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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Posted in Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Video
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Also tagged Butterflies, Cades Cove, Citizen Scientist, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Monarch, Science, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Tagging, Wanda Dewaard
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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 [...]
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Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video, Weather
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Also tagged Day-Pack, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lightning, Safety, Seasons, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Spring, Storm, Stream Crossing, Summer, Weather, Winter
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March 10, 2010 – 10:44 am
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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Posted in Fall Leaf Color, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Cosby, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Funny, Gabes Mountain Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hen Wallow Falls, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Roostertown, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Waterfall
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December 4, 2009 – 10:47 am
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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November 24, 2009 – 9:24 am
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.
November 23, 2009 – 9:20 am
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.
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Posted in Fear, Loathing & Hiking, Hikes for Extremely Lazy People, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Scenic Views, Video
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Also tagged Abrams Creek, Abrams Falls, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Waterfall
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November 2, 2009 – 7:43 pm
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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Posted in Befuddled Botanist - Flora - Plants, Fall Leaf Color, Video, Weather
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Also tagged Autumn, Color, Drive, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Gatlinburg Bypass, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Leaf Change, Little River Road, Metcalf Bottoms, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Wildflowers
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October 27, 2009 – 12:18 pm
Images of the season, from elk to mountains painted in fall color! Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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Posted in Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Fall Leaf Color, Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video, Weather
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Also tagged Autumn, Bird, Caldwell Place, Cataloochee, Cataloochee Valley, Color, Elk, Elk Bugle, Fall Leaf Color, Fall Leaves, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Leaf Change, Palmer Church, Rut, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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