Outdoor Sports Blog

Will Smokey Mountains National Park go up in smoke? Great Smokey Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the US made it on the "endangered" list. Ironically air pollution is the problem. The 521,000-acre park, once called "place of blue smoke" by the Cherokees, can be reached within a day's drive by two-thirds of the US population. The following article by Duncan Mansfield, AP Environmental writer gives insight into problems and possible solutions in the Smokey region. (Unfortunately, the Willmington Star removed the article and we can't link to it anymore). Recommended additional readings about Smokey Mountains National Park .

Clifty Falls State Park You can hike for miles past waterfalls and through canyons By Bob Downing of Akron Beacon Journal MADISON — Clifty Falls State Park is a waterfall heaven, a hiker’s haven. The 1,416-acre park in southeastern Indiana features a narrow 300-foot-deep valley, sheer cliffs of limestone and shale, and breathtaking waterfalls. The tallest are Tunnel Falls at 83 feet, Wallace Falls at 79 feet and Hoffman Falls at 78 feet. The park’s namesake falls — Big Clifty and Little Clifty — are both 60 feet high. Click here to read more about Clifty Falls State Park.