... closed. This year will be changeling for many who want to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the winter and early ... advantageous project being undergone for visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains national park will certainly cause the most grief: The repaving of ... close the area during construction and visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains national park as well as local businesses ...

... a great Thanksgiving. Below are a few news items concerning the Smoky Mountains you might be interested in: * Light snow and ice in the higher elevations of ... , was overwhelmed by increased usage. * Visitation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was down 4.1 percent ... . Jeff HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, ...

One falling leaf, in a sunny but chilly November afternoon in Great Smoky Mountains on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. This is the feel of the "smoky" mountain ranges: Thanksgiving is past the peak for foliage in the Great Smoky. Beautiful things last for only a short time. What surprised me that cold Thanksgiving day, was ...

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... , helped make the Bookfair a reality.) This year's Great Smoky Mountains Bookfair was a smash hit! We had more people come to visit ... featured a few weeks back. Gayle teaches art at Smoky Mountain High School now, and her energy and spirit always makes me ... at Mill and Main, basking in the afternoon light on the restaurant deck. All in all, a great day for writers, readers, and our region.

Such senseless acts are often hard to comprehend. From the Charlotte Observer: A Granville County man is suspected of illegally shooting a bull elk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - the first case of elk poaching in the massive park, officials said Monday. Rangers found the dead elk on Friday. He was one of the largest ...

This week is another Recap Six from my trip home for Thanksgiving. I grew up in East Tennessee, less than an hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On Friday, instead of shopping, a few of us headed to Cades Cove to drive around the loop. It had been several years since I'd been there. A pretty leaf, just barely ...

Date: November 28, 2001Age: 24 I got to spend my birthday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee--giving a speech to a bunch of cops.Love youDad There was absolutely no way to find an appropriate card for this post, and really, before I came down to Miami earlier this week, I had just grabbed a handful of postcards with no rhyme or reason to them. Therefore, this is the best I can come up with to say that ...

... in Fontana. * * * Here are some pictures of previous trips to the mountains. Tomorrow, after the Great Smoky Mountain Book Festival, I ... I've stayed on the road so much this fall, but coming to the mountains is like coming home. One of my most favorite people in ... . Popcorn Sutton passed away in the spring of this year. * * * In the mountains..."a place to rest your eyes against." ...

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