Tag Archives: Lightning

Hike the Smokies Challenge Videos

  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 [...]

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Bad Smoke in the Smokies

Here’s the view today from the Look Rock Webcam. Looks pretty smoky doesn’t it? It’s an 800 acre fire with a new little sister fire started, the NPS thinks, by lightning during an all-to-brief shower!! Not enough water to help, but lightning to set another fire?!? Bad luck.