Information about camping, hiking, fishing. etc. in the Great Smokies National Park.
The first time Earl and Tammi Layhue laid eyes on the hills of Southern Appalachia, they knew they’d come home. At the time they were living in Sandusky, Ohio; the year was 1997, and they came down on vacation. A few years later, they returned for their honeymoon, and again, the mountains spoke to Layhue
A new satellite view of the Smoky Mountains shows the blue mist that gives the region its name. The image, shared by NASA’s Earth Observatory, is a best-pixel image of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in east Tennessee. That means that it’s made up of the most cloud-free pixels taken from the Landsat 5 and
Aiden James is the author of a popular series of horror novels set in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains…. “Buried deep in a ravine in the picturesque Smoky Mountains is a very dark secret. David Hobbs, vacationing with his wife Miriam, inadvertently stumbles upon a small cloth ‘keepsake’ bag and a broken tooth.
A group of hikers in the mid-1920s pose around Abrams Falls near Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. (Photo Credit: Thompson Collection, Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection)
A South Carolina man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a man last year inside the historic Smokemont Baptist Church in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. During a hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger ordered 23-year-old Forrest Dakota Hill, of Easley,
Parson Branch Road in Cades Cove could be closed through 2016 – The Daily Times: News The ravages of a tiny insect have forced Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials to close Parson Branch Road in Cades Cove. It is not expected to reopen in 2016. More than 1,700 hazardous trees, damaged by the hemlock
Cabin cleaner comes face to face with black bear An East Tennessee woman told Local 8 News she was cleaning a customer’s cabin in Gatlinburg Monday afternoon when she noticed a black bear on the front porch. Christine Perry shared photographs of the encounter and said the bear was digging through an unsecured trash can
A Smokies backcountry shelter is closed after a camper was bitten by a bear. According to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bradley Veeder, of Las Vegas, was sleeping in a tent near the Spence Field Backcounty Shelter on Tuesday when he was bitten in the leg through his tent. The bear was scared away,
A Roswell, GA man drowned Thursday while on a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, authorities said. The body of Jitendra Patel, 59, was recovered at 8:22 p.m. Thursday near Abrams Falls, said Dana Soehn, a spokeswoman for the park. Patel was hiking with friends and reportedly slipped into the water near the
Numerous hazardous trees have to be removed causing the temporary closure of a nature trail and cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Noah Bud Ogle Nature Trail, Noah Bud Ogle Cabin, and associated parking area along Cherokee Orchard Road will be closed for a few days. The closure will begin Tuesday, April
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