Based upon data from as recently as last year, 2022, there is one national park that is by far the most visited here in the United States, three times as many visitors, in fact, than the Grand Canyon.

That national park is none other than the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Smoky Mountains saw nearly 13 million

visitors last year alone, and it has held the title of number one for decades. The mountain range,

which runs from Tennessee to North Carolina, is beautiful to behold, if you've never been.

It is a true ecological wonder. And it's actually all of the plant life in the area that creates

the bluish, smoky fog by releasing volatile organic compounds.

This is also the place of bustling wildlife activity,

namely black bears, of which on average,

there are two black bear per every square mile of the park.

If you stay in a cabin in the area, you're going to want to make sure that you don't leave food outside or you're likely to see one up close and personal. And while there are

many breathtaking sites within the park itself, most who visit know there is a prime location

to take it all in.

Klingman's Dome, which is the highest point in all the park.

The dome is located at a point in the park where the Appalachian Trail passes through.

And if you hike the steep trail that is close to a mile to climb to the top of the dome, and if the day is

clear, you can see around 100 miles all around. Talk about something awe-inspiring. But for every

beautiful site, there is something much darker lurking just behind the scenes.

Because the park has the active wildlife, because of the steep trails, the dense foliage,

and the likelihood of getting sidetracked away from the park's known paths,

authorities estimate close to 400 people go missing in the park every year.

It's one of those cases that we're going to discuss today. It's a case of a young girl surrounded by her peers who seem to just vanish, never to be seen again.

This is the case of Trinney Gibson.

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