Young forest along the Cove Hardwoods trail

Typical second growth forest along the Cove Hardwoods trail. Note the dense trees with small trunks, and the heavy undergrowth.

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The Majesty of Trees

May 19th 2011
Today is my first day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the most popular national park in the US. Part of the reason is that many of the land gifts for the park came on the condition that it would never charge an entrance fee. People think the park was created to preserve the mountains. It was actually created to preserve what is ON the mountains, the most biologically diverse env ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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