The mountains are sometimes called the “Smokies” and are best known as the home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

You never know when you’ll cross paths with a black bear, especially in the Great Smoky Mountains National ... to walk all or segments of the Appalachian trail, considered the longest hiking ...

A four-day, 34-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park turned into a perilous ordeal for the then 15-year-old, and his friend, Randy Laws. Johnson's parents took ...

Likewise, the forests surrounding the mountain feature excellent opportunities for hiking and camping in the beautiful Appalachian ... Great Smoky Mountains. Trails like the Tennessee Rock Trail ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail ... especially inside the Great Smoky Mountains). If you're just looking for a little taste of the trail, venture about 35 miles ...

Korrin Bishop If you're interested in art and authentic Appalachian crafts, you'll want to spend a day exploring the 8-mile loop through Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.

From the Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte to the Ramsey Cascades Trail, these are among the best day trails in Great Smoky Mountains National ... old-time gospel to Appalachian and country.

A Thanksgiving backpacking trip in 1974 marked a turning point for Johnson. A four-day, 34-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park turned into a perilous ordeal for ...

Spanning 469 miles of Southern Appalachian highlands, the Blue Ridge Parkway runs from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky ... off of a trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains ...

In a town of slightly more than 5oo residents, the 103-acre resort drew an average of 70,000 visitors annually, including hundreds of Appalachian Trail ... to be unencumbered to fix [the trail].” ...

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The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months starting ...