This is what one aquifer looks like?
In some amazing places you can immerse yourself in an aquifer. These places are rare and dominated by a rock type that does not occur in any...
mai 2014
Big South Fork Offers Ranger-Led Programs Almost Every Day Through Labor Day Weekend
Rangers at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be conducting free ranger-led programs almost every day this summer....
AmeriCorps NCCC Team to Extend the Cumberland Trail
The Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park announced yesterday that it has been awarded an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corp...
Volunteers Sought for Appalachian Trail Crew in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) invites volunteers, 18 and over, to help maintain the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in the Great Smoky Mo...
Work Horse F150
On the Columbia For my job, I drive a state-issued Ford F150. When I find myself moonlighting, it's in my own F150. Eerie coincidence?...
Paradise Found: The Skyline Trail
"... the most luxuriant and the most extravagantly beautiful of all the alpine gardens I ever beheld in all my mountain-top wanderings....
Are Private, Illegal Trails Being Cut in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Are private, illegal trails being cut in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? That is an allegation being leveled by Southern Forest Watch ...
Seasons of the Smokies
Below is another great film from the Great Smoky Mountains Association . This is actually the trailer from their second film in the Smoky M...
A Blanket of Stupidity Has Descended on Our County, Part 2
Read Part 1, the appetizer . Click to enlarge. On the 19th I combined a scout camera photo of a young bear with a bear-in-the-trash incide...
All Tennessee State Parks to Host National Trails Day Events
In conjunction with National Trails Day, Tennessee State Parks will host free, guided hikes on Saturday, June 7, encouraging outdoor enthusi...
LuddITe
1. Noun. Person who knowingly uses obsolete or out-dated hardware and/or software to access the internet and lesser networks. 2. Adj. Tend...
Black Mountain Trail in Pisgah National Forest to Close
The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct a major trail renovation of the lower section of Trail #127 Black Mountain Trail from the intersect...
Celebrate National Trails Day at Big South Fork on Saturday, June 7
As part of a National Trails Day celebration, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host a day of trail repair and clea...
REI's Anniversary Sale
With spring hiking season already in full gear, and summer just around the corner, you may be finding yourself in need of some new gear. If ...
National Trails Day 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014, marks the American Hiking Society’s 22nd annual celebration of National Trails Day, which is America’s largest trail...
Keeping the Southwest Chief in Southern Colorado, We Hope
Union Depot, Pueblo, Colorado. It's just offices now. A small crowd gathered at Pueblo's Union Depot (which currently sees only fr...
Cindy MacLeod Selected as Acting Superintendent of Smokies
National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin announced that Cindy MacLeod has been selected as the acting superintendent of...
Smokey Bear Turns 70
Plus interesting Smokey Bear facts: "Smokey is much more recognized by adults, but little children love him too," [his "care...
Video: Celebrate 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park
On September 3, 2014, Rocky Mountain National Park will kick off its year-long 100th Anniversary celebration. Honor the past, inspire the fu...
Walk Away
A few years ago, when I delved into the morass of narcissism and even more unsavory isms that comprise facebook, I half-jokingly started a...
Share the Experience Photo Contest is Back!
The 2014 Share the Experience Photo Contest is now accepting entries through December 31, 2014. If you’re an amateur photographer, this is y...
Department of Interior Awards Smokies Ranger and Volunteer with Valor Awards
The National Park Service announced yesterday that Valor Awards were given to 17 employees who have demonstrated unusual courage in the face...
10-acre Wildfire near Rainbow Falls in the Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park firefighters are managing a low-intensity, 10-acre wildfire, located just above Rainbow Falls along the ...
Firefighters Continue to Suppress Harmon Den Wildfire
U.S. Forest Service firefighters continue to suppress a small wildfire in the Harmon Den area of the Pisgah National Forest. The wildfire, r...
Blog Stew with Scottish Bones
¶ Jake's Bones is a blog by/about a Scottish boy who picks up bones in the woods and takes them home. "I've been collecting b...
Time to Make Plans for Gregory Bald!
Although Gregory Bald is an excellent destination anytime of the year, mid to late June is the absolute best time to make the trek to the su...
Smokies to Conduct Road Striping Operations
A contractor for Great Smoky Mountains National Park will perform striping operations in TN beginning Monday, May 5th through Thursday, May ...
Smokies Hosts National Park Career Day
Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites students, recent graduates, and their families to participate in a National Park Career Day on S...
The Game of Thrones - Geological Map
Time again to delve into the region of geological fantasy. I have previously noticed that Middle-Earth from the J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of ...
Bloodlust at the Procession?
Chimera about to pounce. Turns out the strategy of wearing a mask on the back of your head does not fool them. The Procession of the Speci...
