Leaving Newport, Tennessee, U.S. 25 quickly transitions from residential neighborhoods to rural countryside. And just as the road crosses the mighty French Broad River, curving to the right, the ancient Great Smoky Mountains come into view — looming large and stoic above those passing through. By the next bend, a sign for the Bobarosa Saloon appears. Gazing down onto the … [Read more...] about Over the hills and far away: East Tennessee’s Bobarosa Saloon