The Junior Ranger program is a great way to learn about the natural wonders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can learn how to become a Junior Ranger in this new video with guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann.
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Posted in Animals, Bears, Events, Video
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Also tagged Bear, blacksmith, Deer, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Junior Ranger, Junior Rangers, pottery, Ranger, Smokey Mountains, Smokie Mountains, Smokies, Stream, Sugarlands, Summer
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Experience the joys of spring, from cheerful wildflowers to adorable bear cubs and more, with this new video featuring the beautiful music of Bill Mize. You may recognize wild geranium, squawroot, yellow mandarin, and Vasey’s trillium soaking up the cool spring air. Enjoy!
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Posted in Animals, Bears, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Wildflowers
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Also tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Deer, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Newfound Gap, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring, Wildflowers
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December 28, 2010 – 11:28 am
Experience another year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Click here or on the photo to see it all. Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
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Posted in Animals, Appalachian Trail, Bears, Fall Leaf Color, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, History, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Mt. LeConte, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Wildflowers, Winter
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Also tagged Appalachian Trail, AT, Bear, Bears, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Cataloochee, Clingmans Dome, Elk, Fall, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Spring, Summer, Waterfall, Wildflowers
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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, Bears, 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! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption [...]
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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, Bears, 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! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
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Posted in Bears, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Bears, 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 [...]
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 [...]