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Rich Mountain Loop Trail

Rich Mountain Loop Trail

By Morgan Simmons Knoxville News-Sentinel It was a beautiful morning when we hiked the Rich Mountain Loop Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The leaves were at peak fall color, and traffic already was [...]

Cades Cove Preservation Association Celebrates Birthday

Cades Cove Preservation Association Celebrates Birthday

Thousands of tourists travel through Cades Cove this time of year for a peek at the peak fall colors and many of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s historic buildings. However, one of the largest collections [...]

Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains

Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains

With Autumn here again the Great Smokies will soon be awash in Fall’s magical colors. There is truly no place as grand and breathtaking as Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Fall foliage in the [...]

John Oliver Cabin

John Oliver Cabin

Located near the beginning of the Cades Cove Loop Road, the John Oliver Cabin was built in the early 1820′s by John and Lucretia Oliver, the first permanent white settlers of Cades Cove. A short trail [...]

Black Bears in the Smoky Mountains

Without a doubt the most famous inhabitant of the Great Smoky Mountains is the Black Bear.  It’s estimated that roughly 1,800 inhabit the park. Black bears average 200 to 400 pounds in weight and can reach [...]

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