That whole area gets quite busy most of the year, but Mary and I have gone there so many times. In Novemeber when you go on top of the mountain it can quite breezy, a change of pace from my 15 years in south Florida. It is one the reason I moved up here.
On a side note, always good to have a weapon in the house, in Tennessee waliing arpound with a giun is what they do. They also enjoy taking them into the National Park.