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#018 - Great Smoky Mountains, Part 2: The Visit | Cades Cove, Kuwohi & the Synchronous Fireflies
In September 2024, the highest peak in the park got its name back — Kuwohi, mulberry place, the sacred Cherokee summit renamed after a Confederate general in 1859 and formally corrected by unanimous federal vote after a campaign led by two Eastern Band citizens. That's the spirit of this whole visit: the busiest national park in the country rewards people who know what they're looking at before they arrive.
Host Shawn Spainhour, a former Army officer, walks you through the greatest hits and the practical skill of not spending your vacation in traffic. The Park It Forward parking tag and the…
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