Tag Archives: Fall

Tagging Monarchs for Science

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 [...]

Hike the Smokies Challenge Videos

 

Earlier this year, I put together a video for the park’s Hike the Smokies Challenge. It’s a neat program the encourages people to get out and hike and record their mileage. You can get a cool pin for hiking 100, 250 and 500 miles! Check out the video to learn important information about being prepared [...]

Hen Wallow Falls

Visit the Cosby area and discover this beautiful cascade that’s nearly 100 feet tall! Click here and find out how this waterfall and nearby creek may have come about their rather unflattering names…
Or watch the video on YouTube or iTunes!
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Bears Eat Trees?

 

Not exactly, but you’d be surprised at how creative bears can be when searching for food. Click here or on the photo to see how these bears tear apart a fallen tree to get to the goodies inside!

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Fun Time for Elk in Oconaluftee

 

Elk like to have fun in the park, too! These fine fellows were seen frolicking near Oconaluftee Visitor Center recently. Click here or on the photo and see if you can find the two elk in the background trying to steal the scene.

Hike to Abrams Falls

 

A hike to Abrams Falls is the perfect centerpiece to a day spent in Cades Cove. Click here or on the photo to see why it has become one of the most popular trails in the park.

Fall Color: October 30

 

Great weather during the first week of November means the perfect time to get out and see the leaf color before its gone! Click here or on the photo to see what you’re missing.

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An Autumn Postcard featuring Elk

 

Images of the season, from elk to mountains painted in fall color! Click here or on the photo to view the video.