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The Kicinski McCoy family spent 4 days experiencing the wonders of East Tennessee. These are just a few the memories they made, set to the music of Smoky Mountain songbird, Dolly Parton. Find out more about the family and their trip: http://bit.ly/1p7xeHa Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National
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Uploaded by GreatSmokyMountains on Jun 2, 2011 © Great Smoky Mountains Association 2011.J.C. McCaulley spent part of his childhood growing up in Cades Cove. He and his wife Margaret have collected his stories in their book, A Cades Cove Childhood, and spoke to park visitors recently about his family and their life in the Cove. Watch this video to hear Margaret and J.C.
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© Great Smoky Mountains Association 2012. Waterfalls are one of the Smoky Mountains most prominent features. Over 100 prominent cascades and waterfalls can be found in the park, and this podcast showcases some of those places. Feel free to embed or link to our videos on your website or blog as long as you include this copyright notice: “© GSMA
Keep readingAt Myrtle Point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From my October 19 walk up the Alum Cave Bluffs trail and a little beyond. Mount LeConte, elevation 6,593 feet, is only the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains but the trails that lead to its summit offer the hiker the quintessential Smokies experience. If
Keep reading© Great Smoky Mountains Association 2011. Experience another year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film.Feel free to embed or link to our videos on your website or blog as long as you include this copyright notice: “© GSMA 2011. All rights reserved. ” and a link to our website: www.smokiesinformation.org.
Keep readingI’ve been hearing about Benton’s country hams and bacon for years now and have promised myself that whenever I make it to the area I’ll stop in and try some. Now I find out you can order it online and have it shipped to your home. I’m debating on it… With shipping it looks like 4 lbs of bacon will
Keep readingJust another thing to watch out for as you hike around the Appalachians… A large Timber Rattlesnake calmly slithers across the Cumberland Gap Trail – accessible form the Elkmont Campground area within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The timber rattler is a notoriously thick rattlesnake and is well camouflaged in the dense understory of the Elkmont area of the Smokies.
Keep readingDEL RIO, Tenn. — Anyone who has driven U.S. Highway 25-70 from Knoxville to Hot Springs, N.C., is familiar with the striking beauty of the French Broad River valley. One of the best ways to explore this territory is to hike the Paint Mountain-Chimney Rocks trails in the Cherokee National Forest between Del Rio and Hot Springs. This six-mile loop
Keep readingCheck out these Great Smoky Mountains National Park images by Jorge F found on Flickr. He’s another Texas guy with a penchant for taking photos in the mountains. Image by jorge_dfw Image by jorge_dfw Image by jorge_dfw Image by jorge_dfw
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