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Jigsha Desai
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What licking a slug feels like and other nature stories
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Started this vacation tale. Last reply by Cajun Aug. 5, 2009.

Documentary about bears in the Smokies wins international award
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Started this vacation tale. Last reply by Eleanor Aug. 2, 2009.

Lost in the Smokies?
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Started this vacation tale. Last reply by Jeff Wadley Dec. 9, 2009.

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January 21
I'm excited that GoSmokies has over 1,000 members. Thanks everyone for making it a success!
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Jigsha Desai received a gift from Dee Murphy
January 17
how beautiful!
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Hometown:
Knoxville, TN
My favorite thing about the Smokies:
Their beauty and their hiking trails. Abrams falls in the winter.
About Me:
I'm the online editor of knoxnews.com. I wish I could backpack/camp a more than the one or two times a year that I do.
Website:
http://www.jigsha.com/

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Life on LeConte

My boss found the blog of Doug McFalls, who is living at the Mt. LeConte lodge this winter.

Read more about his at his blog, Life on LeConte.

Posted on December 15, 2009 at 5:51pm — 13 Comments

Jigsha Desai

Ohio man charged in double-fatal Smokies crash

We just posted this on knoxnews:



ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A man faces two federal misdemeanor charges in a summer crash that killed two people inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, authorities said today.



Clyde L. Grubbs, 74, of Cincinnati was driving south on Newfound Gap Road on Aug. 19 when his Oldsmobile Bravado sport utility vehicle crossed the center line, sideswiped a Mercury sedan and hit a Harley-Davidson motorcycle head-on, park officials said.



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Posted on December 2, 2009 at 11:41am — 2 Comments

Jigsha Desai

Pit bull attacks deer in national park

GATLINBURG - A man camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park faces two federal misdemeanor charges today after his pit bull dog attacked a deer and injured it such that it had to be put down.


Nancy Gray, park spokeswoman, identified the dog owner as Manny Wall, who was camping at Elkmont on Wednesday morning when the attack occurred. Gray could not provide a hometown for Wall.


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Posted on September 18, 2009 at 5:42pm — 10 Comments

Jigsha Desai

Rhododendron's weak, shallow roots may contribute to landslides

I thought this story by Morgan Simmons in Tuesday's News Sentinel is kinda interesting:


The spread of rhododendron in the Southern Appalachians may increase the likelihood of landslides during and after intense rain, according to a study by the U.S. Forest Service and the University of North Carolina.


Researchers tested 15 species of trees on a mountain in western North Carolina to determine how well their roots held the soil and stabilized mountain slopes. One of th


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Posted on September 8, 2009 at 12:36am — 3 Comments

Jigsha Desai

Gone fast: No more tickets to Smokies rededication

GATLINBURG - They went fast.


The 2,000 open-to-the-public free seats for the Sept. 2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park rededication ceremony at Newfound Gap are gone, less than a day after they were offered on a first-come, first-served basis.


As of this morning, park officials said they had received more requests than space will allow for the rededication ceremony. That means that additional requests for tickets will no longer be accepted.


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Posted on August 19, 2009 at 12:20pm — 13 Comments

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At 9:05pm on January 21, 2010, Grann said…
I've been on Go Smokies about a month now and enjoying the blog. I recently tried to post a few good photos taken with frozen waterfalls but kept getting an error message. Can you advise what I am doing wrong. Thanks.
At 6:29pm on January 21, 2010, www.LifeOnLeConte.com said…
Thanks, great to be here! You have a fantastic site here. I look forward to social networking with you and all the rest of the folks here. I gave gosmokies a link on my website so I hope we'll be seeing more folks around!
At 7:15am on January 17, 2010, Dee Murphy gave Jigsha Desai a gift
Such a pretty face! Thanks for a good job creating this "bing" to enjoy the experiences of others, in our beautiful mountains. Dee
At 1:13pm on October 19, 2009, frank and bonnie said…
I must have really made someone mad. I tried to respond to a post and was told my comment had to be "approved for everyone to see". I've never had this happen before - clarification, please?!
At 4:50pm on August 8, 2009, Ron, Esq. said…
Thanks for the clarification, Jigsha. (Regarding how everything a person posts gets removed when they leave). I had no clue how that worked. Yep, I miss Al Smith and his wonderful posts. And thank YOU, for saying you hoped I would stay here.
At 11:57pm on July 22, 2009, KathyB said…
Jigsha, I cannot change the ID picture on my my page. Thank you.
At 11:21am on July 9, 2009, Mike Maples said…
Jigsha,
I've notice in the past few days that all my photos in my blogs have sudden grew into monster sizes. I had save most of them to a very small setting and they were in those small sizes until about 2 days ago. I went back into the edit page and resize them down again.....but they are still showing very large. Might want to check that out with your web staff. Mike
At 8:19am on June 10, 2009, MountainGirl aka "Footbridge" said…
sarah is back....*sigh*
At 10:22am on June 3, 2009, gsmnp said…
No, no contact w/Brinda(dang it!). Sorry to leave you with that impression. I just like to kick a dead hor(s)e. Tim.
At 4:23am on June 3, 2009, gsmnp said…
Jigsha, "Sarah", "Alex", whoever is back. (S)he struck around 4:00 AM, I'm the first to see it so I'm letting you know. "Sarah" has all this political stuff, "Brinda Coleman" sounded a lot more fun. Thanks, and Have a good day, Tim.
 
 

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