The fire near US 129 and Calderwood Dam has been burning for over two weeks now, but the park’s fire crew isn’t concerned. Click here to find out how it started and what the park’s strategy is for dealing with it. You might hear a word you’re not familiar with: “duff”. Duff is a layer [...]
Take a quick jaunt with Mari to the beautiful and lush Albright Grove. Click here or on the photo to see some beautiful old growth trees and to have a relaxing moment in the Smokies.
Whether you realize it or not, Eastern Hemlock trees likely had a profound impact on you during your visit to the Smokies: That shady green forest you drive through between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center? Hemlock trees! Those gently drooping boughs that arched over you while you dipped your feet into the icy river in [...]