Del Rio is unlike any other town in the East Tennessee mountains, and yet, it is like all other small towns in the area. The mountains offer you seclusion, beauty, and a way of life grounded of core family values.
I first saw the majesty of the Smoky Mountains twenty years ago, on my way from Pigeon Forge to Asheville, North Carolina, after a business trip. In love with the views but not comfortable with the busynesses of either Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, I headed east on route 25/70 until I arrived at downtown, Del Rio, an intersection with one realtor office, one post office and a small restaurant.
Curious about the natural beauty around me and the quietness I heard, I stopped by the realty office. The realtor said to me, "what took you so long, I've been waiting for you; I left that office with a property under my name.
And, I have never regret it.