Smoky Mountain National Park - June 2023
Third Time was Just as Charming This was my third trip to the Smokies, and second time solo. I completely lucked out with sunshine, and the wildflowers were seriously one of the most memorizing things I've hiked through. As mentioned previously, when coming to the Smokies, be ready for no cell service (except at Newfoundland Gap and the visitors centers) and bring your own food for the day, since there's nothing available there. Having been to the Smokies in May and July in previous years, June was the happiest medium. It wasn't raining (when I was there), and it wasn't blazing hot, so it was easy to hike very comfortably all day. Plus the wildflowers. I'm gonna talk about them too much because they meant that much to me. It was so fun to see what was blooming at different elevations, and all of the pink and white flowers to contrast the vastness of green. I'm telling you, this place is so magical. Same rules applied as previous solo hikes- Phone, First aid ...