Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcasts & Blog » Fear, Loathing & Hiking http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:38:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Hike to Abrams Falls http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-to-abrams-falls/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-to-abrams-falls/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:42 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1408 Abrams Falls   A hike to Abrams Falls is the perfect centerpiece to a day spent in Cades Cove. Click here or on the photo to see why it has become one of the most popular trails in the park.
]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-to-abrams-falls/feed/ 2 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK LeConte Lodge Hike & Overnight http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/leconte-lodge-hike-overnight/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/leconte-lodge-hike-overnight/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:59:15 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=852 Discover Life in America (DLIA) facilitates and coordinates the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) for Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This is one of the world’s biggest and most ambitious science projects.

DLIA is hosting the 1st ever “Discover Biodiversity at LeConte Lodge” with a guided hike and overnight stay.

It includes a guided hike up Alum Cave Bluff Trail with Andrea Price, an experienced guide who will give natural history, local human history, plant life information, and much more.

There will be an evening sunset program at clifftop, lunch on the trail, with dinner and breakfast provided by the Lodge.

It’s August 15-16, 2009. $295 per person.

Reservations are required. Email Heather at heather@dlia.org or call (865) 430-4765.

The 13th Annual All Taxa Bioinventory Conference will be December 10-12 in Gatlinburg.

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/leconte-lodge-hike-overnight/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Hiking in the Rain http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-rain/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-rain/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 14:09:23 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=579 Here are some lovely photos of flora and fauna in the park taken during the rain this weekend by Ann Froschauer.

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum)

Great Blue Heron (Area herodias)

Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Greater Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-rain/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK White Oak Sink Wildflower Hike http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/white-oak-sink-wildflower-hike/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/white-oak-sink-wildflower-hike/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:07:08 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=570 Here’s what Ann Froschauer saw when hiking near Cades Cove yesterday:

Check out the pretty phlox

Tulip tree silk moth (Callosamia angulifera)

Yellow lady slipper (Cypripedium calceolus or pubescens)

Columbine and phacelia (Aquilegia candensis)…

Shooting star (Dodecatheon mea…)

Wild blue phlox

Phlox divaricata

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Hepatica

Hepatica


Anemone

Anemone


Ann's father crossing the creek on a log bridge.

Ann's father crossing the creek on a log bridge.

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/porters-creek-wildflowers/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Adventure to Mill Creek Falls! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/adventure/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/adventure/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:18:33 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=506 Here are some wonderful photos of some guys out for a walk in the park. Meet Bob, Joe, Kevin, and Steve as they go to Mill Creek Falls.
Careful Now!

Careful Now!


As Easy As Rolling Off a Log

As Easy As Rolling Off a Log


When You Can't Find a Log to Cross On

When You Can't Find a Log to Cross On


Run Fast Enough and You Can't Fall

If You Run Fast Enough You Can't Fall


Getting Cold Feet?

Getting Cold Feet?


Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/adventure/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK How to Pack a Day-Pack for Smokies Hiking http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/how-to-pack-a-day-pack-for-hiking-in-the-smokies/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/how-to-pack-a-day-pack-for-hiking-in-the-smokies/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:41:42 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=63 day-pack   Caitlin will show you how to pack your daypack like an expert in this video. Click here or on the photo to watch. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/how-to-pack-a-day-pack-for-hiking-in-the-smokies/feed/ 1 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Hiking in the Snow http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-snow/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-snow/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:43:33 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=403 Ann Froschauer likes to hike in the snow. Here’s how things looked a couple of days ago.

  

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hiking-in-the-snow/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK The Park Wakes Up From Winter http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/the-park-wakes-up-from-winter/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/the-park-wakes-up-from-winter/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:24:59 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=401 Ann Froschauer captured these wonderful images of the park as winter wanes.

This is Earthstar (Astraeus hygrometricus).

Wild grape vines.

Gee, Ann is so strong!

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And here are three winter water scenes by Ann Froschauer.

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