Great Smoky Mountains National Park has transitioned its backcountry permit reservation system to Recreation.gov. This ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — Four rehabilitated black bears returned to the wild Tuesday after they were rehabilitated at Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) according to social media posts by the rescue. ABR ...

Just as the leaves begin to turn, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park can turn back the clock and get a taste of daily life long ago in the Appalachian Mountains. The annual Mountain Life ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WATE) — A portion of the Appalachian Trail is closed as crews fight a blaze that broke out Thursday in North Carolina and spread into Cocke County, Tennessee. The trail is closed ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from throughout the world who enjoy its diversity of plant and animal life, the ...

Music and culture of old Appalachia fills the halls of the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center from 4-6 p.m. every Monday from as a new generation keeps the spirit of Appalachia alive. Students gather to ...

Editor's Note: Joshua Yearout is a Bonita Springs man who is hiking the Appalachian Trail, beginning April 2016. His trail name is OmPi. He will be sharing dispatches from his travels with ...

A new marker on Kuwohi shows the start of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Those involved in placing it hopes it boosts awareness ...

It’s the Saturday before Halloween in Asheville, North Carolina, and an elegant chestnut brown snail wanders into a local downtown pub. James Lendemer is dressed as a Mesodon altivagus, commonly known ...

I didn’t mind too much. The clouds and the fog are, after all, what make the Smokies so magical. A subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, the Smokies get their name from the smoke-like fog that often ...

In October, my hiking partner of several years, Ted Gregory, and I decided to tackle Great Smoky Mountains National Park, whose 75 miles of AT on its east-west axis presented a formidable challenge ...

Day 24: Fontana Dam to Mollies Ridge Shelter, 11 miles (entering the Smokies). Day 25: Mollies Ridge Shelter to Derrick Knob Shelter, 12 miles. Day 26: Derrick Knob Shelter to Double Spring Gap ...