Category Archives: Fear, Loathing & Hiking

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Tiny Tourist

July 8, 2008 – 8:21 am

75th Anniversary Coordinator, Ann Froschauer (the indomitable), took these photos of her hike to Mt. Le Conte. Don’t you just love the brave little mouse and the keyhole view through a rhododendron tunnel to the mountains in the distance?

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Junco Eggs and More…

July 3, 2008 – 10:07 am

GSMA’s own Marti Smith took these photos — the first is of a bird’s nest containing Junco eggs and the second is another glorious shot of azaleas.

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Every Trail in the Park — All 900 Miles of Them (!!)

June 4, 2008 – 1:56 pm

Enjoy these photos of the last leg in Marti Smith’s 9-year-effort to walk every trail in the Park! Way to go Marti! Who is that masked woman? Suppertime! Yummy. Marti has some hardy friends who hike with her. She had to cross creeks… She had to climb over and under “windfalls” or “blowdowns” or “deadfalls” [...]

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Did you say “injun” or “engine”?

March 4, 2008 – 10:10 am

This is Nichols-Shepherd No. 4246 steam engine. Brought to Big Greenbriar Cove in the 1920s to saw lumber for a new school. On the way back out, the engine toppled over into what is now named “Injun” creek, after the wreck. Showing how marketing sometimes goes awry, or maybe it’s just spelling gone wrong. Photo [...]

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7 am and Cold…Why is Doug Outside?

February 1, 2008 – 2:14 pm

Douglas Sutherland goes outside to take pictures in the park when I’ve still got the covers pulled over my head! Here he’s wandering down Sparks Lane at the crack of dawn – Here he’s gazing up at a bridge at Middle Prong Trail – Here’s he’s contemplating a nice a cold shower (just kidding) Doug [...]

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Cades Cove Frost

December 11, 2007 – 12:58 pm

Here are a couple of stunningly beautiful photographs of Cades Cove, taken last week, one frosty morning when it was 21 degrees — and Donna Eaton got up and went outside the take pictures anyway!!

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Do You Really Want to Hike the Chimneys?

November 27, 2007 – 3:21 pm

Apparently there are VERY MANY people who disregard all manner of sensible advice and dire warnings and nevertheless attempt to hike the Chimneys. The parking lot looks relatively easy. But then they have to climb NEARLY STRAIGHT UP for 2 miles. If they survive the first 2 miles, they discover they’ve arrived at the beginning [...]

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884 Miles Down, Only 16 Left to Go!

November 6, 2007 – 3:37 pm

This is a photo of Marti Smith and her hiking friend Liz after a (mere) 23 mile hike last week. Marti, intrepid GSMA manager of our two Gatlinburg stores, has now hiked 884 miles of the 900 miles of trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Whew!) That means there are only 16 miles left [...]

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