Latest 2013 Great Smoky Mountains Fall Leaf Color Peak and the Start and End of Fall Color

If you look carefully you will see it. It's happening all around Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg and in a few places in Sevierville too. They won't be ready to be turned on for a while, but when they do, boy will they shine!

What am I talking about? The Christmas Winterfest in the Smokies lights of course and you know what it means when they start putting up the Christmas lights in the Smoky Mountains? Fall color is right around the corner!

So far we are having what many feel is one of the nicest later summers and early falls in decades and they few days of rain we have gotten are just what the trees and bushes need to show off the most brilliant fall colors possible.

Temperature highs are still in the mid to low 70's during the days and the upper 50's to 60's which are ideal with the bright sunny days. This current trend will allow leaves to produce the most sugar and staying power for the brightest reds and oranges.

Early predictions for fall color in 2013 are very good and seem to be getting better by the day. The temperature drops have been consistent and steady and huge swings upward which would stress the leaves more have just not happened yet.

This year's Smoky Mountain acorn mast crop is also fairly sub-par, especially in white oaks. Combine this with a very good apple crop and all indications are for a long and brilliant fall peak leaf season for 2013.

So what will be peak fall color for the Great Smoky Mountains this year? Going by the spring wild flowers, bird and insect movement and the elk rut which was about a week late, it looks as though depending on elevation peak will fall from the early part of the last week in October for the valleys and as early as the 2nd week of October from 3,000 to 4,500 feet, sooner for up to 6,000 feet. Above that there is not really any color as you are in more fir environment which stays green year round.

While with a very damp Spring and Summer is behind us, current long term predictions are for an average fall precipitation and potentially cooler than normal temperatures. My opinion is it is just too soon to call it.

Some minor leaf color changes can already be observed at 1,500 feet and higher, dogwoods and sourwoods getting a burgundy to flame red color in a few branches above 3,000 feet today and lighting of the deep greens can be observed on Cove Mountain in Wears Valley, Some spots on Bluff Mountain, Shields Mountain near Dollywood, Mount LeConte and just below the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains national park.

I just returned from the Blue Ridge Parkway all the way to Mount Mitchell and so far a few bushes in the highest elevations are showing of color but we are a week or more away from brilliant color covering large swathes on Grape Yard Ridge, Looking Glass and the Balsam Mountain area which looks even further away.

Cades Cove and Roaring Fork are also showing no lighting and real fall color yet however there are a few spots high up on Rich Mountain Road the unimproved road between Cades Cove Loop Road and Townsend Tennessee.

You are sure to find nice color from the 1st week in October, great colors the second week and breathtaking the 3 and 4th week. Expect some color to still be good through the first week in November in areas such as Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. If conditions continue, it is possible there can be great fall color in some place for 2013 as late as the second week in November. It has happened before and so far the conditions are good for long staying color.

2 Bedroom Cabin Rentals for $115 a Night in the Great Smoky Mountains!

You don't have much time left to take advantage of one of the best cabin rental deals in the Great Smoky Mountains! We have 13 cabins you can rent right now for a minimum of a 5 day stay during the month of May (except during Memorial Day Holiday block out) for only $115 a night.

These are not second rate cabins, these are top cabins and chalets in only the best locations in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Wears Valley and Sevierville Tennessee. You want a hot tub? You got it! You want entertainment? There is plenty inside each of these vacation rental homes to keep you entertained.

Expect a wood burning or gas fireplace, large comfortable living areas, a fully equipped kitchen, outdoor deck space to relax along with a gas or charcoal grill - all in a clean well maintained cabin or chalet you are sure to want to come back to again and again.

If you stay in any of these cabins even at this great discount price, you are still eligible to buy discounted Cheap Dollywood Discount Tickets, Ripley's Tickets and more!

Because of the extreme discounts and the limited supply of cabin rental units that quality for this special discount in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg that qualify, this offer can be withdrawn at anytime without notice. Book now while you can and enjoy a fabulous vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains.

This special off season weekly rental rate cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts and you must use Cabin Rental Discount Promo Code TEXT115 when making your reservation online or by phone to (800) 508-6070.

Even though this the last month in 2013 that you can take advantage of this extended stay off season discount for a 2 bedroom cabin rental in the Smokies, you can book now for the 2014 off season from January through May (holidays not included).

Bear Paw Chalet 2 Bedroom Chalet in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 6 Rent This Chalet for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Suite Temptations 2 Bedroom Cabin in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 6 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Whispering Pines 2 Bedroom Cabin in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 6 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Lovin Life 1 Bedroom with Loft in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 4 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Finders Keepers 1 Bedroom Cabin in Sevierville TN - Sleeps 6 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Gummy Bear 2 Bedroom Cabin in Sevierville TN - Sleeps 4 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

A Smoky Getaway 2 Bedroom Cabin in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 8 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Treetops 2 Bedroom Cabin in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 6 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Rippling Waters 2 Bedroom Chalet in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 4 Rent This Chalet for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Nature's Retreat 1 Bedroom with Loft in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 5 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Morning Mist 2 Bedroom Cabin in Gatlinburg TN - Sleeps 5 Rent This Cabin for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

Berry Delightful 2 Bedroom Chalet in Pigeon Forge - Sleeps 6 Rent This Chalet for only $115 a Night (Off Season with a 5 night Minimum Stay)

The Halfway To Heaven 3 Bedroom Cabin Rental in a Great Smoky Mountains Resort

When you are the best vacation cabin rental company in the Great Smoky Mountains with more than 160 vacation homes and log cabins for rent, it takes a very special cabin to excite you.

The Halfway to Heaven vacation rental is just such a log cabin rental in the Tennessee Smokies and everyone is very excited that it is now on the American Mountain Rentals program!

When you hear about a cabin named Halfway to Heaven, you expect that not only is the cabin going to be great and filled with luxury amenities and is very spacious where everyone has enough room.

The cabin also needs to be located in a nice area of the Great Smoky Mountains second to none. The view from inside and outside the cabin had better not just be great…it must be Heavenly!

This spacious 3 bedroom log cabin rental is in the gated community of Brothers Cove just outside the city limits of Pigeon Forge in the Wears Valley Walden Creek foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Why just look at the great view above that you will see from this cabin from the moment the sun rises, and since this location in the Brothers Cove Resort is secluded in the mountains blocking the city lights of Pigeon Forge, the stars at night are amazing!

Before we even move to the inside of the Halfway to Heaven cabin, enjoy the gorgeous panoramic view along with all the fresh mountain air you can want, plenty of Adirondack chairs, the spacious hot tub, porch swing, parking or 3 cars and the gas grill. See the pictures below.

Now it is time to enter the Halfway To Heaven log cabin rental where you will get to go into the comfortable living room that has a wood burning fireplace with a flat screen TV above it.

The living room TV is hooked up satellite service and a surround sound system, so relax and enjoy a great movie and the flickering flames of the fireplace. What could be more romantic?

Who wants to cook on vacation? You will in the fully equipped kitchen in this beautifully appointed 3-bedroom cabin in the Smokies has modern stainless steel appliances and tons of upscale touches along with massive counter space and a stunning view that will just know your socks off. A home cooked meal or takeout - you decide!

What could be better than having your own game room in a cabin that you are renting the Great Smoky Mountains? Why having a game room that also has a stunning view of the Smokies and comfortable enough for everyone to enjoy.

As you can see the Halfway To Heaven game room has a pool table where you can play for hours as well as a sleeper sofa, and of course...the fantastic panoramic view!

We cannot tell you about a great 3-bedroom cabin for rent without showing off its great bedrooms so here we go.

The first bedroom is on the main floor and it has a Jacuzzi jetted whirlpool tub with a view, a fireplace, a comfortable and beautiful queen size bed with matching night table and chest of drawers and a TV.

The second bedroom has a black queen size sleigh bed with nightstand and dresser and it has a Jacuzzi, gas fireplace, TV and a private deck with a porch swing and a bench.

To get to the third and final bedroom in the luxury cabin rental in Brothers Cove outside Pigeon Forge Tennessee you need to go upstairs where you will find the gracious four-poster walnut bed and a TV sitting on a matching chest of drawers.

Last and certainly not least, there is free WIFI internet access and any of the guest who stays here has complementary swimming pool access from Memorial Day to Labor Day in the private Brothers Cove in-ground pool with a million dollar view!

Halfway to Heaven - Pigeon Forge TN 3 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 8 3 Bedroom Log Cabin located in the Brothers Cove Private Resort Community outside of Pigeon Forge that will sleep 8 people with 3 private bathrooms each with a shower/tub combo, 3 Queen size beds and 1 sleeper sofa, Hot Tub, 2 Jacuzzi tubs, Pool table in loft area, and WIFI throughout. All bedrooms have TVs with satellite service and 2 have Gas fireplaces, living room has real wood burning fireplace, a large flat screen TV with satellite service and surround sound system. 8 person dining room table, bar seating with 4 tall chairs, gas grill, 9 steps to enter cabin, 3 car parking, Central Air Conditioning and Heating, linens and towels, Seasonal Pool Access and don't forget the Free High Speed Internet Access! $255 - $325 per night(holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent it online now

Cabin Rental Property Management in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville and Wears Valley Smoky Mountains in Tennessee

For many the idea of owning a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley or Sevierville is a dream come true.

What can make it even better is when an experienced cabin rental company in the Smokies manages your property so that instead of just being an expense for a homeowner, you can rent your cabin or chalet when you and your family are not using it, and produce rental income.

Now may be the time for you to think about purchasing a cabin or vacation home for rental income since Real Estate prices in the Smokies are still lower than what they should be. The Smoky Mountains are only slightly down in visitation, despite the economy and the price of gas, and are still doing far better than other tourist destinations.

If you are already own rental property in or around the Pigeon Forge Tennessee Smoky Mountains and are not happy with your rental income and how your property is being managed, now may be the time to consider moving the management of your property over to a company that has the experience and resources to make you and your renters happy.

What you need in a property management company for your vacation rental unit in the Smokies is one who knows the area inside and out, knows their customers and what it takes to make them happy and how to market your rental cabin or chalet as well as how to protect your investment.

American Mountain Rentals, is a premier cabin rental company in the Smokies which has been located conveniently right off the parkway in Pigeon Forge Tennessee for around 10 years and they are now looking to manage more cabin and chalet rentals in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley and Sevierville Tennessee. At this time, no condominiums are being considered nor are marginal cabins short on amenities or any cabin rentals in less desirable locations.

Presently American Mountain Rentals manages more than 160 rental properties in and around the Pigeon Forge area and has the staff and resources to handle another 40 more units while still being able to maintain the attention to detail and customer service their homeowners and renters have come to expect.

Besides having their own large screened staff of cleaning and maintenance personnel so that and all the units on their rental program are cleaned and maintained to the highest standards, they have two offices in the Smoky Mountains staffed with experienced reservationists and office personnel with a great knowledge of the property being managed and the area so they get more reservations for your rental unit.

All rental property being managed is aggressively marketed on at least 2 of cabin rental web sites for the Smoky Mountains: American Mountain Rentals, AMR Cabins, Brothers Cove and Pigeon Forge Chalets and well as through social media. Offline there are mailers, magazine ads and radio spots to promote vacation rentals in the Smokies.

They have a Pigeon Forge Booking engine that updates the rental properties calendar in real time and integrates with their accounting system so owners monthly statements and year end tax information packets are always on time and accurate. Can your present property management company say this?

So if you own a great cabin, chalet or A Frame vacation home for rent in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley, Walden Creek, or Sevierville Tennessee, and you want a property management company who will manage your rental unit(s) as if they were you own, and has the experience not only do the job right, but also maximize your cabin rental income, look no further than American Mountain Rentals.

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Fall Color Peak in the Great Smoky Mountains: Where to Go and What to Do Part II

We are at best of peak leaf season right now in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley and Cades Cove will be the best places to see the best fall colors for 2012 through this weekend. Starting next week the last round of fall color will start in the leaves as reds and maroons from the hardwoods start to pop.

The highest elevations from about 3,200 feet and above are pretty much done already. The fall color this year was good high up in the Smokies even though we have had very few cold days - at this point just 2 light dustings of snow along the ridgelines and the Blue Ridge Parkway at the highest point. Most days are still in the 70's.

The best color now is at the lowest elevations from around 800 feet to 2,500 - perfect for road trips in and around Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains national park. Cades Cove still has color on the valley floor and up the mountainside. The picture below is from Cades Cove this week and yesterday it was in the 70's!

Black Bear are very active right now in the park and surrounding areas and will continue to be until December as they are foraging for acorns to fatten up for their winter sleep. The Deer are getting more active in rut so you can see male deer called bucks sparring - best seen in Cades Cove around sunrise and dusk. The elk rut is winding down fast and will be done by next week.

Along with bright colored leaves, fall means fresh local apples in the Smokies and there as some great places close by to enjoy them. In Pigeon Forge, visit Applewood just off the parkway. Outside Gatlinburg there is Baxter's Orchard on 321. Continue down 321 into Cosby for my favorite place for apples, apple cider and what locals call the best apple pie: Carvers. Their restaurant is top rated too!

Fall color and comfortable weather is a great time to take one of the many zip-line tours in the area. There is a zip line in Dollywood, 2 in Pigeon Forge, 1 outside Gatlinburg and a new zip line in Wears Valley.

Speaking of Dollywood, now is a great time to visit the world class top rated theme park Dollywood where you can enjoy comfortable weather, the Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration taking place until October 29th. The Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration is the biggest Southern gospel festival in the Smokies with free concerts! Rent a cabin and you can buy the cheapest Dollywood tickets around.

Don't have a great place to stay and you want to see the best of the best fall color this weekend? There are only a few cabins left and if you act fast you can get 10% off any cabin rental for this weekend by using discount rental code TLMR10. Click here to search for a cabin to rent. (discount applies to new cabin rentals only)

New Pigeon Forge - Gatlinburg Tennessee Cabin Rental Booking Engine for the Great Smoky Mountains of TN

There is now better brand new way to rent a cabin or chalet in America's most popular tourist destination in the mountains, the Great Smoky Mountains of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Tennessee along with nearby Wears Valley and Sevierville Tennessee. Cabins of all sizes, all near the Great Smoky Mountains national park, the Dollywood Theme Park, Dolly's Splash Country Water Park, 2 convention centers, dozens of shopping centers are all listed with a fresh new looking web site, more information and now cheaper cabin rental rates on top rated cabins.

The new cabin rental booking engine is now faster loading with more photographs of each cabin for rent with larger pictures of each cabin as well. There are now more amenities listed for each cabin in an easier to read format that will let you switch faster from Photos and overview information to the brand new review and ratings section and the rates and availability calendar. See at a glance the 6-month real time calendar or search instantly for the dates you want, bedrooms, sleeps size and cabin location up to a year in advance.

One of the exciting new features just added to the Pigeon Forge Cabin rental booking engine is the ability to enter Cabin Rental discount and coupon codes for special promotions without having to make a phone call to make a reservation. Book your cabin or chalet in the Smokies 24 hours a day 365 days a year online and get the lowest price when it is convenient for you, not when the office is open!

If you still need to speak to a reservationist before you can rent the Smoky Mountains cabin or chalet that you are interested in, they can be reached from 9 am to 9:30 pm 7 days a week except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day at either (800)508-6070 or at (865)428-5551.

What more could you want? A large inventory of top notch cabins and chalets served to you on faster loading pages, with better search features, larger and more numerous photographs of the cabins, new lower cabin rental prices, ratings and reviews all on the best cabins and chalets for rent in the Great Smoky Mountains.

This new cabin rental booking engine can be found on AMRCabins.com where you will find cabins for rent in Sky Harbor, Chalet Village, Wears Valley, Bluff Mountain, Shields Mountain, Riverpointe, Echota Resort, Brothers Cove Resort, Walden Creek, Caney Creek, McCarter Hollow, Eagle Springs Resort, inside and outside the Gatlinburg city limits, inside and outside the Pigeon Forge city limits, and inside and outside the Sevierville city limits. With so many cabin to choose from the hard part will be figuring out which one you want to rent!

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Smoky Mountains Fall Color Season: Where and When To See the Best Leaves In 2010

The secret is out as to the best place to rent a log cabin to see the fall colors - it is the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.

Sure, there are other great places to see fall colors such as Vermont, New Hampshire and Michigan, but none of these locations to leaf peep in autumn has such a wide variety of trees that change colors, elevations and micro-climates.

This means instead of having a week or two of great leaf colors every fall, the Great Smoky Mountains leaf season ranges for months! The leaves start to change color in the Smokies in the higher elevations during September and the hardwoods trees such a red oaks will have bright flaming colors in the leaves typically in November - sometimes as late as Thanksgiving!

Why does the leaf season peak last so long on the Smokies and what is the best time to see the fall colors at their peak? The fall color peak varies each year by weather and the peak for each location in the Smoky Mountains can vary by weeks compared to another location a mile or so away.

The weather of a prior spring and summer can change how brilliant the colors will be as well as the lasting power of each leaf with its brilliant color from red to oranges to yellows on a tree or bush. Add into the mix that weather during the fall can contribute to how long the peak color will last during a given year.

Changes is sunlight trigger when leaves "shut off" and go dormant for the winter and the green color in the chloroform inside each leaf in the fall fades and the yellows and orange colors now show through. Less sunlight happens each day in the fall occurs as sunset comes earlier each day and very cloudy or rainy days can trick the leaves in the trees and bushes that change color think its later in the season.

The colder weather that occurs later in autumn turns some fall leaves such as those in oak trees and maple trees changes the sugar that is left in the leaves into bight reds, purple and some salmons. The timing and duration of cold snaps can intensify, accelerate or decelerate these colors coming at the fall peak of these trees.

All of these factors combined as well as the fact that there are more different species of trees that change colors all at different times and at different colors growing in the Great Smoky Mountains and the national park than there are throughout all of Europe. With the 5,000 plus foot variation in elevation and huge differences in sunlight exposure between ridge-lines, hollows and valleys extend what should be a week-long peak for a single species of tree, to 3 or more weeks to see great leaf color in the same tree!

All of these factors together mean there is no single day or week for peak leaf season in the Great Smoky Mountains. What you can count on is a range with the month of October being most brilliant in the Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge area that includes the same basic peak season in Wears Valley, Walden Creek, Sky Harbor, Townsend, Brothers Cove, Caney Creek, Bluff Mountain, Greenbrier, Elkmont, Cades Cove, Pittman Center, Cosby and the surrounding areas in the Smokies.

Going over Newfound Gap to Cherokee, Bryson City , Maggie Valley, Asheville and Waynesville, the peak starts earlier because of a change in elevation and temperature. This way guests who stay in East Tennessee at the earlier part of leaf season in September can take a short drive to see the peak in the mountains and come back home to a cabin surrounded by the lush green privacy!

While leaf season is peaking, the acorn crop is crop is as well which means besides lots of squirrels running around eating and burying acorns this is peak season for seeing black bear in the Smokies looking to out on some extra pounds before winter when they tend to almost hibernate in what is called winter sleep.

While black bear will be active during park leaf season all over the Smokies, the best place to see them will be in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains national park at the first hour or so of daylight and the last 2 hours before sunset. As it gets later in the fall black bear may be active eating acorns and scrounging for other food all day long.

The best place to rent a cabin during the fall leaf season during peak color in the Smoky Mountains depends greatly upon what you are looking for and when you plan on staying on the Smokies. Some people want complete seclusion on their vacation while some want to be high atop a mountain ridge looking out for miles at the fall colors and still others don't want to brave steep roads and driveways and prefer to be close to a river to catch some trout while the weather is still nice.

Besides log cabins for rent in the Pigeon Forge - Gatlinburg areas of the Smokes, there are chalets for rent as well. What's the difference between a chalet and a cabin? Cabins have wood walls and ceilings and usually hardwood floors while chalets typically have walls and ceilings that are painted or wallpapered drywall. There are plenty of Pigeon Forge Chalet Rentals as well as those in Gatlinburg.

Another place to see great colored leaves in the Smokies beside the national park is in America's favorite theme park in the Mountains: Dollywood. As a matter of fact, Dollywood if often the people's choice winner of the best theme park in the US and the are plenty of great cabins for rent next to Dollywood. Peak fall colors in and around Dollywood is around the 2nd to 3rd week in October.

Therefore, with so many choices, it may not be easy to find the best place to rent a cabin on the Smokies during peak fall colors by yourself not to mention many a vacation has been ruined by a bad "rent by owner" experience so what should you do? Rent form a reputable cabin rental management company such as American Mountain Rentals or Brothers Cove and you are sure to have a great leaf peeping vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.

More About Peak Leaf Season in the Great Smoky Mountains:

• Peak Leaf Season Dates For Fall of 2012
• Smoky Mountains Fall Color Season: Where and When To See the Best Leaves In 2010

Brothers Cove Cabin Rentals in Wears Valley Web Site Improvements

It coming up to the one year anniversary when the cabin rental management of the Brothers Cove Mountain Resort located in the Walden Creek Wears Valley area just outside the city limits of Pigeon Forge Tennessee has been taken over by American Mountain Rentals of the Smoky Mountains.

In this time huge changes have been made to the property and management of this log cabin resort, which has spectacular views, whole being able to maintain secluded wooded areas that are all far away from the noise and traffic of downtown Pigeon Forge yet very close to the best of everything the Smokies has to offer.

The grounds have been cleaned up, roadways improved, the water treatment system has been improved, a more demanding cleaning and maintenance quality control has been put into place and well as a better trained and equipped staff that is on site at Brothers Cove so that their guest's vacation experience in the Smokies is beyond their expectations.

Guests renting cabins in Brothers Cove now have access to more discounts for attractions in the Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg area including discounts to both the Dollywood theme park and Dolly Parton's Splash Country Water Park which are both just minutes from Brothers Cove as well as the great Pigeon Forge dinner theater experience: Dixie Stampede.

Renters of cabins in the Brothers Cove private gated log cabin resort and homeowners alike are thrilled with the new management team, on site staff and the huge benefits of the Brothers Cove American Mountain Rentals partnership with the huge resources American Mountain Rentals is providing.

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The Brothers Cove web site is linked to the new streamlined reservation system that is now offering secure online booking to all of the 40 plus cabins for rent on Brothers Cove. This real time reservation system assures renter that they will be able to reserve the cabin they want for their next vacation any time of the day or night 365 days a year. Renters also have the benefit of choosing from an additional 140 handpicked luxury cabins available for rent, at affordable prices in the Smoky Mountains area throughout Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville and the Wears Valley/Bluff Mountain area.

To make it easier for you to find the perfect cabin in Brothers Cove for your next vacation on the Smokies, the web site has been greatly improved as well with easier navigation of the web site, faster loading pages, larger, more and higher quality photographs of each cabin and the surrounding area.

The Brothers Cove web site now lists more amenities and cabin features and gives you more ways that you can search for cabins such as by occupancy size, which are pet friendly rental units, and which cabins have the newly installed WIFI Wireless High Speed Internet Access.

To make the site more accessible, it is now compliant for use for use by persons with visual and mobility disabilities, it is also completely HTML compliant so that it works with the largest variety of computers, monitors and web enabled devices. The site is now located on a secure servers off site with disaster backups and servers in additional regions of the country.

All of the new advances to the web site that also has a cleaner look are great, but most importantly are how Brothers Cove, which was a nice place to take a vacation, is now even so much better. You may have noticed to at how The Smokies Blog has also changed, expect to see more changes and improvements in the coming months!

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Rare Synchronizing Fireflies Find Confirmed In Brothers Cove Resort in Wears Valley.

The synchronizing firefly in the Southern Appalachian Smoky Mountains is a rare sight to see when it is flashing its mating signal - a yellowish green pulsing light that breaks the darkness of the night. Found and confirmed by scientists less than a dozen years ago, the lightning bugs special light show has amazed and delighted visitors and residents of the Smoky Mountains for years.

The most popular place people come to see a large gathering of the synchronized firefly flash its special light that sends waves of lights up and down mountains, trees and then will plunge into darkness, is the Elkmont section of the Great Smoky Mountains national park.

Conditions have to be right to support the rare lightning bug that will emerge from beneath the ground when the temperature is just right and in search of a mate will flash its amazing light. For safety's sake and transportation convenience, the 2nd week in June at Elkmont was the best place to bring visitors to see the light show.

While well coordinated, safe and a great place to see the Smokies fireflies do their thing, standing in line for a long wait to take a shuttle into the park, dealing with 1,000 other visitors that night on a small area and waiting in line to take a shuttle back to your car is not an ideal way to view the fireflies - especially with small kids.

What could be more fun that to come to the Smokies and see the special fireflies from your cabin without any hassles? Well it sounds easier than it actually is.

While you can find the synchronizing fireflies in many areas of the Southern Appalachians, it is hard to see them in large numbers in the developed areas where most cabins are. The best place to observe the fireflies are not in wooded areas, but more open places where they can see each other to stimulate the flashing, and you can see in turn see them as well.

Most cabin rentals are often fairly close to one another so light from one cabin can be seen by the cabin next door. This makes it harder to see the fireflies flashes and the ambient light discourages fireflies to flash on their own.

Last year, after much searching the perfect conditions for lightning bugs were found in a small area between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Tennessee near large fields and a small stream, at the right elevation and way down a back road with very limited ambient light.

After watching the area for the optimum time, lighting bugs did synchronize and they do in fact inhabit this area and put on quite a show! The only problem is that there are only 3 cabins for rent where you could see the fireflies in that small area.

Well obviously 3 cabins is not enough to cover the demand to see such a spectacle in the Smoky Mountains so the search was on to find another area where the lightning bus synchronize and they can be seen from a cabin as well as within the property of a development.

After 4 years of searching for a great new place outside the Great Smoky Mountains national park that you can rent a cabin and get to see the special firefly show from the property, the best place was just found to see the rare lightning bugs!

Brothers Cove a premium private log cabin resort community tucked off Walden Creek in the Wears Valley area outside Pigeon Forge turned out to have all the right conditions: the correct elevation range, water sources, ground cover, great topography, lack of excessive ambient light and of course plenty of the Photinus Carolinus - the synchronizing firefly!

The past three weeks they have been observed in large numbers in the Brothers Cove Resort - home to more than 40 log cabins for rent! They have been found around many of the cabins located in this private gated community as well as up toward the top of the community in the large field / play area next to the in-ground swimming pool, the outdoor gazebo and the huge lodge.

An even greater concentration of the fireflies have been discovered in the lower field by the Brothers Cove Rental office - also on private property that the guests staying at Brothers Cove can use! They have been observed in the huge field, as well as in and up the treeline on the Brothers Cove Mountain.

If you are in this field at Brothers Cove and you look up a clear night, you can see actually see the Milky Way! And guess what? No crowds making noise or people bumping into you! At night all what you can hear are the whippoorwills, the crickets and frogs chirping and owls - what a private way to experience the most interesting natural phenomena in the Smokies!

So, what are the best places, ways and times to observe the Smoky Mountains synchronized fireflies in the Brothers Cove resort? Well the best place with the highest concentration of mating fireflies that light up in June will depend on when they emerged from the soil. Since the lower field is at 1,130 feet the field near the swimming pool is at 1,650 feet looking out over the valley and the top ridge of Brothers Cove is 1,950 feet and all 40 plus cabins for rent are located between the lower field and the top ridgeline, there can be an almost full weeks difference between firefly activity at the bottom of Brothers Cove verses the top.

Wherever you decide to watch the fireflies, you should bring along a flashlight with a red led or get a red lens cover or red cellophane so you can move around safely and still not throw off the light show or reduce your night vision. If you are going down to the lower field, you may want to bring folding chairs so you can sit. There are chairs at all the cabins and plenty of seating around the pool area.

If you staying at the cabin to watch the fireflies, turn off all the lights so it is as dark as possible. Pick a spot to sit with the widest panorama and if you can away from other cabins that have lights on. Do not forget to look up at the beautiful stars!

There are some many weather and other natural conditions that will dictate when the light show will reach peak and how many fireflies will be out that year. The one thing you can count on is that they will be there during the month of June and the best time to see them is at least half hour after sunset and the show is over by around midnight. Best all round time is should be the 2nd and 3rd week of June from 10 pm - 11 pm.

Just spending time in the peace and quiet of Brothers Cove is an amazing experience, but to be able to enjoy one of the Smoky Mountains most impressive natural treasures in privacy and without crowds.

Brothers Cove is an amazing custom built private neighborhood of luxury cabins on more than 400 acres much of which is unspoiled forest. Each cabin is unique and every cabin has a spectacular view of the mountains or a secluded wooded view or both! More than half of the almost 80 cabins that have been built in this private resort are for rent through BrothersCove.com.

Only guests of cabins rented through Brothers Cove or American Mountain Rentals who owns BrothersCove.com are entitled to all of the amenities maintenance, housekeeping and services offered at the on site office in Brothers Cove.

Only registered owners, renters or their guests are allowed in Brothers Cove for firefly viewing as well as entering Brothers Cove property including the fields and natural areas, roads, swimming pool and gazebo.

So what are you waiting for? Start looking for the cabin you want so that you can see the fireflies in peace and privacy! Rent a Brothers Cove cabin now before the one you want is gone!

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The Honeymoon Sweet Smoky Mountains log cabin rental in Brothers Cove Pigeon Forge.

Romance in the air and the Honeymoon Sweet luxury log cabin for rent in the Brothers Cove Mountain Resort Community with great views is just outside Pigeon Forge Tennessee in the Wears Valley / Walden Creek area is the perfect place to get away from it all in the Smoky Mountains.

This charming one bedroom cabin has all the creature comforts of home and more in a perfect location in one of the best places to get married and spend a romantic honeymoon: the Great Smoky Mountains.

Already married and want to bring the kids along on your family vacation getaway in the Smokies? That's OK as the Honeymoon Sweet luxury log cabin for rent can accommodate as many as 5 people! This is even a great cabin to rent in Brothers Cove for 2 couples and a single to share as there will be plenty for room for everyone.

This 1 bedroom cabin is well decorated and is in a great location with stunning views of the mountains through the big windows inside or out on the deck in the fresh air. Everyone who comes to stay here never wants to leave!

The Brothers Cove private community features seclusion from all of the traffic and noise you will find at any of the hotels and most of the cabins for rent in the Smoky Mountains. All this peace and quite could be yours and you will still be close to everything the Smokies have to offer such as the Great Smoky Mountains national park or Dollywood.

The bedroom in this cabin has a comfortable large king size bed, a television and a private bath with a tub with a shower and private toilet. If that's not enough for you, there is even a Jacuzzi whirlpool tub so you can soak in the luxury around you as the warmth and bubbles of the Jacuzzi help you relax on your vacation.

Make no mistake about it, there are lots of nice cabins to choose from in the Great Smoky Mountains but why not choose to rent one that is exceptionally nice, in a fantastic location, has plenty of room, great stunning views and is as low as $140 a night?

Only the best cabins for rent in the Brothers Cove Mountain Resort Community are now all being managed by American Mountain Rentals with a professional staff on-site who are making what was a good community before much better with their attention to detail and top notch customer service.

The Honeymoon Sweet - Pigeon Forge TN 1 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 6 1 King size bed. 1 Queen Sleeper Sofa, 1 twin sleeper sofa, Covered Hot tub, Pool Table, Gas Fireplace, Jacuzzi, 2 Flat Screen TVs, Surround Sound, Deck, Charcoal Grill, Washer/Dryer and Dishwasher. $150 - $185 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

4 bedroom luxury log cabins for rent in Wears Valley - Pigeon Forge Smoky Mountains

There are thousands of rental properties to choose from in the Smoky Mountains so how do you know which the best locations are to rent a cabin in the Smokies? Like anything else to do with real estate, location, location, location is the key and one of the best locations inside and outside the Smoky Mountains is the Brothers Cove mountain resort log cabin community.

Inside Brothers Cove you will find that there and dozens of great cabins to choose from and we will highlight right here two of the best four bedroom log cabins for rent on the Smokies.

What makes Brothers Cove so special is that it is a safe and secure private community away from the hustle and bustle of Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville tucked into a hidden area in the Walden Creek Wears Valley area where nature rules and private space surrounds each of the stunning cabins.

The views in Brothers Cove are fantastic and they get even better the higher up you are. Some cabins may not have exceptional views of the mountains because they are so deeply enveloped by the forest surrounding them that they become the perfect secluded private getaway you always wanted to have.

Premier Smoky Mountains cabin Rental Company: American Mountain Rentals took over the management of the log cabin rentals in Brothers Cove in the fall of 2009. So far, American Mountain Rentals has dramatically improved the vacation experience of guests staying in Brothers Cove with even more improvements on the way.

While there are vacation homes for rent in Brothers Cove ranging in size from one bedroom cabins all the way up to five bedrooms for rent in this mountain resort community, we will spotlight for now just two of the 4 bedroom units: Hoot 'n Hollar and Majestic View.

Cabins with 4 bedrooms are perfect for family gatherings, wedding parties or other group events and these cabins come well equipped to handle groups of more than 10 people as Hoot 'n Hollar will sleep 12 people and Majestic View can sleep as many as 14.

The Hoot 'n Hollar 4 bedroom luxury log cabins for rent in Brothers Cove is a great choice for a cabin rental if you are looking for a place filled with entertainment, close to everything in the Smokies and yet very secluded with wooded views.

Big screen TV, full size pool table, lots of deck space and seating along with a hot tub and 2 Jacuzzi whirlpool tubs inside, this luxury cabin rental has it all along with ample parking for up to 3 cars.

This cabin is tastefully decorated and has some large windows that let the natural light in along with the nice views everyone will have a Hoot and Hollar good time including your behaved pet in this vacation home.

Though there are 4 bedrooms, each with a comfortable queen size bed, there are 2 additional sofa sleeper beds so as many as 12 people can stay in this cabin in comfort.

Hoot 'n Hollar - Pigeon Forge TN 4 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 12 4 Queen size beds, 2 Sleeper sofa beds, 2 Jacuzzi, Hot tub, Pool Table, Washer/Dryer, Watch the Big Screen TV in Living Room or play a game of pool in the Game Room. This cabin is pet friendly! $245 - $295 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

The name Majestic View says it all…or does it? This large 4-bedroom cabin for rent not only has a majestic view of the Great Smoky Mountains in and around Brother Cove, it has comfort and space for your entire family to make them fell like royalty.

The great Mountain View can be seen from inside the cabin or outside where there is plenty of open deck space for everyone to gather. Sun to strong or there is a little drizzle? Don’t let that stop you from lounging around in the fresh mountain air as much of the space on the deck is sheltered!

There are no steps to enter this 2 story semi-accessible log cabin and there are even rails by the toilet and a rail in the shower. There is also a large deck area with no steps on the main floor of Majestic View.

Is there entertainment for the whole family in this cabin? You bet! There are 5 TVs including a big screen TV with surround sound, a game room with a pool table, DVD players and VCR's, and in the summer you have swimming pool access!

Majestic View - Pigeon Forge TN 4 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 14 3 Queen size beds, 2 Twin trundle beds, Hot Tub, 2 Jacuzzi tubs, 4 Fireplaces, Pool Table, Washer/Dryer, Enjoy the Scenic View and Big Screen TV along with plenty of Deck space and a Charcoal Grill $295 - $350 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

New Log Cabin with Great Mountain Views for Rent in Wears Valley Pigeon Forge Resort

Finding the perfect cabin to rent in the Smoky Mountains is easy since there are now so many in a private mountain community just outside the city of Pigeon Forge in the Wears Valley area called Brothers Cove.

The Brothers Cove Log Cabin rental resort is proud to announce one of these great cabins: Simply Breathtaking a large 1 bedroom log cabin rental that will hold up to 6 people.

When you park in the level driveway you will be impressed by the massive size and beautiful design on the log cabin purchased on the edge of the mountain with a fantastic view of the Smoky Mountains and the woods around you.

Simply breathtaking views of the Smoky Mountains and the surrounding woods with a spacious interior and fun, fun, fun is what you will find when you rent the Simply Breathtaking 1 bedroom log cabin.

This really is a 2 bedroom cabin, but one of the bedrooms has been turned into a game room with a pool table and television. In the Game room there is now a sleeper sofa so of course it can still be used as a bedroom.

The living room of the Simply Breathtaking cabin has a great view of the mountains which is enhanced by the huge windows and with comfortable seating such as the sleeper sofa it makes a great place to enjoy the view or the big screen TV. Why not just sit back and watched the flickering flames and feel the warmth from the wood burning fireplace with a log mantel and stone front? What a place for a vacation!

The master bedroom is another place you and that special someone can enjoy the beauty of and coziness of a fireplace. The master bedroom also has a rustic yet very comfortable queen size bed and a TV along with a VCR/DVD player. You even have access to your own private deck with rocking chairs from the master bedroom.

The Simply Breathtaking cabin is very affordable as a honeymoon cabin or romantic getaway cabin for 2 but still has enough room to hold as many as 6 guests very comfortably.

Simply Breathtaking - Pigeon Forge TN 1 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 6 1 Queen size bed, 2 Sleeper sofas, Hot Tub, Jacuzzi, Game room with Pool Table, Wood burning Fireplace in Living room, Big screen TV with Satellite Service, Gas Fireplace in Bedroom, TV in Bedroom, Charcoal Grill, Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer $150 - $185 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now

American Mountain Rentals now has 40+ cabins for rent in Brothers Cove Cabin Rental Community in Wears Valley

The Brothers Cove Log Cabin Rental Mountain Community in Wears Valley just outside the city limits of Pigeon Forge is located in a secluded section of the Great Smoky Mountains and as of today, American Mountain Rentals is now managing more than 40 of its best Vacation Rentals units.

The name is the same and Brothers Cove great location with stunning feature packed cabins will be managed even better than it has in the past as now the Smoky Mountains premier cabin rental company America Mountain Rentals will be exclusively handling the management and rentals for the best cabins for rent in this private community.

American Mountain Rentals has a proven track record with an extensive inventory of cabins for rent all around the Tennessee Smokies in Pigeon Forge, Wears Valley, Gatlinburg and Sevierville. With an experienced team of professional cleaners and their own maintenance personnel on staff, every unit is cleaned and maintained to standards you have come to expect from a premier vacation rental company.

Bothers Cove cabins offer seclusion and privacy in a mountain and wooded setting hard to find in the Smoky Mountains. This private gated community offers unlimited access in season to the community swimming pool and a safe beautiful neighborhood for you to enjoy the great outdoors and the fresh Smoky Mountains air.

Brothers Cove is located close enough to everything that the best of the Smokies has to offer such as Dollywood or the Great Smoky Mountains national park, but is far enough away where you will never hear the traffic noise and commotion that you will hear in any hotel, motel and many other cabins for rent in the Smoky Mountains.

Escape the rat race and relax in the Bother Cove Rental Community of the Smoky Mountains where peace and quiet is on the menu every day. In spring it's the off season prices and beautiful wildflowers, in summer it's taking it easy while you are lounging by the pool and looking out at the wonderful view, in the fall it's the spectacular color bursting forth from every tree in and around Brother Cove and in winter it's the peace and quiet and the occasional dusting of snow which usually vanishes by lunchtime.

Drive through the covered bridge and come back home to Brothers Cove after a long day of excitement in the Smokies and sit out on the deck and enjoy the spectacular Smoky Mountains or wooded view. While taking it all in, listen to the sounds of nothing other than crickets and birds or the sound of laughter as your children are entertaining themselves in the game room.

When the laughter in the cabin quiets down, it's time for the two of you to slip into the soothing warm water of the hot tub out on the deck and just relax in all of the peace and quiet that Brothers Cove in Wears Valley has to offer.

There are more than 40 rustic on the outside yet very comfortable on the inside log cabins for rent in Brothers Cove. From comfortable 1 bedroom all cabins all the way up to a huge 7 bedroom vacation home there's something for every size family or group looking for a vacation or getaway.

Prices of the log cabins for rent in the Brothers Cove Log Cabin Community are very affordable ranging in price from as low as $105 to $120 a night for a 1 bedroom cabin which sleeps 4, to huge 5 bedroom cabin that sleeps 14 for $350 to $395 night. Rates quoted do not include tax and are valid during off season. In season, peak season and holiday rates are slightly higher. Cabin rentals vary in sizes, features and prices so check each cabin to see the features you are looking for.

The best Brothers Cove Log Cabin Rentals in Wears Valley - Pigeon Forge can be found on www.AmericanMountainRentals.com, www.AMRCabins.com and now the new and improved www.BrothersCove.com web site. These 3 cabin rental web sites are now the only web sites with the correct terms and prices for Brother Cove Cabins Rentals. Prices, availability and terms listed on any other web sites or advertisements for Brothers Cove will not be honored by the new Cabin Rental management company: American Mountain Rentals.

Alone at Last in a Wears Valley Cabin for rent!

Looking for a romantic getaway in the Smokies where you can sit back and relax, away from the stress of everyday life and find yourselves alone at last? Have we found the perfect cabin for rent in the Smoky Mountains for you where you will find peace and quiet but in just minutes you can be in the middle of all of the restaurants and the attractions the Smoky Mountains has to offer in Pigeon Forge, Wears Valley and Gatlinburg!

This 1 bedroom cabin for rent in the Smokies has the perfect name to describe how you will feel - Alone At Last! Now it doesn't just have to be a couple that rents this beautiful log cabin as besides the huge king size bed in the master bedroom there is also a sleeper sofa so as many as 4 people can stay here -making this cabin a perfect choice for a small family!

Inside this cabin you will find beautiful wood paneling, wood floors and a beautiful wood ceiling with exposed beams. In the living room the tall ceiling give you a specious feel you will love as you enjoy the gas fireplace or when you are watching TV with cable service and a DVD player from the sofa.

The fully equipped kitchen also has high ceilings and a dining area. From a simple snack to a fancy diner everything you need is right here and the dishwasher makes cleanup a snap.

Outside you will love the completely private hot tub that also has a screened enclosure to keep out any unwanted pests. The rear deck where the hot tub is looks out into woods a perfect place to enjoy a meal or a snack or just relax at the table and chairs out here.

On the front deck you have a porch swing with 2 rockers. What can be better than getting Away From it All and the 2 of you relaxing and sharing those special moments together here in the Smoky Mountains?

Alone at Last - Pigeon Forge TN 1 Bedroom Log Cabin - Sleeps 4 1 King size bed, 1 Sleeper sofa, Hot Tub, Gas Fireplace, TV with Cable and DVD, and Washer/Dryer. 2 car parking and minutes from Dollywood, The Pigeon Forge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains national park. $125 - $150 per night (holidays higher) Click Here To Visit This Cabin or Rent This Cabin Online Now