Balsam Mountain Road Drive Great Smoky Mountains National Park / Heintooga Primitive Road

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[@jlaw50]

I'm so jealous that you live in & get to experience the smokies and Gatlinburg as much as you want. I'd Move there in a heartbeat if I could

[@1260brighteyes]

Loving this

[@caroltumey6800]

WOW!! Awesome views! Thanks Will and Dawn for the tour.

[@carolcampbell7890]

Absolutely beautiful video Thanks for showing video

[@basketcase74960]

This video right here! I'm a Cherokee from the Oklahoma Reservation but I have family in Cherokee, NC and have visited them many many times, and I never knew about this road! I'm gonna make it a point to visit this year during the autumn and drive across this road. I bet the autumn cors are breathtaking through there. I also bet in June the river is gorgeous with all the hydrangea and other wild flowers Thank you so much for sharing! Again, I don't see how anyone can find anything about you all or your channel to hate on. They have to be jealous that you have a successful channel with decent monetization(which you all deserve).

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thank you for your kind words

[@basketcase74960]

@@yankeeinthesouth in the opening song montage, can you tell me where you all were at where Dawn gets pecked by the chicken when she is trying to get some "chik'n treets" out of the dispenser?

[@cherylmikell899]

Several years ago we drove that road. We saw our first bear ever in the wild! It was a LONG ride home. Thanks for helping us relive that adventure 😊

[@Richard4616]

I had my motorcycle on that back road July this year. Don’t know what the red flowers were ,but they were beautiful. I enjoyed every moment that I was there.

[@David-vb8ih]

You are the kind of Yankees we like visiting the South. May your travels be blessed and may you remain in Gods grace. Hope you enjoyed it and hope you visit again often.

[@eddiesteadman5701]

Chris and Mindy at beach. Will and Dawn in mountains. What a wonderful life we can enjoy. Thanks.

[@judyscoble5666]

Hi Will and Dawn, I have just watched your video on the Balsam Mountains, it was amazing and so scenic , it's very much like our west coast of the south Island in New Zealand, thank you again and keep safe. Judy in New Zealand

[@gusnickles3672]

what a cool secluded road.

[@heatherroper2108]

Loved the off the beaten path video! Thank you! You guys are so awesome! Keep up the great work. We live vicariously through your videos because we are missing the Smoky Mountains so much! Thank you ❤️

[@savtraffic]

My most favorite place in the world, wish I was there. Been there every year on summer vacation with my grandparents while they were able to take us, my little brother and me. Best memories of our lives. Hoping to visit again before we get too old to. Heaven must be like the Smokies, I can't imagine anything better.

[@donnasellers9422]

So beautiful been there before but love watching your videos thank you sending many blessings isn't God something with his paintbrush

[@tiff_ayyyy7443]

Loved the little bridge and the rushing water, it's so serene. Thank you for another great video! ❤️

[@suemarie1969]

Another nice drive off the beaten path. Peaceful and good nature. Can't wait to try.

[@Julie-lh7jp]

WOW! This is our kinda road. My husband will love this. Beautiful!

[@teressaclayton4094]

It was a beautiful drive, thank you for your wonderful breathtaking videos

[@teressaclayton4094]

Headed to the Smokies for Thanksgiving ❤️🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@LivingLikeLarry]

Beautiful drive, I'm finding so may new places from watching you.

[@fireflyinthepiutes368]

Enjoyed the beautiful scenery. All of the wildflowers. Beauty everywhere. This is one of my favorites.🏞️ Thanks!

[@lizcortez4897]

What a beautiful ride…kinda spooky but beautiful..and that rain and fog😊..thank you for the ride💕

[@tonysmith952]

A beautiful drive and the remoteness made it that much more wonderful! Thanks for letting me tag along.

[@joshua3554]

I’m definitely adding this to my list! Thanks for sharing!

[@dawnbenchley7237]

I love the drive. I love the wilderness, trees, rivers. So beautiful, guys. Looking forward to your next drive.

[@candyparton9230]

Will and Dawn this is a beautiful and hidden gem that I just love. It is such a beautiful and peaceful place to spend a great deal of time. I could stay back on that road for hrs. Just looking at the flowers and creeks and little waterfalls in there. Always get to see bears and deer in there in the early morning hrs. Hope you had a great day there. Love and blessings

[@michaelburroughs7494]

We drove it a few years ago. We will probably drive it again when we come down in a few weeks. It is a good place to social distance in the park

[@dvaughn2071]

Hey Guys. David here from Greenville,Sc. I have learned so much from your videos. I definitely want to check this drive out and also Elmont. Never knew either of these existed until your videos. Thanks

[@purpleeinstein]

Your videos are always a treat ! So scenic, so peaceful & relaxing ! Love the Smokies !

[@yankeeinthesouth]

Thanks

[@cosmojo72]

This is the part of our trip I always look forward to the most! I absolutely love it.

[@silviosartori6138]

Thanks for a wonderful ride through the mountains.

[@joannebelliveau2878]

Gorgeous views and video beautiful waterfalls can wait to go back smokey mountain

[@lesliejames6870]

I watch this video all the time. I love this so much. This is the GSMNP !! The beauty of the Smokey Mountains are all on this ONE video. I also watch the waterfalls and hikes all the same. I miss going to the Smokey Mountains. Vacations, honeymoon ect... Great memories.. This however makes me VERY HAPPY!!!😁😁♥️

[@azrock235]

That was a fun and exciting road! Beautiful! Thanks for taking us along in the Jeep! Be safe.

[@gunlover067]

Looked like a peaceful drive and bald tires = down in the river.👍👍

[@bethiesmith7734]

Beautiful scenery and flowers love the background music to thanks for sharing my friends never been on this road didn’t even know it was there 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joejeffers2406]

What a beautiful day for a hike thanks for taking us along

[@ellenpage4054]

Beautiful drive.I really enjoyed it ,especially since we haven’t been going anywhere,Thank you both so much,you are such a blessing for so many people during this time.

[@christineschwartz8269]

Wow, that looked just so,,,,, well I guess just so magical... it was beautiful.. Thank you so much...😎👍

[@Blueridgemountainlife]

Great video. We just did this drive a week ago in our Jeep. That device at the end you were asking about is a water height monitoring device. This is one of our favorite Jeep drives.

[@libbybryson4672]

It is hilarious to listen to you trying to say the names of places. Hiatoga! What a hoot!

[@Debb1963]

What a really neat drive!!! Glad u guys stayed safe!!! Thanks for sharing!!🙂💜👍

[@reggiepalmer6157]

Oh my gosh how much fun I wished I could do that I used to do that all the time up here in the mountains in the sequoias beautiful roads so surreal so Majestic Salve for the soul😁😍👍

[@charmingcharlie8564]

Thank you guys for another awesome video of the beautiful Smokies!

[@dianesmith618]

Very interesting drive! Love these hidden gems. Thanks for taking us along!

[@nancyk4595]

What a nice serene ride. Seems like you hit the areas at the right time after a rain when the water will be flowing over the mountains. That makes the drive that much more enjoyable when you can enjoy the little waterfalls and fast moving streams. Thanks for taking us along.

[@auntgracie4826]

Dawn. Loved your expression of apprehension at the beginning! Beautiful drive. Loved the fog cover. Thank for sharing

[@digitalblues01]

My favorite road to go on in the smokies I've been on. I drove it in my Kia soul couple years ago.

[@e13235]

That answers my question. We are renting a car in Aug of 2021 and it will be a Kia Soul, so if you drove it we can also.

[@digitalblues01]

@@e13235 Great road and you will probably have it too yourself but it's not always open though so may be gated off. Have fun, can't wait to get back there myself.

[@graysonelliott5649]

i realize it's quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to stream new series online?

[@arielchris1155]

@Grayson Elliott Try Flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

[@jamircoen649]

@Ariel Chris yea, I've been using Flixzone for months myself :D

[@jenniwyszynski2972]

Just got bk from TN sunday. Wish i knew this was there. Next time ty for sharing. So pretty

[@carlavision6143]

Will & Dawn, really enjoyed your video! What absolutely beautiful scenery and the waterfalls and rivers! Thank you for taking me along with you!

[@rebekahjohnson9346]

Thank you for another beautiful adventure. It was an awesome drive.

[@johnblood3731]

Thanks guys for another great video.

[@jennifermyers9472]

Oh my that was so beautiful! Thank you. The Smokey Mountains are on our bucket list, along with Blue Ridge Parkway.

[@therufus6974]

Thanks for taking us places most of us could never go.

[@LordMelbury1953]

Wow wonderful Green place, looks so much like my home Vancouver Island. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸. 🤟

[@michaelj6886]

Me and my son drive this road a couple months ago love the ride and we almost went and drove it today we were both off or labor day that is truly a wonderful road to take for a relaxing day. oh yeah we were in his Jeep Wrangler as well

[@JonStallings]

Thank you for this. It is great to see the less well known areas of the park

[@helgabullabong]

Wow, it was awesome when you were above the clouds. So peaceful. Cheers

[@nancybrown2668]

Most beautiful video ever, you guys!!! Just you and God, wow what a wonderful feeling Loved it so much...Be safe on your way. Serenity and peace all the way......

[@cathyratliff398]

The Smoky mountains are so beautiful, such a peaceful area, loved it. Will and Dawn have a great evening 🌹

[@garylipsey3552]

What a beautiful drive. Thanks for taking us along!!!!

[@ramiromontoya9357]

Thank you for a great video! Now that was a gorgeous road to take. On the bucket list now.

[@AngelS-br3vv]

So, so gorgeous! Thanks for taking me along😀

[@stevenkatz402]

This was amazing guys. Such Beautiful scenery. Thank you so much. Steve and Lisa.

[@Marilyn-KY]

Nice drive. This is one we’ve never done. Thanks for letting us tag along.

[@kimiaartista6242]

The Smokies , so green so pretty Someday I hope.

[@michaelburroughs7494]

We drove it 3 or 4 years ago. We will probably drive it again when we are down this fall. It is a good place to social distance.

[@terriamann4420]

So excited when I saw the title of the video! We did it a couple of weeks ago in our yellow Jeep too. Not a soul out there...loved it!

[@sajinchandran7721]

Hey Guys, Love all your videos, please continue sharing your wonderful experiences. Thank you!

[@maxoverdriv]

It's amazing how different the weather can be in just a few dozen miles or so. I was south of there, in the Cherokee National Forest (Bald River Falls), around the same time you were on your adventure. There was plenteous sunshine and hardly any clouds at all in the sky.

[@myramccraw5462]

Enjoyable. Felt like I was there

[@danielandkatienielsen8076]

Breath taking views. Thoroughly enjoy watching your videos! Our dream is to move up there. Your videos give me life on what to do when we do move.

[@Smokyphotos1]

This is a great drive on a wet day. The road can be a bit dusty after a dry spell. There used to be a Ford in Round Botton where the bridge is now. Thanks for letting us ride with you.

[@northwind9505]

Nice to know that there are back roads that are not "off" roading. Good video.

[@charlenekolera6868]

We are going to be camping in Balsam NC on 15 16 17 at moonshine campground. You need do a review of that. Going to Gatlinburg on 16 for the day.

[@denalihd123]

Definitely going to do that next time we visit! Thank you for showing us!!!! 🤠

[@thomasaldersonjr.2701]

So love your vlogs, hope you keep going for a long time. Also, so helpful to those of us that visit Gatlinburg as often as possible!!

[@peterkober6758]

Will Dawn beautiful some of God's best thanks God Bless PaK

[@KarleneT]

Beautiful x😊

[@roxanneu6343]

Would be really pretty in the fall as well

[@truthseeker9688]

Thanks for the drive along...so nice for me to revisit my home area. Haven’t been there in over two years.

[@eileenweaver1665]

Beautiful scenery! Your vlogs and reviews have been so helpful for our Smoky Mountain vacation.

[@frankcecil7062]

Very cool video. Thanks Will and Dawn for showing us these hidden gems!

[@yankeeinthesouth]

😃❤️👍

[@t20837]

Just now watching your great video! What month were you there? My husband and I are planning to visit in April, 2023. Stay blessed!

[@pattio3435]

Enjoyed the ride and incredible forest. Looks like a area to explore. Like hearing from Dawn!

[@Decratic]

Love the hat ! All the way from Chicago & can’t wait to visit the smoky mountains soon !

[@WS-cs3jy]

Thanks for the video, looking forward to giving it a go next week!

[@cindyhall55]

That was a really cool drive! Thank you for sharing.

[@suesally2103]

I bet the fall time, would be a. Really great time to go !

[@jenn451]

Beautiful place, thanks for sharing

[@cynthianeal8215]

Thanks for the ride! Beautiful!

[@williamadair1260]

Great video. Love your channel.

[@mermaidprincess5896]

Very beautiful drive😍😍😍 and I absoulutely love the sound of rain🌧 Thanks for going out and exploring these wonderful locations for your YITS friends to see especially if we are unable to take a trip to The Smokies⛰

[@danwinters3948]

we do this road every time we are down there ,first time it was dark ! that was fun ! love my 24 in. led light bar !

[@mariadavis2685]

Once again you give us another amazing place for our bucket list 🌺🌸🦋 🦃

[@henryi9738]

That was a great drive, marked it on my Google Maps, thank you !

[@tomlongbeard6071]

This is now on our list to check out in October. Thanks!

[@TheGrayLifewithJimPearl]

What a cool drive. Can't wait to drive. Looks like my pickup would do great. (Not a 4x4)

[@Regina0964]

Born and raised in Wisconsin Go Packers, Go Bucky badger football and the Milwaukee brewers... Beautiful landscapes.. Enjoy your video's.. Hopefully in time to come can move to the smokey mountains.. Jelious girl here...

[@sherryd339]

Thanks Will and Dawn! Enjoyed the drive along with y’all! Blessings from Diane in Oklahoma! ❤️

[@kclairmont83]

Headed out there in two weeks from Chicago Illinois. I will definitely be checking out this road. Thanks for this video, without it I would have never known about this place.

[@301joey1]

And No Cell Service!!! I actually like that part of the mountains, you forget the phone for a while.

[@grannianni7681]

That, my friend was quite a drive! Breath taking scenery though! Blessings

[@margaloone7970]

I did this trip. I saw a bear and elk right along the road. I got great pictures and highly recommend doing this.

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Fun drive on a wet day 👍 That one-lane road is awesome 😄