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How Fire Left Its Mark On The Smoky Mountain Landscape

Fire is an unrelenting force. When controlled, it represents strength and power. When wild, it leaves behind visible scars. The latter is what the Great Smoky Mountains National Park landscape and community witnessed in recent years. Time provides space to heal, but despite nature’s attempts to renew, tangible evidence of tragedy remains.

Photography In The National Parks: Capturing The Colors And Character Of Fall

Fall is that magical time of year when the air is crisp and clear and the leaves in many park units change from summer green to saturated shades of yellow, gold, orange and red. In this month’s column, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson discusses capturing those colors in your national park photography.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visitors Need To Be More Cautious Of Black Bears

Two attacks in less than a year at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one fatal, recast the image of the park's black bears from animals timid of humans to opportunistic predators even park visitors need to be cautious of when traveling the backcountry.
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