Heath balds are fascinating places full of blossoming beauty. Click here or on the photo to tag along with Valerie as she visits one of these unusual places.
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Tagged Alum Cave, Catawba, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Laurel, Rhododendron, Sand Myrtle, Smokies
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Catawba Rhododendrons are blooming right now! Click here or on the photo to see this favorite flowering shrub.
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Tagged Catawba Rhododendron, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Heath, heath bald, Hike, Hiking, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trees, Wildflower
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Check out the Icewater Spring Shelter on the Appalachian Trail. Click here or on the photo to learn what to expect when visiting a backcountry shelter.
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, Backcountry, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Icewater Spring Shelter, Smokies
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Check out these cute Spring Peeper frogs. Courtesy of Ann Froschauer.
A young peeper is on a blade of grass. The adult is on the hand and is only about 0.75 to 1 inch long.
Come along on the Ace Gap Trail to see mid-May wildflowers blooming along a lower elevation trail. Click here or on the photo to see what’s blooming.
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Tagged Beard-tongue, Catesby's Trillium, False Solomon's Seal, Fire Pink, Flame Azalea, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Milkweed, Mountain Laurel, Smokies, Solomon's Seal, Spiderwort, Sweetshrub, Yellow Star Grass
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The Smokies’ favorite country music superstar is welcomed back with a homecoming parade. Click here or on the photo to see how Dolly is sharing the Great Smoky Mountains with her guests at Dollywood!
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Employees and alumni of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its partners express the deep connections that inspire their daily efforts to protect, preserve and support our park. Visitors offer special sentiments of what the park means to them. This video is presented in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
Wondering what’s blooming since the last wildflower video? Click here or on the photo to see the new faces that are blooming right now in the Smokies!
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Tagged Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, Mari Bland, Spring, Springtime, Wildflowers
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