Monthly Archive: February 2016
GSM Guide
February 24, 2016
GSMNP Most Visited Park in 2015 Of all the national parks in the United States the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park in 2015. The Smokies beat out the second place park, the Grand Canyon National Park in Nevada, with the GSMNP having twice the number of visitors as the number 2 park. For the first time ever the GSMNP had over 10.7 million visitors in one year. Park officials think the jump in the number of visitors was in part due to lower gas prices, a warm winter and their national campaign to promote…
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GSM Guide
February 14, 2016
Winter Storm Olympia Bringing More Heavy Snow To GSM Winter Storm Olympia headed to the Great Smoky Mountains. Another Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina by the U.S. National Weather Center. Winter Storm Olympia will bring a mixed bag of winter weather to the area including snow, sleet and freezing rain over the next 2 days. (When did they start naming winter storms?!) The forecast warns of snow first, then turning to sleet and freezing rain by the time this storm ends Tuesday morning. Frigid temperatures over…
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