Friends Of The Smokies Blog
![Trails Forever trail crew - Chimney Tops Trail. Photo by Jack Williams](https://friendsofthesmokies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vols_chimney2.jpg)
Volunteer for Trails Forever trail crew to restore Chimney Tops Trail; last workdays Oct. 2, 9, 16
September 20, 2013
![Blue Ridge Mountain Sports workshop](https://friendsofthesmokies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/101-crowd_w.jpg)
Hiking 101- Get tips for hiking + demonstration of hiking gear — Sept. 19, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports (Bearden)
September 17, 2013
![Our Class Hike of the Smokies started just a few yards from here -- where President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1940. Photo by Julie Dodd](https://friendsofthesmokies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/newfound_gap2_w1-700x400.jpg)
Classic Hike of the Smokies: Danny Bernstein leads group hike from Newfound Gap to Kephart Prong Trailhead
September 11, 2013
![Friends Across The Mountains Telethon volunteers](https://friendsofthesmokies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_6849-e1565105694562.jpg)
Participate in Friends Across The Mountains Telethon on Aug. 15 to support Great Smoky Mountains National Park
August 12, 2013