At the suggestion of a New York publicity firm, the group called itself the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation ... themselves into creating the Appalachian Trail, a hiking route that would start ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail ... especially inside the Great Smoky Mountains). If you're just looking for a little taste of the trail, venture about 35 miles ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The historic Noah "Bud" Ogle Cabin has been preserved. Last year, a storm tore off the ...

But that hike marked the genesis of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, a group that is not only still around but finishing out ...

(WATE) — Thousands of people are reported lost or missing in national parks every year and there are a few missing persons ...

Long before the Great ... Smoky Mountains, but at many points throughout the last 300 years, that cultural tradition has been ...

Right now is prime leaf-peeping season in the Smokies. Take a look at our photos of the colorful trees in the national park.

Cherokee people talk about their ancestors as if they’re right above the trees, said Kim Smith, Southern Appalachian ... of treetops throughout the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s “the closest ...