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Grazing in the Park

January 15, 2009 – 1:02 pm

Mari wonders why they named the tree “SOURwood,” so she eats a leaf. Don’t try this at home and remember no grazing inside the park itself (that’s illegal).

Posted in Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Food of the Smokies Recipes | Tagged Eating, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sourwood Leaf, Sourwood Tree, Tree | Comments (0)

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Enjoy 3 Waterfalls With Caitlin

January 5, 2009 – 7:08 am

You’ll love hiking with Caitlin and David to visit 3 waterfalls: Juney Whank, Indian Creek, and Tom Branch. Click here or on the photo below to watch the video!

Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video | Tagged Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Juney Whank, North Carolina, Smokies, Waterfall | Comments (0)

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Is It a Photo or a Painting?

December 31, 2008 – 2:50 pm

This is a photo by Donna Eaton of a Showy Orchis in Tremont. Donna then used Corel Painter on her photograph to give it the look of a painting. Very nice.

Posted in Scrapbook | Tagged Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Photo, Showy Orchis, Tremont | Comments (0)

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Visiting Clingmans Dome with Mr. Clingman

December 29, 2008 – 8:07 am

What better way to explore the highest peak in the Smokies, than with the very man it was named after? Enjoy this quick look at the day that Mari spent on Clingmans Dome with Thomas Lanier Clingman at her side. Click here or on the photo below to watch the video!

Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video | Tagged Clingmans Dome, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Highest Peak, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, interview, Mari Bland, Thomas Lanier Clingman | Comments (0)

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Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Smokies

December 23, 2008 – 12:41 pm

Click Here or on the photo below to enjoy a short film of Christmas past in the Smokies with Caitlin.

Posted in Mountain Voices: Interviews With Locals and Visitors, Video | Tagged Appalachia, Christmas, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Music, North Carolina, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, Tradition | Comments (0)

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Winter and Water…Everywhere

December 19, 2008 – 1:53 pm

Enjoy these two scenes of Cataract Falls taken earlier today by Mari Bland. And here are three winter water scenes by Ann Froschauer.

Posted in Fear, Loathing & Hiking, Weather, Winter | Tagged Cataract Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Waterfall | Comments (2)

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Newfound Gap: Straddling the States

December 17, 2008 – 8:44 am

There are so many things to do at Newfound Gap: check out the stunning views, visit the Rockefeller Memorial and stand where President Roosevelt stood, and straddle the Tennessee/North Carolina state line. Sound like fun? It was! Click here or on the photo below to check out all there is to do at Newfound Gap!

Posted in Appalachian Trail, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video | Tagged Appalachian Trail, AT, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, interview, Mari Bland, Newfound Gap, North Carolina, President Roosevelt, State Line, Tennessee, Thru-Hiker, View | Comments (0)

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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.

Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rocky Top Road Trip, Video | Tagged Creek Crossing, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, Road Prong Trail | Comments (3)