Great Smoky Mountains National Park

By noreply@blogger.com (Smokies Hiker) A joint investigation to find the poacher who shot an elk in the Great Smoky Mountains national park was started utilizing Park Rangers, and National Park Service (NPS) Special Agent, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

By noreply@blogger.com (Smokies Hiker) Poaching of natural and cultural artifacts is a serious problem in all of our national parks. Poaching in the Great Smoky Mountains national park and the adjoining Blue Ridge Parkway is most commonly to plants such as ramps, ginseng, and wildflowers such as lady slippers as well as wildli...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Memorial Fund For Slain Bull Elk #21 to Support the Elk Bugle Corps Volunteer ProgramGreat Smoky Mountains National Park Elk Poaching Suspect Confesses and Arrest is EmanateElk poaching takes place in Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains national park.Elk Reintroduction...

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AAA East Tennessee is one of only a few companies still in business that can boast its involvement in the formation of the national park. Known as the Knoxville Automobile Club at the time, the club's board of directors formed the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association.

Travelers heading to New England for fall foliage tours will find beautiful color on the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. The celebrated highway turned 50 this year. Featured waterfalls are Rocky Gorge, Sabbaday Falls and Lower Falls.

Vegetative management team at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is working to control the hemlock woolly adelgid by treating some trees with ... knoxnews.com

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Other searchers working in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park covered 8 miles of trail from the Appalachian Trail south into North Carolina and out to Newfound Gap Road at Kephart Prong Trailhead. Search underway in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for missing hiker Albert M...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) One of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's first Appalachian Trail Ridge Runner 70 year old Albert "Morgan" Briggs is the subject of a large search stared Wednesday by rangers and volunteers who have already hiked numerous trails and interviewed other hikers who may have seen thi...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Newfound Gap Road was also closed to southbound traffic from Gatlinburg to Newfound Gap until 1:30 pm. There may be possible charges pending completion of the accidents investigation by Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers.

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) As we predicted there was an enormous response by the public to get their hands on these coveted tickets for this historic event and those who have already contacted the National Park for tickets either via email or by phone will be notified if they will get tickets to the event that will be i...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) And if all this is not enough to make you want to come to the Great Smoky Mountains National Parks 75th anniversary rededication at Newfound Gap on September 2nd, Dolly Parton has graciously agreed to perform 2 songs she had written about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) North District Resource Education Supervisor of the Great Smoky Mountains national park promised that Doris Mager's 1 hour lecture starting at 10:30 am this Saturday August 15th at the Sugarlands Visitor Centers Theater will be a real treat for people who can attend.

By noreply@blogger.com (Smokies Hiker) Miraculously the woman who jumped into the Great Smoky Mountains National Parks Little River which was rain swollen presumably to take her life and refused to be rescued by a park ranger, was spotted by a Park Volunteer at 10:45 am crossing the Little River at the Townsend Wye and was in the...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) The winning quilt from the Pigeon Forge 75th Anniversary Smokies Sampler Quilt contest made by Naomi Davis of Sevierville, Tennessee will be held unveiled at 11 am at the visitor center and from 1 pm to 3 pm there will be an easy guided hike to the Sugarlands Civilian Conservation Corps cam...

 NC Great Smoky Mountains National Park — The Cades Cove Loop road will be closed to the public starting at noon June 13 to accomodate the 75th anniversary concert by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in the Cable Mill area of Cades Cove. ...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Guns are still not allowed in the Great Smoky Mountains national parkGuns stay out of the Great Smoky Mountains national park but may soon enter TN State parksGuns No Longer Allowed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Again

 NC McCarter was born and raised in the Smoky Mountain Area and was a ranger in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from 1967 until 1994. He is a nationally famous tracker who has located numerous lost persons and criminals. Kelley served as ranger for ...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) 9 miles of the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and Cherokee Orchard Road near Gatlinburg.All 7 miles of Clingmans Dome Road from Newfound Gap Road US 441 to the Clingmans Dome parking area.The Cosby Campgrounds in Cocke County TennesseeThe Sinks parking area on Little River Road between W...

 TN Cades Cove and Tremont were in the newly formed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with Elkmont Camp in Sevier County. (This writer's father was stationed at Elkmont.) One veteran remembered there were five camps in East Tennessee and the same number ...

 NC Nearly 1500 new jobs and $64 million in stiumulus money are headed to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The bulk of the money will be used to fund roadwork. It'll also be used to improve trails, restrooms, and buildings throughout the park. ...

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 TN For one, he has hiked all 900 miles of the trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, often accompanied by his wife, Allison. Now, he's working on a new book about climbing all 135 mountains in the Southeast with elevations higher than 5000 ...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Great Smoky Mountains National Park Black Bear encounterIs Bear Pepper Spray Legal or Illegal in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?Bear become bolder in the GSMNP and questions remain about bear sprayClarification finally made by Great Smoky Mountains national park on Bear Sp...

 NC Great Smoky Mountains National Park plans to preserve part of the historic Elkmont community in Tennessee. The park on Monday said it filed an environmental impact statement on a plan that would save 18 cabins for interpretative uses. ...

ELKMONT, Tenn. -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has published the environmental impact statement on its plans to preserve part of the ... www.citizen-times.com

 NC It would have a broad mission to “address threats to important mountain resources” in 27 counties. One of the first threats the group could tackle, Queen said, is development encroaching on lands like Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ...

 TN By News Sentinel staff GATLINBURG - The final environmental impact statement for the Elkmont Historic District in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been published in the Federal Register, and is available for public review. ...

 TN On another side, Anderson volunteered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and helped to maintain the trails. She was also involved in a well-publicized search many years ago when the son of the editor of Southern Living was lost in the Smokies. ...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) North American Elk used to freely roam the Smoky Mountains until the 1800's where they were hunted to extinction, but thanks the Friends of the Smokies and other conservation groups between 2001 and 2002 a total of 52 North American Elk were reintroduced into the Cataloochee Valley of th...

 NC ASHEVILLE – In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Asheville Art Museum is presenting an exhibit of photos by George Masa (1881-1933), known as “the Ansel Adams of the Appalachian Mountains. ...

 TN The fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park grew from 100 acres to 165 acres in one day, mostly from intentional back burning to keep the fire contained. "Probably the biggest impact is that our most popular hiking trail, Laurel Falls, ...

 NC GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Firefighters are working to contain three wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The popular Laurel Falls Trail near Gatlinburg was closed Tuesday after a fire apparently started by an illegal campfire was ...

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 NC Cherokee firefighters were being assisted by agencies from Swain, Jackson and Haywood counties Monday night. The Big Cove community is about five miles northeast of downtown Cherokee, near the border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

 NC he writes in his 2008 book, “A Natural History Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.” Other people would like to be able to make the same claim. Private development along once-remote sections of the park boundary is eroding the wilderness ...

 NC A lone deer grazes in a Cades Cove field in early morning with the mist covered Smoky Mountains in the background. Deer and bear are common sights in Cades Cove section of the national park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating a major ...

 TN It was moving up the mountain pretty good." Much of the fire off School House Gap Road was in the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he said. Townsend firefighters were there at 6 pm They alerted the Park and worked to contain it. ...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Even more confusing is the fact that if you do a general search on the Great Smoky Mountains national park web site under "National Park Service for the term "bear spray" it describes the use of bear spray in other national parks. CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIO...

 TN Strong winds have toppled a number of trees on West Foothills Parkway and Cades Cove Road in the Smokies closing the roads indefinitely. According to the Nancy Gray with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Foothills Park from Lookrock Tower to ...

 TN The CCPA was established to preserve the heritage of the Cades Cove community, located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Law wants his membership reinstated and a court order compelling the CCPA to allow him to inspect and copy its records. ...

 NH For example, Cataloochee Ranch, adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Maggie Valley, NC (www. cataloocheeranch.com), is about an eight-hour drive and has horseback riding, pack trips, hiking and fishing. New York (www.iloveny.com), ...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) My favorite wildflower hiking trails (not in specific order) are Old Settlers Trail, Porter Creek, Big Creek, Finley Cane, Lower Mount Cammerer, Cucumber Gap, Thomas Divide, Rattlesnake, the lower part of Low Gap, Camel Gap and Baxter Creek, Goshen Prong, Flat Creek, Wet Bottoms, Ace...

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) Concealed, loaded weapons are no longer allowed in any of the nations National Parks since U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kennedy granted a temporary injunction late Thursday restoring rules that ban loaded, concealed firearms in national parks such as the Great Smoky Mountains.

By Smokies Hiker(noreply@blogger.com) The national park service has decided to close Forge Creek Road for the winter until mid-March. This dirt and Gravel road is badly in need of repairs and is located in the back end of the Cades Cove Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains national park near the Cades Cove visitor center.

Duke Energy is planning to build a new $1.8 BILLION coal burning power plant just 80 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the Raleigh News-Observer. The EPA and NPS believe the air quality in the Park and the western North Carolina mountains will be severely impa...

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author robertchappell - I have been traveling to the GSMNP in the fall for over ten years. Living in Georgia makes it easy to drive the 3 hours from my house to Clingmon's Dome. My review is geared more to those who come in the fall to photograph the colors. One thing I have...

GATLINBURG, Tenn., -- Rescuers recovered the body of a 24-year-old Tennessee man Monday night after he reportedly trapped himself and drowned in the Little River area known as the "Sinks," a popular waterfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joey8301 - Everyone should visit this place sometimes in there life. I visited there in may right after college got out and it was a great vacation to close out the school year. We stayed at the elkmont campground at a site that was river side. This was a very...

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nerenjain - Well I have been to Great Smoky mountain national park 4 times in last 4 years and well its not over yet. Its such an amazing place that I never seem to get enough of it. Out of the 4 trips I have done all of them in a different way. But I will now...