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 to [...]
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 [...]
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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February 12, 2010 – 11:31 pm
Come along with Elizabeth and Jill on a winter wonderland hike to Alum Cave Bluffs! Click here to see the video! It’s beautiful! Or watch the video on YouTube! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the (cc) caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video.
Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rocky Top Road Trip, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Icicle, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Winter
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February 8, 2010 – 12:47 pm
A fresh dusting of snow and freezing fog coated the Smokies in frosty splendor last week. Click here to see the short video.
Posted in Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Fog, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Winter
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January 29, 2010 – 3:48 pm
Freezing temperatures leave behind a strange wonderland of ice and snow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Click here to see the frozen beauty of the Smokies! 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, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Little River, Little River Road, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Spruce Flats Falls, Waterfall
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January 22, 2010 – 7:27 pm
Meet some of the members of the park’s Nordic Ski Patrol, a volunteer group that serves as a contact point for visitors using Clingmans Dome Road during winter. Among their many responsibilities are reporting weather conditions, providing cold weather emergency medical services, and assisting with search and rescue. Click here or on the photo [...]
Posted in Fascinating People, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park, National Ski Patrol, Nordic Ski Patrol, Ski, Skiing, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow
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January 16, 2010 – 12:05 am
The year has certainly started off with a chill! Click here or on the photo to check out how Cataract Falls looked after two weeks of freezing temperatures!
Posted in Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Tagged Cataract Falls, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Sugarlands, Waterfall, Winter
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December 30, 2009 – 8:50 am
Experience a year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. Click here or on the photo to see it all. Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the [...]
Posted in 75th Anniversary, Bears, Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Events, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Wildflowers, Winter
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Tagged 75th Anniversary, Appalachian Trail, AT, Azalea, Azaleas, Bear, Bears, Cades Cove, Cataloochee, Deer, Elk, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Rhododendron, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Squirrel, Sugarlands, Waterfall, Wildflowers
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