November specials

After talking with Angie, we've decided to continue our October special rental rates into November. So check this out:
-Stay 2 nights and save 10%
-Stay 3 nights and save 12.5%
-Stay 4 nights and save 15%
-Stay 5 nights and save 20%
-stay 6 nights and save 25%

These specials are valid for stays from November 1 through November 24. We're already booked for Thanksgiving (Nov. 25-29).

Hope you can stay with us at Smoky Mountain Tower. If you hurry, you might get to enjoy the last of the leaf colors. I understand it was a pretty good year!

One more post about the I-40 rock slide

Okay, I won't keep belaboring the point. Instead, here's a like where you can keep up with the information: www.citizen-times.com. And just to give you a good overall look at the slide, here's an aerial view.



This came from the Asheville Citizen-Times Web site. As a sidelight, it looks like the trees are just about at their peak. So you'd better hurry if you want to see the color this year. There are still a couple of open days at Smoky Mountain Tower this week, and some good dates in November. Check our Web site at www.SmokyMountainTower.com for details.

More on the I-40 Rock Slide

The news isn't good. The estimate is that it could take up to 3 months to clean up the rock slide. In case you haven't seen it, here's a photo from the Asheville Citizen-Times:



For more information, go to http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091026/NEWS01/910260312.

I-40 Rock Slide

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has just posted this special alert:

DUE TO A ROCK SLIDE, I-40 IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT MILE MARKER 3, NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE, WEST OF ASHEVILLE, IN HAYWOOD COUNTY .

Due to an earlier rock slide, both directions of I-40 are closed at mile marker 3, near the Tennessee State Line, in Haywood Co., West of Asheville. The road is not expected to reopen for several weeks.

Detour: Motorists traveling on I-40 West are advised to use I-240 West, to I-26 West out of Asheville, to Johnson City, TN, then take I-81 South back to I-40.

There's actually a better detour from Asheville to Gatlinburg that will not take as long. Continue west on I-40 to exit 27 (Waynesville). Exit here and follow the signs to Cherokee and the National Park. Go through the Park (south to north), following signs to Gatlinburg.

Based on past history, this rock slide will probably affect traffic all the way through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We'll try to keep you posted here, or you can check out the NC DOT site at https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/TIMS/default.aspx.