Take a hike with Elizabeth, Jill and their pals to Ramsey Cascades! It’s a tough one, but well worth it to see those beautiful cascades! Click here to watch! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rocky Top Road Trip, Video
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Tagged Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Greenbrier, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ramsey Cascades, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Summer, Waterfall
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The next video has been posted on the Hike the Smokies Challenge page. This new video is about day hiking and wildlife, specifically how to avoid dangerous encounters with bears. Check it out! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
Posted in Bears, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kim Delozier, Ranger, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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The park is a busy place in the summer. Life abounds and park visitation soars. Native shrubs and wildflowers make a beautiful show. Waterfalls and streams cool the warm summer air. Enjoy the start of summer with this scenic trip to Cataloochee and the music of Bill Mize. Click here to watch! Closed captioning [...]
Posted in Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video
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Tagged Cataloochee, Clingmans Dome, Elk, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rhododendron, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Summer
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Last week, I had the privilege of watching a mother bear and her cubs feeding and playing across the field in Cades Cove, entertaining a gathering of Cove visitors. With their considerable distance from the loop road, the bears seemed hardly aware of our presence and carried about their business comfortably–the large mama bear [...]
Posted in Bears, Video
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Tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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Earlier this year, I put together a video for the park’s Hike the Smokies Challenge. It’s a neat program the encourages people to get out and hike and record their mileage. You can get a cool pin for hiking 100, 250 and 500 miles! Check out the video to learn important information about being [...]
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Tagged Day-Pack, Fall, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lightning, Safety, Seasons, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Spring, Storm, Stream Crossing, Summer, Weather, Winter
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What a view! The 8-mile roundtrip hike to Charlies Bunion will reward you with a broad view of the Great Smoky Mountains that you won’t forget. And when you are done, you can say you’ve hiked on the Appalachian Trail! Click here to see what it’s like. Closed captioning is available for this video [...]
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Scenic Views, Video
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, AT, Charlies Bunion, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Horace Kephart, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spruce-fir Forest
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A short walk on the Appalachian Trail offers displays of earlier spring flowers and specimens that grow only at the highest elevations. Click here to see what’s blooming on top of the Great Smoky Mountains. Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the [...]
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Wildflowers
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, AT, Bluets, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trillium, Wake Robin, Wildflowers
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So many of you are sharing your great bear pictures with us on our Facebook page! Well, here’s a short clip I captured while driving through the park this week. This bear is doing what they always seem to be doing when I see them–EATING. The bear was leisurely grazing amongst the ferns and [...]