The Wandering Disciple

Hop aboard the Chondola and take a ride to the summit of Anakeesta, Gatlinburg's treetop adventure. Opened in 2018, Anakeesta is one of the regions newest attractions and is located high above the town. Your journey to Anakeesta begins in the heart of the Gatlinburg as you board the chondola for a 600 foot lift up to the summit of Gatlinburg's highest point. Once you arrive at the top, there is plenty of excitement awaiting from a 16 bridge treetop trail, a challenging zip line course, a 360 degree observation tower and much more. (Photo: June 5, 2018)

Gatlinburg, Tennessee:  Good morning from the Great Smoky Mountains.  Its time for another day of adventures in the mountains of East Tennessee.  Today was we take a turn from exploring the mountains to exploring some of the attractions that the region has to offer.  Today we are scheduled to visit Anakeesta in the heart of downtown Gatlinburg and then head outside the city for some tubing on the Little Pigeon River.  After dinner and once the sun set over the mountains and the streets became clouded in darkness, it was time to explore the haunted side of Gatlinburg. The morning kicked off with breakfast at Crockett's Breakfast Camp.  This was a favorite we found during our 2016 trip to Gatlinburg.  The restaurant is themed to look like a pioneer camp, even the menu comes in a pioneer newspaper.   The have a bunch of delicious choices on the menu and it was really hard to narrow it down to one choice.  So I ordered the postmaster s...