August 13, 2010 – 3:55 pm
This bear family is playing it cool and having themselves a snack in a tree. Watch them climb down and imagine how sharp and strong their claws must be! And mama bear is much faster coming down that tree than you might expect! Filmed this week in Cades Cove.
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Posted in Bears, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Black Bear, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trees
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Hike up Mt. Le Conte with our special guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann and the famous llamas that keep Le Conte Lodge stocked with supplies. You won’t believe what the llamas have for lunch up at the top! Click here to find out!
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Posted in Fascinating People, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mt. LeConte, Scenic Views, Video
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Also tagged Alan Householder, Bear, Black Bear, Black Bears, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Grotto Falls, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Le Conte Lodge, LeConte Lodge, Llama, Llamas, Mt. Le Conte, Mt. LeConte, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trillium Gap Trail, Walter Wuthmann, Waterfall
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The next video has been posted on the Hike the Smokies Challenge page. This new video is about day hiking and wildlife, specifically how to avoid dangerous encounters with bears. Check it out!
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Posted in Bears, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Black Bear, Black Bears, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kim Delozier, Ranger, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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Last week, I had the privilege of watching a mother bear and her cubs feeding and playing across the field in Cades Cove, entertaining a gathering of Cove visitors. With their considerable distance from the loop road, the bears seemed hardly aware of our presence and carried about their business comfortably–the large mama bear feeding [...]
So many of you are sharing your great bear pictures with us on our Facebook page! Well, here’s a short clip I captured while driving through the park this week. This bear is doing what they always seem to be doing when I see them–EATING. The bear was leisurely grazing amongst the ferns and may-apples [...]
April 23, 2010 – 11:55 pm
Cades Cove gets its grand reopening Saturday after the repaving of the loop road, so brush up on your knowledge of this popular destination with Elizabeth and Jill!
PART 1: Ever hear of a “stranger room”? Do you know how a spring house works? Click here or on the photo to view the video!
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Posted in Auto Tours in the Great Smoky Mountains, Video
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Also tagged Auto Tour, Barn, Bear, Bicycle, Black Bears, Cabin, Cades Cove, Church, Coyote, Deer, Drive, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Loop, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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December 30, 2009 – 8:50 am
Experience a year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. Click here or on the photo to see it all.
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Posted in 75th Anniversary, Bears, Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Events, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Wildflowers, Winter
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Also tagged 75th Anniversary, Appalachian Trail, AT, Azalea, Azaleas, Bear, Cades Cove, Cataloochee, Deer, Elk, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Rhododendron, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Squirrel, Sugarlands, Waterfall, Wildflowers
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December 29, 2009 – 9:33 am
Students and teachers can now enjoy a fun, educational virtual field trip to the Smokies. While filming this in-depth educational program in the park, a wild bear surprised everyone by visiting the film set. Click here or on the photo to see what happened when the bear tried to steal the show.
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Posted in Bears, Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Biodiversity, Black Bear, Black Bears, Electronic Field Trip, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ranger, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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