Earlier this year, I put together a video for the park’s Hike the Smokies Challenge. It’s a neat program the encourages people to get out and hike and record their mileage. You can get a cool pin for hiking 100, 250 and 500 miles! Check out the video to learn important information about being [...]
What a view! The 8-mile roundtrip hike to Charlies Bunion will reward you with a broad view of the Great Smoky Mountains that you won’t forget. And when you are done, you can say you’ve hiked on the Appalachian Trail! Click here to see what it’s like. Closed captioning is available for this video [...]
A short walk on the Appalachian Trail offers displays of earlier spring flowers and specimens that grow only at the highest elevations. Click here to see what’s blooming on top of the Great Smoky Mountains. Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the [...]
Check out this section of the Rabbit Creek Trail! 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! Click here or on the photo [...]
Visit the Cosby area and discover this beautiful cascade that’s nearly 100 feet tall! Click here and find out how this waterfall and nearby creek may have come about their rather unflattering names… Or watch the video on YouTube or iTunes! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the (cc) caption button in [...]
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.
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.
December 3 is a special day at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the day that Wannetta Johnson brings a poinsettia to Park Headquarters. Click here or on the photo to find out why she has made this special trip every year for the past 35 years. Closed captioning is available for this video [...]