My Opera“Reward Yourself – Hike the Smokies Challenge” Launches April 25, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010 10:43:05 AM
A new program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, “Reward Yourself - Hike the Smokies Challenge” in 2010 will help visitors reach individual recreational milestones. The Park is distributing mileage record books for free on Sunday, April 25, at Sugarlands and Oconaluftee Visitor Centers between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and at the Cades Cove Visitor Center from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
After April 25, the pocket-size booklets will be available at the three visitor centers for $1.00. The challenge is to keep track and record the mileage from each trail walked or hiked, even if it is the same trail day after day. As a recreational goal, when a person has “hiked” 100 miles, 250 miles, and 500 miles, he/she can bring their mileage record to one of the three visitor centers to receive a mileage pin and be recorded in the “Hike the Smokies” 2010 web records.
A video podcast, "Day Hiking in the Smokies: Expect the Unexpected" will also be launched on April 25th at: http://thegreatsmokymountains.org/hike_smokies_challenge. This 3-minute video podcast will help visitors prepare for the weather extremes that can be found in the Smokies during a day hike. Two additional video podcasts are being developed in this series for release this summer and fall that will provide additional tips on hiking safety in the Smokies.
This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation through the generous support of The Coca-Cola Foundation, and in cooperation with Great Smoky Mountains Association and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
After April 25, the pocket-size booklets will be available at the three visitor centers for $1.00. The challenge is to keep track and record the mileage from each trail walked or hiked, even if it is the same trail day after day. As a recreational goal, when a person has “hiked” 100 miles, 250 miles, and 500 miles, he/she can bring their mileage record to one of the three visitor centers to receive a mileage pin and be recorded in the “Hike the Smokies” 2010 web records.
A video podcast, "Day Hiking in the Smokies: Expect the Unexpected" will also be launched on April 25th at: http://thegreatsmokymountains.org/hike_smokies_challenge. This 3-minute video podcast will help visitors prepare for the weather extremes that can be found in the Smokies during a day hike. Two additional video podcasts are being developed in this series for release this summer and fall that will provide additional tips on hiking safety in the Smokies.
This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation through the generous support of The Coca-Cola Foundation, and in cooperation with Great Smoky Mountains Association and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
