48: Great Smoky Mountains Fun Facts

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

It’s finally October, which means it is prime leaf-peeping season! In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are excited to talk about one of our favorite leaf-peeping parks - Great Smoky Mountains National Park! If you are looking forward to learning five fun facts that will enhance your visit to the Smokies, this is the episode for you. Join us as we cover: The fascinating roots of the Great Smoky Mountains The tallest point in the Smokies The life and biodiversity in these mountains The native trees that you can find in this park The rich human history in this area We hope you enjoyed these fun facts about the Great Smokies! This park is truly life-giving, not only for creatures and plants but for the people as well. We hope you get a chance to get out there and explore these mountains for yourself in the near future! And if you need any help planning your next trip, check out this Great Smoky Mountains Itinerary. Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	John, aren't you making kind of mountains out of mole hills when it comes to some of the...
0:05.0	Mo hills.
0:06.0	Isn't it mole hills? Is that how the phrase goes?
0:08.0	We said Mo Hills.
0:09.0	Mo Hills.
0:10.0	Let's start.
0:12.0	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:19.0	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:23.8	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail and I'm here to make National Park
0:28.5	Trip Planning easy.
0:30.1	And I'm John.
0:31.0	I carry the kids on the trails.
0:32.9	I tell stories and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much like rocks.
0:38.3	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:42.3	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:46.3	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:49.3	Let's start exploring!
0:56.8	Well, it's finally October, which means that it is prime leaf peeping season.
1:03.4	Nice.
1:04.4	So hopefully you've gotten out to see some of the beautiful fall colors.
1:07.7	We're laughing because we don't really call it leaf peeping. I don't know if that's
1:11.9	an eastern thing. I don't know. There's just like more, because there's definitely more trees and more
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