Inspiring travel stories, tips, and guides from a couple exploring the world one destination at a time.
Pigeon Forge is a year-round tourist destination in the western foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Shows, shopping, bars, restaurants, entertainment, hiking, watersports, and the Smokys. There are just too many things to see and do in a week.
Motorhome life has its unique challenges and rewards. Overall, we prefer wide open spaces and avoid crowds whenever possible, so our social distancing was already in place. Having medical backgrounds, we daily practice infection precautions irregardless of COVID-19. Nevertheless, short of wearing a hazmat suit, it’s difficult to avoid exposure during a pandemic since supplies always need replenishment and we only have so much storage room. Trips to the grocery store and motorhome repairs are unavoidable.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited National Park in the United States. It seems as if all the visitors were there for the fall foliage spectacle.
