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The Walker Sisters, Margaret, Polly, Martha, Nancy, Louisa and Hettie, lived in what is now the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and continued to live there even after the park was established. The six sisters were never married and lived on the land

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In the Smoky Mountains, everyone goes off looking for bears. With a high population density in the Smoky Mountains, approximately two bears per square mile, it seems that running into one is almost inevitable. So, what about some harder to find types of wildlife?...

Hiking is not the only way to explore the beauty of the mountains.  Many people opt to have a little assistance covering the trails.  Man has long relied on horses to carry them from one place to another and here in the Smokies

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Tucked away in an obscure section of the National Park, is a lovely little valley called Cataloochee.  The name is derived from the Cherokee word ” Gadalutsi” and means ” Fringe standing erect” which is believed to refer to the tall trees bordering

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Female Hiker Enjoying the Gatlinburg Trail

The Smoky Mountain National Park attracts tourists from all over the world, making it the most visited National Park in the United States and here’s why:

The parks holds some of the most beautiful scenery and a wide variety of wildlife including black bears, elk,...