2009 in Review: Creature Features – Burros, Pythons, Salamanders, Etc.
Traveler's creature features have proved very popular. Here’s the list, with the links.
- By Bob Janiskee - January 5th, 2010 4:00am
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2009 in Review: Traveler’s Checklists
We posted Traveler’s Checklists for 19 different national parks in 2009. Check ‘em out. You’re sure to find helpful advice and useful tips a-plenty.
- By Bob Janiskee - May 26th, 2010 7:14am
Injuries Claim Life of Great Smoky Hiker
A 45-year old woman from Columbia, Maryland, died last night of injuries sustained yesterday morning while day hiking in the Greenbrier area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- By Bob Janiskee - December 22nd, 2009 6:47pm
Decades in the Making, the Uproar Over Great Smoky Mountains National Park's North Shore Road Almost Settled
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, every trail has a history. That’s what makes hiking here so fascinating. But no trail is as historic or as controversial as the Lake Shore Trail, which skirts Fontana Lake in North Carolina. The issue surrounding it is currently the longest-running open item on the park's agenda, but there’s hope it will be resolved soon.
Where to Find Your Christmas Feast in the National Park System
'Tis the season for quiet and peace, snowy woods, frosty starry nights, time with loved ones, festive activities, and eating way too much food. What better way to accomplish all that than to spend the holidays at a national park?
- By Donna Childress - December 13th, 2009 4:00am
Holiday Homecoming Planned for December 19 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
If you can't make the "Festival of Christmas Past" this weekend in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you might consider attending the Holiday Homecoming at the park's Oconaluftee Visitor Center and Mountain Farm Museum on December 19.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2009 5:00am
“Festival of Christmas Past” at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
An upcoming event at Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers the combination of Smoky Mountain culture and a holiday celebration. The 34th annual "Festival of Christmas Past" will be held on Saturday, December 12 at the Sugarlands Visitor Center.
- By Jim Burnett - December 7th, 2009 4:00am
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Receives Its Annual Poinsettia And A Plaque
This time Wanetta Johnson brought her son, Eric, and a plaque to thank Great Smoky Mountain National Park rangers for saving her son and a friend stranded in the park's backcountry by a snowstorm 35 years ago.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 4th, 2009 4:00am
Endangered Species Coalition Lists 10 Species Endangered By Climate Change
A small turtle from the eastern U.S. A species of trout native to Glacier and North Cascades national parks. Grizzly bears. A prairie orchard. A coral. These are among the ten plant, fish, animal, and bird species listed in a new report as being the "hottest" species imperiled by climate change.
hottestspecies.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 3rd, 2009 12:36pm
Thirty-Five Years Later, Great Smoky Mountain National Park Rangers Still Being Thanked for Rescue
Can you ever say "thanks" enough to those who have saved your life or the life of a family member or friend? The parents of two 15-year-old Boy Scouts who were stranded in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park by a blizzard 35 years ago evidently don't think so.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 2nd, 2009 5:00am
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