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The Overmountain Victory Trail leads visitors through Hampton Creek Cove’s rolling pastures. Hikers must open and close various gates as they progress through the cove, a 693 acre natural area east of Roan Mountain, TN. It’s a beautiful area with rolling fields and flowing streams and deep woods (along with three hiking trails). via Appalachian Treks: a country landscape. Mark
Keep readingWashington, D.C.—According to a new assessment released today by the National Parks Conservation Association NPCA and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy ATC, one of the most beloved recreational footpaths in the United States, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, faces many challenges that put the experience of visitors and trail resources at risk. Adjacent land development on privately owned land, sources of
Keep readingGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, TN & NC Although Great Smoky Mountains National Park sees more visitors year-round than any other park, winter is its lightest tourist time. Besides being especially accessible to East Coasters, the North Carolina-Tennessee scenery is pretty overwhelming—even when under a sheath of downy white. Half the winter days have highs in the 50s, and snowfalls
Keep readingNASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has released the 2010 Official Tennessee Vacation Guide. The state’s premiere resource for vacationers is packed with hundreds of colorful photos, feature articles, and descriptions of the state’s attractions, lodging, historic locales, entertainment venues, state parks, outdoor adventures and more. “The Official Tennessee Vacation Guide always features the most up-to-date and comprehensive
Keep readingSPEEDWELL, Tenn. – Along the crest of Cumberland Mountain is an overlook called McLean Rock, where on a clear day you can see all the way across the Tennessee Valley to the Smoky Mountains. Standing at the edge of the 70-foot cliff, it’s easy to understand why in 1965 the founders of the Cumberland Trail chose this site to announce
Keep readingIn spring and early summer of 2010 over $44,000,000 worth of improvements will be made to park roads and facilities. Funding for the projects has become available from a combination of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act along with previously-authorized Federal Lands Highway Program funds, partner construction monies, and annual cyclic and repair/rehabilitation funds. The following park roadways will be
Keep readingOctober 13, 2009 Great Smoky Mountains National Park managers have announced plans to rehabilitate the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road in the spring of 2010. Due to the limitations on work processes posed by the narrow, single lane historic road the Park plans to close the road to all use from March 1 through May 21, 2010. The work is
Keep readingOne of my favorite stops in the mountains will be inaccessible for the next year except for a one month window during the bloom season of 2010. ROAN MOUNTAIN — Pisgah National Forest’s Roan Mountain Recreational Area will only be open during the rhododendron blooming season, from June 6 to July 7 this year, because of a massive renovation project
Keep readingFall color continues to shine throughout North Carolina, especially throughout the Piedmont area, and all areas of the state are accessible for color-watching trips despite the rockslide that has caused a detour on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line. The detour does not impact access to the Blue Ridge Parkway, nor travel to any destinations in North Carolina
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