A mountain range straddling Tennessee and North Carolina is one of the most beautiful on the Appalachian Trail, where hikes cross flower-filled forests.

X The Mountain Trails Foundation will host 17 other trail organizations on Wednesday May 7 to bring together trail lovers for an evening of education. Credit: Park Record file photo by Clayton Steward ...

But such cameras were rarely taken into the field. “[Masa] knew it took effort to get ... He worked with committees that recorded the official names of the features and trails in the Great Smoky ...

(This is the sixth column in a series about the best trails to explore ... expand the public's knowledge of hillside treks and fields of flowers to waterfalls and stunning panoramic views.

While the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may seem like a great day trip for you and your fur baby, only two trails are pet-friendly: The Gatlinburg Trail and the Oconaluftee River Trail.

National Trails Day is June 7 and volunteers are needed to help install logs on an AT trail near Icewater Spring Shelter.

The most diverse collection of wildflowers at any national park is now in bloom in the Great Smoky Mountains. Jacqui Sieber with WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee, stopped to smell those flowers.