Mega Work Day Planned for Pisgah Ranger District
The Pisgah Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service, and a host of supporting organizations have announced a broad based volunteer work day in the P...
août 2016
Friends In High Places
Two weeks from today three gentlemen from Atlanta will set out to hike the Appalachian Trail across the Great Smoky Mountains. What is diffe...
Mantispa styriaca (Manstipe)
Manstipa styriaca peut à l'évidence être qualifiée de curiosité du fait de sa ressemblance avec une mante religieuse dont elle possède l...
ATF Warns About IEDs on Kentucky Trails
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Kentucky State Police have issued a public safety advisory with regard...
Katahdin Woods & Waters - Our Newest National Monument
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Dire...
Programming Note: Friends Across the Mountains Telethon on Wednesday Night
This Wednesday, August 24th, is the 22nd annual Friends Across the Mountains Telethon. The event will again be broadcasted on WBIR-TV Channe...
Cutting Through Mysterious Granite on a Country Highway
Australia is known for its remoteness. There are some quite remote areas in the Northern Rivers too. Along the escarpment there are rugged a...
Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for murder in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A homicide investigation by Special Agents with the Investigative Services Branch (ISB), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the ...
Shenandoah National Park Reopens Trails
Shenandoah National Park has announced that the Snead Farm Fire Road and Snead Farm Loop Trail have been reopened to hikers, but remain clos...
Smokies Superintendent and Gatlinburg Mayor Lead Gatlinburg Trail Hike
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash and City of Gatlinburg Mayor Mike Werner invite the public to join them on a...
Bear Kills Dog in Shenandoah National Park
On Wednesday, August 3rd, a hiker in Shenandoah National Park reported an encounter with a mother bear and two cubs on the Snead Farm Fire R...
Entrance Fees Waived on NPS Birthday Weekend - Special Events Across the U.S. To Celebrate 100th Anniversary This Month
The National Park Service invites visitors of all ages to join in the celebration of its 100th birthday throughout the month of August. With...
Paradise in Spring
Three years ago Kathy and I made our first visit to Mt. Rainier National Park. During that trip we had the pleasure of hiking the Skyline Tr...
Tennessee Partners with National Park Service to Complete Foothills Parkway
Late last week Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam applauded the award of a $10 million federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recover...
Carter Falls
After completing our hike to Comet Falls , perhaps the most impressive waterfall we’ve ever seen, we decided to do another waterfall hike la...
Rampart Ridge Loop
Kathy and I intended to hike the Rampart Ridge Loop during our first visit three years ago, but didn’t due to heavy rain on the last day of ...
