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Hiking Road Prong Trail

December 10, 2008 – 1:21 pm

Click here or on the photo below to join Jill and Elizabeth for a 6 minute film about hiking Road Prong Trail. Learn a cool trick for keeping your shoes dry during a creek crossing.

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Conquering The Chimneys (Whew!)

December 4, 2008 – 9:17 am

On one of the clearest days in the Smokies, what could be better than conquering the Chimney Tops? Click the photo below to watch a quick video about the ins and outs of climbing one of the most popular hikes in the Smokies… and about making it to the very, very top.
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Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video | Tagged Chimney Tops, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, Mari Bland, Mushrooms, National Park, Rock Climbing, Rocks, Steep, Trail | Comments (1)

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Bear Jam!

November 25, 2008 – 7:57 am

Mari and a hundred of her closest friends see a bear! Check it out.

Posted in Bears, Video | Tagged Animal, Bear, Black Bear, Critter, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mari Bland, National Park, Tennessee, Wildlife | Comments (0)

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Mill Closed Due to Ice(cicles)

November 24, 2008 – 2:01 pm

Cable Mill in Cades Cove had to close when the temperature was 16 degrees. Here’s why.

Posted in Scenic Views, Weather, Winter | Tagged Cable Mill, Cades Cove, Ice, Icicles | Comments (0)

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A Dusting of Snow

November 18, 2008 – 1:14 pm

Photos by Ann Froschauer.

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Snow!!

November 17, 2008 – 3:52 pm

Here’s how Newfound Gap Road looks today.
Photo by Ann Froschauer.

Posted in Scenic Views, Weather, Winter | Tagged Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Newfound Gap Road, Snow | Comments (0)

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Crafting an Heirloom Rocking Chair

November 10, 2008 – 2:31 pm

You’ll love to see Randy Ogle making a rocking chair like the one Aden Carver made.
One of the Great Smoky Mountains’ most remarkable residents was Aden Carver, born at Smokemont in 1844. Carver lived to be 101 years old. He was a farmer, craftsman, millwright, and deacon of the Oconaluftee Baptist Church.
He lived through 5 [...]

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Snow and Ice on Chimney Tops & Le Conte

October 29, 2008 – 11:10 am

Photos by Karen Key.
Brrr on Chimney Tops!

And here’s Mt. Le Conte.

Posted in Fear, Loathing & Hiking, Scenic Views, Weather, Winter | Tagged Chimney Tops, Fall, Great Smoky Mountains, Ice, Mt. LeConte, Smokies, Snow | Comments (0)