Hiker heads up to Mount Cammerer for fall adventure

Just when you think all the leaves should be on the ground, a stunning red and yellow tree jumps into sight. Not all the leaves are down in the Smokies. Of course, winter hiking is the best with amazing vistas and the evergreens and rhododendrum cover the trails like tunnels year round. Our bed and breakfast guests adventure out according to their ambition and interest to over 800 miles of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Culinary arts classes have been a favorite this year with pie baking and sweet roll baking the top favorites. Ask about our fondue dinners at the our close to Gatlinburg bed and breakfast farm beginning in December. Great gift certificate idea for your last minute Christmas shopping for Tennessee bed and breakfast visits. We had a campfire this morning but enjoyed breakfast inside--huevos rancheros with salsa and avocado and sunny side up ranch eggs.

Janice Haynes Creekwalk Inn Bed and Breakfast and Cabins at Whisperwood Farm, Great Smoky Mountains, Cosby, TN

Smoky Mountain Wildflowers earlier than ever

Janice HaynesCreekwalk Inn Bed and Breakfast and Cabins at Whisperwood Farm, Great Smoky Mountains, Cosby, TN
When the Smokies say spring, it is said in wildflowers!
Imagine the excitement of spring happening in full color all around you.
Our delicious breakfasts at Creekwalk Inn set the day off right for walking the trails of the Smokies. We have seen so many wildflowers this season already. Join our Creekwalk Inn Bed and Breakfast walking visitors and photograph all the seasons of nature on over 800 miles of trails throughout the mountains.

Troutfest year round at Creekwalk Inn Bed and Breakfast

This trout pool is a mile and a half hike into the Smokies. Gorgeous year round!
Some of our guests ask for an early morning breakfast, heading in to join a fly-fishing guide in Gatlinburg. Then they drive into Gatlinburg, then drive right back past our inn on the way to the best fly-fishing in the Smokies!
Guess they could have slept in an hour later!
Of course, Cosby Creek is stocked with trout right from our bridge to the farm. We have 1300 feet on the river and the herons shouldn't be the only ones catching the fish. And the wild trout upriver in Cosby Campground are a challenge, plus the 20 minute drive over to Big Creek makes walking up the river from the picnic area one of the best fishing spots for fly-fishing and trout hunting. One of my guests said he did the best above Mouse Creek Falls.
Bring your fly-fishing gear and practice your casts in the pond. The Townsend Troutfest is a free exposition and just a fun drive from Creekwalk if you can bear being around that many people. It is free, May 14 and 15, and supports a good cause, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Friends of the Smokies. Or just let me pack you a lunch or make you an early early breakfast, come on back with good stories to tell. I've heard some doozies in the kitchen! My favorite remark was from the dad of a groom who decided to have the bachelor party be a guided fishing trip into the park. Dad was exhausted at the end of the day and said, "I've been climbing over boulders the size of Voltswagons all day!" You can always rent all 7 rooms at the lodge and we will wait on you hand and foot! And grill your fish if you clean them!
Janice Haynes Creekwalk Inn Bed and Breakfast and Cabins at Whisperwood Farm, Great Smoky Mountains, Cosby by Gatlinburg, TN