Experience a year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. Click here or on the photo to see it all.
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Great weather during the first week of November means the perfect time to get out and see the leaf color before its gone! Click here or on the photo to see what you’re missing.
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High elevations are really starting to pop as autumn leaf colors come on. Click here or on the photo to find out where to see color now and where to go to avoid the crowds during peak.
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Come with Valerie for a tour down this quiet road that’s one of the Smokies’ best-kept secrets! Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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Flowers of pink, red, orange, purple, yellow, white, and some colors that are hard to describe! All these can be found in the park right now. Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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Think all the good flowers bloom in the spring? Wait till you see the color and beauty that arrives in the summer. Click here or on the photo to see what’s blooming.
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Wondering what’s blooming since the last wildflower video? Click here or on the photo to see the new faces that are blooming right now in the Smokies!
Here are some lovely photos of flora and fauna in the park taken during the rain this weekend by Ann Froschauer.
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum)
Great Blue Heron (Area herodias)
Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Greater Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)