http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:26:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-the-smokies-challenge-videos/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-the-smokies-challenge-videos/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:37:14 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1717   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 prepared for day hiking.

There will be more videos to come covering lots of things you need to know for a day on the trail.

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You can also watch the video in QuickTime or on YouTube or iTunes!

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Or watch the video on YouTube!

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