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Archive for the ‘Middle Prong Trail’ Category
Hiking the Middle Prong Trail
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Take a hike with the Great Smoky Mountains Association along the Middle Prong Trail in the Smokies. This short video takes viewers on a vicarious stroll up the Middle Prong Trail in Tremont. The 4-mile hike follows the Middle Prong of the Little River, past relics from the old logging days, and on to the intersection with the Lynn Camp Prong Trail and the Greenbrier Ridge Trail:
© GSMA 2011. All rights reserved.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
© GSMA 2011. All rights reserved.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
84-year-old man collapses on Middle Prong Trail
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
The Maryville Daily Times is reporting that an 84-year-old Knoxville man had to be carried off the Middle Prong Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after collapsing Tuesday.
Bill Sterling and two hiking companions were about a half-mile from the trail head when Sterling collapsed and was unable to walk out. The trail was icy and packed with snow.
Authorities were contacted at about 10 a.m. A group of Park rangers and Rural/Metro paramedics hiked up the trail and carried Sterling out on a litter. Park officials said he was conscious when rescuers arrived but was unable to walk himself out.
Sterling was taken to Townsend to a waiting Lifestar helicopter and was then transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville where he is listed in stable condition.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.
Bill Sterling and two hiking companions were about a half-mile from the trail head when Sterling collapsed and was unable to walk out. The trail was icy and packed with snow.
Authorities were contacted at about 10 a.m. A group of Park rangers and Rural/Metro paramedics hiked up the trail and carried Sterling out on a litter. Park officials said he was conscious when rescuers arrived but was unable to walk himself out.
Sterling was taken to Townsend to a waiting Lifestar helicopter and was then transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville where he is listed in stable condition.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.
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