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Holy Flashbulb Batman !!

Do Not Try This At Home or in the Park !!
Don’t go batty. You should never handle a bat because it forces them to use up their fat stores and they can die. Bats are our buddies because they typically eat half their body weight in insects every night. And left unmolested [...]

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The Park Wakes Up From Winter

Ann Froschauer captured these wonderful images of the park as winter wanes.
This is Earthstar (Astraeus hygrometricus).

Wild grape vines.

Gee, Ann is so strong!

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The Bald is Alive…

 

…with the sound of music! Watch Mari hike to Andrews Bald via Forney Ridge Trail. Though the bald was not named after Julie Andrews, a little “Sound of Music” never hurt…Click here or on the photo to watch the video!

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Spooky Storm Clouds

We had a bit of a storm here a couple of days ago. We got horizontal rain and fierce winds. Here’s a photo by Ann Froschauer that gives a sense of the impending storm.

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It’s Snowing (Again)

Ann Froschauer took a photograph behind park headquarters during the snow yesterday.

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Sourwood Honey

This is the way we used to do it here in the Smokies!
bzzz…

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75th Anniversary Employee and Alumni Homecoming

Mark your calendar for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th Anniversary Employee and Alumni Homecoming, April 30-May 2, 2009!

We are excited about celebrating this important anniversary with you and we hope that you will find the three days of activities planned just for this occasion interesting and worth a trip back to the Smokies.
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The Sugarlands

 

Hang out with Elizabeth and see what’s going on at The Sugarlands by clicking here or on the photo below!