Cloudland Canyon
Cloudland Canyon Cliff
West Rim Trail Sandstone
West Rim Trail Ice and Sandstone
Turtle or Whale Rock (Which do you see?)
Turtle or Whale Rock (Which do you see?)
West Rim Trail Creek
Cloudland Canyon Waterfall
Cumberland Plateau
On days devoted to whitewater boating, 500-700 cubic feet of water flows through the Tallulah Gorge every second. A cool mist rises to meet hikers from around the world swaying in awe 80 feet above on a suspension bridge.
The eastern tiger swallowtail clings to a red maple limb.
Click here to read about the controversial botched construction of Lakeview Drive in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
While hiking the Deep Creek Trail into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, coral, turkey tail and other curious fungi sprout from the humus below.
On the way up to Wayah Bald, a stop at Wilson Lick offers hikers a glimpse into the world of Nantahala National Forest’s first rangers. Construction began in 1916.
“It’s a widely accepted principle . . . that you can claim a piece of land which has been inhabited for tens of thousands of years, if only you will repeat this mantra endlessly: ‘We discovered it, we discovered it, we discovered it.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
Pedagogy of the Plants 