Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — One hundred years of hiking, education, volunteering and conservation in the Great Smoky Mountains started on an October day in 1924. Twenty hikers from the ...

Maples has been hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 40 years. He’s written books about different sections of the park, and most recently finished his book on Cosby, which ...

Growing up, Blount County native Carly Pearson considered time outdoors a way of life. When she wasn’t exploring the stunningly diverse landscape of nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she was ...

Visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is always a treat. From the historic log cabins to cascading creeks, from ...

As we have reached the middle of the summer, the time for outdoor activities is at its peak with a variety of activities to choose from to do. With over 61 million people in the United States hiking ...

It’s unlikely George and Charlie Barber guessed that anyone would remember their backcountry excursion 100 years later as they led a group of hikers to the summit of Mount Le Conte on a late October ...

Is your family planning a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains soon? There are so many family friendly things to do in the Smokies, it’s just a matter of picking the best ones. Gatlinburg, Tennessee area ...

For the first time in nearly three years, the trail to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s tallest waterfall is fully open — and following an intensive rehabilitation of its entire 4-mile length, ...

As days grow shorter in the Great Smoky Mountains, the colorful landscape hums with life. Creatures large and small scurry through the blanket of fallen leaves gathering nuts and berries, crafting ...

Lying by a riverbed, falling in and out of consciousness after losing a life-threatening amount of blood, a missing hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park had what he called an “out of body ...