The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee ... They also continued to cut down the old-growth forests, hoping to extract everything they could before the land was closed to them.

Ice Peaks was meant to be an alpine sanctuary. In the 1930s, the National Park Service was eyeing this unbroken corridor of glaciated Cascade mountains, deep valleys carved by wild rivers and dense ...

The dirt trail winds through a cool mountain cove environment of old-growth forest. The path can get muddy after rainfall, and the trail crosses several streams, so be prepared for slippery ...

Stop for a self-guided walking tour of the Noah "Bud" Ogle authentic mountain farmstead surrounded by old-growth forest and rushing scenic streams. Visitors note the convenience of how close the ...