Six weeks in the Park—Part 3: Good looping

Editor’s Note: This essay is part of a series written during Railback’s stay in the park from June 22 to August 4, 2023. Afternoons here are for looping. July days are hot and humid. I stick a water bottle in my pocket, put sunscreen on, strap on the helmet, and ride my bike from the front […]

Six weeks in the Park—Part 2: Camp walks

Though modern gadgetries could be found throughout, Railsback likened the Cades Cove campground to a neighborhood from half a century ago. Provided by NPS.

Editor’s Note: This essay is part of a series written during Railback’s stay in the park from June 22 to August 4, 2023. At this Great Smoky Mountains National Park apartment that I call Second Acts, dusk is the time for camp walks. The stream of cars leaving Cades Cove Loop Road thins out. As the […]