North Carolina – The Intentional Travelers

Featured Images • A Smoky Mountains Morning

Elk on a foggy morning in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Todays Images • Elk In Smokey Mountains National Park

The Elk mostly disappeared from the mountains of the eastern United States. Reintroduction of elk into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park began in 2001 when 25 elk were brought from the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area along the Tennessee-Kentucky border. Despite early struggles, including predation by black bears on young calves, the elk population in the SmokiesContinue reading “Todays Images • Elk In Smokey Mountains National Park”

Prayers & Help For The Blue Ridge

My Father was born and raised in the mountains of western North Carolina. Our family has lived in those mountains since the beginning of the eighteenth century when they started farming a piece of land along Broad River beneath Chimney Rock. Over seven generations we spread out through the Blue Ridge Mountains and by 1928Continue reading “Prayers & Help For The Blue Ridge”

Blue Ridge Mountain Time

My father and his family are from the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and growing up I spent a lot of time there. While things today seem to change quickly, mountain time still runs slower than most places and so does the pace of this featured short clip…

Elk In The Great Smoky Mountains

It’s been some time since I read anything about the reintroduction of elk into the North Carolina mountains and I hadn’t given it any thought when planning our Blue Ridge mountain trip. It was an unexpected encounter when we found elk in the forest. Reintroduction of elk into Great Smoky Mountains National Park began inContinue reading “Elk In The Great Smoky Mountains”

Elk In The Appalachians • An Encounter

It’s been some time since I read anything about the reintroduction of elk into the North Carolina mountains and I hadn’t given it any thought when planning our Blue Ridge Parkway trip. It was an unexpected encounter when we found elk in the forest. Reintroduction of elk into Great Smoky Mountains National Park began inContinue reading “Elk In The Appalachians • An Encounter”