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Smoky Mountain Trails to Remain Open
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | September 6th 2008 by Jeff
As previously reported, park biologists had planned on closing the Middle Prong Trail, Panther Creek Trail, Lynn Camp Prong Trail and the Greenbrier Ridge Trail in the Tremont area of the Smoky Mountains as part of the planned native brook trout rest read more
Hiking Them All for the Girl Scouts
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | September 4th 2008 by Jeff
Some people will walk 5 or 10 miles, or maybe do a 50 or 100 mile bike ride in order to raise money for a certain cause. Sharon McCarthy, also known as Smoky Scout, has taken it upon herself to do something slightly more ambitious.She’s currently i read more
Hiker injured in fall on Abrams Falls Trail
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | September 3rd 2008 by Jeff
A hiker from Washington state was injured when she tripped and fell more than 50 feet down an embankment on the Abrams Falls Trail.Park rangers used pulleys and ropes to pull the woman back to the trail in a stretcher.Here's the full story: http://ww read more
Best Fall Hikes in the Smokies: When and where to go
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | September 3rd 2008 by Jeff
The fall hiking season is rapidly approaching and soon leaf peepers will be out in full force in the Smoky Mountains.Although the Smokies has experienced an extreme drought this summer, Katherine Mathews, Western Carolina University's foliage forecas read more
Four Trails Closed for 12 Days
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 30th 2008 by Jeff
Due to the scheduled native brook trout restoration project, four hiking trails will be closed from 8:00PM September 7, 2008 until 8:30 PM September 19, 2008. The four trails impacted are the Middle Prong Trail, Panther Creek Trail, Lynn Camp Prong T read more
Mount LeConte Photos: New and Old
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 29th 2008 by Jeff
I received an email today from a gentleman who saw yesterday’s posting on vintage photographs from the Smoky Mountains. The gentleman was kind enough to send a link to his web site which includes photographs from Mount LeConte in a slideshow format read more
Vintage Smoky Mountains Photos Now Online
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 28th 2008 by Jeff
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains a collection of over 400,000 photographs taken during geologic studies of the United States and its territories from 1868 to the present. The majority of these photographs have never been published. Fortuna read more
Search For Missing Kayaker Culminates With Discovery Of Body - Gr…
National Parks Gallery | August 28th 2008
The body of a missing kayaker was found yesterday morning in a section of the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. The victim, Isaac Ludwig, 27, of Hartford, Tennessee, was discovered by two kayakers who were not part of the search team that read more
Body of Kayaker Missing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Re…
National Parks Traveler | August 27th 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
Rangers in Great Smoky Mountain National Park have recovered the body of a kayaker who was reported missing during a short paddle on the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. read more read more
Sparks Lane in Cades Cove to be closed
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 26th 2008 by Jeff
Great Smoky Mountains National Park managers just announced on the Park's web site that Sparks Lane in Cades Cove, will be closed from September 2 through October 8 to allow for replacement of culverts and to improve fish habitat.During the work peri read more
Bear Stalked Boy in Smokies
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 19th 2008 by Jeff
Preliminary results from the necropsy of the bear that attacked the boy in the Smoky Mountains last week were released to the press yesterday. Although preliminary, the results confirmed that the bear that attacked the eight-year-old Florida boy did read more
New Online Hiking Gear Store for Day Hikers
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 18th 2008 by Jeff
Today, HikingintheSmokys.com officially announced the launch of our new online hiking gear store.The new store is specifically dedicated to day hikers and offers quality gear and apparel from some of the best outdoor brands, including; Columbia Sport read more
Smoky Mountains: Extreme Ecological Diversity
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 15th 2008 by Jeff
Most people familiar with the Smoky Mountains already know that the park has a very diverse ecosystem. However, the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) study is proving that the Smokies are far more diverse than anyone ever thought.As widely repor read more
Smoky Mountain Bear Attack: Follow-up
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 13th 2008 by Jeff
I just wanted to give an update with regards to a couple of follow-up details on the bear attack that occurred near Gatlinburg on Monday evening.As was widely reported yesterday, an eight-year-old Florida boy was attacked by a bear near the trailhead read more
Injured Climber Rescued From Upper Saddle Of Grand Teton - Great…
National Parks Gallery | August 13th 2008
An injured climber was evacuated by helicopter from the Grand Teton on the afternoon of Thursday, August 7th. Merry Carny, 46, of Salt Lake City, Utah, sustained multiple broken bones after landing hard during a rappel from a cliff near the Upper Sad read more
Bear Destroyed After Attacking Child - Great Smoky Mountains Nati…
National Parks Gallery | August 13th 2008
On the evening of Monday, August 11th, eight-year-old Evan Pala, of Boca Raton, Florida, was playing along LeConte Creek about 300 yards up Rainbow Falls Trail from the trailhead when he was reportedly attacked twice by an 86-pound bear. The boy suff read more
Vets To Determine Whether Bear That Attacked Father and Son in Gr…
National Parks Traveler | August 12th 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
Veterinarians at the University of Tennessee are performing a necropsy on a black bear that attacked a boy and his father in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to determine whether the bruin had rabies or some other health problem. read more
8-year-old boy, father attacked by bear in Smoky Mountains
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 12th 2008 by Jeff
A young boy has been hospitalized after he was mauled twice by a black bear near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park."The young boy was playing in the creek about 300 yards up from the trailhead at Rainbow Falls Trail, which is off read more
Traveler's Picks for Where to Get Wet in the National Park System
National Parks Traveler | August 12th 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
We definitely are in the dog days of summer. In Great Smoky Mountains National Park the temperature's been well into the 90s, and with the high humidity, well, you really do need to find a place to cool off. With t read more
Black Bear Attacks Child at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Parks Traveler | August 11th 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
An 8-year-old Florida boy sustained minor injuries Monday evening when attacked by a young black bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A bear thought to have been behind the attack was later killed by rangers. read more read more
Why You Should Not Store Food in Your Car at Great Smoky Mountain…
National Parks Traveler | August 11th 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
Travel to just about any park with black bears and you'll either be handed information or see signs clearly detailing how to protect yourself and your belongings in bear country. While the accompanying video of a b read more
Car Clouter Convicted In Federal Court - Great Smoky Mountains Na…
National Parks Gallery | August 6th 2008
On August 6, 2007, two vehicles were broken into in the park – one at the Alum Cave trailhead and the other at the Laurel Falls trailhead. In both cases, the vehicles were entered in a manner that kept the victims from realizing that their cars had read more
Are Americans Losing Interest in our National Parks?
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 1st 2008 by Jeff
Well, according to an article in the Economist, the answer is yes. The article sites several statistics showing declining visitation for the Park system as a whole since peaking in 1987. Not only are people visiting less often, but they’re also vis read more
Using Goats to Keep Balds Intact
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | July 30th 2008 by Jeff
Last month the Bristol, TN Herald Courier published an article that discussed a new management technique for keeping the balds on Roan Mountain intact. The article stated that the Appalachian Trail Conservancy had just announced that they will be tes read more
Smoky Mountains National Park Trivia Quiz
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | July 27th 2008 by Jeff
The following is a semi-challenging list of Smoky Mountain trivia questions. Actually, people intimately familiar with the Smokies will probably find most of these questions to be fairly easy. However, there are a couple questions that may trip up ev read more
TVA admits it blankets Middle Tennessee with its pollution
WildrLog | July 25th 2008 by Bryan
In a surprise defense in federal court in Asheville, TVA admits it blankets Middle Tennessee with air pollution from its inadequately abated smoke stacks in Alabama and Kentucky. The landmark case was filed in federal court to seek relief from TVA p read more
Great Smoky Mountains DVD Postcard Video
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | July 25th 2008 by Jeff
I just wanted to share this with you. The video below has some of the best film footage I’ve seen of the Smokies. There are a wide variety of scenes from all over park. Check out the shots of the fog during the morning dawn. Incredible.JeffHikingin read more
Nearly 900 Species Discovered in Smokies
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | July 23rd 2008 by Jeff
An article in yesterday's Asheville Citizen-Times reported that nearly 900 new species have been discovered in the Smoky Mountains over the last 10 years. That is, 900 species new to science!Furthermore, the study also found an additional 6129 specie read more
There’s a New National Park Service Website for Visitors with D…
National Parks Traveler | July 22nd 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
The National Park Service has launched a website for visitors with disabilities or other special needs. It’s a great new way to find information about accessible trails, vistas, programs, activities, and educational o read more
Adventure Travel in a Tough Economy
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | July 21st 2008 by Jeff
Although we’re already half-way through the summer, there’s still a lot of time left for vacations and adventure travel. Instead of traveling to some far-off vacation destination, why not travel over to the national park in your own backyard? Wit read more
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