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I am renowned for my diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of my ancient mountains, and the quality of my remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture
If you can't see me you are in the wrong place
January 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A little sun to warm me today but snow is heading my way
January 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Welcome to the world, little girl. 💞

According to the Richmond-area zoo, pygmy hippos are an endangered West African species, and only 2,500 mature hippos remain in the wild.
December 27, 2024 at 12:11 AM
The White House announced on Christmas Eve President Joe Biden signed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird.
Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, has the largest exhibit of non-releasable Bald Eagles in the United States.

and a webcam; shush they are sleeping
dweaglecams.org
December 25, 2024 at 11:08 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.

The three spirits:
December 25, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Here comes Santa Claus
WATCH LIVE | 2024 NORAD Santa Claus tracker
YouTube video by WKYC Channel 3
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December 25, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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Updated to include @thesmokymountains.bsky.social and @mtjeffersonoregon.bsky.social

Personally, I love that the Smokies are another innumerate geography, but I still wish for some more piles of sand or maybe some glacial moraines.
December 24, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Even the stars dance around me
Star trails from Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. Video from Tom Williams
December 23, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Fantastic idea!! Libraries serve entire communities and as an added bonus, there are Great Books about me there!
December 22, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Waiting to bask in the sun, a new day
December 22, 2024 at 11:43 AM
May the Warm Winds of Heaven
Blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit
Bless all who enter there.
May your Mocassins
Make happy tracks
in many snows,
and may the Rainbow
Always touch your shoulder.
December 21, 2024 at 6:25 PM
It's another beautiful day around me
December 21, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Otters were eliminated from the Smokies in the early 1900s due to habitat destruction and trapping for their fur.

In 1986, the National Park Service started a program to reintroduce otters to Smoky Mountains National Park. Over 8 years, 137 otters were moved to the Smokies!
December 21, 2024 at 11:36 AM