October 9, 2009 – 12:55 pm
High elevations are really starting to pop as autumn leaf colors come on. Click here or on the photo to find out where to see color now and where to go to avoid the crowds during peak.
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Posted in Fall Leaf Color, Video, Wildflowers
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Tagged Autumn, Berries, Color, Fall, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Leaf Change, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Squirrel, Wildflowers
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September 29, 2009 – 4:54 pm
Elk bulls are bugling, fighting, and finding every way they can to display dominance during the breeding season that is happening right now. Click here or on the photo to get a sneak peak of elk activity in Cataloochee.
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September 29, 2009 – 1:27 pm
Eighty years after its completion, Horace Kephart’s previously unpublished novel, Smoky Mountain Magic, has been released by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Click here or on the photo to hear the journey of the novel with Libby Kephart Hargrave, the author’s great-granddaughter.
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Posted in Fascinating People, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Tagged 75th Anniversary, Adventure, Bryson City, Bryson Place, Deep Creek, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Horace Kephart, Novel, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Smoky Mountain Magic
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September 29, 2009 – 9:32 am
Being a Mama Bear is hard work. Deb Campbell took this great photo of Mama catching a quick snooze twenty feet in the air in Cades Cove.
September 24, 2009 – 10:13 am
The whole family will enjoy demonstrations held in Cades Cove of how food was made in the good old days in the Smokies.
Apple butter making will take place on October 17 (weather permitting). Sorghum making will take place on November 6, 7 & 8.
September 22, 2009 – 6:36 am
It’s the first day of fall, and color is already beginning to show up! Get set for what could be exceptional leaf color this fall! Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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Posted in Fall Leaf Color, Video
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Tagged Autumn, Color, Fall, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Leaf, Leaf Change, Leaves, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Squirrel
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September 18, 2009 – 8:57 am
Enjoy these lovely photos of Ramsey Cascades and the trail by Perry Fuqua.
September 15, 2009 – 1:12 pm
Watch this video to see some of the special moments shared by those who attended the Rededication Ceremony on September 2, 2009. Dolly Parton makes a special appearance! Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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Posted in 75th Anniversary, Video
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Tagged 75th Anniversary, Cherokee, Dolly, Dolly Parton, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Heath Shuler, Mountains, Rededication, Sept. 2, September 2, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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