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Summer Solstice on Sam Knob – A Photo Essay

Summer Solstice on Sam Knob – A Photo Essay

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The summer solstice occurs when a planet’s rotational axis, in either northern or...

Hemphill Bald Trail from Polls Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hemphill Bald Trail from Polls Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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I have hiked to Hemphill Bald from the east along the Cataloochee Divide many times....

Appalachian Trail from Yellow Mountain Gap to Little Hump and Big Hump Mountains

Appalachian Trail from Yellow Mountain Gap to Little Hump and Big Hump Mountains

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You can see them from Roan Highlands. They appear when viewed from Linville Gorge and...

Flat Creek Trail to Heintooga, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Flat Creek Trail to Heintooga, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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This delightful forested trail in the Heintooga section of the Smokies follows Bunches...

Big Bradley Falls Overlook, Green River Game Lands

Big Bradley Falls Overlook, Green River Game Lands

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Like its partner, Little Bradley Falls, this hike is found in a remote corner of the...

Walking the Cades Cove Loop Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Walking the Cades Cove Loop Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Perhaps the most popular feature in all of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades...

Schoolhouse Gap Trail to Whiteoak Sink, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Schoolhouse Gap Trail to Whiteoak Sink, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Without a doubt one of the most popular wildflower hikes on the Tennessee side of Great...

Kanati Fork Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Kanati Fork Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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This lovely wildflower trail is about half way up Newfound Gap Road from the Oconaluftee...

Spring Comes to the Smokies – A Photo Essay

Spring Comes to the Smokies – A Photo Essay

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The Smokies can always be counted on for fulfilling the promise of spring renewal. One...

Paris Mountain State Park Trail System, South Carolina

Paris Mountain State Park Trail System, South Carolina

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Named for an opportunistic traitor who supported the Crown during the Revolutionary War,...

Palmer Creek Trail at Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Palmer Creek Trail at Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the Smokies? Is it...

Ridgeline Trail to Hickory Mountain Loop, DuPont State Forest

Ridgeline Trail to Hickory Mountain Loop, DuPont State Forest

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When you step on a trail at DuPont State Forest, you can usually tell pretty quickly if...

Appalachian Trail to Mt. Kephart and The Jumpoff – A Photo Essay

Appalachian Trail to Mt. Kephart and The Jumpoff – A Photo Essay

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The Appalachian Trail splits the states of North Carolina and Tennessee through most of...

Thomas Divide Trail to Nettle Creek Bald, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Thomas Divide Trail to Nettle Creek Bald, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Thomas Divide is one of those ridge hikes that splits the heart of the Great Smoky...

Walking the Pisgah Ridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway – A Photo Essay

Walking the Pisgah Ridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway – A Photo Essay

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Walking the Blue Ridge Parkway in winter is a great way to get a slow-motion view of the...

Flat Rock and Plantation Trails, DuPont State Forest

Flat Rock and Plantation Trails, DuPont State Forest

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Working on a little project to tick off all the trails within DuPont State Forest, I...

Pitch Pine, Three Lakes and Bridal Overlook Trails, DuPont State Forest

Pitch Pine, Three Lakes and Bridal Overlook Trails, DuPont State Forest

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Located in the heart of DuPont State Forest, Three Lakes Trail does exactly what its...

Pine Tree Trail and Cascade Trail Loop, DuPont State Forest

Pine Tree Trail and Cascade Trail Loop, DuPont State Forest

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Arriving before the morning sun had a chance to melt the fresh dusting of snow, I walked...

Noland Creek Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Noland Creek Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Bryson City, NC is located on the far southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountains...

Jones Gap Trail to Rainbow Falls, Jones Gap State Park

Jones Gap Trail to Rainbow Falls, Jones Gap State Park

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Jones Gap State Park sits on the Blue Ridge Escarpment in upstate South Carolina very...

Chasteen Creek Cascade, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Chasteen Creek Cascade, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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The Smokemont region of the Smokies is one of the most convenient, located just a short...

World’s Edge at Chimney Rock State Park – A Photo Essay

World’s Edge at Chimney Rock State Park – A Photo Essay

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August 2005 saw the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy...

Micajah and Cannon Creek Trails, DuPont State Forest

Micajah and Cannon Creek Trails, DuPont State Forest

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The far southwestern corner of DuPont State Forest offers a forested hike atop multiple...

Thomas Cemetery Loop, DuPont State Forest

Thomas Cemetery Loop, DuPont State Forest

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Beginning at the Guion Farm area of DuPont State Forest on Sky Valley Road you can make...

Raven Cliff Falls Overlook, Mountain Bridge Wilderness

Raven Cliff Falls Overlook, Mountain Bridge Wilderness

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Matthews Creek plunges more than 350 feet over Raven Cliff Falls into the gorge it has...

Asbury Trail at Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Asbury Trail at Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Historic Asbury Trail straddles the boundary between the Smokies national park and the...

Waterrock Knob Across the Plott Balsams Range, Blue Ridge Parkway

Waterrock Knob Across the Plott Balsams Range, Blue Ridge Parkway

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Sometimes things just don’t go exactly as planned. But making the most of...

Black Balsam to Silvermine and Chestnut Balds on Mountains to Sea Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway

Black Balsam to Silvermine and Chestnut Balds on Mountains to Sea Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway

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Looking for a short, easy, serene getaway in the high country that offers outstanding...

Twentymile Loop, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Twentymile Loop, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Located in the far southern region of the Smokies, near Fontana Village and the Little...

Cataloochee Divide Trail from Cove Creek Gap to Purchase Knob, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cataloochee Divide Trail from Cove Creek Gap to Purchase Knob, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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M eanderthals has hiked the middle section of the Cataloochee Divide Trail several...

Blue Ridge Parkway High Country – A Photo Essay

Blue Ridge Parkway High Country – A Photo Essay

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Leaf peepers head to Graveyard Fields in late September for the annual ritual of Autumn...

McKee Branch, Caldwell Fork, Hemphill Bald, Cataloochee Divide Loop, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

McKee Branch, Caldwell Fork, Hemphill Bald, Cataloochee Divide Loop, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Two of my favorite places on the North Carolina side of the Smokies are the Cataloochee...

Hangin’ with the Elk at Cataloochee – A Photo Essay

Hangin’ with the Elk at Cataloochee – A Photo Essay

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Late September is an exciting time in Cataloochee Valley as the elk herd begins their...

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