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• Endangered Species Coalition Lists 10 Species Endangered By Climate Change

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  A small turtle from the eastern U.S. A species of trout native to Glacier and North Cascades national parks. Grizzly bears. A prairie orchard. A coral. These are among the ten plant, fish, animal, and bird species listed in a new report as being the "hottest" species imperiled by climate change. read more
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• Thirty-Five Years Later, Great Smoky Mountain National Park Rangers Still Being Thanked for Rescue

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  Can you ever say "thanks" enough to those who have saved your life or the life of a family member or friend? The parents of two 15-year-old Boy Scouts who were stranded in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park by a blizzard 35 years ago evidently dont think so. read more
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• New National Park visitors center in the works

  
  Sevier County News — Authority: 140
  GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK - Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent, Dale Ditmanson, has announced that the Park’s partner organization, the Great Smoky Mountains Association, is seeking a contractor to begin work on a new Park visitor center early next year.  The new center, which will be ...
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• Great Smoky Mountains national park seasonal construction road closures and conditions for hiking

  
  Smoky Mountains Information: Your Smokies — Authority: 410
  Late fall and winter in the Great Smoky Mountains national park means that its time for seasonal closing of roads, campgrounds and park facilities. Though there is a cold snap in the air, black bear will still be active for a few more weeks so backcountry campsites, shelters and hiking trails have warnings or are ...
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• Nice Brown Trout on Little River

  
  R and R Fly Fishing — Authority: 100
  I’m going to take this opportunity to brag on Andy Harman of Johnson City, Tennessee. He emailed me a little while back asking for a good place to fly fish close to Knoxville over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Clinch was blown out and he was looking for an alternative. I recommended Little River because of its ...
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• Holiday Specials on Cabins in the Smokies

  
  The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog — Authority: 475
  As a way of thanking our advertisers on HikingintheSmokys.com, I wanted to let readers of this blog know about the specials they’re offering on overnight lodging during the month of December. You can find a variety of cabins and chalets in Townsend, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge as well as the North Carolina side of the ...
  2 days ago

• New Smoky Mountains related books

  
  The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog — Authority: 475
  If youre looking for a great gift idea, or something new to add to your own reading list, there are a handful of books that have been published in recent months that you might be interested in: 3000 Miles in the Great Smokies Author Bill Hart has hiked, camped and fished in the Great Smoky Mountains ...
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• A Hike To LeConte Lodge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Is Just Part of the Adventure

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  I am a social hiker. For me, one of the highlights of hiking is meeting friendly and energetic people on the trail. That’s why I love the camaraderie at LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The lodge, which can only be reached by foot, is luxurious considering it’s located on top of Mt. ...
  3 days ago

• 30 Days of Thanks :: 28

  
  Mountain Mama — Authority: 129
  Today I am thankful for... The Great Smoky Mountains National Park; a walk in the woods with my little family, just the four of us, and the trees, and rocks, and moss, and sky, and mountain stream, and the air,...
  4 days ago

• hello from PA!

  
  BOHEMIAN adventures — Authority: 110
  Im sitting at Smoothie Joes Juice & Java in Mechanicsburg, PA - the town my boyfriend Doug grew up in - drinking a Milky Way frappucino. Mmm. Its not a chain but a locally owned cafe, and its very good! I had a grilled veggie sandwich too. Mmm. We flew out Thanksgiving morning from Houston at 6am (meaning, ...
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• leaf and cloud

  
  nature calling — Authority: 126
  • "It is the nature of stone to be satisfied. It is the nature of water to want to be somewhere else." - From "The Leaf and the Cloud" by poet Mary Oliver This begs the question: Are you made of stone or water? -Photo taken in the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River in the Sugarlands. Great Smoky ...
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• Clingmans Dome at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gets a Makeover This Winter

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  Clingmans Dome is the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so its a popular destination for visitors. The road to that location will close on December 1 and likely wont reopen until May 2010, to allow work on several facilities in the area. read more
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• Car show to benefit WSCC athletics Jan 16-17

  
  Sevier County News — Authority: 140
  MORRISTOWN – A new event for car, truck and motorcycle enthusiasts is slated for this January at the Walters State Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center.The inaugural Open Vehicle Extravaganza will be held Jan. 16-17 at the Expo Center in White Pine. The extravaganza is open to all cars, trucks, low riders and ...
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• Vacation Cabins Around America

  
  Thar She Goes — Authority: 155
  Going on vacation may be considered the national pastime in the USA and one of the most exciting ways to enjoy a vacation is to stay in a log cabin. Whether you pick a rustic cabin or one completely decorated out in luxury, there are these kinds of vacation rentals to fit every level of lifestyle and budget. Cades ...
  6 days ago

• Loop Road Through Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Could be Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 590
  The 11-mile-long Loop Road that winds through Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled to be closed Tuesday and part of Wednesday to allow for spraying operations intended to save the hemlock trees that line the route. read more
  1 week ago

• Gatlinburg’s Winter Magic Celebration of LED Lights

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  About 3 million twinkling, high-efficiency, quarter-watt LED bulbs are now greeting visitors to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, nestled at the doorstep of the spectacular Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Gatlinburg welcomes over 11 million visitors a year. The City of Gatlinburg’s commitment to convert the ...
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• Great Gatlinburg Vacations

  
  hotcrew57.com — Authority: 449
  Anytime of the year vacationers just like you are enjoying Gatlinburg vacations in the Smokies of Tennessee. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park destinations are one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States and they are enjoyed all the more by staying in any number of beautiful Gatlinburg ...
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• First documented sighting of rare bird in Smokies

  
  The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog — Authority: 475
  The latest issue of the Cub Report from the Great Smoky Mountains Association is reporting the first documented sighting (and only the second siting ever) of a Le Contes sparrow inside the Smokies. It was spotted and photographed (photo on right) by Benjamin Zank along the trail from the Sugarlands to Gatlinburg. ...
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• Support HikingintheSmokys.com this Holiday Season

  
  The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog — Authority: 475
  Black Friday is just days away…..so if by chance you’re looking for hiking gear or Smoky Mountains related books this Christmas and holiday season, I would really appreciate your support by shopping from our Amazon store at HikingintheSmokys.com. Even if you don’t find anything in our store, you can still help ...
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• Groundhog Ridge manway

  
  Endless streams and forests — Authority: 112
  Mt. Cammerer tower from upper manway This outing came about when a reader of my blog expressed an interest in getting off trail in the Smokies.  Like many hikers, Tom had put in years of following regular maintained trails before becoming aware of the strange parallel universe of bushwhackers and manway prowlers.  ...
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