Hiking in Gorges State Park
Gorges State Park is a 7500-acre state park in Transylvania County, North Carolina. The land along Jocassee Gorges was purchased by the stat...
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Place Names in the Smoky Mountains
Have you ever looked at a map of the Smoky Mountains, or maybe have been hiking in the Smokies, and wondered; “where did that name come from...
Tennessee State Parks to Host After Thanksgiving Hikes
Tennessee State Parks will be offering hikers an excellent chance to work off some of that turkey and dressing the day after Thanksgiving. P...
How I Lost My Hearing
That's me in the striped shirt, appropriated from grand-dad 30 years before McLemore made it cool to do that. So yeah, I was a punk. B...
Collections Preservation Center Groundbreaking
National Park Service (NPS) officials were joined by representatives from Senator Bob Corker’s office, Representative John Duncan’s office, ...
Improvised Explosive Device Found Near Trail In Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
The NPS is reporting this morning that an improvised explosive device (IED) was found near a trail in the Chattahoochee River National Rec...
Big South Fork’s John Muir Trail Extension Now Open
A new 2.3 mile section of the John Muir Trail in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, from Devils Den to Honey Creek Loop,...
