Monthly Archive: December 2014

Cades Cove Loop Road Closure for Tree Removal

The National Park Service to Close Cades Cove Loop Road For Work: Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed for three days in the middle of the week for two weeks so some hazardous trees can be removed from the cove. The road will be closed to ALL types of traffic (vehicles, bikes and pedestrian) while the work takes place. The closure will be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 6-8, 2015 and again the following week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January13-15, 2015. Remember the road closure is for all traffic, so…
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Chimney Tops Trail Reopens After Restoration Completed

Chimney Tops Trails Restoration Completed and Reopened on Friday After three years of hard labor Chimney Tops Trail has been reopened to public access every day of the week. Restoration to the trail has finally been completed to the popular hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. The trail was in need of many repairs to make the trail safer for hikers. The restoration included placing or replacing rock stairs, building retainer walls, improving drainage ditches, making or replacing log steps, removing old trees and placing crushed rock or gravel along parts of the trail. Those involved in the three-year restoration…
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What is Harmon Den on I-40 Near NC/TN State Line?

Have You Ever Seen the Road Sign Harmon Den on I-40 in Great Smoky Mountains? Have you ever been traveling on I-40 in the Great Smoky Mountains near the  North Carolina and Tennessee state line and seen the  sign Harmon Den? Did you  wonder  what it is?  If you take Exit 7 on I-40 and follow the signs you will discover it is a large horse campground with about 14 miles of designated  horse trails and facilities.  Harmon Den Horse Campground is located in North Carolina and is part of the Nation Forests in North Carolina. The horse campground is within the Pisgah…
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Alum Cave Trail for Restoration in 2015

Popular Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte to Get Restoration and Weekday Closings in 2015 Alum Cave Trail will be closed during the week starting in May of 2015 for restoration. The National park Service is going to begin restoration on the popular 5 mile trail that is on Mount LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park off US 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee. The park service will close Alum Cave Trail on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 7:00am till 5:30pm starting on May 4, 2015 (until November 19, 2015). The trail will not be closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays….
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New Manager For LeConte Lodge in 2015

Remote LeConte Lodge on Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gets New Manager for 2015 When LeConte Lodge opens next year in the spring it will be with new management! Chris and Allyson Virden have managed the lodge for 12 years but  when the lodge closed for the season a few days ago they will move on to a new way of life. The new manager for LeConte Lodge will be a former lodge crew member Ruthie Puckett from Alabama. LeConte Lodge  sits at the top of Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee at an…
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