Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have one less trail to reach Mount LeConte most weekdays. Bullhead Trail in the ...

Once you go, you become a part of its history and mystique. The LeConte Lodge stands atop one of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River, and there's only one way to get there: Your own feet, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — LeConte Lodge is a landmark for adventurers in the Great Smoky Mountains. Thousands of feet up, it has offered visitors stunning views and treks that make lifelong ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Beginning in May, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closing Bullhead Trail up to Mount LeConte as a multi-year rehabilitation project begins. On Friday, the ...

A stay at LeConte Lodge is well worth the trek. It was seven o’clock on a cool summer evening in East Tennessee as my mom and I grabbed extra layers and headlamps to make the short trek to Cliff Tops, ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Before setting out on his 600th summit hike of Mount Le Conte, Larry Russell offered a couple of words of advice — “Be careful, have fun.” WBIR last followed “Larry Legend” up ...

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In late fall of 1925, Paul Adams was astonished to see a visitor walk into his camp on Mount Le Conte. Adams, a young man of 25, had been hired by the Knoxville-based Great Smoky Mountains ...

For more than 10 months, bright orange barriers have blocked the trail head to one of the most popular hikes inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chimney Tops is typically one of the most ...