http://np-guide.com Plan your next park visit Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/mt-le-conte-llama-train/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/mt-le-conte-llama-train/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:26:32 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1772   Hike up Mt. Le Conte with our special guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann and the famous llamas that keep Le Conte Lodge stocked with supplies. You won’t believe what the llamas have for lunch up at the top! Click here to find out!

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Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-the-smokies-challenge-day-hiking-wildlife/feed/ 0 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-the-smokies-challenge-videos/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/hike-the-smokies-challenge-videos/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:37:14 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1717   Earlier this year, I put together a video for the park’s Hike the Smokies Challenge. It’s a neat program the encourages people to get out and hike and record their mileage. You can get a cool pin for hiking 100, 250 and 500 miles! Check out the video to learn important information about being prepared for day hiking.

There will be more videos to come covering lots of things you need to know for a day on the trail.

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