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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Unsuccessful Bear Trapping and Other News

July 11, 2008 – 9:30 am

Smoky Mountain black bears are pretty active in July, and the national park’s really awesome wildlife management team has been kind enough to let me tag along with them: they even invited me to meet them at the trailhead (undisclosed trail) at 5:30 a.m. this morning to go check a bear trap, which they’d set [...]

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Tub Mills, Dog-Trots, and Granny Holes

July 8, 2008 – 9:12 am

Whenever I visit Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, I think of my granddaddy: as a park naturalist in the Smokies back in the 1950s, he was in charge of setting up the motor nature trail and directed the preservation of old homesites in Cades Cove and Oconaluftee, too.
To take a quick, car-free tour of the [...]

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Free Audio Tours of the Park via Hwy. 441

July 8, 2008 – 9:02 am

Below are links to free audio tours you can listen to when you’re driving through the park on Highway 441.
If you’re traveling through the park from Tennessee to North Carolina–

The Sugarlands to Newfound Gap
Newfound Gap to Oconaluftee

Or if you’re traveling through the park from North Carolina to Tennessee–

Oconaluftee to Newfound Gap
Newfound Gap to The [...]

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Tiny Tourist

July 8, 2008 – 8:21 am

75th Anniversary Coordinator, Ann Froschauer (the indomitable), took these photos of her hike to Mt. Le Conte. Don’t you just love the brave little mouse and the keyhole view through a rhododendron tunnel to the mountains in the distance?

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Junco Eggs and More…

July 3, 2008 – 10:07 am

GSMA’s own Marti Smith took these photos — the first is of a bird’s nest containing Junco eggs and the second is another glorious shot of azaleas.

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Closer Look … Funny Bunny?

July 1, 2008 – 10:25 am

Take a closer look at this bunny as he tours the azaleas on Gregory Bald. I’ve never seen a rabbit with this pattern on his fur before. Photo by Ann Froschauer.

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More Cute Tourists on Gregory Bald

June 30, 2008 – 7:39 am

Here’s another rarely seen type of tourist checking out the fabulous azaleas on Gregory Bald — a bunny!!
Photo by the amazing Ann Froschauer.

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What’s So Interesting in the Woods?

June 27, 2008 – 12:29 pm

Rule No.1: Never go anywhere without the video camera.  Especially on a short hike around the Association headquarters.  Because the woods are FULL of interesting critters…
 

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