• A Walk in the Woods (http://www.awalkinthewoods.com/)
  This link is to a guide and shuttle service for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park that is run by very friendly couple, Erik & Vesna Plakanis.

• Happy Hiker (http://www.happyhiker.com/)
  The Happy Hiker is a hiker's friend away from home. It was owned  by Tom Brosch but he sold it to Hugh Ogle and his son Barrett in March 2001. Most of the work is done by Howard and his crew and the entire staff remained with the new owners. The Happy Hiker personnel can provide trail shuttle service, overnighters to LeConte Lodge, hiking & camping equipment, advice and friendly conversation. I wish Hugh and Barrett Ogle well in their new endeavor.

• Rod Thompsons's guide to the Smoky Mountains (http://www.rodsguide.com/
  Featuring Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge, Townsend, Sevierville and Wears Valley Tennessee; Wedding & Honeymoon; Fishing & Hiking in Cades Cove; Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

• LeConte Lodge (http://www.leconte-lodge.com/)
  Visit the lodge high atop Mt. LeConte.  LeConte Lodge alumni/alumnae web site by Joe Schlatter (http://www.lecontelodgealum.org)  This website provides a place for current and former workers at LeConte Lodge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to share their experiences, stories, photos, and what-you-will with each other and the rest of the world.

• Mountain lodging reservation services (http://www.mtnlodgingreservations.com)
  Compare lodging locations across the Smokies to find the perfect place to book your vacation.

• National Park Service - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (http://www.elkspringsresort.com/Gatlinburg/webcamstream.htm)
  Place of Blue Smoke was the name given by the Cherokee Indians to the Appalachian Highlands on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. The forest here exudes water vapor and oily residues which create a smoke-like haze that surrounds the peaks and fills the valleys. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, encompassing more than 800 square miles, protects one of the world's finest temperate deciduous forests and is a reminder of the tree-rich landscape of pre-Columbian America. Click here for Camping Information. Click Here for Trail Maps. Each year our closures are reviewed and published as part of our "Compendium of Regulations"  You can check here for the latest information. This is a link to the GSMNP Regional Directory.

• The Great Smoky Mountain Association (http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/wildflowers_and_trees)
  Status of Wildflower and trees in the park. Great information.

• HikingintheSmokys.com (http://HikingintheSmokys.com)
  Detailed information on more than 70 trails, including trail descriptions, key features, pictures, maps, elevation profiles and more. Additionally, the site is organized to make it easier for hikers to compare and choose trails that best suit their hiking preferences.

• LeConte-Woodmanston (http://www.leconte-woodmanston.org/)
  Mount LeConte was named for either Joseph or John LeConte (there is some speculation between the siblings), however their  contributions to geography, botany and science are undeniable. We would be most honored if you would visit the humble homesite of the LeConte family, should you be in Southeast Georgia.  To learn more about the LeConte family and the LeConte-Woodmanston plantation, I invite you to browse our website www.leconte-woodmanston.org  If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to contact me at 912-884-6500 or via email at jbuehler@leconte-woodmanston.org.

• Your Smokey News (http://yoursmokies.blogspot.com/)
  This is a great source for finding out what is happening in the Smokies.

• Al Smith's life after 50. One man's perspective (http://home.earthlink.net/~tnhiker/lifeafter50onemansperspective/)
  Al is a fine photographer and displays many of his and his soul mate Janice Henderson's photographs.

• Jeff Cinnamon's website (http://www.mylegshurt.com)
  Jeff writes about hiking, bicycling and general thoughts on life.

• Jeremy Flint (http://hike.jeremyflint.com)
  A hiker from Birmingham, Alabama  For the past 2 or 3 years this site has just contained Jeremy's personal hikes, some links to weather and webcams for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jeremy has decided to make it more of a Hiking blog, and will be posting here about, well, hiking. Hope you enjoy it.

• Kathy Simpson's "Mt. LeConte 1999" (http://www.kathleen-simpson.com/)
  Kathy is the editor of "The Big Sky Newsletter". This link carries you to her write up of her 4th annual trip to the Mt. LeConte Lodge.

• Trail Journals (http://www.trailjournals.com/index.cfm)
  This site is designed to unite journal writers with journal readers. We currently have 258,301 journal entries, with over 2,238,457 miles of hiking, 417,978 trail photos, and 1118 hikers in our directory. It is our goal to create an environment for people to share their outdoor adventures with everyone. Read some journals from famous trails such as The Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, The Long Trail, Florida Trail.

• Today's Weather in the Smokey's (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/MRX/RTPMRX)
  A NOAA page with the latest weather data from the National Park.  

• Weather forecast (http://www.wbir.com/weather/conditions/skycams/timelapse/smokyMountain.aspx)
  This site gives Knoxville TV 10 weather forecast for Gatlinburg, Tennessee and great Images of Mt. LeConte from  atop Highland condominiums.

• Live webcamstream shot of Mt. LeConte (elevation 6,593 ft.) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  (http://www.elkspringsresort.com/Gatlinburg/webcamstream.htm)
  The view is looking to the Southeast From Elk Springs Resort, Gatlinburg, TN.  Camera located atop Almost Heaven (http://www.elkspringsresort.com/Cabin_rentals/almost_heaven.html)

• National Park Service web cameras (http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/)
  View scenes from several National Parks. Type in names of unlisted National Parks, Yellowstone for instance, and get live web cams... if they exist.

• View from Look Rock (http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grsmcam/grsmcam.cfm)
  Current photograph of the Smoky Mountains from Look Rock. It is It is updated every fifteen minutes, sometimes. 

• View from Purchase Knob (http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/WebCams/parks/grsmpkcam/grsmpkcam.cfm)
  Current photograph of the Smoky Mountains from Purchase Knob.  It is updated every fifteen minutes, sometimes. Purchase Knob webcam is located about 3 miles southwest of the Cove Creek Road entrance to Cataloochee. It's just a stone's throw off Cataloochee Divide Trail.  

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