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, Fall, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Monarch, Science, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Tagging, Wanda Dewaard
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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.
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Posted in Bears, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trees
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What happens when a snail comes to the end of his rope–or leaf? He gets creative. He’s not as immobile as you might think! Click here to watch this clip filmed on Balsam Mountain Road and see how a snail deals with being a snail in 5x speed and actual speed. By the way, [...]
Hike up Mt. Le Conte with our special guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann and the famous llamas that keep Le Conte Lodge stocked with supplies. You won’t believe what the llamas have for lunch up at the top! Click here to find out!
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Posted in Fascinating People, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mt. LeConte, Scenic Views, Video
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Also tagged Alan Householder, Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Funny, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Grotto Falls, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Le Conte Lodge, LeConte Lodge, Llama, Llamas, Mt. Le Conte, Mt. LeConte, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Trillium Gap Trail, Walter Wuthmann, Waterfall
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Take a hike with Elizabeth, Jill and their pals to Ramsey Cascades! It’s a tough one, but well worth it to see those beautiful cascades! Click here to watch!
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Posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Also tagged Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Greenbrier, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ramsey Cascades, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Summer, Waterfall
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The next video has been posted on the Hike the Smokies Challenge page. This new video is about day hiking and wildlife, specifically how to avoid dangerous encounters with bears. Check it out!
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Posted in Bears, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video
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Also tagged Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kim Delozier, Ranger, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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The park is a busy place in the summer. Life abounds and park visitation soars. Native shrubs and wildflowers make a beautiful show. Waterfalls and streams cool the warm summer air. Enjoy the start of summer with this scenic trip to Cataloochee and the music of Bill Mize. Click here to watch!
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Posted in Minute in the Mountains: Scenery & Music, Scenic Views, Video
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Also tagged Cataloochee, Clingmans Dome, Elk, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rhododendron, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Summer
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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 [...]