Yep, looking up a lot. It has been years since I was there, hope to get there before the leaves come out-it is the Joyce Kilmer park in Western NC. A very long drive from Raleigh, so overnight stay is a must, and they have a lot of snow this time of year, which could be a real problem.
I spent some time in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in 2015. It was my first visit. For those who haven't been there this is one of the rare virgin stands of forest left on the east coast. There are some truly huge poplars there as well as oak and sycamore with trees up to 400 years old. Not as old as redwoods but still an amazing site for the east coast which has been deforested several times.
As a photographer I felt I basically had two options. Shoot up or shoot the base of the trees. There are no vistas available that I'm aware of. I found the gnarly bases of some of the old trees to be fascinating and looked like something out of a Tolkien tale.
I live outside of Charlotte, NC so the trek is easier for me than from Raleigh. An added benefit is that my sister-in-law lives in Black Mountain.