We have a trip scheduled for mid-June to Banner Elk and Gatlinburg. Several hikes already mapped out. Roan, Craggy Gardens, Linville Falls.
Set aside time for a drive up to Wiseman’s View. Rough gravel road, passable by car but better suited to 4WD, several miles. The overlook is stunning, you can see the entire Linville Gorge and it looks like nothing in the east. You can see the famous Brown Mountain off in the distance, people go there to overnight hoping to see the Brown Mountain Lights.
Sounds beautiful!!