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Alum Cave Bluffs Trail in Winter

February 12, 2010 – 11:31 pm

Come along with Elizabeth and Jill on a winter wonderland hike to Alum Cave Bluffs! Click here to see the video! It’s beautiful! Or watch the video on YouTube! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the (cc) caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video.

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Winter Abstract: Icicles and Snow

January 29, 2010 – 3:48 pm

Freezing temperatures leave behind a strange wonderland of ice and snow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Click here to see the frozen beauty of the Smokies! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.

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Nordic Ski Patrol at Clingmans Dome

January 22, 2010 – 7:27 pm

Meet some of the members of the park’s Nordic Ski Patrol, a volunteer group that serves as a contact point for visitors using Clingmans Dome Road during winter. Among their many responsibilities are reporting weather conditions, providing cold weather emergency medical services, and assisting with search and rescue. Click here or on the photo [...]

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Hike to Abrams Falls

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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Discovering Smoky Mountain Magic

September 29, 2009 – 1:27 pm

Eighty years after its completion, Horace Kephart’s previously unpublished novel, Smoky Mountain Magic, has been released by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Click here or on the photo to hear the journey of the novel with Libby Kephart Hargrave, the author’s great-granddaughter. Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in [...]

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July Record Low Temperature on Le Conte

July 24, 2009 – 6:58 pm

Wednesday morning brought 33 degree temperatures to Mt. Le Conte–a record for July. Click here or on the photo to see some hikers who made it back down from a chilly night on Mt. Le Conte and some who were taking advantage of the excellent daytime weather. Closed captioning is available for this video [...]

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Hiking in the Clouds

July 10, 2009 – 12:55 pm

Enjoy these great photos taken by Ann Froschauer during a hike to LeConte Lodge via Alum Cave Trail. I’m just saying … there’s a good reason they call it the “smokies.” This critter is a glassy grapeskin snail (Vitrinizontides latissimus), a snail whose shell is made of protein instead of the usual calcium (or so [...]

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What’s Blooming: Heath Balds

June 12, 2009 – 11:18 pm

Heath balds are fascinating places full of blossoming beauty. Click here or on the photo to tag along with Valerie as she visits one of these unusual places.

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