National Parks Exploration Series: Great Smoky Mountains (2011)
Overview
Great Smoky Mountain National Park covers over 500,000 acres of breath-taking beauty: lush highland meadows, glorious waterfalls, pristine mountain streams, and one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world.
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Alphonse Keasley
Narrator
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