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June 21-26, 2004 FUMC Houma Youth |
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June 21-26, 2004 FUMC Houma Youth |
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| Getting There
The trip to Gatlinburg is about 700 miles. Since we're crossing the time line, it'll take an extra hour (on the clock) going there ... but an hour less coming home. Below is a map of the Houma-Gatlingurg route. |
| Where We'll Be
We will be at the Wa-Floy Mountain Village Retreat. It's located about 10 miles east of Gatlinburg on Hwy 321, on the northen edge of the Smokies (see red dot on map, right). See their website for more information. |
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| Gatlinburg
We'll be going into Gatlinburg for two of the days. Included with the cost of the trip will be a visit to OberGatlinburg and Christus Gardens. |
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• Gatlinburg Attractions Map • Discover Gatlinburg • Gatlinburg Weather Attraction Sites • Camp Thunder • Fort Fun • Gatlinburg Sky Lift • Guiness World of Records Museum • Hillbilly Golf • Motion Ride Movie Theater • Mysterious Mansion • Old Gatlinburg Golf & Games • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies • Ripley's Belive It or Not • Ripley's Davy Crocket Mini Golf • Ripley's Haunted Adventure • Ripley's Moving Theater • Tennesse Earthquake Ride • Treasure Quest Golf • World of Illusions |
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| OberGatlinburg [Go
to their site]
Though a ski-resort in the winter, the main attraction when we arrive will be the amusement area. The $16 all-day pass (to selected rides) will be included in the overall trip cost. Youth will be responsible for additional costs. Hours: 10am-varies • Tramway (round-trip) up to Ober Gatlinburg - $9.50 • Black bear habitat - $2.00 • Indoor ice skating rink - $7.50 • Attraction coupons - $2.50 each [different things use different numbers of coupons]  Scenic
Chairlift (Round Trip Fare) - 2 Coupons
*Alpine
Slide (1 Ride) - 2 Coupons
Mini
Golf (18 Holes) - 1 Coupon
Spider
Web (3 Minutes) - 2 Coupons
Bungee
Run (4 Runs) - 2 Coupons
Trampoline
Thing (3 Minutes) - 2 Coupons
Go-Karts
(5 Minutes) - 2 Coupons
*Blue
Cyclone Rapids (Per Person) - 1 Coupon
Ober's
Lightnin' Water Ride (Per Person) . 1 Coupon
*Shoot-The-Chute
Water Ride (Per Person) 1 Coupon
Kiddie
Land & Rides (Play as long as you like) - 2 Coupons
• For $16, you get an all-day pass on these rides Alpine
Slide
Umbrella
Rides
Scenic
Chairlift
Go-Karts
(limit 2 times)
Municipal
Black Bear Habitat
Blue
Cyclone Rapids
Shoot-The-Chute
Water Ride
Ober's
Lightnin' Water Ride |
| Christus Gardens [Go
to their site]
The primary feature of this attraction is the 3-D dioramas of Biblical scenes. There are also other collections of religious artifacts. The group rate admission ($8.52) will be included in the overall trip cost. Hours: 8am-9pm
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| Pigeon Forge
The small town of Pigeon Forge has become big tourist attraction, with numerous shows, shopping, and more. We'll be going into Pigeon Force, a few miles north of Gatlinburg, on Wednesday evening for a church service. • Pigeon Forge Online • Dollywood |
| Smoky Mountain National Park
We'll be staying a stones' throw from the Park. We may be driving into the park to visit scenic Newfound Gap, Cades Cove, etc. There are numberous hiking trails and waterfalls in the park. One of the easier trails is Laurel Falls. We'll be hiking there on one of the days. • Great Smoky Mountain National Park • Great Smoky Mountains National Park • Great Smoky Mountains News & Information • Cades Cove • Laurel Falls |
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Appalachian Outdoors Whitewater Rafting [Link
to their site]
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| • Location of Wa-Floy relative to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
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Note: These are PDF files |
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