A Virtual Stoll Through the Smokies-sphere

The next best thing to being in the Smokies is reading about it and seeing pictures of where we'd like to be. Check out these sites that can take you on a stroll through the Smokies without really being there: Click here for the full AllSmokies [KNOX News blog] story.

Over at No Direction Home, AllSmokies contributor Fletch has been feeding us a steady diet lately of great photos from his travels around the park.

Ever wonder what it would be like to hike all 900 miles of trails in the GSMNP? Check out Footpounder's journal of her four year trek throughout the park. If you're wondering, you have to hike more than 900 miles to cover all of the trails. It took her over 1100.

If you are planning your first ever climb of Mt. LeConte, check out Ed Wright's excellent site; and you'll discover that you'd only need to climb it 1297 more times to catch up to him. He has a well documented trail guide of the main route via Alum Cave Bluffs.

Most people know about the Look Rock webcam, but there is also one at Purchase Knob on the NC side of the park. This is a great spot to watch the seasons change from afar.

If you like studying maps in preparation for the next real hike, check out this collection of GSMNP maps. It is a pretty comprehensive collection.

This is just a sample of the virtual wandering one can do through the Smokies-sphere. Click here for the AllSmokies blog article.


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