Tag: Appalachian Trail
Silers Bald from Clingmans Dome
June 23, 2022
by Steve Pierce, hike leader Twenty-five hikers came out for a 9-mile in/out hike from Clingmans Dome to Silers Bald. […]
Read MoreRidgerunners provide crucial support for A.T. in GSMNP
July 20, 2021
by Julie Dodd The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is one of the longest hiking-only trails in the world – 2,193.1 miles,[…]
Read MoreHiking Appalachian Trail – Sweat Heifer – Kephart Prong: Wildflowers, bees and thunderstorms!
August 22, 2019
August’s Classic Hike of the Smokies included three trails – the Appalachian Trail, Sweat Heifer and Kephart Prong – starting[…]
Read MoreJuly Classic Hike: AT and Mountains to Sea Trail
July 19, 2018
Beth Ransom led the July hike. Beth joined FOTS when she began hiking GSMNP trails, after she completed the Carolina[…]
Read MoreGreat views from Charlies Bunion highlight June Classic Hike
June 27, 2017
Steve Winchester was the hike leader for the June Classic Hike of the Smokies. Steve and his wife, Judy, both[…]
Read MoreClingmans Dome Restoration: What’s it all about?
June 17, 2016
For the last few weeks, we’ve been pushing you all to vote for Clingmans Dome in a grant competition hosted[…]
Read More800,010 reasons to get a Friends license plate
March 10, 2015
by Brent McDaniel In North Carolina and Tennessee, you see specialty license plates all the time while driving down the[…]
Read MoreCelebrate National Trails Day with Appalachian Trail Workday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
May 22, 2014
Would you like to improve the hiking conditions on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Make some[…]
Read MoreHike to Rocky Top High Above Cades Cove
November 8, 2013
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director The days immediately following the much-celebrated reopening of Great Smoky Mountains National Park were glorious.[…]
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