Tag: Cataloochee Valley
Cataloochee Valley Loop provides view of GSMNP historic sites
January 6, 2022
by Mike Knies, hike leader Fourteen hikers met at the Rough Fork Trailhead for our Friends of the Smokies trek.[…]
Read MoreCataloochee Valley Loop hike: History and special trees
June 13, 2019
The FOTS May Classic Hike of the Smokies was the Cataloochee Valley Loop, including Rough Fork, Caldwell Fork Trail and[…]
Read MoreBoogerman Trail Classic Hike provides history of Cataloochee
October 4, 2017
Mike Knies, a backcountry explorer who lives in Asheville, was the leader for the September Classic Hike. Mike has hiked[…]
Read MoreSummer interns value GSMNP experiences
August 30, 2016
by Linden Jones Rising Junior at Asheville School Asheville, North Carolina Our six weeks in the Smokies were eye opening.[…]
Read MorePark Projects Great and Small
November 7, 2014
Each year we get a funding request from the park with a list of programs and projects for the upcoming[…]
Read MoreInvest in Salamanders, Elk, Cades Cove and Education in the Smokies
April 17, 2014
By Holly Scott, Marketing Director Every year, Friends of the Smokies commits to supporting a list of Park needs. This year[…]
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