😍 Awesome video! Thank you 🦋
Ty
I've driven these mountain roads a few times & the upper elevation views are incredible. Nothing else like it on the east coast. Best to go with a friend though, so you can take turns driving to enjoy the scenery.
Again, awesome video. We lived there for 21 years and drove that road all the time. Newfound Gap (where you were) is absolutely beautiful. Not far down the road is Clingmans Dome, which is even higher. Clingmans Dome has a walkway that takes you to an observation tower where you can see North Carolina and Tenn. We lived 1 mile from Fontana Lake, and you can se it from Clingmans Dome also. So happy to se you filming here. Thank you so much. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
You're lucky to be there, 30 plus years ago my future x wife and I road from Hellinois to Myrtle Beach, riding through the smokies on the parkway, and up to Clingmans Dome was memorable to say the least, it's hard to "sight see" 2 up on a big Harley but seeing this video brings me back in my mind, now if I could only get back there in person. Someday
Oh, that was was a beautiful ride and view! It must be amazing in the fall! Thanks for sharing!
Drive reminds me of the scenic byway through the Green Mountains of Vermont. Beautiful but you have to keep your wits about you ...no distractions.
So many gorgeous regions to explore in this great country 🇺🇸 Thanks for taking us along! ☺
I lived in Gatlinburg for years,this makes me feel homesick, and I miss driving the roads,thanks4 the view😊
I have driven this scenic road many, many times. I love it. I do agree the slow pokes can be annoying.😤 But between Pigeon Forge TN and Cherokee NC it is well worth it. Thanks again JP for the memories.❤️
I now love this drive after having been on it 3 times now.
Major geenage, beautiful drive, and stunning views. I've never been there, so thanks a lot for taking us along, JP!
You're welcome
Stunning beautiful! Thanks for sharing.. God bless.
That was so beautiful!! Thank you for showing us
That stone type stage is also where President Franklin Roosevelt gave a speech to dedicate the National Park!
Never been but wow the views of the mountains, absolutely georgous!! Thanks for sharing JP👍👍🤗🇺🇸
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Planning a week in October and November. Born and raised in south Mississippi and it will forever be my home . But East Tennessee is my heart.
You are in beautiful country. I use to live near there and I miss it. A lot of stops for overlooks. There are natural springs through that drive that many people stop and fill up a few gallon jugs. Living water. I have driven the Blue Ridge Mts in Virginia and I was in the clouds. Gods country.
Thanks for sharing, my husband and I are going there in 2 weeks and I’m literally so excited for the views and waterfalls.. 😊
Such beautiful and peaceful views, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this video JP. KEEP UP 😊😊
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I'm in awe when I stand and look out on these mountainous views I love to watch how the clouds float around and change form it's mesmerizing the mountains seem to have their own atmosphere going on...hey I'm loving your blue hoodie and hat by the way...Thanks for sharing with us all 😊👍
Great Video...looks like beautiful mountains, and I'm sure something you won't forget...as always thank you for doing what you do!!!!
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Wow, that opening shot, priceless. The downhill was as bad as a rollercoaster, with the exception of being able to control your speed. I may have even found myself leaning a little to the left while watching this video. Such beauty, you shared with us today.
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Beautiful views. On my ever growing bucket list of hiking trips to take. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing ❣
Breathtaking veiws awesome road crazy beautiful areas thanks for chance to see it all.
Thank you JP for taking me along with you! Really enjoyed your video. Absolutely beautiful! I've only been to The Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone and Hoover Dam. Those were truly awesome parks to see in person than when we read about them in the history books in school.
My pleasure
Great views! Amazing!
Beautiful video many thanks!
I dove to the mountains heading to Roanoke VA from SC and I was so scared especially when I saw all the runaway ramps.
Those runaway ramps are designed to save semis that run away down the mountains. There nothing to worry about if anything they keep you a little bit safer
It sure is a beautiful view. The trip up there I might would have to close my eyes if I were not driving. I love Tennessee especially Gatlinburg. It's my favorite. Thanks for the tour. God bless you and your family.
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Beautiful area.
We are actually driving to north Dakota now to see mount Rushmore, the badlands, Custer state park. Love the Smokey mountains
Safe travels
Was just there last week! Enjoyed the vid!
Incredible scenery !! What a beautiful drive.