SL (Steam Locomotive) ride through the hills

Dollywood has a steam locomotive used in the construction of the AlCan Highway in the 1940s and it takes visitors on a short (5-7 mile) ride up in the hills and then around the perimeter of the park. Lots of cinders and soot and whistle blowing. Way too much "cutesy" narration by the conductor.

Dollywood in the Fall

September 14th 2014
Editor's note: This trip was over a year ago. As mentioned in a blog published earlier this year (2015), I felt out of sorts after losing our cat on a trip to WV and thought I took pictures and got started on writing, just didn't have the heart in it. Finally, feeling a bit better, I decided I needed to catch up and get some of these out. We really do enjoy our camping trips with Dave an ... read more

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