[Yosemitest]

You should do a one week or two week vacation driving and seeing the "Skyline Drive Parkway" starting in Front Royal, VA and going southwest to the "Blue Ridge Parkway" ending in Highway 441, close to Cherokee, NC.

Check out the Shenandoah Vacation Package Options (the old name before they changed it to Skyline Drive Parkway) for hotel reservations, for the Skyline Drive Parkway.
Then check out the for the Blue Ridge Parkway, ( I really liked "The Peaks of Otter Lodge" and "Mabry Mill").
Whatever you do, do NOT rush this, but do it right.
Only travel the parkways in daylight, so you can see the beauty.
Stop and see the sights and walk some of the trails.

[Ditter]

The Skyline Parkway is fabulous, everyone should do it. The Natchez Trace Parkway is fabulous too, I hope to do both of them again some year.

[ZinGirl]

Good ideas, thanks.

I am still falling in love with TN.

after our first visit last summer, couldn't wait to get back. we were there just 4 nights last week...but went thru Cade's Cove 4 times. :)

last summer, did Clingman's Dome 3 times in a week.