Snowbird Mountain Lodge

MIke R

Senior Insider
What a great week!...the weather was beyond belief good...70's and sunny in the day....30's and clear starlit nights.....checked out of Snowbird this afternoon...chilling at friends house on Lake Santeelah down the road from the lodge today watching football, BBQing, and drinking beer on the lake.... we fly out tomorrow

here's some pics


Snowbird Lodge

As good as it gets as far as Mountain Lodges go....tucked away....private...great food ( great local trout, duck and pork on the menu ).....nice feature is if you tell them you are hiking the next day you tell them what you want for lunch and they make it, wrap it up, and put it into a thermal backpack for you and hang it on your door..and the best part???..no TV...no Phones...very weak cell signal and no wifi!!!!!

Main Lodge

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Our Cabin....



Perfect....indoor and outdoor Hot Tubs...two person shower which is also a steam room }:| }:| ..wet bar....fireplace...deck facing west for sunsets..


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What did we do???...
...hike....hike...and hike some more...some boating...some motorcycling....

some sights


Biggest Maple Trees I have ever seen...300+ years old

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The Mountain Ash were in full color

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A Splash of Color

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Bald River Falls


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We came upon this view when we hit a meadow full of wild strawberries, at the highest point in the area at 5400 feet....this is why the Smokies are called the Smokies..all the folds between the mountains cut out by rivers create a sometime all day smokey fog


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Sunrise

We heard about a hike which ended on a knoll which faced east and was an outstanding vantage point to see sunrise...so up we got and out we went in the predawn hour, and it was well worth it. Especially when I sang "Here Comes the Sun" to my bride...LOL

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After checking out we headed down the road to our friends lake house and took in a boat ride

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DaVinci once said "A Day Well Spent Leads to Happy Sleep"

well said.....it describes our extraordinary week in the mountains of Carolina
 
Carolina-you guys did great. Thanks for taking the time to post. So cool to hitch along on all the posters' trips to places I never get to see myself. Safe travels Mike and Wendi.


Yes, I did notice the huge library at the Lodge!
 
Excellent mon ami. Nice place. WE could do that very easily. Eagles are whipping Atlanta- who would have thought.
 
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! I heard "Carolina In the Pines" while looking at your photos. (In my head, anyway.) Our Carolina experiences are driving through on 95 en route to Florida at 3 am. The scenery and accomodations are different. You won. Happy anniversary.
 
Snowbird is a fabulous place. We stayed there with our wine group some 20 years ago and in the same area with our kids.

Joyce Kilmer is an unreal forest.
 
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