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Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Smokies might lie pretty far south—but no other mountains lie to the west to sap the snow from storms. The Smokies’ ridge is so abrupt and massive—rising from 1,000 feet near Gatlinburg to nearly 7,000 feet—that the highest peaks can get hammered by big snow in even marginal conditions. Snowstorms often interrupt travel across
Keep readingClingmans Dome (or Clingman’s Dome) is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. At an elevation of 6643 feet (2025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Smokies, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2174-mile (3499 km) Appalachian Trail.
Keep readingDate: February 18, 2011 Contact: Bob Miller, (865) 436-1207 Motorists traveling across Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) can expect to experience delays beginning March 1, 2011 when work begins to rehabilitate 2.4 miles of the road from the North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap northward into Tennessee. The work will be performed by
Keep readingThere is still time to enjoy hiking in the Smokies… The Great Smokey Mountains Association had this posted on their site earlier this summer. Follow the link and check out the videos…They are really well done and informative. Reward Yourself – Hike the Smokies Challenge Do you need a little motivation to get out and enjoy the great outdoors? Join
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 readingIf you are in or passing through Knoxville in the coming few month’s you may want to avail yourself of the opportunity to view this exhibit. I know I would. In celebration of the 75th birthday of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: July 20-October 4, 2009–Mountain Splendor: Art and Artists of the Great Smoky Mountains, 1850-1950. From the time
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From the Web… The Blue Ridge Parkway was tapped the North Carolina Visitor Attraction of the Year for exemplifying excellence, innovation and setting the standard for an exceptional visitor experience. Having just commenced its 75th Anniversary Celebration, the Parkway is considered one of the great public accomplishments of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. The 469-mile parkway, which winds through the high
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