CHAPTER ONE Land of the Blue Smoke 4 CHAPTER TWO Geological History 12 CHAPTER THREE Biological History 18 CHAPTER FOUR Human Settlement in the Smokies 26 CHAPTER FIVE Great Smoky Mountains National Park Today 34 Park Map 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 CONTENTS
5 CHAPTER ONE LAND OF THE BLUE SMOKE It is evening in Great Smoky Mountains National Park The sky has turned a pale pink Trees blanket the mountains Fog settles along the treetops A sea of gold red and green autumn leaves slopes down the mountainside A male elk paws at the ground in the Cataloochee Valley below His breath steams in the cool air He approaches a female elk He tilts back his antlered head A high pitched screech An elk's bugle call echoes through the mountainside of the Smokies
