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Kephart Prong Trail has a unique story
Published: 2019-10-23 15:39:11I like visiting those sites here in the Smokies region where there is what I think of as an “overlay.” That is, places where both natural and human history commingle. At such places, one encounters the confluence of all or several of the major strand...
Read MoreMoney was a motivator for botanical exploration
Published: 2019-10-09 21:03:47Editor’s note: This column first appeared in an October 2003 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. The economic considerations behind the botanical exploration of the southern mountains have been generally neglected. But money makes the world go round. A...
Read MoreCherokee had high regard for owls
Published: 2019-09-25 14:50:11Editor’s note: This article first appeared in September 2002 in The Smoky Mountain News The ancient Cherokees were astute observers of the natural world within which they existed. The mountain landscape and all of its plants and animals were a part of ...
Read MoreAncient Cherokees found protection from the cold
Published: 2019-09-11 15:11:31Editor’s note: This article first appeared in a September 2002 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. It’s only late summer but I’m already thinking about winter. We have heated and cooked with wood for quarter of a century now, so having a supply of ...
Read MoreBuzzards have a beauty and power all their own
Published: 2019-08-28 15:18:34Editor’s note: This article first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in August 2003. The recent heavy rains here in the Smokies region have been a blessing, especially to those of us who like to observe vultures up close and personal. That’s because...
Read MoreHorsemint is a fascinating, useful plant
Published: 2019-07-31 15:19:38Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in a July 2010 edition of The Smoky Mountain News Each July since 1991, I’ve led field trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway offered as part of the Native Plants Conference sponsored by Western Carolina Un...
Read MoreJackson County cabin built from one poplar tree
Published: 2019-07-17 15:20:00Editor’s note: This article first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in July 2004. I recently read about a log cabin built in Jackson County approximately 140 years ago. I’m interested in this particular cabin because it was reputedly constructed fr...
Read MoreWhy are the mountains so alluring?
Published: 2019-07-03 16:00:27Editor’s note: This column first appeared in a July 2004 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. “To myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery; in them, and in the forms of inferior landscape that lead to them, my affections ...
Read MoreWhich way is the wilderness?
Published: 2019-06-19 13:50:33The theme of Brent Martin’s new book of essays — The Changing Blue Ridge Mountains — is “It’s a good country — hold on to it.” Written in large bold type on the back cover of the book, this quote lays the groundwork and is the foundation fo...
Read MoreA rare look into Swain County's past
Published: 2019-06-12 15:38:50Editor’s note : This column first appeared in a June 2005 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. Several weeks ago I read the cultural background portion of the “North Shore Road: Environmental Impact Statement” (National Park Service: U.S. Department...
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