Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Adventures with the Parkers This is Max Davis reporting from the Great Smoky Mountains. It's the summer of 1940... With their great-grandfather's journal as their guide, Morgan and James head east to the most visited national park in the country: the Great Smoky Mountains. The twins and their parents backpack twenty-six miles along the Appalachian Trail, learning the park's unusual history and experiencing its amazing diversity spotting both synchronized fireflies and the world's largest salamander. But will the adventure end when Morgan comes down with a mysterious illness? Ridge Runner Rescue is the sixth book in the Adventures with the Parkers series for kids. Each book explores a popular national park and is packed with adventure as well as interesting facts about nature, outdoor safety, and much more.