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Permanent Camp: A New Guide to Fishes of the Smokies
By George Ellison
Sicklefin Redhorse . . . Warmouth . . . Black Crappie . . . Mottled Sculpin . . . Sauger . . . Smoky Madtom . . . Gilt Darter . . . Topminow . . . Mirror Shiner . . . Rosyside Dace . . . Central Stoneroller . . . Longnose Gar . . . Gizzard Shad.
Those are but a few of the 80 species of fish residing in the 2,900 miles of
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Image for the Asking: A Little River That’s Not Really So Little
Story and image by Don McGowan
There is a place in the Smokies known as Collins Gap. It is where the western slope of Mount Collins tumbles down to meet the eastern slope of Kuwahi (Clingmans Dome). In other words, it’s a high place along the crest of the Smokies ridge, somewhere around 5,723 feet.
Below the north face of Collins Gap,
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Image for the Asking: The Many Connections of a Small, Nameless Stream
Story and image by Don McGowan
Although you may not be familiar with it, the wet weather creek in this image is associated with the founding history of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As far as I know, the stream at this point in its journey has no name, though it will eventually merge its waters into Walker Camp Prong—half of West
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Image for the Asking: Little is a Relative Term
“Little” can be a relative term. For example, at an elevation of approximately 5100 feet, in the lofty vicinity of Collins Gap, small streams form on the north slope of Clingmans Dome, the highest point in all of Tennessee.
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