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Coming to a TV Near You! (In Gatlinburg)

March 4, 2011 – 12:04 pm

GSMA’s very own video blogger has completed a TV spot for GSMA that will air on the local WGAT channel in Gatlinburg. Look for it the next time you’re in town, or get a sneak peak here.

By admin | Posted in Video | Also tagged Clingmans Dome, Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Sugarlands | Comments (0)

A Winter Postcard… Farewell to Winter!

February 16, 2011 – 2:35 pm

I believe this is a golden-crowned kinglet. The weather is beautiful in the park right now. You can almost feel spring in the air. And after all the snow we’ve had, we are READY! But maybe, just maybe, you haven’t had enough of winter yet? If you’d like to take a moment to reminisce [...]

By admin | Posted in Animals, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter | Also tagged Birding, Birds, Deer, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Wildlife, Winter | Comments (0)

A Year in the Smokies: 2010

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.

By admin | 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 | Also tagged Appalachian Trail, AT, Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, 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 | Comments (10)

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 [...]

By admin | Posted in Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Video | Also tagged Butterflies, Citizen Scientist, Fall, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Monarch, Science, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Tagging, Wanda Dewaard | Comments (0)

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.

By admin | Posted in Bears, Video | Also tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trees | Comments (2)

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 [...]

By admin | Posted in Bears, Video | Also tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies | Comments (3)

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! Closed captioning is available for this video by [...]

By admin | Posted in Events, Mountain Voices: Interviews With Locals and Visitors, Video | Also tagged Abrams Falls, Bicycle, Bike, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies | Comments (2)

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! [...]

By admin | Posted in Auto Tours in the Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Top Road Trip, Video | Also tagged Auto Tour, Barn, Bear, Bears, Bicycle, Black Bears, Cabin, Church, Coyote, Deer, Drive, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Loop, Smokey Mountains, Smokies | Comments (6)