An elk stands in a pasture in Cataloochee, one of a group of about 140 that now call this part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park home. In coming months, thousands of visitors will travel ...

The worst damage unfolded in Cataloochee, a secluded valley in Haywood County that is home to historic buildings showcasing the region’s pre-park history and one of the park’s two main elk herds.

Additionally, a herd of elk were reintroduced to Cataloochee in the early 2000s. If you arrive early enough in the day, you ...

There, Lowry is a volunteer in the Cataloochee Elk Bugle Corps. The 91-year-old retired Methodist reverend spends his days in the valley, a part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, serving as ...

We stop on the Cataloochee Road and stare at two elk grazing, so close that I can read the tag on one (No. 68). Jean, on the passenger side, is busy snapping pictures as fast as she can.

An experimental program to reintroduce elk to the Cataloochee Valley of North Carolina began in 2001. What started as 40 transplanted animals nearly 20 years ago has grown into a herd of an ...

CATALOOCHEE – With the fall breeding season for elk underway in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, park officials are reminding visitors to keep their distance. Visitors are ask to make ...

As elk have entered the fall breeding season, known as the rut, from now through Oct. 31, fields in Cataloochee and Oconaluftee, in Cherokee, are closed to the public to protect people and ...

Feb. 14—It's been 20 years since the frosty February morning when elk first touched down on Smokies' soil here in Haywood County. Today, the elk are part of our fabric, transforming the county's ...

Fall in the Smokies wouldn't be complete without seeing the elk herd. The fields in Cataloochee were empty late Tuesday morning. But--if you're lucky, you could come across the herd there.

See the Cataloochee Valley’s elk and wildflowers. Another must-do on Blakely’s list? “Go to Cataloochee Valley to see the elk.” Reintroduced to the region in 2001, the elk can be seen in ...