Scott and I like to go to the mountains in the winter. This time there happened to be snow. Enough snow to kinda get excited about. We decided to go for a hike. We took the road to the Roaring Fork Motor Tour and stopped at the Rainbow Falls trailhead. We didn't hike all the way to the falls only about a mile in, but it was beautiful! It was so quiet. There was no wind and really not many birds singing. All you could hear was the rushing stream nearby. The snow was beginning to melt and it was a dry snow so it glistened like pixie dust in the air as it fell from the trees. So many people go to the Smokey Mountains and never make it to the National Park. I have a love hate relationship with Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. While I can appreciate that they stimulate the local economy etc and it is certainly nice to have a decent place to eat when you visit. I hate that so many see that rather than the true beauty of GSMNP.