Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA Apr. 21, 2024

Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA

As National Park Week unfurls its green banners in the US, let"s take a stroll down Sparks Lane, a gem situated within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Established in 1934, the park encompasses over 2,114 square kilometres of wilderness. The forests, which cover most of the park, are home to 1,500 species of flowering plants, 952 algae, 65 species of mammals and over 240 species of birds, making it an International Biosphere Reserve.

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