juin 2015
Throwback Thursday
The first automobile to make the drive to the Grand Canyon began its journey on January 4, 1902. Anticipating that the 60-mile drive would ...
Higher Prices and Limited Access Coming to a Park Near You
Perhaps the title to this blog might be construed as being highly provocative, but reality tells me that many of the trends I'm seeing a...
Cosby Area Temporarily Closed Due to Storm Damage
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of the Cosby entrance road due to flood damage. On June 22 at ...
5 Tips on Solo Hiking
Have you ever considered solo hiking? If so, you may want to consider these five tips from Backpacker Magazine before hitting the trail: ...
Throwback Thursday
During the night of August 13, 1967, the unthinkable happened. Despite a 57-year history of experiencing no deaths as a result of grizzly be...
Yahoo Falls Healthy Hike Scheduled For This Sunday
The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area recently announced a one hour ranger-led interpretive hike to 113 foot tall Yahoo Fal...
L'intelligence et la vie sociale des cochons !
Salut à tous, Du site le Huffington Post : ¨ Les sangliers ( Sus scrofa ) ont été domestiqués, il y a environ 9000 ans à plusieurs...
Throwback Thursday
Independence Monument in western Colorado received its name from John Otto, the first white man to explore the canyon. After pounding iron p...
Smokies Receives Donation For Search and Rescue Program
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were presented with 15 high-performance search and rescue jackets by donors to support field ran...
How To Use of Bear Spray
While hiking in a wilderness area that has grizzly bears, your best line of defense in the unlikely event of an attack is bear spray. Perhap...
Black Bear Attacks Camper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed several trails and backcountry campsites in the Hazel Creek section of the park du...
Vins naturels:« Il y a 20 ans, on nous traitait de fous » !
Salut à tous, Du site Rue89 Strasbourg : ¨ Si les vins dits « naturels », produits sans intrant chimique, sont sortis de l’ombre ce...
Throwback Thursday
Yes, Virginia, the Boogerman does exist. No, I’m not referring to some mythical creature like the Loch Ness Monster, or Bigfoot, but a real...
Eight Reasons to Start Your Hike in the Early Morning
Like many people, I really hate getting up early in the morning. As a teenager it wasn’t uncommon for me to sleep-in until 10, 11 or even hi...
Volunteers Needed for Appalachian Trail Crew in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) seeks volunteers, 18 and over, to help maintain the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains Natio...
