Business Insider's reporter didn't expect to find a tramway above the Great Smoky Mountains. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I took an aerial tram up into the Great Smoky Mountains in spring 2023. The ride was not part of my initial travel plan. In fact, I'd never heard of it before this trip. I spotted the tram while stuck in the rain with no taxi. It was the highlight of my trip. During a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in spring 2023, I had an experience I never expected — taking an aeria...