Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcasts & Blog » Cades Cove http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:26:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Mama Bear and Three Cubs http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/mama-bear-and-three-cubs/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/mama-bear-and-three-cubs/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:37:55 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1726 Mama bear and cubs   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 and keeping watch while the cubs climbed in and out of trees and grazed amongst the tall grass. Enjoy!!!
]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/mama-bear-and-three-cubs/feed/ 3 Cades Cove Reopens! http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-reopens/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-reopens/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:21:17 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1680 Cades Cove Ribbon Cutting   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!

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-reopens/feed/ 2 Cades Cove Auto Tour http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-auto-tour/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-auto-tour/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:55:05 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1659 John Oliver Cabin   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!
Cable Mill   PART 2: Explore the Cable Mill area and meet Ken, the miller! Learn how corn meal is made in this grist mill that was built in the 1860s. Click here or on the photo to check it out!
Henry Whitehead Place   PART 3: Take a look at some of the historic homes and structures in Cades Cove, and the people who lived and worked there. They experienced good times and hardships in this beautiful mountain setting. Click here or on the photo to view the video!

Closed captioning is available for these videos by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-auto-tour/feed/ 5 A Year in the Smokies: 2009 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/a-year-in-the-smokies-2009/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/a-year-in-the-smokies-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:50:17 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1505 Clingmans Dome Sunset   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.

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/a-year-in-the-smokies-2009/feed/ 4 First Snowfall in Cades Cove http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/first-snowfall-in-cades-cove/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/first-snowfall-in-cades-cove/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:58:31 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1465 Snowy Cades Cove   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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]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-to-abrams-falls/feed/ 2 Churches of Cades Cove http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/churches-of-cades-cove/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/churches-of-cades-cove/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:38:15 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1353 Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church   Why are there handprints on the ceiling of the Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove? And which church has the best acoustics? Join Elizabeth and Jill, and their friend Kelly, for a visit to the three remaining churches in Cades Cove. Click here or on the photo to view the video.

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/churches-of-cades-cove/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Sunrise in Cades Cove http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/sunrise-in-cades-cove/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/sunrise-in-cades-cove/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:55:00 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=952 Glorious photo by Deb Keny Campbell.
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]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/sunrise-in-cades-cove/feed/ 1 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Cades Cove Auto Tour Part 1 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-auto-tour-part-1/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/cades-cove-auto-tour-part-1/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:17:26 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=935 John Oliver Cabin   Ever hear of a “stranger room”? Do you know how a spring house works? Come along with Elizabeth and Jill as they explore Cades Cove, one of the most visited places in all the National Parks. Click here or on the photo to view the video.

To see the complete three part Auto Tour of Cades Cove, click here.

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