This Hike at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Took a Nasty Turn
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Rhododendron and Mountain laurel provide beautiful blooms in the late spring and early summer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Those thickets can also have a dark side, as two hikers recently learned the hard way.
- By Jim Burnett - March 12th, 2009 4:07am