Appalachian Trail Re-opens - Black Mountain Fire 100% Contained
The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain and its approach from Amicalola Falls State Park reopen today after a five day closure imposed wh...
novembre 2012
Memorial To Dana Bruce Dedicated
At noon on November 15th, friends, family, and coworkers of maintenance worker Dana Bruce gathered in the courtyard of headquarters of the B...
Meet Daddy Longlegs
Found this lovely fellow on my utility room door. I guess he was hunting a warm place to get out of the cold. So he’s welcome to stay as lon...
Great Smoky Mountains Celebrates Christmas Past
Great Smoky Mountains National Park announces the 37th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration scheduled Saturday, December 8th, 9:30 ...
Stitched Scenes From Below Goat Wall
One Doesn't Require An Appraisal If They Know Their Own Self Worth. ~
Sheep May Safely Graze
Part of a flock of bighorn sheep seen grazing in the Wet Mountains today. There were actually about twice as many of them than the pictur...
Cades Cove Loop Road To Be Closed for Adelgid Spraying
Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced plans to implement a complete closure of the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road to all v...
The Smoky Mountain Explorer: Clingmans Dome
Next spring the Great Smoky Mountains Association will be releasing a documentary based on Clingmans Dome, and the Spruce Fir Forests that c...
Palpopleura vestita (Madagascar)
Lorsque j'ai aperçu cette très petite Libellule , Palpopleura vestita , je me suis dit que décidément la nature nous réservait de vrais ...
Fresh Snow On The Winged Seeds Of The Douglas Maple Tree
Wings Need Constant Adorning To Be Up and Flying. ~
Extreme Hiking: Angels Landing
One of Zion National Park’s most famous features is the death-defying hike up to Angels Landing. The trail climbs 1200 feet in roughly 2.4 m...
The Great Plains Tour of 2012
Cast letters on the Oliver Building, Chicago. See note below. In the last five weeks, I have traveled (on the ground) from Colorado throug...
Fresh Snow On Forest Trees
Neutral Is An Aspect Of Being Natural. Its Abnormal to be Normal. When You Stop Trying To Find Something or get Somewhere, Then the...
Forest Service Responds to Black Mountain Wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service and partners are responding to a wildfire burning approximately 215 acres near the Black Mountain and Springer Mount...
Paysages de Madagascar
Pour que les visiteurs de ce blog, habitués ou seulement de passage, se fassent une idée de la nature à Madagascar, il m'a semblé intére...
Help Support HikingintheSmokys.com This Season
As you do your Christmas and Holiday shopping this season, please keep in mind that you can help support HikingintheSmokys.com by shopping...
Two Ferries
Apropos of nothing, i drag forth from the archive a couple of photos from ferry rides. One of a San Juan run so sunny and clear that I f...
Discover the Joys of Winter Hiking
Many hikers tend to run from the woods as soon as the first snow flakes begin to fall. However, winter is great time to hit the trail. Not...
White Tailed Deer Running Scared Along The Methow River
Scars Heal When You Are No Longer Pushed To Be Scared. ~
Essentials for the Smokies Hiker
Below are a couple of stocking stuffers for anyone interested in hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. With more than 800 miles of trails in ...
