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ery produces a variety of regular
brews as well as seasonals and brewmaster specialties, plus a full restaurant. smoky-mtn-brewery.com

Sleep: Find a home away from home
at Riverstone Resort & Spa, which
offers condos with full kitchens,
washers and dryers and spacious
bedrooms. riverstoneresort.com

KENTUCKY

Town/area: Grayson
graysonky.net

Fall Drive: The 54+-mile tour from
Grayson to Paintsville.
trails.com/tcatalog_
trailaspx?trailid=XFA116-003
Outdoor Do: The Carter County region offers the highest concentration of caves in Kentucky. Carter
Caves State Resort Park offers yearround tours of Cascade Cave and XCave. http://1.usa.gov/1BFz272
Dine: Estep's Family Restaurant, 620
W. Main Street, Grayson, Kentucky.
on.fb.me/1H7zvkC

STEVE RICH

Imbibery: John and Sue Bond es-

Top: Try out one of the six house beers at Blue Ridge Brewery. It also boasts a full restaurant.
Bottom: There are plenty of outdoor adventure opportunities in Pigeon Forge and then after a full
day relax in comfort at Riverstone Resort & Spa.

Rentals offers a variety of cabins in
the Blue Ridge area including popular downtown apartments in the
Mustard Seed Trading Company
building.
southerncomfortcabinrentals.com

TENNESSEE

Town/area: Pigeon Forge
mypigeonforge.com

Fall Drive: Take a scenic drive to
Clingmans Dome, which at 6,643
feet is the highest point in the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park. Unbelievable views. Travel
U.S. 441 S from Pigeon Forge to
Clingmans Dome-29.7 miles.
clingmansdome.com
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Outdoor Do: See fall leaves while
riding a horse on one of five trails
leading out of Gold Rush Stables.
They can accommodate any level
of rider with gorgeous views of GSMNP and Dollywood.
goldrushstables.com
Dine: The Old Mill Pottery House

tablished Rock Springs Winery and
Vineyards on rural hillside property
in Carter County in 2010. Stop by
and sample their varieties. rockspringswinery.biz

Sleep: The fieldstone lodge at Carter Caves State Resort Park offers 28
guest rooms overlooking surrounding woodlands.
parks.ky.gov/parks/guidelines.aspx

VIRGINIA

Town/area: Roanoke/Floyd region
visitroanokeva.com

Café and Grill is located in the
former home of Douglas Ferguson who founded Pigeon River
Pottery. Menu features fresh local
trout, steaks, homemade soups
and breads made with grains stone
ground at the historic Old Mill.
old-mill.com/info/café.

Fall Drive: Stunning fall scenery
awaits drivers on the Blue Ridge
Parkway. Chart out your route in the
Roanoke region by visiting visitroanokeva.com/things-to-do/blue-ridgeparkway/map/

Imbibery: Smoky Mountain Brew-

Outdoor Do: Hiking the nearby Rock

http://www.smoky-mtn-brewery.com http://www.riverstoneresort.com http://www.graysonky.net http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trailaspx?trailid=XFA116-003 http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trailaspx?trailid=XFA116-003 http://1.usa.gov/1BFz272 http://on.fb.me/1H7zvkC http://www.rockspringswinery.biz http://www.rockspringswinery.biz http://www.southerncomfortcabinrentals.com http://parks.ky.gov/parks/guidelines.aspx http://www.goldrushstables.com http://www.mypigeonforge.com http://www.visitroanokeva.com http://www.nokeva.com/things-to-do/blue-ridge-parkway/map/ http://www.old-mill.com/info/caf http://www.nokeva.com/things-to-do/blue-ridge-parkway/map/ http://www.clingmansdome.com http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com

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