# At home in the Smokies

Author: United States. National Park Service; Dykeman, Wilma, 1920-2006; Stokely, James, 1913-1977

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72365

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=At+home+in+the+Smokies+United+States.+National+Park&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Seemingly endless ridges, forests, mountain streams, waterfalls, and wildlife attract hundreds of thousands of travelers each year to Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Many are drawn by a long procession of wildflowers and shrubs bursting into bloom in the spring and by the colorful foliage of the hardwoods in the fall. Thousands hike the park’s many trails, which range from short spurs to the 110 kilometers (70 miles) of the Appalachian Trail that runs through the park. Also attracting wide interest are the park’s historical sites and the lifeways of the mountain people. They are pleasant surprises in the midst of all of nature’s richness. They a...

## Chapters

- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/at-home-in-the-smokies-72365/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/at-home-in-the-smokies-72365/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/at-home-in-the-smokies-72365/chapters/1/index.md)