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A Walk in the Woods – On Location

2.5-Hour Historical Nature Walk for Two or Four (Half Off)

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In a Nutshell

Guides lead hikers through nature while pointing out edible plants and teaching about the daily lives of settlers and Native Americans

The Fine Print

  • Expires Mar 30, 2013
  • Limit 1 per group, may buy 1 additional as gift. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required, subject to availability and weather. 48-hr cancellation notice required. Subject to availability. Customers will then be given the choice to sign up for a different time that day if there is a tour going out, a refund, or they can apply the Groupon to another hike and pay the difference. Gratuity not included.
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The call of the wild is like a call from an elderly grandparent: though you can't quite make out what's being said, you feel better about yourself when you answer. Pick up nature's phone with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

  • $29 for a 2.5-hour historical nature walk for two (a $58 value)
  • $58 for a 2.5-hour historical nature walk for four (a $116 value)

Dubbed A Stroll Back in Time, the leisurely walk starts at one of the first settled areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Stepping along an old roadbed, tour-goers take in towering trees and a trailside brook while guides satisfy brains with helpings of history and lore. Sights include a small family cemetery, a 19th-century barn, a rustic springhouse, and gorgeous mountain vistas. Tours depart Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; snacks are included.

A Walk in the Woods

Though they had stable, successful careers, Erik and Vesna Plakanis found themselves increasingly dissatisfied with their lives. Naturalists at heart, the nearby Smoky Mountains became an ever more powerful draw, enticing the couple to spend more and more time in the quiet, misty woods they loved. Things came to a head in 1998, after Erik ventured into the woods alone seeking answers. He came out convinced that his purpose was to share the wonders of the forest with others, so he and Vesna gave up their jobs and founded A Walk in the Woods to lead tours and raise environmental awareness. 

Adding to their decades-long knowledge of the park's trails, the two are experts on edible plants, animal tracking, wilderness survival, and traditional storytelling, filling treks with interesting tidbits and engrossing yarns. A gaggle of fellow guides, handpicked for their love of nature and knowledge of the Great Smoky Mountains, helps lead the list of hikes and trips, which range from two hours to a full day to give patrons the chance to feel at one with nature without chaining themselves to the back of a deer.

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The Groupon Guide to: Diner Speak

The main attraction to eating at a “greasy spoon” diner is to hear the delightful lingo the servers use to relay your order to the cooks. Many people will often order second and third meals just to hear the servers yell and then discreetly throw away the food. Here is a guide to their secret language:

Order: Double cheeseburger, medium rare, with pickles
Diner Speak: Double hockey puck made of meat with a pink soul and zombie nickels

Order: Turkey sandwich on rye, no mayo
Diner Speak: Professor Gobblington with a PhD in the economics of foreign grain markets, send the white stranger packing

Order: Two eggs, scrambled, with bacon and coffee, cream and sugar
Diner Speak: Twin albino footballs meet with a tragic accident, send the mother a crispy flag and fill the dark night with the first tragically beautiful snowfall of winter

Order: Pancakes
Diner Speak: Lil’ Sweetie Flat Breads starring Shirley Temple (1934)

Order: Pot roast
Diner Speak: Roast, pot-style

Zombie nickels: cause they’re soft, green, and dead feelin’

A Walk in the Woods

  • Meeting location will be arranged via phone.