Appalachian Weather Alert
Meteorological Update: Secondary Arctic Surge and Incoming Weekend Storm A complex meteorological setup is unfolding across the Appalachian range this Thursday, January 29, 2026. While many areas are still recovering from the significant impacts of […]
The Appalachian Odyssey – Part 5
Table of Contents Table of ContentsPart 5: The Tennessee CrossingThe Landing in Carter County (c. 1800–1805)The Carter County Records: Thomas and RichardThe Lower Watauga: A Familiar River, a New StateThe Vanderpool PresenceThe Transition PointThe Boundary […]
Appalachian Odyssey Timeline
Phase 1: The Pennsylvania Roots (c. 1680 – 1738)Phase 2: The Virginia Frontier (c. 1738 – 1750)Phase 3: The Yadkin Refuge (1750 – 1766)Phase 4: Revolution and Expansion (1767 – 1783)Historical Context Summary To keep […]
Winter Storm Warning: Significant Snow and Ice Accumulation Expected Across the Appalachians
The Southern and Central Appalachian Mountains are bracing for a major winter weather event starting this Saturday, January 24. For those of us living in or traveling through the high country, this system represents a […]
Winter’s Breath: Preparing for the Big Chill in the Tennessee High Country
There’s a certain stillness that settles over the hollows just before the sky turns heavy. If you stepped out onto your porch this morning, you likely felt it—that crisp, biting edge in the air that […]
The Music In Nature
Ok. this video just screamed out for a share… https://youtu.be/5_Brqd1rpNk […]
Gatlinburg – Pigeon Forge
From my favorite travel media guys at TampaAerialMedia, here's a video about what you can see and do in the southeastern mountains of Tennessee. https://youtu.be/oYz8FEkEfS4 […]
Rocky Top General Store – Tennessee Crossroads
Many evenings.. when I'm spending time wandering the backroads of the YouTubes I'll find myself following Nashville Public Television down the path to those "Tennessee Crossroads"… Since 1986 Nashville Public Television’s original production series Tennessee […]
2023 Festival & Event Guide
"Food and drink! Music and artworks! Seasonal celebrations galore! Pick your favorite festival theme and start planning." Blue Ridge Country Blue Ridge Country Festival Guide – May & June I was spending some time on […]
Mountain Dew…
The Last One I watched this years ago… It's been remastered… It's worth an hour of your time. The Last One is the Emmy award-winning PBS television special on moonshine in Appalachia, featuring Popcorn Sutton […]
Eastern White Pine
It's a bit of history, a bit geography, and a bit natural history. This video about the Eastern White Pine… https://youtu.be/bQs7novlvtA The Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) is often called the "monarch of the North," […]
Cades Cove in Winter
Not a tour many of us get the opportunity to take. The drive thru Cades cove after a snowfall. https://youtu.be/1nFB7FZ3LdU Other Videos By yankeeinthesouth Fall Colors in Cataloochee Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2020First Snowfall […]
Biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains
Do you have an hour to kill learning about the natural biodiversity of the Smoky Mountains… This is a good way to spend a rainy winter's day. Enjoy. I did. https://youtu.be/W5iScYD2xRY Great Smoky Mountains National […]
Cades Cove Museum
Cades Cove Museum | Tennessee Crossroads | Episode 2936.1 I've been enjoying the Tennessee Crossroads shows on Youtube for awhile. Most of what turns up in my subscription feed are the restaurants out in the […]
Ken Burns: Secrets of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ken Burns sat down with USA TODAY and shared some secrets of America's national parks. Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan are the creators of the PBS documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," available via […]
Cades Cove: A Home for Bears
When your stuck inside for days on end far from your favorite mountains YouTube comes to the rescue,,, And bears are just plain cute… https://youtu.be/D9JZRw_pfrY Enjoy this short segment from GSMA's film, A Place Called […]
71st Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
Here's something to look forward to after the coming winter… Go check out the website and pencil it into your calendar. Throughout the long history of the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains […]
Wildflower Pilgrimage
The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is an annual five-day event in Great Smoky Mountains National Park consisting of a variety of wildflower, fauna, and natural history walks, motorcades, photographic tours, art classes, and indoor seminars. Most […]
My Tennessee Mountain Home
While we are still very much in the quiet, frost-locked grip of winter, my thoughts have already begun to drift toward the coming thaw. There is a specific kind of restless anticipation that settles into […]
Video – A Year In The Smokies
I saw this on YouTube today. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/J6iaP0aGO1s […]
theOutpost: Clingmans Dome Sunrise
Clingmans Dome sunrise It's that time of year – the leaves are changing, the nights are turning cold, and the Smokies are as beautiful as ever. Today we drove out before dawn (it was about […]
Bob Austin, PM Magazine – Hot Air Ballooning in the Tennessee Mountains
https://youtu.be/IkC60c8mNRA Dr. Dudley Fort takes his hot air balloon over Monteagle Mountain in Tennessee. Includes a short history of hot air balloons. Photographer/Editor: Trey Haney […]
Dan Traveling – Little River Railroad and Lumber Company, Townsend, TN
Here's a neat documentary from the Dan Traveling YouTube channel… https://youtu.be/RCNjnBG7_jc A video tour of the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company. Ride down the rails from the Great Smoky Mountains and see the places and […]
Great Smoky Mtns. Expwy.
Here is a YouTube video that virtually takes you along the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway…Enjoy the trip. https://youtu.be/8jnCKIuzTwU This video follows the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (US 74/441) between Dillsboro and exit 74 (US 441 North […]
Smoky Mountain Fall
https://youtu.be/grYIdmPrFVU © Great Smoky Mountains Association 2012. The beauty of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in mid to late October. This lush cove was once a mountain community where farms and […]
Camping – Great Smoky Mountains National Park
by mikerhicks The Great Smoky Mountains National Park boasts ten large developed campgrounds with more than a thousand campsites for RVs, trailers, or tent camping, and 100 undeveloped sites. Roanoke Mountain Campground is one of […]
Beautiful Tennessee Mountains
I found this on YouTube…Enjoy. https://youtu.be/wbU9C5Nyks4 […]
Tennessee State Parks Celebrate 75 Years
At the other end of the state is Roan Mountain State Park, which boasts the distinction of having the highest swimming pool of any park in Tennessee. Roan Mountain is famous for its grassy balds […]
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park – The East Coast Vacation Bargain
Is the beginning of hot summer with no relief in sight already putting you in the dog days of summer? How does cool mountain streams and rivers and activities like tubing, fishing, kayaking, white water […]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Part of the Appalachian Highlands, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee covers more than half a million acres. Its lush forests are home to thousands of species of wildlife and a range of […]
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