Tag Archives: Cades Cove

Tagging Monarchs for Science

August 24, 2010 – 8:41 am

It’s time for GSMA’s Annual Membership Weekend!!! Registration deadline is September 3. Call (865) 436-7318, extension 222 or 254.
Thanks to all those Great Smoky Mountains Association members who came along on a trip to Cades Cove for monarch tagging during our annual meeting last year. Special thanks to the Sheffield family for bringing along some [...]

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Bears Coming Down…

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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Mama Bear and Three Cubs

June 16, 2010 – 10:37 am

 

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 [...]

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Cades Cove Reopens!

April 28, 2010 – 8:21 am

 

Saturday, April 24 was the official reopening ceremony for Cades Cove! Visitors came out to walk, run, hike, and, of course, bike the 11-mile freshly paved road that is the most-visited place in the park. Click here to see what they had to say about it!

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Cades Cove Auto Tour

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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A Year in the Smokies: 2009

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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First Snowfall in Cades Cove

December 11, 2009 – 3:58 pm

 

The Smokies awoke to a layer of snow last Saturday! Although we had seen our mountaintops get a nice dusting already, this was the first snow of the season for most parts of the park. Click here or on the photo to experience the beauty of first snowfall in Cades Cove.

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Snow in Cades Cove

December 7, 2009 – 9:47 am

Photo by Matt Howell. Brrrr!

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