April 16, 2010 – 11:06 pm
Check out this section of the Rabbit Creek Trail! As you approach the creek, the trail ends abruptly and the creek begins where it left off. Not to worry, the trail picks back up after several yards of tromping over rocks and water. An interesting way to hike! Click here or on the photo to [...]
Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Tagged Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rabbit Creek Trail, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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If you’re looking for dogwoods, the Smokies is the place to be right now! Drive through the lower elevations and you can’t miss them. Enjoy these beautiful trees in this video by Mari Bland. Click here or on the photo to see to see “America’s best-loved flowering tree” up close and personal.
Posted in Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Hikes for Extremely Lazy People, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Video
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Tagged Dogwood, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mari Bland, Spring, Trees, Wildflowers
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Lower elevations abound with beautiful blossoms. Serviceberry, redbud, silverbell, trillium, and a host of others. And the dogwoods are coming on strong. Spring is here! Click here to see just a few of the sights of this fabulous spring day!
Posted in Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Video, Weather, Wildflowers
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Tagged Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trees, Wildflowers
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The first flowers of the season are blooming, with many others budding up and getting ready for the spectacular! Click here to experience the kick-off to spring!
Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
Posted in Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Video, Wildflowers
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Tagged Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokie Mountains, Smokies, Snail, Spring, Wildflowers
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March 10, 2010 – 10:44 am
Visit the Cosby area and discover this beautiful cascade that’s nearly 100 feet tall! Click here and find out how this waterfall and nearby creek may have come about their rather unflattering names…
Or watch the video on YouTube or iTunes!
Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the (cc) caption button in the [...]
Posted in Fall Leaf Color, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Tagged Bear, Cosby, Fall, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Funny, Gabes Mountain Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hen Wallow Falls, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Roostertown, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Waterfall
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Newfound Gap was a busy place on Saturday with everyone taking the opportunity to see the snow that had piled up during the week. Click here to see what it looked like as the clouds rolled in and it started to snow again. Brrrrr!
You can also watch the video in QuickTime or on YouTube [...]
Posted in Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Newfound Gap, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Winter
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Just wanted to give you a head’s up on the Sierra Club’s new, exciting opportunity that just may be The Best Internship on Earth.
One lucky young person will get to spend this summer traveling around the country to Sierra Club’s outdoor youth programs, including our Inner City Outings, Volunteer Vacations, and Building Bridges [...]
February 24, 2010 – 9:32 am
Go on a birding adventure and find out where some of those bird songs and calls are really coming from. Filmed during last year’s Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Click here to watch!
You can also watch the video in QuickTime or on YouTube or iTunes!
Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in [...]
Posted in Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Fascinating People, Video
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Tagged Bird Calls, Birding, Birds, Birdsongs, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
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