Tag Archive: great smoky mountains
GSM Guide
February 15, 2015
Winter Storm Octavia Heading to the Great Smoky Mountains Winter Storm Octavia is making her way toward East Tennessee and North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains are forecast to get several inches of snow with this latest winter storm. But not only is snow in the forecast but possible sleet and freezing rain with significant accumulation possible. This means broken tree limbs, downed trees, downed power lines and power outages. The storm is expected to reach the Great Smoky Mountains tonight. Below average cold temperatures will remain in effect for the rest of the week. So whatever falls will stay around…
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East Tennessee, great smoky mountains, Winter Storm Octavia, winter weather
GSM Guide
January 23, 2015
The Great Smoky Mountains Weather Bring Fun In The Snow The Great Smoky Mountains weather for the next few days will bring snow. A Winter Weather Advisory in now in place for the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Snow is expected Friday night and into Saturday morning and then again on Monday Jan. 26, 2015. An accumulation of 1-3 inches with the higher elevations getting the most. The Winter Storm Iola is responsible for the winter weather as it tracks up the east coast of the United States. Snow lovers and skiers head for the…
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GSM Guide
December 11, 2014
Have You Ever Seen the Road Sign Harmon Den on I-40 in Great Smoky Mountains? Have you ever been traveling on I-40 in the Great Smoky Mountains near the North Carolina and Tennessee state line and seen the sign Harmon Den? Did you wonder what it is? If you take Exit 7 on I-40 and follow the signs you will discover it is a large horse campground with about 14 miles of designated horse trails and facilities. Harmon Den Horse Campground is located in North Carolina and is part of the Nation Forests in North Carolina. The horse campground is within the Pisgah…
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great smoky mountains, horse trails, Pisgah National Forest
GSM Guide
December 10, 2014
Popular Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte to Get Restoration and Weekday Closings in 2015 Alum Cave Trail will be closed during the week starting in May of 2015 for restoration. The National park Service is going to begin restoration on the popular 5 mile trail that is on Mount LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park off US 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee. The park service will close Alum Cave Trail on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 7:00am till 5:30pm starting on May 4, 2015 (until November 19, 2015). The trail will not be closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays….
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Alum Cave Trail, Bullhead Trail, great smoky mountains, Rainbow Falls Trail
GSM Guide
November 24, 2014
Park Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rescue Hiker Sunday Another Great Smoky Mountains National Park rescue was successful by rangers this past weekend. A man had to be rescued Sunday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A 56-year-old man hiking on a trail on Mt. LeConte had to be rescued by rangers after breaking his leg reports say. This took place this past Sunday on 11/23/2014. There was an ice warning for hikers this past weekend due to cold temperatures in the higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains. It is common for hiking trails in…
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GSM Guide
November 1, 2014
Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads closed due to winter weather and hazardous conditions. The National Park Service is reporting that all park roads are closed due to the winter weather making roads hazardous. Mt. LeConte so far has had 17″ of snow and its still snowing. Newfound Gap has had 10″ of snow, lower elevations have had almost 6″. The heavy wet snow is causing trees limbs to break and trees to come down because leaves still on the trees are heavy with snow. There are reports of downed trees and visibility is poor. Travel in the Great Smoky…
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GSM Guide
October 21, 2014
Lost hikers found this past weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Ferrell family set out for a day hike to Mt LeConte on Saturday but had to make a cell phone call Sunday morning at 2:12am when the family became lost. The parents and their 4 children, aged 4-12, are from Louisiana and became lost while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains this past weekend. After receiving the call for help Park Rangers searched both Bull Head Trail and Rainbow Falls Trail. The family of six was found early Sunday morning about 7:30am on Bull Head Trail and were…
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Bull Head Trail, great smoky mountains, hiking, Park Rangers
GSM Guide
September 23, 2014
Chimney Tops Trail will remain closed Monday through Thursday until December of this year. The popular trail is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays now. The trail has been undergoing rehabilitation by workers and volunteers for about 3 years, but recent rains have caused damage that has set the project back. Improvements to the Chimney Rocks Trail include placement of stone step making the trail easier to navigate. The trail is one of the most popular trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a steep climb that ends at well worth it view of Mount LeConte and the Great…
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GSM Guide
September 14, 2014
Here are some great tips and places to view the Great Smoky Mountains Fall Foliage The highest elevation above 4,000 feet peak first about the first 2 weeks of October. Elevations in the 2000-3000 feet range peak about mid to late October or even early November. But the Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers such a large area of land there is always somewhere at peak or near peak as you travel in the park. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park mountain ranges have elevations from just over 875 feet to 6,643 feet. So a trip to view the fall color show…
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fall foliage 2014, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains national park
GSM Guide
September 11, 2014
Summer to Autumn Fall Foliage 2014 Changes Underway in Great Smoky Mountains Very early changes are underway in the fall foliage 2014 show in the Great Smoky Mountains. Of course the peak show takes place in mid to late October but the transition from summer to fall are occurring. Dogwood trees are showing a hint of dull red (at peak the dogwoods with turn a vivid red color, and blueberry and sumac have a hint of red. This is just the very early changes as daylight is getting shorter and the nights get cooler. A good way to check the status…
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