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GSM Guide
February 25, 2015
Winter Storm Remus Bringing Great Smoky Mountains Snow Again The Great Smoky Mountains snow that won’t end. The National Weather Service has issued yet another winter weather advisory for the Great Smoky Mountains and surrounding areas of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. More snow is in the forecast from Winter Storm Remus advancing toward the southeast United States. The groundhog Sir Walter Wally in North Carolina got it right when he predicted 6 more weeks of winter. But the ski resort have had a great year with all the snow and cold temperatures this winter. Here is the latest…
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GSM Guide
January 12, 2015
2014 A Huge Year For Visitors and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Last year was huge for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the park got over 10 million visitors. The busiest year was in 1999 with 10,284,000 visitors. Last year there were 10,099,000 visitors. There was also a higher number of campers in the campgrounds and backcountry camping sites. This was good news for the park since the government shutdown caused a significant loss of revenue in the 2012 year. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the second most visited National Park in the United States. The park has…
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GSM Guide
February 19, 2014
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park quarter is now available. The quarter is the 21st coin of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The program is a 12-year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other national sites in the United States. Each year in the 12 year prpgram five new quarters with national sites depicted on the quarter.The United States Mint is issuing these quarters in the same order in which the honored national park or national site was first established. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarter Information from the US Mint: Designer: Chris Costello Engraver: Renata Gordon Description:…
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GSM Guide
September 25, 2013
The Great Smoky Mountains is home to an amazing diversity of plants, animals, and invertebrates with over 17,000 species documented and possibly an additional 30,000-80,000 species. The diversity is the result of climate and mountain terrain. Elevation levels range from 875 to 6,643 feet. Plants and animals common in the southern United States thrive in the lower elevations while species common in the northern United States thrive at the higher elevations. The amount of rainfall and the high summertime humidity also provide excellant growing conditions.The average annual rainfall varies from about 55 inches in the valleys to over 85 inches…
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GSM Guide
July 28, 2013
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Attendance Attendance in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is getting back to normal this June after a slow start to the first 5 months in 2013 thanks to the reopening of Newfound Gap Road. Attendance up till June of this year were some of the lowest in years a park official states, but the month of June for 2013 is up more than 5% from last year. GSMNP attendance also affect tourism in nearby Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The GSMNP is the most-visited park in the United States.
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