Even the mountains couldn’t escape the historic severe weather that occurred during the “Super Outbreak” of late April. The park has had to close several trails and portions of trails on the west end of the park during clean-up. To see some of the damage on the closed trails and the path of destruction from [...]
Join us for the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smokies on April 26-May 1, 2011! On-site registration will begin Tuesday, April 25 at 5:00 pm in the Mills Conference Center, Gatlinburg, TN. View the on-site registration schedule or register now online at www.springwildflowerPilgrimage.org And watch this video to see what you can expect to find [...]
Join us for the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smokies on April 26-May 1, 2011! On-site registration will begin Tuesday, April 25 at 5:00 pm in the Mills Conference Center, Gatlinburg, TN. View the on-site registration schedule or register now online at www.springwildflowerPilgrimage.org Watch a video from last year’s Pilgrimage, and you’ll see what we [...]
Join Elizabeth and Jill for a winter hike to Baskins Creek Falls, one of the less visited waterfalls in the park. A stop at the Baskins Cemetery reminds us that this area was once a mountain community. To see it, and to find out how Baskins Creek got its name, click here to watch the [...]
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.
There’s no telling what you’ll see in the park if you look around. This spider caught my eye during a walk on Little Brier Gap Trail. It was spinning its web over a small creek amid the glossy leaves of rhododendron. I do believe this is an Elongate Long-jawed Orb Weaver, but any of [...]
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! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption [...]