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Paul Lane commented on Paul Lane's blog post 'Appalachian Trail Documentary'

The episode will repeat at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday Nov.17th. Set your DVR's.

November 15

Amy Lewis commented on Paul Lane's blog post 'Appalachian Trail Documentary'

Darn! I missed it! I really need to visit more often!

November 15

frank umbdenstock commented on Paul Lane's blog post 'Appalachian Trail Documentary'

for those who didn't get a chance to watch it, it was fantastic. or at least i thot so. thanx for passin on the info to us paul. i surely do appreciate it.

November 14

Chrisann Vigo commented on Paul Lane's blog post 'Appalachian Trail Documentary'

Great show!! Thanks for posting!

November 13

Paul Lane commented on J-Ball's blog post 'Sleeping Pad'

I've been using the Big Agnes pad along with a Big Agnes sleeping bag for the past few years and couldn't be happier. For an old fart like me it provides a great night's sleep and excels my old thermarest. The extra time with deflation is no big dea…

November 12

KathyB commented on Paul Lane's blog post 'Appalachian Trail Documentary'

I know it was only an hour show but I believe they could have gotten a little more in depth about the AT.

November 11

Paul Lane commented on govols's blog post '3 Hikers lost off Abrams Falls Trail......'

The government can't even enforce camping at "designated only" campsites. I see tamped down vegetation and remains of campfires everywhere in backcountry areas. You also can't keep hikers from straying off of designated trails. It is part of the wil…

November 10

Brad Grant commented on Paul Lane's blog post 'Appalachian Trail Documentary'

Thanks for letting us know! I just set my DVR.

November 10

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Appalachian Trail Documentary

For those interested, the National Geographic Channel is airing a documentary on the trail. Check out the following website:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/appalachian-trail-3591/Overview

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:17pm — 7 Comments

Accommodations

I am interested in inexpensive but clean motel suggestions near the park. I enjoy backpacking but occasionally like to day hike and return to a hot shower and soft bed. I stayed at Dock's Motel in Townsend a while back and it was both affordable and nice. Any recommendations in other nearby towns?

Posted on April 8, 2009 at 8:29pm — 6 Comments

Wildcats

Has anyone ever seen a large cat in the Smokies? I was hiking the Boogerman Train in the Cataloochee area in August of 2007 and saw a large black cat (panther?). I had stepped off the main trail to explore a side trail. As I stepped back on the main trail I saw what I thought at first was a bear cub crouching beside the trail several yards away. It froze when it spotted me and then jumped on the trail and ran away from me. I then saw it was not a bear cub but some kind of very large cat with a l… Continue

Posted on January 19, 2009 at 11:33am — 5 Comments

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At 10:02pm on February 8, 2009, acraphobicmtnclimber said…: Nice to meet you. Thanks for the sympathy (lower back trouble) Regarding the improvement on the highway system through the Ocoee River gorge, will it be a new highway or improvements to the old? I have heard rumors of a new highway across the mountains to NC. Either way, I just hope the least amount of environmental damage will occur. Glad someone who is an avid outdoorsman such as yourself is involved in something like this. The improvements to hwy 64 (widening) below the dam are moving swiftly.

At 1:53pm on January 15, 2009, Rachel - "RaeRunner" said…: Welcome to Go Smokies! It is an awesome site! Enjoy and Happy Hiking!!!

At 6:50pm on January 14, 2009, Lori Thomas said…: Hey! Your pictures are beautiful! We are glad you joined the site and already contributed to it!

At 9:07am on January 14, 2009, Adam Beal said…: Hey Trikarman thanks for the comment! I have lived off of montvale on Sam James for several years. Always heard that they were going to 4 lane montvale or something like that but it seemed like it was just a rumor. I go the same way out to Abrams Creek campground. I noticed they removed the sign that used to be up on happy valley road so now you have to look for the Abrams View drive sign kind of carefully. It sounds like you have an interesting job anyway!