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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
The Park Wakes Up From Winter

February 19, 2009 – 3:24 pm

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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Winter and Water…Everywhere

December 19, 2008 – 1:53 pm

Enjoy these two scenes of Cataract Falls taken earlier today by Mari Bland. And here are three winter water scenes by Ann Froschauer.

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Snow and Ice on Chimney Tops & Le Conte

October 29, 2008 – 11:10 am

Photos by Karen Key. Brrr on Chimney Tops! And here’s Mt. Le Conte.

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Snow and Ice on Chimney Tops & Le Conte

October 29, 2008 – 11:10 am

Photos by Karen Key. Brrr on Chimney Tops! And here’s Mt. Le Conte.

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It’s Still Fall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

October 23, 2008 – 9:24 am

Here’s the view from Webb Overlook. Photo by Sharon Ryan. This is how it looks on Newfound Gap Road just as you pass from Tennessee into North Carolina. Photo by Sharon Ryan. Here’s the view from Mt. Cammerer. Photo by Tom Harrington.

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Fall Glory in the Smokies!

October 14, 2008 – 12:16 pm

Enjoy these photos by Mari Bland and Ann Froschauer of the fall colors inside the park! The first one is of Little River.

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Bears Gotta Be Careful Too!

October 2, 2008 – 12:42 pm

This is a picture taken by Ann Froschauer of a bear being careful not to fall into the water as he hops on rocks. Ann spotted the bear while hiking with Missy Kane and the Friends of the Smokies on Old Sugarlands Trail.

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Prehistoric Monster?

September 29, 2008 – 2:10 pm

No, it’s not Godzilla, it’s a Giant Gyrinophilus Ann Froschauer found this weekend while hiking along Road Prong Trail. And if this guy doesn’t seem tough enough already, Ann says if you look real close you can see black borders highlighting lighter-colored lines that run from its eyes to its nose. She says these are [...]

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