octobre 2015


Fall Colors Near Peak at Lower Elevations in the Smokies

Great Smoky Mountains National Park updated their Fall Color Report this morning. According to the latest report fall colors are reaching th...

ddd 30 oct., 2015

Fall Colors at Peak in the Smokies

According to recent postings and photos published on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Facebook page , fall colors have reached their ...

ddd 29 oct., 2015

Smokies Asks Visitors to View Bears Responsibly

Great Smoky Mountains National Park wildlife biologists remind the public to allow bears to forage undisturbed on natural foods during this ...

ddd 23 oct., 2015

Araignée Saltique (Madagascar)

Cette petite Saltique, photographiée à Madagascar dans le massif de l'Isalo est fortement ressemblante à notre Marpissa muscosa, mais en...

ddd 23 oct., 2015

Fall Colors in Smokies Nears Peak at Middle Elevations

Great Smoky Mountains National Park updated their Fall Color Report this morning. According to the latest report: Middle elevation areas th...

ddd 23 oct., 2015

Smokies Records Highest September Visitation in History

Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is up 5.5 percent through September 2015. Over 8 million visitors have come to the park so...

ddd 23 oct., 2015

Smokies Hosts Birds of Prey at Oconaluftee Visitor Center

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to a special birds of prey program presented by Doris Mager on Sunday, Octob...

ddd 22 oct., 2015

Smokies Plans Prescribed Burns in Cades Cove and Cataloochee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced a series of controlled burns within the Cades Cove and Cataloochee areas of the...

ddd 21 oct., 2015

Is the Smokey Bear Ad Campaign Effective?

So I was listening to late night radio the other night when I heard the latest Smokey Bear PSA for the umpteenth time. For some reason the t...

ddd 20 oct., 2015

Un dernier message !

Salut à tous, Voilà, toute belle chose doit avoir une fin, et cela est maintenant vrai pour ce blogue... Pourquoi ? Plusieurs raisons ...

ddd 19 oct., 2015

Smokies Fall Color Update

Great Smoky Mountains National Park updated their Fall Color Report this morning. According to the latest report: High elevation areas are ...

ddd 16 oct., 2015

Top Hiking Stories You May Have Missed

In recent weeks there have been several compelling hiking-related news-items and stories. In case you missed a couple of these, I thought I ...

ddd 15 oct., 2015

Your Ultimate Guide to Horseback Riding in the Smoky Mountains

Below is a guest blog by Mountain Rentals of Gatlinburg : The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited National Park in th...

ddd 14 oct., 2015

Blog Update #7

Just a quick post as a bit of a gap-filler. I just wanted to mention that this blog has reached a huge milestone with over discrete 150,000...

ddd 12 oct., 2015

GÉOPOLITIQUE : Nous avions construit le Moyen Orient, nous l'avons détruit !

Salut à tous,   Du site  Le Huffington Post Le Monde :    ¨Tout est historique, l'histoire explique ce qui se passe actuellement en...

ddd 11 oct., 2015

Caught on Video: 4 Hikers Survive Suspension Bridge Failure

Sorry, but it's been quite a few years since I've brushed up on my high school French, but you really don't need to know the lan...

ddd 9 oct., 2015

Smokies Fall Color Update

Great Smoky Mountains National Park updated their Fall Color Report yesterday afternoon. According to the latest report: Fall color continu...

ddd 8 oct., 2015

La corruption est un cancer, au cœur d'innombrables problèmes dans le monde entier !

Salut à tous,   Du site Le Huffington Post Québec : Les dirigeants du monde entier ne peuvent plus esquiver ce problème !    ¨ La quin...

ddd 3 oct., 2015

Shenandoah National Park Officials Issue Weather Advisory

Shenandoah National Park Officials are issuing a weather advisory for anybody planning on travel to the Park over the next few days. Since M...

ddd 2 oct., 2015

Forest Service Closures in NC Due to Threat of Severe Weather

Due to the heavy amounts of rain already received and anticipated heavy rainfall amounts, the U.S. Forest Service will be closing some areas...

ddd 2 oct., 2015

Blue Heron Loop to be Temporarily Closed on October 3 Afternoon Due to Special Event

The First Annual Heritage Trail Days 10k Trail Race will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2015, beginning at 2:30 p.m. (ET) in the Big Sou...

ddd 2 oct., 2015

Pseudagrion malgassicum (Madagascar)

Rencontrée à Madagascar, Pseudagrion malgassicum est une demoiselle au museau du plus bel orange qui semble assez peu photographiée ou du mo...

ddd 1 oct., 2015

An appeal for help

Sometimes it is hard to ask for help. To reveal yourself as vulnerable and as being in need is hard. Being a man and the expectations that c...

ddd 1 oct., 2015