Roaring Fork Auto Trail Grand Opening Day 2021 Great Smoky Mountains National Gatlinburg What's New

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  • @KentuckyGirl
    @KentuckyGirl 3 роки тому +12

    I am so happy 🥰 you didn't play music on this video and let us hear the beautiful sounds 👂 of the GSM's along with the beautiful views 👀 of the Great Smoky. Mountains.👍

    • @ruthrider500
      @ruthrider500 3 роки тому +1

      Love all the trails you take us on without you I wouldn't get to see them

  • @bamalifecooperative5969
    @bamalifecooperative5969 3 роки тому +7

    I hate to see those old cabins going down like that! People don't about history anymore! Thank you will and dawn for telling the history of those old homesteads!

  • @HisLove4You
    @HisLove4You 3 роки тому +4

    I loved hearing the water, birds and the sounds of God's magnificent nature!! Thank you! And amen the pioneers most definitely had it rough. They worked so hard to make a life here! ❤

  • @kimberlyshalaby1134
    @kimberlyshalaby1134 3 роки тому +9

    So exciting to see how things once were. So sad to see the disrespect shown to something others could enjoy. I love seeing the old homesteads,mills, farms, Churches, fencing, you do great highlighting these places. Get Dawn some pancakes! Love your shirts!

  • @margaretsatchfield6480
    @margaretsatchfield6480 3 роки тому +7

    Wow..you hit a home run with this video. Beautiful photography..

  • @diznee39
    @diznee39 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for showcasing the beautiful wildflowers.....loving your videos with your new equipment.....also thank you for not always putting music with the videos....I love hearing the sounds of nature and the streams.

  • @katherinehayes9110
    @katherinehayes9110 Рік тому

    So much history in these mountains.The people that settled here were a hardy people and so are their ancestors.

  • @tuxedocatlady7811
    @tuxedocatlady7811 3 роки тому +6

    Your camera work and your photography is amazing..all so beautiful..you truly make us feel we are right there taking every step with you..and thank you for that..I'm from Chattanooga but don't get to visit your town like I did in years past..

  • @joejeffers2406
    @joejeffers2406 3 роки тому +4

    One of my favorite drives in the mountain no matter how many times you drive it you always see something new and interesting thanks for taking us along have a great week

  • @marshaf9877
    @marshaf9877 3 роки тому +5

    Will your video was amazing. I felt like I was standing next to you.. Such beautiful gifts we are given and sometimes they are not appreciated.

  • @lynnwasdin3731
    @lynnwasdin3731 3 роки тому +1

    I love the fact that these are my ancestors. My great grandparents cabin is the one that was moved from the Sugarlands to Roaring Fork Motor Trail. I am proud of my heritage, and so was my mother. She passed last November and I took her to Levi Trentham (from south Georgia) to bury her ashes. She always wanted to go home. She is now "home", and laid to rest with her mother and grandparents.

  • @609lawson
    @609lawson 3 роки тому +6

    Hey guys I really enjoyed this video, Thanks for taking us along with you.

  • @Tony-5000
    @Tony-5000 3 роки тому +3

    I know I'm the odd ball in the YITS Family. Most people like the restaurant reviews, but me; give me nature! I like your hiking videos the best. The waters, flowers, trees, living things, etc... The long ago man made things. I'll take this over the restaurant and hotel reviews everytime! It's not that I don't like those other videos, but this... 🥰😍❤️

    • @donnaallen3454
      @donnaallen3454 3 роки тому +3

      I'm with you Tony5000, for me I can't get out an hike like I would like too or get to the area as often. It is just beautiful.

    • @yankeeinthesouth
      @yankeeinthesouth  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Tony and Donna 😊

  • @Angela-zf8sn
    @Angela-zf8sn 3 роки тому +6

    Look! the snail 🐌... is chasing those nuts🥜 😂😂 love💕 that whimsical gate...Beautiful footage Will...the wildflowers🌷🌼🌾 are everywhere! 🤗 love💕 the glow of those 🍯🍯 honey jars in the window with the 🌞sunshine shining thru them😊...Thanks for sharing this Beautiful spring day with us all🌾🤗👍

  • @louiserogers352
    @louiserogers352 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for allowing us to enjoy the beauty of the Smoky Mountains when we can’t be there. I loved that you highlighted the nature that we sometimes overlook. The flowers were beautiful and the sounds of the flowing waters was relaxing. Thanks for the time you take to share these videos with us! Tell Dawn thanks as well!

  • @bonnieoverholts5461
    @bonnieoverholts5461 3 роки тому +3

    BEAUTIFUL!! The water is just calling to be sat by and relax. Springtime is here! Feel like going at the snails pace out there. Everyone needs a little slow down and enjoy time. Life goes too fast

  • @hotdiva38
    @hotdiva38 3 роки тому +1

    Yes my family from Michigan I live in Florida now

  • @claudiekyger6806
    @claudiekyger6806 3 роки тому +4

    A great trail. I would like to have a chair by the water and just sit and listen to it as long as I wanted to. So relaxing. Can't wait for more videos. Thanks

    • @nancyk4595
      @nancyk4595 3 роки тому

      I would really enjoy doing that too.

    • @likemesomeyoutoob
      @likemesomeyoutoob 3 роки тому

      I'd love to tie a hammock between 2 trees on the bank and just lay there all day long.

  • @BluePacificRQF
    @BluePacificRQF 2 роки тому

    We drove this trail last November (2021) in my big Acura MDX - it was SCARY in some parts! Absolutely gorgeous, with great mountain vistas and scenery. Even saw a mama bear and her two cubs. There were many sharp, narrow turns with steep drop offs. I told my wife that although it was worth it, once was probably enough. LOL

  • @christineschwartz8269
    @christineschwartz8269 3 роки тому +2

    Now that was really beautiful.. I loved the waterfalls.... also the cabins,, often have to wonder what they would tell you if they could talk..😊,, Thanks for taking us along..👍💟

  • @sharonelizabeth5364
    @sharonelizabeth5364 3 роки тому +6

    WOW!! BEST PRISTINE VIDEO I'VE EVER SEEN! THANKS WILL AND DAWN!

  • @candyparton9230
    @candyparton9230 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for another great video today. I truly have memories from my childhood spending Sunday afternoons in Cherokee orchards with my grand parents in summer and I love the spring time there, so peaceful. I usually go late evenings or early mornings to see the deer and bears. Hope you had a great day there. Love you guys.

    • @candyparton9230
      @candyparton9230 3 роки тому +2

      It breaks my heart to see our heritage destroyed by the disrespect and destruction done to our ancestors homes. Wish people would respect our parks and beauty of them, so people can come and see and enjoy our heritage.

  • @tracycarey1532
    @tracycarey1532 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for sharing all your journeys.I enjoy watching them and it gives me new places to visit when we are in the area.

  • @stephaniemariephotography5179

    I love this video. I love to go back and watch these spring time videos. Love the close up of the flowers.

  • @dglow03
    @dglow03 3 роки тому

    Both my husband and I put this on our TV screen and watched. Such beautiful videos of the falls, flowers, snail, cabins and everything. We love watching you. You feel like family!

  • @RobMapes
    @RobMapes 3 роки тому

    Your video brought back some pleasant memories. I lived in Knoxville from 1952 to 1977 then moved to Dallas for work. We had a house in the old Assembly Grounds (later called Mynatt Park) and we used to fall asleep at night to the sound of the creek just a few yards from our cabin. I remember that area before the tennis courts, the basketball court, the covered picnic area, and the ball field. I even remember when Pigeon Forge just had a couple of blinking traffic lights on our way to Gatlinburg. Thanks for sharing your video.

  • @CKermit5678
    @CKermit5678 3 роки тому

    I haven’t driven this in the spring with all the wildflowers in bloom-will have to come next year-really beautiful! Love your vlogs!

  • @katherinehayes9110
    @katherinehayes9110 Рік тому

    Wonderful an motor nature trail in those beautiful Smokies!!

  • @roseywilaney5696
    @roseywilaney5696 3 роки тому +3

    You guys look so cute being color coordinated! I love it when couples do that. Love the video!

  • @teresacantrell7400
    @teresacantrell7400 3 роки тому

    Thanks Will and Dawn for showing us the little gift shop at the end of the trail. I definitely need to stop and get some local honey on my next trip.

  • @broadwayblueshirts6160
    @broadwayblueshirts6160 3 роки тому +1

    That snail was so cool!

  • @lynnwasdin3731
    @lynnwasdin3731 3 роки тому

    And that is why my great grandparent's cabin was moved to Roaring Fork. Because people were vandalizing it when it was in the Sugarlands. Some people have zero respect.

  • @leecates7443
    @leecates7443 3 роки тому

    Roaring Fork and Cades Cove are my 2 favorite places to drive through while visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!! My husband and I enjoyed watching your videos together. He passed away last month. We were married 48 years. I am not sure if and when I will be able to visit there again. I will continue to watch your videos! They bring back good memories of my time there with my husband!

    • @yankeeinthesouth
      @yankeeinthesouth  3 роки тому +2

      I'm so sorry for your loss well keep you and your family in our prayers 🙏

    • @shirleyduncan3653
      @shirleyduncan3653 3 роки тому

      I hope someone will take you. So sorry to hear about your husband.

  • @garylipsey3552
    @garylipsey3552 3 роки тому

    Wow - such a great video with the sights and sounds of the Smokies. The wildflowers were beautiful. Thanks for the ride. Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is one of our absolute favorite drives. We missed it this year since we came in mid February and it was still closed. Thanks again - loved it.

  • @pameladulany1457
    @pameladulany1457 3 роки тому +2

    Will you do such a wonderful job with your video work in your photography picking out the beauty of nature. And then you add such beautiful music that matches its just perfectly. And dawn you are quite the helpmate for your husband. My husband does photography also and I know how much patience it takes to wait for them to get the right shot and help them with their gear and be there just to be sure they stay safe. God-bless you for helping your husband so much . Look forward to say more videos keep up the beautiful work.😍😍😍😍❤❤

  • @rosehunt9640
    @rosehunt9640 3 роки тому

    I LOVE to drive on Roaring Fork Motor Trail Road. It's so beautiful! My Next fav. to drive is Rich Mountain Road. :)

  • @ashleys_sadness
    @ashleys_sadness 2 роки тому

    I’ve only been able to take the motor trail once. We normally visit in March when is off season for it. I really enjoyed it the one time we went in august.

  • @jerryparnell1064
    @jerryparnell1064 3 роки тому

    Wonderful video. Thank you guys for sharing. I love the waterfalls an sounds. So peaceful. The wildflowers was awesome. We usually got on the fall, but we hope to go in May to see the wildflowers. This motor trail is my favorite goto place in the Smokies. Thanks again for the awesome video. Happy journeys. 👍🏻🥾🥾🐻🙏

  • @nicocool1851
    @nicocool1851 3 роки тому +1

    Strange because I was in the Roaring Fork Motor Trail on March 29, we hiked to Rainbow Falls and it was packed with people and traffic

    • @yankeeinthesouth
      @yankeeinthesouth  3 роки тому

      The road going to rainbow falls is actually Cherokee orchard road that will loop around and take you back to Gatlinburg roaring fork motor nature trail is a completely different road and it's one way for 11 miles Thank's Nico

  • @nancywood8705
    @nancywood8705 3 роки тому

    SO PRECIOUS IS THE SNELL! THANKS LOVE IT. I SAW ONE IN MY YARD THE OTHER DAY.

  • @DavidIrthum
    @DavidIrthum 3 роки тому

    I am so happy to see your tour and the lovely scenery. I am glad the weather did cooperate.

  • @johndeere8594
    @johndeere8594 3 роки тому

    The very beginning of the roaring motor trail by the first cabin is a great place to see bears.

  • @hotdiva38
    @hotdiva38 3 роки тому

    I Love it there me and my family going again this September hopefully... And will love to go see the beautiful nature trail

  • @susanboatman7913
    @susanboatman7913 3 роки тому

    Great video with all the spring flowers. I love the great smoky mountains it is one of my favorite national parks.

  • @patkennard9234
    @patkennard9234 3 роки тому

    Relaxing ride, liked all the water views and pretty Spring flowers.

  • @tarafreeland7610
    @tarafreeland7610 3 роки тому

    Beautiful...love natural beauty! So vibrant looking... Thank you Will and Dawn ❤

  • @donnavincent1537
    @donnavincent1537 3 роки тому

    Loved this video ! One of our favorite things to do while visiting the Smokies.
    The flowers are beautiful already, so peaceful & quiet on that drive .. just love it !!
    Thanks for sharing😊

  • @bobberguy1
    @bobberguy1 3 роки тому

    Gotta love the "mountain made antiques and crafts" from China. Your video and guide skills are superb!

  • @stj53
    @stj53 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful video! Thanks for all the nice images of spring flowers. Also thanks for reminding us to think about the lives, joys, and challenges of the people who inhabited that area. I bet neighbors were really close to each other and highly valued.
    I never knew about this loop but will put it on the list for next trip. About how much time does it take?

    • @yankeeinthesouth
      @yankeeinthesouth  3 роки тому

      It depends on what the traffic is like you can do it at least in two hours

  • @DianaLynne-27
    @DianaLynne-27 3 роки тому

    It is so beautiful there! Great video as always. So glad it is spring so we can enjoy your trail adventures. Thanks for sharing👍❤️

  • @nancyedwards5048
    @nancyedwards5048 3 роки тому

    Beautiful day trip! Thank you for sharing this adventure with us. The water is so soothing. I am so glad to have found such a sweet couple to keep me updated on the Smokey Mountains.

  • @jtkirkfan2002
    @jtkirkfan2002 3 роки тому

    I believe it's stop #1 as you're going up was a pine/maple forest that was heavily burned by the 2016 fire. My girls and I like to stop there and walk through to see how the forest is healing itself. Last summer the young pine and maple trees were getting big.

  • @donnadoering5125
    @donnadoering5125 3 роки тому

    Beautiful beautiful thanks for sharing the beautiful scenery. From Ontario Canada ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @johnchalker6193
    @johnchalker6193 3 роки тому

    Thank you will and Dawn you guys have done a wonderful job showing the Great Smoky mountains today I love how you did the motor trail and you stopped along the way to show some of the greatest cabins and other scenery thank you very much your friend John chalker Waterbury Connecticut you're the greatest CC ❤️❤️🌹🌹🇺🇲🇺🇲👢👒🎩🥾🦋🙏🙏🎪🎪

  • @mx4073
    @mx4073 Рік тому

    You guy's are great! Keep up the fantastic videos you have inspired my wife and I to visit next month. Your videos really capture the wonderful sights and sounds of the mountains.
    Dawn needs to do more narrating. God bless and keep the great videos coming. Hope to see you guys around for a selfie.

  • @bodymanflan
    @bodymanflan 3 роки тому

    Good one,Guys. I like those old cabins like rhe one 19 people lived in. 2 rooms separated with the breeze way in the middle.

  • @joanndeland7969
    @joanndeland7969 3 роки тому

    Beautiful trip you took us on .So relaxing .We are just getting spring flowers in Michigan .

  • @barbaram8470
    @barbaram8470 3 роки тому

    Hi Will and Dawn ! Love Dawns hat ! Looks good on you ! Thanks for sharing your day out on the driving trail. That's one of our favorite must do things when we are able to visit The smoky mountains. Have a great weekend ! 🙋💕🤓🤗

  • @uriahchessor9989
    @uriahchessor9989 3 роки тому

    Wish they would open earlier. The last two times I have been up were in March so I always miss out on the fork trip.

  • @cathyratliff398
    @cathyratliff398 3 роки тому

    Wow really gorgeous with all the close ups and water sounds, I felt like I was there too. Great job Will and Dawn 👍👍👍

  • @caroltumey6800
    @caroltumey6800 3 роки тому

    Beautiful scenery and so calming listening to the water!! Thanks so much!!!

  • @tiffaneycupps1288
    @tiffaneycupps1288 3 роки тому

    Love watching your adventures! I laughed about the "potato masher", that was a stirrup(from a saddle).

  • @scottshaver5495
    @scottshaver5495 3 роки тому

    Will and Dawn really nice 👍🏻 place to visit, we put it on our list. Thanks for sharing 😀 from Kentucky

  • @JeffinBville
    @JeffinBville 3 роки тому

    I was noticing the Michigan (and NY) plates.
    I took a trip to Atlanta in 2017 camping down and back. At every single place I stopped, whether it been Chattanooga or Erwin or Berea I met people who either from Michigan or who had immediate family there. On the AT on the NC/TN border a couple stopped me, mentioned they saw my MI plates and asked where I was from. I put up my right hand and pointed to the right spot and she put her hand up and over mine to tell me they were from the UP.

  • @melindamiller2792
    @melindamiller2792 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for letting us hear the water. I need to come sit on a rock for some therapy. Great Video!

  • @tammull9267
    @tammull9267 3 роки тому

    Love this drive💜 great video footage too. It’s amazing something so peaceful and quiet just steps from craziness

  • @gracebyrd9485
    @gracebyrd9485 3 роки тому

    Good Morning Will and Dawn 😃 What a beautiful place. I was debating walking upon the mountain today after watching your video i know I am. That old mill is awesome. Someone sure put a lot of work into making that gate. Loved Roaring Fork Auto Trail. Thanks for another awesome video, God bless youns and have a wonderful day!

  • @gregcorrell9441
    @gregcorrell9441 3 роки тому

    Awsome video. Definitely will check that out on next trip to the smokies

  • @judysscrapbook5513
    @judysscrapbook5513 3 роки тому

    Love roaring fork motor trail we are coming down tomorrow for a couple days.hope to see y’all out somewhere

  • @jennifergortney
    @jennifergortney 3 роки тому

    We went today. So beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Marilyn-KY
    @Marilyn-KY 3 роки тому

    You make amazing videos. Beautiful day. Thanks for letting us tag along. It’s always the first thing we do when we get to the Smokies.

  • @michaelburroughs7494
    @michaelburroughs7494 3 роки тому +1

    We drive it everytime we are down there. The next time will be early May.

  • @rodneyd6746
    @rodneyd6746 3 роки тому

    Thank you Will and Dawn, such a great video, going to check this out when we come in June,

  • @janiceyoung2652
    @janiceyoung2652 3 роки тому

    Thank You for sharing! I’ve never been inside the gift shop at Ely’s Mill! Very Beautiful

  • @bobbytice6937
    @bobbytice6937 3 роки тому

    Love the video beautiful flowers and water ,and cabins👌

  • @teresacantrell7400
    @teresacantrell7400 3 роки тому

    I love driving this. We have seen a few bears on this beautiful drive.

  • @joshtorok9633
    @joshtorok9633 3 роки тому

    Love this trail. Thanks for sharing your journey on opening day! Loved the pictures of the flowers and waterfalls in 4K. It’s a shame what has happened to some of the cabins.

  • @jenniferbryan7659
    @jenniferbryan7659 3 роки тому

    I liked the flowers and the snail. The quality of the video was perfect.

  • @dorisbeeler7666
    @dorisbeeler7666 3 роки тому

    Great view love the sounds to

  • @Rhondagail
    @Rhondagail 3 роки тому

    They respect history

  • @tammyschaubhut
    @tammyschaubhut 3 роки тому

    My favorite trail!

  • @donnaallen3454
    @donnaallen3454 3 роки тому +1

    I wish there could be better security at these beautiful landmarks. GSMNP doesn't have to keep these structures up. They could let them got to pot, then nobody can could enjoy. Wish people would 😪 wake up.

    • @nancyk4595
      @nancyk4595 3 роки тому

      I stated earlier that it is a government offence to deface national park property. I knew that growing. Either people don't know that or don't care. They need to put signs up where these historical buildings are to tell people not to deface them or they could be fined and or face jail time.

    • @donnaallen3454
      @donnaallen3454 3 роки тому

      @@nancyk4595 I would say don't care. I don't need a sign to tell me not to mark up a historical building or a restroom. It's wrong no matter what. People know better.

  • @leannemikeeaton3939
    @leannemikeeaton3939 3 роки тому

    Beautiful! First place we're planning on visiting on our next visit.

  • @keithsanders2792
    @keithsanders2792 3 роки тому

    One of my favorites and yes it's a real shame to see all the disrespect given to the historic dwellings and structures. Unfortunate sign of the times that we need to correct quickly. We have a responsibility to those who once lived in that area to take care of it, at least that's my opinion. Great video Will and Dawn!

  • @amandadryman5593
    @amandadryman5593 3 роки тому

    Your best video yet! I love all the quiet, soothing clips of nature!

  • @pattio3435
    @pattio3435 3 роки тому

    Great video and Will your photography was terrific! Really appreciate seeing this most interesting and beautiful trip!

  • @shirleys765
    @shirleys765 3 роки тому

    I will be there next month. This drive is always a must do.

  • @stephaniemariephotography5179
    @stephaniemariephotography5179 3 роки тому

    Beautiful video. Thanks so much for sharing. The photography is perfect and it shows that you put a lot of time in this video. Can’t wait to visit this area. 🙂

  • @jethrobodine4638
    @jethrobodine4638 3 роки тому

    great video guys, i be there in May! love the sounds of running water!! what camera you use Will? go pro? DLSR? or dedicated video camera? I do photography and you have some very nice videos. just curious.

  • @helgabullabong
    @helgabullabong 3 роки тому

    Excellent. The close ups of the water flowers and snail were superb. Great work. Cheers x

  • @julz0170
    @julz0170 3 роки тому

    Awesome video!! I went in November. It is so beautiful. I injured my knee before vacation so I was not able to get out and explore but hope to go again maybe next year!

  • @maymajor09
    @maymajor09 3 роки тому

    I love coming home from school or work to find you all have posted!

  • @peterkober6758
    @peterkober6758 3 роки тому

    Will Dawn good morning this made my day sitting with my coffee and enjoying the trip thanks
    God Bless All
    PaK

  • @joannebelliveau2878
    @joannebelliveau2878 3 роки тому

    Beautiful flowers and water amazing video

  • @AngelS-br3vv
    @AngelS-br3vv 3 роки тому

    Loved it! Wanted to do this but it was closed. Looks like it opened the day we left 😀 thanks for sharing

  • @sheilawillis490
    @sheilawillis490 3 роки тому

    Coming in tomorrow for a few days!! Our happy place...😊🤗

    • @danielsmith-ze3wy
      @danielsmith-ze3wy 3 роки тому

      Awesome hope you have great time. but I'm still jealous 😫

  • @jennydanek6530
    @jennydanek6530 3 роки тому

    Thank you! We were there too early for this. Definitely coming back for this drive.

  • @poppyjones1184
    @poppyjones1184 3 роки тому

    Great Video! Quality is excellent!

  • @sheilawillis490
    @sheilawillis490 3 роки тому +1

    Dawn and Will, appreciate your videos so much...gives us alot of insight on things to do and places to go...Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are constantly changing....

  • @foxywolf1777
    @foxywolf1777 3 роки тому +1

    That is my favorite drive in the GSMNP😃 The flowers are beautiful. Anyone who defaces historical places or nature should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law😠 I have actually been out on one of the big rocks in the creek and had wine, cheese and summer sausage😋 Such memories I have from there.....The gift shop is really neat🐾🦊🐺