September 14, 2009 – 1:16 pm
Wading for Watermites and More
Join Discover Life in America for the opportunity to glimpse the biodiversity of the bottom of streams through a hands-on experience in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, September 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event will take place at Sugarlands Visitor Center and the Twin Creeks [...]
September 11, 2009 – 1:17 pm
Great photo by Deb Keny Campbell.
August 27, 2009 – 7:55 am
Glorious photo by Deb Keny Campbell.
August 26, 2009 – 7:35 am
Saturday, September 19, the Mountain Farm Museum at Oconaluftee will be the site of the Mountain Life Festival, where living history demonstrations will show many of the tasks past residents performed to sustain a living here in these mountains. Click here or on the photo to view the video.
Posted in Events, Video
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Tagged Apple Butter, Apple Cider, Corn, Event, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hominy, Molasses, Mountain Farm Museum, Mountain Life Festival, Oconaluftee, Quilts, September, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Sorghum, Spinning, Wool
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August 26, 2009 – 7:35 am
Come with Valerie for a tour down this quiet road that’s one of the Smokies’ best-kept secrets! Click here or on the photo to view the video.
Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
Posted in Auto Tours in the Great Smoky Mountains, Video, Wildflowers
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Tagged Balsam Mountain Road, Beech, Big Cove Road, Birch, Cherokee, Deciduous, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Heintooga, Logging, North Carolina, Northern Hardwood Forest, Railroad, Round Bottom, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Straight Fork, Wildflowers
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August 21, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Ever hear of a “stranger room”? Do you know how a spring house works? Come along with Elizabeth and Jill as they explore Cades Cove, one of the most visited places in all the National Parks. Click here or on the photo to view the video.
Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the [...]
Posted in Auto Tours in the Great Smoky Mountains, Video
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Tagged Auto Tour, Barn, Bear, Bears, Bicycle, Black Bear, Black Bears, Cabin, Cades Cove, Church, Coyote, Deer, Drive, Elijah Oliver, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, John Oliver, Loop, Rich Mountain Road, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring House, Stranger Room
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August 21, 2009 – 8:57 am
Ivonne Camp of the Retired Citizens of Gatlinburg Hiking Club (a wonderful group) took this photo of a bizarre mushroom in the park.
August 14, 2009 – 1:15 pm
Flowers of pink, red, orange, purple, yellow, white, and some colors that are hard to describe! All these can be found in the park right now. Click here or on the photo to view the video.
Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video [...]
Posted in Video, Wildflowers
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Tagged August, Bloom, Cardinal Flower, Crane-fly Orchid, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Joe Pye, Michaux's Saxifrage, Orchid, Pink Turtlehead, Southern Harebell, Summer, Turk's Cap Lily, Turtlehead, Wildflowers
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