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Cultural Heritage Site

April 14, 2009 – 12:01 pm

GSMA store manager Marti Smith discovered one of the rarely discussed cultural heritage sites inside the park while hiking with the indomitable Smoky Mountains Hiking Club in the Greenbrier area a few days ago.

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Early April Snow

April 10, 2009 – 10:24 pm

  Winter made a brief return this week in the Smokies. Click here to see the early spring snowfall that surprised us on April 7.

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Early April Wildflowers: Greenbrier

April 9, 2009 – 11:33 am

  Wondering what’s blooming in the park? Click here or on the photo to get up close and personal with some of the early April wildflowers in the Greenbrier area of the Smokies.

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Wild About Wildflowers

April 8, 2009 – 2:03 pm

We owe a hearty thanks to Ann Froschauer for kindly sharing her recent photos of wildflowers in the park. Gorgeous! Bleeding Hearts Merciless snow on delicate flowers Virginia Bluebells Snow on a brave little trillium

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What’s Blooming in Early April

April 7, 2009 – 7:46 am

  Click here or on the photo to take a hike with Valerie and see how the wildflowers look on the Cove Hardwood Nature Trail (at least this is how they looked before yesterday’s snow).

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Porters Creek Wildflowers

April 6, 2009 – 8:29 am

Here’s a look at some of what’s blooming in the park along Porters Creek Trail. Photos by Ann Froschauer.

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Adventure to Mill Creek Falls!

April 2, 2009 – 10:18 am

Here are some wonderful photos of some guys out for a walk in the park. Meet Bob, Joe, Kevin, and Steve as they go to Mill Creek Falls.

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Protecting Baby Bears From Tourists

March 19, 2009 – 1:25 pm

A few days ago, a little cub fell out of its den. The den was dug out on the side of a really steep hill in the park. The little cub slid down the hill and couldn’t get back up. Tourists with extremely bad judgment kept chasing the mother away from the cub while they [...]

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