Whether you realize it or not, Eastern Hemlock trees likely had a profound impact on you during your visit to the Smokies: That shady green forest you drive through between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center? Hemlock trees! Those gently drooping boughs that arched over you while you dipped your feet into the icy river in [...]
It was an ambitious hike: 23 miles up one of the highest mountains in the Smokies, to a legendary spot: Rocky Top!
I used to dream about discovering Incan gold when I was a little kid… and then I took an archaeology class during high school and realized there was NO WAY I had the patience to slowly scrape dirt away and meticulously record where it came from. In six weeks of excavating, I also found nothing, [...]
No, it’s not a hillbilly version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. It’s Peter Possum patiently waiting for a pear to fall off a pear tree so he can eat it. Photo by GSMA’s own Sharon Ryan.
Visit the Mount Cammerer firetower, one of the few remaining lookout towers in the Smokies! There are several trails to the Cammerer firetower, but all of them are long and steep (the shortest route is over ten miles round trip)… just take it easy and stop frequently, because it’s definitely worth the climb. And [...]
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Don’t ever mix electricity and water… unless you’re a professional with the national park’s fisheries division and have a very thick pair of rubber gloves.