http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/blog.xml en-us © 2009 Great Smoky Mountains Association, Gatlinburg, TN Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcasts: Music, Video, Stories, History, Science and Fun from Great Smoky Mountains Association. Smokies Family Vacation and Adventures Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Gatlinburg, hiking, camping, travel, guides, maps, vacation, trip plans http://thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/blog.xml Great Smoky Mountains Association Great Smoky Mountains Association carolyn@gsmassoc.org No http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Newfound-Oconoluftee.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Newfound-Oconoluftee.mp3 Narration and music for your drive from Newfound Gap to Oconoluftee, NC, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:15:34 -0400 34:44 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Sugarland-Newfound.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Sugarland-Newfound.mp3 Narration and music for your drive from the Sugarlands Visitor Center to Newfound Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:40:02 -0400 25:21 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Newfound-Sugarlands.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Newfound-Sugarlands.mp3 Narration and music for your drive from Newfound Gap to the Sugarland Visitors Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:45:18 -0400 35:15 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Oconoluftee-Newfound.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Tour_Oconoluftee-Newfound.mp3 Narration and music for your drive from Oconaluftee, NC, to Newfound Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:50:00 -0400 23:25 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/03Catfish.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/03Catfish.mp3 An amusing song about catfish and assorted other animals by Doug Elliott, www.dougelliott.com Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:37:00 -0400 4:26 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/02Blackberry_Boogie.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/02Blackberry_Boogie.mp3 Try to solve an old Appalachian folk riddle, enjoy a story, and hear a charming ditty, www.dougelliott.com Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:40:00 -0400 8:45 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/cabinonfire.mp3 http://bumblingbushwhacker.com/podcast/cabinonfire.mp3 Mysterious mountain legend about a man who wrote prophetic poetry while sleeping. Read by Don G. Campbell and Carey Jones. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:40:00 -0400 5:55 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/rachel.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/rachel.mp3 An elderly mountain woman has a vision that explains her past just before she dies. Read by Joey Heath. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:41:00 -0400 1:58 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/snowy_footprints.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/snowy_footprints.mp3 A young boy is saved when his rescuer is led to him by mysterious footprints. Read by Carey Jones. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:44:00 -0400 9:17 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/relativity.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/relativity.mp3 The Bushwhacker contemplates danger while hiking in the Smokies. Read by Carolyn Jourdan. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:44:00 -0400 12:17 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/bird.mp3 http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/bird.mp3 Wilderness audio expert struggles to record bird sounds in the Smokies. Read by Carolyn Jourdan. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:44:00 -0400 9:58 Great Smoky Mountains Association. Hiking the AT in a Walmart rain poncho. Read by Carolyn Jourdan. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/hunke_at_hiker.mp3 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:44:00 -0400 5:34 Great Smoky Mountains Association. The adventures of a retired hairdresser hiking the AT. Read by Carolyn Jourdan. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/kelly_at_hiker.mp3 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:44:00 -0400 3:30 Mark Dunaway and Great Smoky Mountains Association The hardships of a wilderness audio recordist in the Smokies. Told by Mark Dunaway. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/d_ditch_rhodo.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:46:10 -0400 10:54 Mark Dunaway and Great Smoky Mountains Association Bloopers from a frustrated wilderness audio recordist in the Smokies. Told by Mark Dunaway. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/d_work.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:48:10 -0400 5:56 Mark Dunaway and Great Smoky Mountains Association Goofy moments with a wilderness audio recordist in the Smokies. Scream by Mark Dunaway. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/scream.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:50:10 -0400 0:12 Carolyn Jourdan Hilarious true story about a farming accident told to a Smoky Mountains receptionist, Carolyn Jourdan. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/Post_Hole_Digger.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:40:02 -0400 9:03 Kim Delozier Introduction of Smokies Supervisory Wildlife Biologist. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/1_kim_intro.mp3 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:50:02 -0400 0:29 Kim Delozier General background information about black bears in the Smokies. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/2_acres_bears.mp3 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:55:02 -0400 2:11 Kim Delozier Natural history information about black bears in the Smokies. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/3_nat_hist.mp3 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:58:02 -0400 5:16 Kim Delozier How bears become food-conditioned and how to cope with them. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/4_how_bears_lose_fear.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:58:02 -0400 9:51 Kim Delozier How to determine what sort of bear you are dealing with. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/5_3_feeding_behaviors.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:58:02 -0400 1:45 Kim Delozier Any distance which disturbs the bear is too close. Never go closer than 50 yards. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/6_how_close.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:58:02 -0400 1:24 Kim Delozier What to do if you see a bear outside a park cabin. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/7_outside_park_cabins.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:58:02 -0400 2:09 Kim Delozier What to do if you see a bear on private property. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/8_on_priv_prop.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:58:02 -0400 0:50 Kim Delozier Don't try to run away from a bear or escape by climbing a tree. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/9_dont_run.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:58:02 -0400 0:47 Kim Delozier Dangerous animal transportation practices. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/20_rear_view_mirror.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:58:02 -0400 1:37 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/10_frontcountry_encntr.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:45:02 -0400 1:09 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/11_frontcountry_encntr.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:46:02 -0400 0:43 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/12_bear_enc_on_trail.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:47:02 -0400 4:45 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/13_defensive_bear.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:48:02 -0400 1:06 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/14_why_bears_follow_part.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:49:02 -0400 2:49 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:50:02 -0400 2:00 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/16_bears_break_cars.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:51:02 -0400 1:01 Kim Delozier Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/17_dumpsters.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:52:02 -0400 1:48 Kim Delozier Cub gets into an nutty situation. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/18_troublesome_cub.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:53:02 -0400 2:11 Kim Delozier Amazing navigational skills of bears. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/19_bear_75.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:54:02 -0400 5:41 Kim Delozier Picture a "sedated" bear waking up prematurely in your office. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/21_wake_in_office.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:56:02 -0400 2:01 Kim Delozier Rangers help an injured bear. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/22_apple_tree.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:57:02 -0400 2:19 Kim Delozier Ranger tries to rescue a cub trapped at the top of a spindly tree. Narrated by Kim Delozier. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/23_skydive.mp3 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:58:02 -0400 3:25 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a bullfrog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/bullfrogn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:01:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor uses a comb to imitate a chorus frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/chorusfrogcomb.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:02:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a chorus frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/chorusfrogwayneandcomb.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:03:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devende of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a gopher frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/gopherfrogn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:04:02 -0400 0:15 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a green frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/greenfrogn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:05:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a tink frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/leopardfrogn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:06:02 -0400 0:10 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a narrowmouth frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/merimontfrogn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:07:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a poison dart frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/poisondartfrog.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:08:02 -0400 0:15 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a sheep frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/sheepfrog.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:09:02 -0400 0:20 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates spring peepers. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/springpeepers.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:10:02 -0400 0:10 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a toad. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/toadn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:11:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor imitates a wood frog. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/woodfrogn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:12:02 -0400 0:05 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University Tiny frogs make some huge sounds. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/tinyfrogbignoise.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:13:02 -0400 0:25 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University How do frogs sound underwater? http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/underwaterfrogsn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:14:02 -0400 3:25 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University Frogs can't hear any species but their own even in a crowd! http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/frogscantheareachother.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:15:02 -0400 1:30 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University Frogs love trucks more than anything. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/frogslovetruckscombo.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:16:02 -0400 1:01 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor makes clicking sounds like African Bushmen. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/bushmanclicksn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:17:02 -0400 1:15 Dr. Wayne Van Devender of Appalachian State University The Professor teaches us to make clicking sounds like African Bushmen. http://smokiesinformation.org/podcast/clickingclassn.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:18:02 -0400 0:40 Courtney Lix, GSMA This professor puts a whole new spin on speaking a foreign language A biology professor at Appalachian State University is our current front-runner for Most Unusual and Awesome Talent. He can talk with both his students, and the frogs in the ponds around campus. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Frog_Whisperer1.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 2:04 Great Smoky Mountains, frog, imitations, funny Courtney Lix, GSMA Interviews with Ten Appalachian Hikers in the Smokies April is Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker season in the Smokies! Even though they had more than 1,900 miles to go, a bunch of hikers were nice enough to chat with me. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/AT_Hikers2.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 1:34 Great Smoky Mountains, hiking, Tennessee, North Carolina, Appalachian Trail, trail, thru-hiker, AT Courtney Lix, GSMA A Rainbow in a Waterfall Waterfalls. Rainbows. There is something magical about each one on its own, but if you get lucky, you will find them together in the Smokies. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/FallsR2.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 0:56 Great Smoky Mountains, hiking, Tennessee, North Carolina, Appalachian Trail, trail, thru-hiker, AT Courtney Lix, GSMA The Smokies have over 150 different flowering plants I spent all winter dreaming of the day when the columbine and violets would bring some color back to the mountains. This video is my way of trying to make spring last forever. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Wildflowers1.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 1:52 Great Smoky Mountains, flowers, wildflowers, Tennessee, North Carolina, beautiful, Wildflower Pilgrimage Courtney Lix, GSMA Old Growth Forest in the Smokies Horace Kephart, a local writer and avid supporter of a national park, called the old growth forest in the Smokies a " last stand of splendid, irreplaceable trees... a real forest, a real wildwood, a real unimproved work of God... " http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Old_Growth_Tulip1.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 0:44 Great Smoky Mountains, tree, old growth forest, national park, hiking, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure, Courtney Lix Courtney Lix, GSMA Marti Smith joins the 900 Mile Club Marti Smith, the manager of two Association stores, is a very dedicated hiker. After nine years, she finished hiking every mile of the 150 trails in the national park and joined the ranks of the Nine Hundred Mile Club. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Marti900_ad.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 1:33 Great Smoky Mountains, Marti Smith, hiking, 900 mile club, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure Courtney Lix, GSMA Azaleas in bloom on Gregory Bald In June, at the peak of azalea bloom, nothing compares to Gregory Bald. Ten acres of gorgeous flowers, a cool breeze, and a view over Cades Cove... what more could you want? http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Gregory_Bald.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 1:17 Great Smoky Mountains, flowers, beautiful, Cades Cove, June, azalea, hiking, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure Courtney Lix, GSMA Have you ever eaten an azalea gall? We did our part to help the azaleas on Gregory Bald stay healthy by eating the azalea galls. Some people say they resemble small apples, but they are really a kind of fungus. Yum! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Eating_Galls.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 1:20 Great Smoky Mountains, flowers, beautiful, Cades Cove, June, azalea, hiking, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure, food, funny Courtney Lix, GSMA You never know what will pop out of the forest A couple of deer like to hang out around park headquarters, and on a lucky day, mama will bring her fawn around. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Fawn.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 0:44 Great Smoky Mountains, deer, fawn, beautiful, hiking, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure, cute, wildlife Courtney Lix, GSMA Exploring the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Whenever I visit Roaring Fork, I think of my grandaddy: as a park naturalist in the Smokies, he was in charge of setting up the motor nature trail and directing the preservation of old homesites throughout the national park. This video is a quick spin through the driving tour around the beautiful old Roaring Fork community. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Roaring_Fork.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 2:44 Great Smoky Mountains, Roaring Fork, hiking, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure, history, cabin, driving tour Courtney Lix, GSMA A view that was definitely worth waking up early for I woke up at four thirty to film a bear release in the park but the bear trap was empty. On the drive down the mountain I drove around a curve in Little River road and was stunned by this beautiful view. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/vista_HD2.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 0:52 Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, best view, Smokey Mountains, hiking, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure Courtney Lix, GSMA The rhododendron flowers were stunningly gorgeous this year I have lived in the Smokies for fourteen years, and the rhododendron bloom this year is the best I have ever seen. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/rhodo_bloom.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 1:00 Great Smoky Mountains, Smokey Mountains, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, flower, wildflower Courtney Lix, GSMA Rattlesnake encounters in the national park are rare but definitely leave an impression A couple of friends and I were hiking near Mount Sterling in the North Carolina part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park when we heard a strange buzzing noise... http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/rattlesnake.mov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:15:34 -0400 0:52 Great Smoky Mountains, Smokey Mountains, national park, snake, hiking, adventure Courtney Lix, GSMA The Second Largest Hemlock Tree Ever Found On a rainy day in March, a group of us followed biologist Will Blozan into the heart of the Smokies to find a monster of a tree. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Blozan.mov Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:00:34 -0400 1:51 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, Will Blozan, hiking, hemlock tree Courtney Lix, GSMA How the Great Smoky Mountains National Park monitors brook trout populations Who knew rubber gloves were so important for catching fish? They are if you happen to be using electrocurrent instead of a fishing pole http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/fisheries.mov Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:00:34 -0400 2:49 Great Smoky Mountains, trout, fishing, national park Courtney Lix, GSMA Hike to the Mount Cammerer Firetower Lookout in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park The 1930s era firetower is one of the most beautiful and interesting buildings in the national park http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Cammerer.mov Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:34 -0400 1:55 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, Mount Cammerer, hiking, Smokey Courtney Lix, GSMA Archaeology in the Smokies An exciting excavation of a Cherokee dwelling site from the late 1600s http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/archaeology.mov Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:34 -0400 3:52 Great Smoky Mountains, Cherokee, archaeology, national park, Smokey Courtney Lix, GSMA Information about saving the Eastern Hemlock Trees in the Smokies The Eastern Hemlock Tree is being killed by a non-native insect that’s no bigger than the dot at the end of this sentence. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/3EndHemlock.mov Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:01:34 -0400 2:15 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, environmental, trees, hemlock, Smokey Courtney Lix, GSMA Information about saving the Eastern Hemlock Trees in the Smokies The Eastern Hemlock Tree is being killed by a non-native insect that’s no bigger than the dot at the end of this sentence. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/2MiddleHemlock.mov Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:02:34 -0400 3:10 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, environmental, trees, hemlock, Smokey Courtney Lix, GSMA Information about saving the Eastern Hemlock Trees in the Smokies The Eastern Hemlock Tree is being killed by a non-native insect that’s no bigger than the dot at the end of this sentence. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/1IntroHemlock.mov Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:03:34 -0400 2:25 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, environmental, trees, hemlock, Smokey Courtney Lix, GSMA Good Old Rocky Top in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park It was an ambitious hike: 23 miles up one of the highest mountains in the Smokies, to a legendary spot: Rocky Top! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/RockyTop.mov Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:34 -0400 1:13 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, rocky top, university, tennessee, Smokey, UT Courtney Lix, GSMA A Trio of Super Cool AT Hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Something you always wonder when you’re talking to AT hikers is: Are you really going to make it? 2,100 miles is a loooong way… http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/apostle_trio.mov Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:00:34 -0400 1:54 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, appalachian trail, hikers, Smokey, interview, AT, apostle, mountain sailor, 26.2 Mari Bland, GSMA David Ogle makes handmade brooms for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th Anniversary This is David Ogle's way of celebrating the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th anniversary. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/75thBroom.mov Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:00:34 -0400 2:10 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, 75th anniversary, handmade, Smokey, interview, craft, Gatlinburg, David Ogle, brooms Mari Bland, GSMA Hope Reagan makes handmade table runners for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th Anniversary This is Hope Reagan's way of celebrating the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th anniversary. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/75thWeaver.mov Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:30:34 -0400 1:46 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, 75th anniversary, handmade, Smokey, interview, craft, Gatlinburg, Hope Reagan, weaving, table runner Mari Bland, GSMA Randy Ogle makes handmade rocking chairs for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th Anniversary This is Randy Ogle's way of celebrating the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th anniversary. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/75thChair.mov Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:00:34 -0400 2:03 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, 75th anniversary, handmade, Smokey, interview, craft, Gatlinburg, Randy Ogle, woodworking, rocking chair Mari Bland, GSMA Black Bear sighting in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park A quick glimpse of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrity: the American Black Bear. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/CelebritySpotting.mov Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:00:34 -0400 1:01 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, black bear, Smokey, celebrity, wildlife, animal, sighting, bears Mari Bland, GSMA Hiking the Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park On one of the clearest days in the Smokies, what could be better than conquering the Chimney Tops? Watch this quick video about the ins and outs of climbing one of the most popular hikes in the Smokies… and about making it to the very, very top. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Chimneys.mov Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:00:34 -0400 3:49 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, hiking, Chimney Tops, Smokey, squirrel, funny, Gatlinburg, GSMA, rock climbing Mari Bland, GSMA An overview of what to do at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park There are so many things to do at Newfound Gap: check out the stunning views, visit the Rockefeller Memorial and stand where President Roosevelt stood, and straddle the Tennessee/North Carolina state line. Sound like fun? It was! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/NewfoundGap.mov Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:00:34 -0400 2:59 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, hiking, Newfound Gap, Smokey, funny, Gatlinburg, GSMA, Tennessee, North Carolina, interviews, Mari Bland Mari Bland, GSMA A day at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park What better way to explore the highest peak in the Smokies, than with the very man it was named after? Enjoy this quick look at the day that Mari spent on Clingmans Dome with Thomas Lanier Clingman at her side. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/ClingmansDome3.mov Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:00:34 -0400 4:13 Great Smoky Mountains, national park, hiking, Clingmans Dome, Thomas Lanier Clingman, Smokey, funny, Gatlinburg, GSMA, interviews, Mari Bland Caitlin Worth, GSMA A short hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park The North Carolina side of the park holds many hidden teasures. This short hike to three beautiful waterfalls is just one gem to be discovered. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/threewaterfalls4.mov Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:15:34 -0400 3:09 Great Smoky Mountains, Deep Creek, hiking, national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure, Juney Whank, Indian Creek, hike, waterfalls, tour Caitlin Worth, GSMA Exciting whitewater in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park For a look at some Smokies whitewater due to the recent rains, check out Caitlin’s new video. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/FloodVid2.mov Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:15:34 -0400 1:25 Great Smoky Mountains,The Sinks, whitewater, surf wave, Greenbrier national park, Tennessee, North Carolina, adventure, waterfalls, tour Mari Bland, GSMA Wild Eats in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park A healthy breakfast or snack straight from the Smokies. Yum! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/WildEatsSourwood.mov Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:34 -0400 5:46 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, muffin, honey, sourwood honey, muffins, recipe, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA Hike along an old road bed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Join Jill and Elizabeth for a 6 minute film about hiking the Road Prong Trail. Learn a cool trick for keeping your shoes dry during a creek crossing. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Road-Prong-Trail.mov Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:15:34 -0400 6:06 Great Smoky Mountains, hike, Road Prong Trail, creek crossing, national park Caitlin Worth, GSMA Christmas in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park A Merry Christmas wish from the Great Smoky Mountains Association. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Xmas.mov Mon, 04 May 2009 09:23:34 -0400 1:11 Great Smoky Mountains, Christmas, celebration, holiday, national park Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA Explore the Sugarlands Area in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Spend a day at the Sugarlands Visitor Center, Fighting Creek Nature Trail and Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/sugarlands.mov Mon, 04 May 2009 09:31:34 -0400 4:50 Great Smoky Mountains, hike, Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail, Sugarlands, national park, Fighting Creek Mari Bland, GSMA A beautiful grassy bald in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...with the sound of music! Watch Mari hike to Andrews Bald via Forney Ridge Trail. Though the bald was not named after Julie Andrews, a little “Sound of Music” never hurt. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/AndrewsBald.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 12:22:34 -0400 3:02 Great Smoky Mountains, hike, Andrews Bald, bald, national park Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA Self-Guided Nature Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Follow Fighting Creek Self-Guided Nature Trail with Elizabeth and see where a thriving farm community once stood. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/fighting-creek.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 12:54:34 -0400 5:32 Great Smoky Mountains, hike, Fighting Creek, Nature Trail, Sugarlands, Cataract falls, Noah McCarter, sourwood honey, John Owenby, national park, rhododendron Caitlin Worth, GSMA A Hike with Caitlin and her dad in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visit Injun Creek with Caitlin and her father. You'll love Bob Miller's recreation of the accident! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/injun-creek.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 12:59:34 -0400 2:03 Great Smoky Mountains, hike, Injun Creek, Indian Creek, Engine Creek, national park Caitlin Worth, GSMA Smokies skills from the non-profit partner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Learn to pack a day-pack like an expert. Caitlin will show you how! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/DayPack2.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 13:04:34 -0400 3:25 Great Smoky Mountains, hike, day-pack, daypack, day pack, national park Valerie Polk, GSMA Spring Wildflowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Explore spring wildflowers along the Cove Hardwood Nature Trail. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/bloomingearlyapril.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 13:08:34 -0400 2:39 Great Smoky Mountains, Cove Hardwood Nature Trail, trillium, hepatica, phacelia, dutchman's britches, spring beauty, national park Mari Bland, GSMA Update of What's Blooming in the Greenbrier Area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wondering what's blooming in the park? This video will take you up close and personal with some of the early April wildflowers in the Greenbrier area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/WildflowerEarlySpring.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 13:46:34 -0400 1:53 Great Smoky Mountains, Greenbrier, violet, phlox, buttercup, rue anemone, spicebush, trout lily, wood anemone, spring beauty, yellow trillium, wildflowers, national park Valerie Polk, GSMA Snow in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on April 7, 2009 Winter made a brief return this week in the Smokies. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/earlyaprilsnow.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 13:51:34 -0400 1:42 Great Smoky Mountains, April, snow, national park Mari Bland, GSMA Dogwood in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park See "America's best-loved flowering tree" in full bloom. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Dogwood.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 13:59:34 -0400 1:49 Great Smoky Mountains, dogwood, spring, trees, national park Mari Bland, GSMA A hike to Albright Grove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Take a quick jaunt with Mari to the beautiful and lush Albright Grove to see some old growth trees. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/AlbrightGrove2.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 14:03:34 -0400 2:20 Great Smoky Mountains, Albright Grove, old growth, forest, hike, national park Mari Bland, GSMA Update of What's Blooming in the Greenbrier Area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wondering what's blooming since the last update? See the ever-changing face of spring wildflowers in the Greenbrier area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/WildflowersMidApril.mov Thu, 07 May 2009 14:40:34 -0400 2:19 Great Smoky Mountains, Greenbrier, iris, foamflower, wood betony, toothwort, phlox, trillium, brook lettuce, orchis, wildflowers, national park Valerie Polk, GSMA A Celebration and Appreciation of 75 Years of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Employees and alumni of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its partners express the deep connections that inspire their daily efforts to protect, preserve and support our park. Visitors offer special sentiments of what the park means to them. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/75thEmpAlum.mov Fri, 29 May 2009 09:45:34 -0400 6:45 Great Smoky Mountains, 75th Anniversary, Tremont, Discover Life in America, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Friends of the Smokies, national park Valerie Polk, GSMA Dolly Parton's Homecoming Parade featuring a tribute to Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Smokies' favorite country music superstar is welcomed back with a homecoming parade. See how Dolly is sharing the Great Smoky Mountains with her guests at Dollywood! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/dollycomeshome.mov Fri, 29 May 2009 09:55:34 -0400 3:08 Great Smoky Mountains, 75th Anniversary, Dolly Parton, Dollywood, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park Valerie Polk, GSMA A beautiful selection of wildflowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Come along on the Ace Gap Trail to see mid-May wildflowers blooming along a lower elevation trail. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/acegapmidmayflowers.mov Fri, 29 May 2009 10:06:34 -0400 3:55 Great Smoky Mountains, Ace Gap, Catesby's trillium, yellow star grass, fairy wand, mountain laurel, flame azalea, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park Valerie Polk, GSMA Icewater Spring Backcountry Shelter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Check out the Icewater Spring Shelter on the Appalachian Trail and learn what to expect when visiting a backcountry shelter. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/backcountryshelters.mov Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:06:34 -0400 4:45 Great Smoky Mountains, Icewater Spring, backcountry shelter, Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, hike, hiking Valerie Polk, GSMA Catawba Rhododendrons are blooming right now in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Catawba Rhododendrons, a favorite flowering shrub of park visitors, are blooming right now in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/catawbarhododendron2.mov Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:53:34 -0400 2:07 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Catawba Rhododendron, hike, hiking Valerie Polk, GSMA Tag along with Valerie as she visits a heath bald in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Heath balds are fascinating places full of blossoming beauty dotting mountain slopes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/heathbalds_2.mov Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:34 -0400 3:03 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Catawba Rhododendron, hike, hiking, Alum Cave Bluff, Alum Cave, sand myrtle, mountain laurel Valerie Polk, GSMA Enjoy the magnificent phenomenon that is azalea time in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Late June and early July bring a spectrum of colors to high elevation grassy balds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/grassybalds.mov Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:34 -0400 2:57 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Andrews Bald, Azalea, Flame Azalea, Flowers, grassy bald, Gregory Bald, Rhododendron, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Valerie Polk, GSMA Take a moment to admire the beautiful white blossoms throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! One of the most common flowering shrubs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Rosebay Rhododendron can be found at elevations below 5,000 feet. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/rosebayrhododendron.mov Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:10:34 -0400 2:26 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Flowers, Rosebay, Rhododendron, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Valerie Polk, GSMA A reenactment of the motorcade by President Franklin Roosevelt on his way to officially dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was met with cheering crowds as he traveled through Gatlinburg on his way to officially dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Watch this video to see how Gatlinburg brought this historic moment to life with the help of actor David Keith on July 4th. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/1940motorcadereenact.mov Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:00:34 -0400 2:37 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, 4th of July, 75th Anniversary, David Keith, Gatlinburg, July 4, Motorcade, Parade, Patriotic, President Roosevelt, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Valerie Polk, GSMA Colorful Summer Flowers Abound in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Think all the good flowers bloom in the spring? Wait till you see the color and beauty that arrives in the summer. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/wildflowers_midjuly.mov Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:00:34 -0400 3:35 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, wildflowers, bee balm, heal-all, Newfound Gap, Turk's Cap Lily, Coneflower, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Valerie Polk, GSMA Interviews with hikers during unusually cool summer weather in the Great Smoky Mountains Wednesday morning brought 33 degree temperatures to Mt. LeConte–a record for July. Watch this video to see some hikers who made it back down from a chilly night on Mt. LeConte and some who were taking advantage of the excellent daytime weather. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/lecontehikers_2.mov Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:00:34 -0400 4:57 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Weather, Summer, Cold, LeConte, Le Conte, Hike, Temperature, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Valerie Polk, GSMA Cataract Falls and Laurel Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains If you’ve seen Cataract or Laurel Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on an average Summer day, you won’t believe how they looked after the heavy downpour we had last Friday! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/aftertherain.mov Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:00:34 -0400 2:48 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Weather, Summer, Rain, Showers, Laurel Falls, Cataract Falls, Stream, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, River Valerie Polk, GSMA Summer Wildflowers in the Great Smoky Mountains 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. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/wildflowers_aug.mov Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:34 -0400 1:59 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, wildflowers, crane-fly orchid, fringed orchid, turtlehead, southern harebell, alumroot, Turk's Cap Lily, Coneflower, Cardinal flower, rattlesnake plantain, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA One of the most visited places in all the National Parks 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 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cades-road-north_2.mov Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:34 -0400 4:49 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Auto Tour, Cades Cove, Barn, Cabin, Bear, Black Bear, Bicycle, Coyote, Deer, Drive, Elijah Oliver, John Oliver, Spring House, Stranger Room, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA One of the most visited places in all the National Parks Come along with Elizabeth and Jill as they explore the Cable Mill area of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Learn how a water-powered grist mill works! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cablemill_2.mov Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:34 -0400 5:10 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Auto Tour, Cades Cove, Barn, Cabin, Bear, Black Bear, Deer, Drive, Cable Mill, Becky Cable, corn crib, smokehouse, molasses, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA One of the most visited places in all the National Parks Come along with Elizabeth and Jill as they explore the old home places of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Special interview with Roger Canada, Smokies photographer! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cades-road-south_2.mov Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:34 -0400 4:57 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Auto Tour, Cades Cove, Barn, Cabin, Black Bear, Deer, Drive, Roger Canada, photography, nature trail, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cantilever, corn crib, bee gum Valerie Polk, GSMA One of the best-kept secrets of Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Come with Valerie as she explores one of the more secluded roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/balsammtnroad.mov Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:00:34 -0400 5:49 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, national park, Balsam Mountain Road, beech, birch, Cherokee, Northern Hardwood Forest, auto tour, drive, logging, Heintooga, Round Bottom, wildflowers, Smokies, Smokey Mountains Valerie Polk, GSMA See some of the special moments shared by those who attended the Rededication Ceremony on September 2, 2009. An historic Congressional delegation, two governors, park service representatives, the Secretary of Interior, a Cherokee Tribal Elder, Dolly Parton, and over 2,000 others joined together in this event to celebrate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the people who endeavored and sacrificed for its establishment. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/rededication.mov Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:00:34 -0400 5:59 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, national park, 75th Anniversary, Cherokee, Dolly, Dolly Parton, Heath Shuler, Mountains, Rededication, Sept. 2, September 2, Smokies Valerie Polk, GSMA 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 in the Great Smoky Mountains! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/fallcolor_19sept.mov Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:34 -0400 1:44 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Leaf, Color, Fall, Autumn, Fall Leaf Color, Leaf Change, Leaves, Fall Leaves, Smokies, Squirrel Valerie Polk, GSMA Smoky Mountain Magic is the previously unpublished adventure novel by Horace Kephart, outdoorsman, writer, and champion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Smoky Mountain Magic manuscript has been passed down through the generations to Kephart's great-granddaughter, Libby Kephart Hargrave, and has now been published by Great Smoky Mountains Association, the park's nonprofit partner, eighty years after its completion. Proceeds from book sales are being donated to the Horace Kephart Foundation, Great Smoky Mountains Association, and Friends of the Smokies. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/kephart_smokymtnmagic.mov Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:00:34 -0400 5:25 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Horace Kephart, Libby Kephart Hargrave, Bryson City, Deep Creek, Smoky Mountain Magic, Novel, Adventure, Romance, Bryson Place, Hiking Valerie Polk, GSMA Elk bulls are bugling, fighting, and finding every way they can to display dominance during the breeding season that is happening right now in the Cataloochee area of the Great Smoky Mountains. Get a sneak peak of the elk activity during the rut, mid-September thru October. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/elk_watching.mov Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:34 -0400 2:37 Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Elk, Rut, Bugle, Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains Association Valerie Polk, GSMA High elevations in Great Smoky Mountains are really starting to pop as autumn leaf colors come on. Peak leaf color is expected in high elevations from October 12 to 21. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/fallcolor_08oct.mov Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:34 -0400 2:07 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Leaf, Color, Fall, Autumn, Fall Leaf Color, Leaf Change, Leaves, Fall Leaves, Smokies, Squirrel Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA Join Elizabeth and Jill, and their friend Kelly, for a visit to the three remaining churches in Cades Cove. Why are there handprints on the ceiling of the Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove? And which church has the best acoustics? http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cades-churches-2_2.mov Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:00:34 -0400 5:09 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Cades Cove, Church, Churches, Sing, Song, Hymm, Hymnal, Methodist, Missionary Baptist, Primitive Baptist, Smokies Valerie Polk, GSMA Images of the season, from elk to mountains painted in fall color! For many, this is the most beautiful time of year to be in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when vibrant shades of yellow, orange, and red echo from mountaintop to valley. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/autumn_postcard.mov Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:34 -0400 3:55 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Autumn, Caldwell Place, Cataloochee, Elk, Elk Bugle, Fall, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Great Smoky Mountains, Palmer Church, Rut, Smokey Mountains, Smokies Valerie Polk, GSMA See great leaf color before it's gone! Great weather during the first week of November means the perfect time to get out and see the leaf color before its gone! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/fallcolor_30oct.mov Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:34 -0400 1:36 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Autumn, Leaf Color, Fall, Little River Road, Metcalf Bottoms, Drive Valerie Polk, GSMA After over 3 inches of rain in less than 48 hours Lots of rain in the Great Smoky Mountains means that feeder streams turn into gushing cascades. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/highwater_nov11.mov Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00:34 -0400 1:36 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Rain, River, Stream, Waterfall, Little River Road Valerie Polk, GSMA Elk like to have fun in the park, too! These fine fellows were seen frolicking near Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently. See if you can spot the two elk in the background trying to steal the scene. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/elk_oconaluftee.mov Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:34 -0400 0:30 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Elk, Funny, Oconaluftee Valerie Polk, GSMA Beautiful waterfall, one of the most popular trails in the park! A hike to Abrams Falls is the perfect centerpiece to a day spent in Cades Cove. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/abrams_falls.mov Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:05:34 -0400 1:48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, waterfall, Abrams Falls, Cades Cove Valerie Polk, GSMA You'd be surprised at how creative bears can be when searching for food! Watch a bear family tear apart a tree to get the goodies inside! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/bear_family.mov Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:05:34 -0400 1:24 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, bear, bears, black bear, black bears Valerie Polk, GSMA The Smokies awoke to a layer of snow last Saturday! Although we had seen our mountaintops get a nice dusting already, this was the first snow of the season for most parts of the park. Experience the beauty of first snowfall in Cades Cove. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cadescove_snow.mov Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:05:34 -0400 1:57 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, snow, squirrel, bird, deer Valerie Polk, GSMA The snow really started to pile up after 2:00 Friday afternoon! Watch the progression of snowfall in just over 2 hours at park headquarters at Sugarlands. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/parkhq_snow.mov Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:05:34 -0400 0:56 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, snow, Sugarlands Valerie Polk, GSMA December 3 is the day that Wannetta Johnson brings a poinsettia to Park Headquarters. Watch to find out why she has made this special trip every year for the past 35 years. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/waitingfor_wannetta.mov Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:05:34 -0400 3:25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, rescue, Appalachian Trail Valerie Polk, GSMA Experience a years' worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/yearinthesmokies_2009.mov Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0400 3:36 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, Appalachian Trail, Cataloochee, Elk, Bear, Wildflowers, Animals, Smokies Valerie Polk, GSMA Partially frozen waterfall after two weeks of freezing temps! The year has certainly started off with a chill in the Smokies! See how Cataract Falls (located near Sugarlands Visitor Center) looks after two weeks of COLD weather! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cataractfalls_ice.mov Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0400 1:11 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Sugarlands, Cataract Falls, Waterfall, Winter Valerie Polk, GSMA Great Smoky Mountain National Park's Volunteers on skis! These volunteers are specially trained for cold weather emergency medical services and search and rescue as part of the National Ski Patrol. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/nordicski_patrol.mov Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0400 2:48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Ski, Ski Patrol, Clingmans Dome, Winter, Rescue Valerie Polk, GSMA Freezing temperatures leave behind a strange wonderland of ice and snow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. January started with two weeks of freezing temps in the Smokies. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/snowriver_icicles.mov Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0400 2:03 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Ice, Snow, Spruce Flats Falls, Winter, Waterfall, Icicles, Little River Valerie Polk, GSMA A fresh dusting of snow and freezing fog coated the Smokies in frosty splendor last week. This short video shows views of the snow-and-ice-dusted mountains near Sugarlands Visitor Center. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/freezing_fog.mov Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0400 1:28 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Ice, Snow, Sugarlands, Winter, Fog Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA One of the most popular trails in summer becomes a winter wonderland. A hike with Jill and Elizabeth! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/alumcavebluffs.mov Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0400 5:15 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Ice, Snow, Alum Cave, Winter Valerie Polk, GSMA A birding adventure; find out where some of those bird songs and calls are really coming from! Spring is on its way! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/birding_beginners.mov Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0400 2:54 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Bird, Birdwatching, Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, Bird Song, Bird Call Valerie Polk, GSMA Snow clouds rolling in to Newfound Gap. It was a busy Saturday with everyone coming to see the snow that piled up during the week. Brrrr! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/nfg_snow.mov Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0400 1:35 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Ice, Snow, Newfound Gap, Winter Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA A cascade that's nearly 100 feet tall! Visit this waterfall in the Cosby area and find out how it came about it's unusual name... http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/henwallowfalls.mov Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400 4:38 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Waterfall, Hen Wallow Falls, Gabes Mountain Trail, Fall Valerie Polk, GSMA Get Ready for Wildflowers! The first flowers of the season are blooming, with many others budding up and getting ready for the spectacular! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/earlywildflowers.mov Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400 2:54 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, wildflowers, hepatica, bloodroot, trailing arbutus, hiking, wildflower pilgrimage, spring Valerie Polk, GSMA Serviceberry, redbud, silverbell, trillium, dogwood Lower elevations abound with beautiful blossoms! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/springscenes.mov Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400 1:18 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, wildflowers, dogwood, trillium, redbud, serviceberry, silverbell, wildflower pilgrimage, spring Valerie Polk, GSMA An unusual section of trail where creek and trail become one... 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! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/rabbit_creek.mov Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400 1:08 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, hiking, Rabbit Creek Trail, creek Valerie Polk, GSMA Cades Cove reopens after being closed for repaving the loop road Interviews with bicyclists excited to have the popular loop road open again. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/cadescovereopen.mov Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400 2:48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, bike, bicycle, bicycling, Cades Cove Valerie Polk, GSMA Watching black bears in the Smokies A bear leisurely grazed beside a park road while a crowd of spectators gathered. But when the bear came too close, picture time was over! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/bear_sighting.mov Fri, 07 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400 2:38 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, bear, bears, black bears, black bear Valerie Polk, GSMA A short walk on the AT to see what's blooming in mid-May Earlier spring flowers and specimens that grow only at the highest elevations bloom in May on the Appalachian Trail. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/at_flowers_midmay.mov Wed, 19 May 2010 08:00:00 -0400 3:40 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Appalachian Trail, wildflowers, wake robin, jack-in-the-pulpit, trillium Valerie Polk, GSMA Hike to a perfect Smokies panorama! What a view! The 8-mile roundtrip hike to Charlies Bunion will reward you with a broad view of the Great Smoky Mountains. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/charlies_bunion.mov Wed, 26 May 2010 08:00:00 -0400 4:16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Appalachian Trail, Charlies Bunion, Spruce-fir Forest Valerie Polk, GSMA Bear and cubs in Cades Cove Mama bear feeds while cubs climb trees and play. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/mamabear_cubs.mov Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:00:00 -0400 5:00 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, Black bears, bear cubs Valerie Polk, GSMA Pretty summer images and beautiful music Life abounds in GSMNP in summer. Enjoy the start of summer with this scenic trip to Cataloochee. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/summer_scenes.mov Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:00:00 -0400 3:36 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cataloochee, Clingmans Dome, Rhododendron, Bill Mize, Summer Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA A tough trail with a beautiful waterfall. Take a hike with Elizabeth, Jill and their pals to one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the park! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/ramsey_cascades.mov Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0400 5:16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Ramsey Cascades, Greenbrier, Hiking, Summer, Waterfall Walter Wuthmann, GSMA Hike up Mt. Le Conte with a train of llamas These famous llamas keep Le Conte Lodge stocked with supplies all season long. Take a hike with Walter as he goes with the llamas on their trek to the top. You won't believe what they have for lunch! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/lecontellama.mov Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0400 6:19 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Mt. LeConte, Mt. Le Conte, Llamas, Le Conte Lodge, LeConte Lodge, Waterfall, Hiking, Black Bears, Grotto Falls, Trillium Gap Trail Valerie Polk, GSMA Snails aren't as immobile as you might think! Watch this snail find a creative solution to a tricky situation. Shown in 5x speed and actual snail's pace. Filmed on Balsam Mountain Road in the Great Smoky Mountains. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/snaildoesaflip.mov Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0400 4:08 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Balsam Mountain Road, Snail, Wildlife Valerie Polk, GSMA Bears go from treetop to the ground faster than you might think! This bear family is playing it cool and having themselves a snack in a tree. Watch them climb down and imagine how sharp their claws must be! And mama bear is much faster coming down that tree than you might expect! Filmed in Cades Cove. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/climbing_bears.mov Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:43 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, Bears, Black Bears, Nature, Wildlife Valerie Polk, GSMA Tagging Monarchs for Science Members of Great Smoky Mountains Association joined naturalist Wanda Dewaard on a mission to tag and release monarch butterflies. These tags will help researchers with the Monarch Watch program learn more about the flight patterns of these butterflies as they wing their way to Mexico for the winter. And this was a fun way to spend the afternoon in Cades Cove. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/monarch_tagging.mov Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:00 -0400 4:11 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, Butterflies, Monarch, Science, Nature, Wildlife Valerie Polk, GSMA Park fire crews deal with a natural fire A fire near US 129 and Calderwood Dam burned for over 2 weeks, but the park's fire crew wasn't concerned. Watch this video to find out how it started and what the park's strategy was for dealing with it. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/calderwood_fire.mov Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400 4:03 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Fire Management, Forest Fire, Forest Ecology, The Dragon, US 129, Nature Valerie Polk, GSMA Spinning a Spider Web This spider caught my eye during a walk on Little Brier Gap Trail. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/spinning_spider.mov Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:29 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Spider, Spiderweb, Forest Ecology, Nature Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA Festival at Oconalufee Visitor Center See old-time mountain ways at the Oconaluftee Mountain Farm Museum http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/mountain_life_festival.mov Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400 6:16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Mountain Farm Museum, Mountain Life Festival, History, Culture, Old-Fashioned Valerie Polk, GSMA September and October are Great Times to Elk Watch! Watch the fascinating behavior of these beautiful animals in the lovely setting of the Smokies http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/elk_rut.mov Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0400 3:58 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Elk, Rut, Animals, Nature Valerie Polk, GSMA Highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Enjoy this sunset on Clingmans Dome! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/clingmansdome_sunset.mov Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:43 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Clingmans Dome, Sunset, Nature Valerie Polk, GSMA Fabulous Fall Color! One of the most anticipated times of the year is fall! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/fall_color_oct22.mov Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:59 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Fall Color, Leaf Color, Leaf Change, Fall, Autumn Valerie Polk, GSMA From the mountaintops down to Little River One of the most anticipated times of the year is fall! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/mid_fall.mov Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:32 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Fall Color, Leaf Color, Leaf Change, Fall, Autumn Valerie Polk, GSMA The wild ancestor of the turkey that's on our tables at Thanksgiving Watch wild turkeys strut their stuff in the park http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/wildturkeys.mov Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:57 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Wild Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Fall, Autumn Valerie Polk, GSMA Find out where our mountain musical roots came from Listen to historic 1939 recordings PLUS performances from the Townsend Heritage Festival and Mountain Life Festival http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/mountain_music.mov Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0400 5:15 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Old-Time Mountain Music, Joseph Hall, Fall, Autumn, Banjo, Fiddle Valerie Polk, GSMA Winter beauty in the park Falling snow near Maloney Point Overlook in the park http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/touch_of_snow.mov Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:00:00 -0400 1:48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Winter, Snow, Scenic Valerie Polk, GSMA The annual seasonal event at Sugarlands Visitor Center See just a few of the activities that took place at this year's event! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/festival_of_christmas_past.mov Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:00:00 -0400 5:08 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Winter, Christmas, Sugarlands, Harp Singing, Holiday, Banjo, Storytelling, Traditions Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA A winter visit to a lovely waterfall. Take a hike with Elizabeth and Jill to one of the less visited waterfalls in the park! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/baskins_creek_falls.mov Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0400 5:13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Baskins Creek Falls, Hiking, Winter, Waterfall, Trail Valerie Polk, GSMA Scenes of winter from around the park Snowy scenes of mountains, trees, birds, and deer from around the park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/winter_postcard.mov Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0400 3:44 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Winter, Weather, Birding, Birds, Deer, Wildlife, Snow, Cades Cove Valerie Polk, GSMA New Exhibit at Our Sevierville Store! The new exhibit at our Sevierville, TN store features scenic National Park photographs of Stan Jorstad. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/jorstad_exhibit.mov Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0400 2:35 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Photography, Stan Jorstad Valerie Polk, GSMA The annual Pilgrimage takes place April 26-May 1, 2011. A Pilgrimage program on Porter's Creek Trail shows off just a few of the abundant wildflowers in the Smokies come springtime. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/wildflower_pilgrimage.mov Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0400 3:25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Hike, Porter's Creek Trail, Spring, Wildflowers, Pilgrimage Valerie Polk, GSMA Daffodils indicate places where people once lived in the park. Wherever you see these cheery blossoms, it's evidence of a former home, church, cemetery, or some other place where Smokies residents once carried on their way of life. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/daffodils.mov Fri, 4 Mar 2011 08:00:00 -0400 1:22 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Daffodils, Spring Valerie Polk, GSMA A morning drive on Newfound Gap Road after snow Snowy scenes from Newfound Gap and along the road there. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/snowyNFGroad.mov Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:00:00 -0400 2:25 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Newfound Gap Road, Winter, Snow Valerie Polk, GSMA The new visitor center opened April 1, 2011 Great Smoky Mountains Association lead the way in funding the new Oconaluftee Visitor Center. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/ovc_opens.mov Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0400 3:30 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Oconaluftee Visitor Center Valerie Polk, GSMA Dogwoods tell us Spring is here! Beautiful dogwood trees are common below 3,000 feet in the Smokies and light up the park with their springtime blooms. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/dogwoods_in_bloom.mov Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0400 2:00 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, Dogwood, Flowers, Spring Valerie Polk, GSMA The joys of spring! Flowers and wildlife! Experience the joy of spring, from wildfloers to adorable bear cubs and more! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/mid-spring_scenes.mov Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0400 4:55 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Bears, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Deer, Flowers, Newfound Gap, Spring, Wildflowers Valerie Polk, GSMA A quick look at a barred owl seen on Rich Mountain Loop Trail Watch a barred owl as it perches above a creek and swoops down to catch a snack! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/barred_owl.mov Sat, 14 May 2011 08:00:00 -0400 1:38 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Barred Owl, Cades Cove, Hike, Hiking, Spring, Wildlife Valerie Polk, GSMA Stories of J.C. McCaulley, who spent part of his childhood living in Cades Cove. Imagine what it would have been like to spend your early childhood in Cades Cove! J.C. and Margaret McCaulley share stories from J.C.'s family and childhood. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/McCaulley_Cades_Cove_Program.mov Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:00 -0400 9:20 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, Deer, Gregory Bald, Hike, Spring Valerie Polk, GSMA April 27, 2011, Tornado "Super Outbreak" Even the mountains couldn't escape the "super outbreak" of tornados in April 2011. See the damage from closed trails and the destructive path the tornado took through the park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/april272011_tornado.mov Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:00 -0400 3:36 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cades Cove, April 27, Abrams Creek, Chilhowee Lake, Foothills Parkway, HIke, Look Rock, Spring, Storm, Weather, Tornado Valerie Polk, GSMA Magnificent Mingo Falls Mingo Falls, a stunning 180 foot cascade located just outside the park near Cherokee, NC. It’s worth a visit! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/mingo_falls.mov Sat, 4 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 2:51 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cherokee, Hike, Hiking, Mingo Falls, North Carolina, Oconaluftee, Waterfall Elizabeth Watts and Jill Stevens, GSMA A demonstration of what life was like Weaving, cooking, basket-making, and more are on display at this festival. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/womens_work_2.mp4 Thu, 9 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 3:46 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Cherokee, North Carolina, Oconaluftee, Mountain Farm Museum, Demonstration, Weaving, Women's Work Festival Valerie Polk, GSMA Follow-up 2 months after a tornado swept through the park See what it takes to clean up after the tornado, and have a look at the Abrams Falls Trail now that it’s reopened http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/tornado_cleanup.mp4 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 3:20 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Abrams Falls, Beard Cane Mountain, Cades Cove, Hatcher Mountain, Hike, Hiking, Trails, Waterfall Valerie Polk, GSMA A hike to 3 waterfalls with lovely scenery A wonderland of water and forests awaits in the Deep Creek area. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/deepcreek_fallsflowers.mp4 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 6:48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Bryson City, Deep Creek, Wildflowers, Indian Creek, Juney Whank, North Carolina, Spring, Tom Branch Falls, Hiking, Trails, Waterfall Walter Wuthmann, GSMA Great programs for kids in the park! The Junior Ranger program is a great way to learn about the natural wonders of the Smokies. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Junior_Ranger.mp4 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0400 2:27 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Junior Ranger, Summer Walter Wuthmann, GSMA Breaking an Endurance Record Smoky Mountains Park Ranger David Worth broke the speed record for running the Appalachian Trail through the park. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Across_Smokies.mp4 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0400 4:04 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Alum Cave Trail, Appalachian Trail, Clingmans Dome, Dave Worth, Endurance, Record, Running, Trail Running Walter Wuthmann, GSMA At the Oconaluftee Visitor Center Old-time music comes to life at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/Luftee_OleTime.mp4 Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0400 5:24 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Acoustic, Fall, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Old-Time Music, Mountain Music, Singing, Guitar, Autoharp, Bass, Fiddle, Banjo, Mandolin Valerie Polk, GSMA Open house at the historic Appalachian Club Bringing together former summer residents of the vacation community at Elkmont and folks who grew up in the area and descended from Elkmont families. http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/elkmont_homecoming.mp4 Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0400 4:59 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Appalachian Clubhouse, Cabin, Elkmont, Hike, Lem Ownby, Little River Lumber Company, Summer Valerie Polk, GSMA Another look at the new visitor center The impressive new visitor center is now open. Here's an in-depth look! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/OVC_APPL.mov Wed, 2 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0400 7:49 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, Oconaluftee Visitor Center Valerie Polk, GSMA A Hike in the Smokies Hop out of the car and hit the trail to experience the beauty of the Smokies any time of the year! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/films/middle_prong.mp4 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0400 4:37 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Smokies, Smokey Mountains, CCC, Fall, Fall Leaves, Foliage, Hike, Logging, Tremont, Railroad, Trees, Waterfall