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I think that, although many families still have the right to be buried in the park, as time goes on most are opting out of that simply because of the difficulty of their familes to get to the graves to visit them as time passes. That's even happen...
I have seen graves of folks buried as recently as the 1990"s inside the park. I am sure there have been some in the 2000's, i just have not run across them.
Burials are still being allowed inside the Park for members of families who lived there. I'm sure Mike Maples can chime in with the exact requirements, but I remember seeing a freshly dug grave in Elkmont just a few years ago.
I guess I haven't paid close enough attention when I"ve walked thru the cemeteries in the park. I usually focus on the really old headstones, but now I'm wondering about the most recent ones. Do any of you know how many people have been buried in ...
lol...Ron, this story made you feel "cold"? Really? Are you serious? I once found an old pair of underwear hanging in a tree. Should I have posted that here? It was a hat, not a backpack. But I will say, if I find your sense of humor on the side o...
...probably not worth clarification. either way, i'd say the hat had it coming
point of clarification---was the hat peed on? from the post, and granted i may have missed something, is just says "So he desecrated it in a thoroughly disgusting fashion."...............to me, that leaves alot to the imagination.......
Ok I have to admit I did laugh after I saw the spelling in my previous question. However it really was unintentional…
Was Al a bama fan?
I am going to make myself unpopular here, but what the heck. Here we go...............after reading Bryan's post about trying to find the owner of the hiker's guide he found on the trail, well, this post about urinating on an item found on the tra...
AH HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! what a halarious yet wonderful tale. i really need to hike with you guys. who knows what would happen with my "it could only happen to me" life and yours? i loved you post. yeah, i learned a long time ago, you should never...
I though that was the way everyone went to the top. Good post.
Don't worry Ron. If I find your water bottle, headlamp, gloves or jacket, I won't pee on them. Unless they have a crimson A on them. ;)
loved the story... thanks for sharing, Greg
Greg, I'll add a comment as soon as I can stop laughing!
Interesting post, in light of the fact that a recent post this week was all about caring hikers finding lost items on the trail, and then trying hard to return it to the person who lost it. Next time I drop something on the trail, I will hope some...
Well Gramps sounds like you had a great hike. Enjoyed the post, look forward to reading more. I am real interested in off trail hiking, but just a little scared to start trying it. I do not always have a great since of direction. Well anyways enjo...
Greg that is an awesome tale. I am working on my comments now in case you ever pop out in front of me. The first one that comes to mind is "Greg Hoover... that figures...". Of course I could always mention something about an escape from a nursing ...
Not long ago I visited an unnamed ridge and peaks with Keith Oakes, his son Matt, and Greg Harrell. Our route took us a little over a mile up Alum Cave Trail to Arch Rock, a neat spot where the trail passes through a modest “tunnel” in the rock. A...
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- My favorite thing about the Smokies:
- It's a toss-up between fly fishing and off trail hiking. Bushwhacking is a whole new world of planning, bumps & bruises, fatigue, solitude. Go to locations that past generations of hikers visited: Devils Den, Raven Fork, Three Forks Pool, Mill Creek Cascade, Ramsey Cascade Part 2. (If I say any more, my hiking partners will have me killed.)
Fortunately, there can be some good bushwhacking and river hiking involved in fly fishing in the park, so it's possible to kill both birds with one stone.
- About Me:
- Teach Sociology at Carson-Newman. Lived in the area about 25 years.
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- http://www.greghoover.blogspot.com
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A question about Smokies cemeteries and burials
I guess I haven't paid close enough attention when I"ve walked thru the cemeteries in the park. I usually focus on the really old headstones, but now I'm wondering about the most recent ones. Do any of you know how many people have been buried in the park since it became a national park in 1934? For example, the Walker Sisters lived in the park into the 1950s (maybe 60s?), but they aren't buried in the park (so I've been told). So I'm wondering: who was the last person buried within the park and… Continue
Posted on December 3, 2009 at 9:24am — 3 Comments
A tale of a day on Parton Peaks and Myrtle Point
Not long ago I visited an unnamed ridge and peaks with Keith Oakes, his son Matt, and Greg Harrell. Our route took us a little over a mile up Alum Cave Trail to Arch Rock, a neat spot where the trail passes through a modest “tunnel” in the rock. At this point, we hopped off the trail and wove our way up the ridge that actually ends at Arch Rock. Within a few minutes we were doing our usual off-trail ridge routine: pushing through and under the shrubs and vines. The shrubs are mostly Rosebay Rhod… Continue
Posted on November 30, 2009 at 8:39pm — 15 Comments
Congrats to Kevin Umberger
He's noted a time or two in the latest issue of Backpacker. The section on hikes in the southeast.
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:20am — 11 Comments
The "Most Bang for the Buck" Award goes to...
I think the Smokies hike that has the biggest payoff for the least amount of work is the 1.8 miles from Clingmans Dome parking lot to Andrews Bald, especially in late June when the flame azaleas are blooming. The views are great and not a lot of people do it -- they tend to be drawn to Clingmans Dome. I especially like doing it in the evening, watch the sun set and hike back under a bright moon (with a little help from a flashlight). Complete solitude. It's a huge payoff for just 3.6 miles of ea… Continue
Posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:10pm — 7 Comments
Link to article on Chestnut tree comeback.
Posted on October 21, 2009 at 9:33am — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (33 comments)
- At 5:38pm on December 2, 2009,
MountainGirl aka "Footbridge" said…
- well, i can't promise that crazy things will happen when you are hiking with me, but your odds increase ;). i am glad you can see the humor in others demise....i laugh a little inside too...as long as no one is hurt. then, it's just darn halarious...i'm kidding. if it's me, however, i probably would still laugh. i don't wish for anyone to get hurt in any situation. that's not my nature.
- At 12:31pm on November 20, 2009,
MountainGirl aka "Footbridge" said…
- ha ha...m & m's are pretty awesome. so they can be your summer time hiking vote and booties can be your winter time hiking vote. it's a win/win!
- At 10:36am on November 20, 2009,
Aaron Barnhart said… - Ha, I appreciate your humility, but I was just sending out kudos to a fellow Smokies lover.
- At 3:01pm on November 12, 2009,
frank and bonnie said… - Greg, We LOVE waterfalls and the river or any body of water in E TN and the Smokies (TN and NC)!! With all the rain we've had the riverwas absolutely AWESOME yesterday as were the falls. I really wish it were possible to see them all on one day of our prowling when the water is big but only a super "Mountain Jedi" lol could accomplish that. "HE" probably could, you know who I mean!!lol He probably has shortcuts to all of them! Anyway, I wish everyone could have seen the big water yesterday - all I keep saying is "AWESOME"!!! Just wish I had been wearing waders - I was soaked from the knees down!!!!
- At 8:15pm on October 21, 2009,
Smitty said… - Greg
Here is a link to some episode videos from the Heartland Series on the WBIR web site. If you go there you can find additional links fo rmore episodes.
In regards to my profile pic, rest assured, there is no one else in my family that looks as "PURDY" as I do! Ha!
- At 11:42am on October 6, 2009,
Libby Kephart Hargrave said…
- Starting with me, I'll take you back (hope it makes sense!!):
Libby Kephart Hargrave - great-granddaughter
Roy Ferris Kephart - Libby's father, eldest son of George S. Kephart
George S. Kephart - Libby's grandfather, Roy's father, Horace/Laura's son
- At 8:02pm on October 2, 2009,
KathyB said… - Thank you.
- At 8:11pm on October 1, 2009,
Tommy McGlothlin said… - We'll have to get together this winter for some offtrail adventures. I'm headed to the Smokies week after next for a week of camping with the wife and kids. We're staying in Cherokee for 4 days and I'm dying to sneak off and go up Raven Fork one day. Is there any access from the end of Big Cove Rd on the reservation?
- At 11:45am on October 1, 2009,
Mike Maples said…
- Greg, I know that the left side of the cabin is part of the old (can't remember the first name off my head...but i have it somewhere...I think it's P.T. Ownby) place and later belonged to G.P. Whaley before Messer had it. The right part is from old Laughting Bill Whaley's place about 200 yards to the right of it and about 200 yards up behind the Ownby cemetery. Grandma say that a few timbers were taken from other cabins in the mountains including grandpa's off Injune Creek. The barn came from the old barn that sat up Trillium Gap trail behind the George B. Whaley place and those posts still stand up in the woods if you know where to look. About 300 yards from the cabin up the mountain. Booger Bill Whaley had a cabin about 200 yards to the left of the Trillium trail and it was barely standing when the park was formed and they would have use it as well being so close. I'll hunt up what I have on it and get back to you with more complete details.
- At 4:28pm on September 23, 2009,
Adam Beal said…
- I haven't done any of those yet Greg but dying too do some. I guess it would be better when the foliage dies off right or does that stop you?
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