Ken Burns' upcoming documentary may be the most hyped production I've ever seen. His documentary will be shown on PBS starting on Sunday, Sept. 27. The program is supposed to concentrate on history, like the building above at Rich Mountain Gap - not an easy place to find.

However he can be forgiven because the documentary includes about 45 minutes about the Smokies. This past Sunday in the USA Weekend magazine, the lead article was on 10 parks you don't want to miss. 

Yes, he had Yosemite and Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. But he also had all the "big" eastern parks including

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Acadia
Everglades and
Shenandoah

I do hope that his documentary will get people excited about visiting their national park. Much cheaper than Disneyworld.