March 10, 2010 – 10:44 am
Visit the Cosby area and discover this beautiful cascade that’s nearly 100 feet tall! Click here and find out how this waterfall and nearby creek may have come about their rather unflattering names…
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Posted in Fall Leaf Color, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Tagged Bear, Cosby, Fall, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Funny, Gabes Mountain Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hen Wallow Falls, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Roostertown, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Waterfall
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Newfound Gap was a busy place on Saturday with everyone taking the opportunity to see the snow that had piled up during the week. Click here to see what it looked like as the clouds rolled in and it started to snow again. Brrrrr!
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Posted in Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Newfound Gap, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Winter
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Just wanted to give you a head’s up on the Sierra Club’s new, exciting opportunity that just may be The Best Internship on Earth.
One lucky young person will get to spend this summer traveling around the country to Sierra Club’s outdoor youth programs, including our Inner City Outings, Volunteer Vacations, and Building Bridges [...]
February 24, 2010 – 9:32 am
Go on a birding adventure and find out where some of those bird songs and calls are really coming from. Filmed during last year’s Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Click here to watch!
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Posted in Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Fascinating People, Video
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Tagged Bird Calls, Birding, Birds, Birdsongs, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
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February 12, 2010 – 11:31 pm
Come along with Elizabeth and Jill on a winter wonderland hike to Alum Cave Bluffs! Click here to see the video! It’s beautiful!
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Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Icicle, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Winter
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February 8, 2010 – 12:47 pm
A fresh dusting of snow and freezing fog coated the Smokies in frosty splendor last week. Click here to see the short video.
Posted in Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Fog, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Winter
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January 29, 2010 – 3:48 pm
Freezing temperatures leave behind a strange wonderland of ice and snow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Click here to see the frozen beauty of the Smokies!
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Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Little River, Little River Road, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Spruce Flats Falls, Waterfall
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January 22, 2010 – 7:27 pm
Meet some of the members of the park’s Nordic Ski Patrol, a volunteer group that serves as a contact point for visitors using Clingmans Dome Road during winter. Among their many responsibilities are reporting weather conditions, providing cold weather emergency medical services, and assisting with search and rescue. Click here or on the photo [...]
Posted in Fascinating People, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park, National Ski Patrol, Nordic Ski Patrol, Ski, Skiing, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow
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