Albright Grove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

This iPIX™ tour through Albright grove provides a fascinating look at a unique ecosystem in the Southern Appalachians, located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This tour also leads to information on the threat of an invasive species (the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid) to the Eastern Hemlock tree, an important component of that ecosystem.

The trail begins with the first picture, "At the Albright Grove trailhead", but pictures can be viewed in any order. Once you open a picture, navigate the iPIX™ images by placing your mouse cursor over the image. The cursor will change to a pointing hand. As you move the cursor around, the hand will indicate the selected direction of movement. When the hand is visible, Holding the mouse button down will cause the view to change. Near the center of the image presentation, the cursor will change to a magnifying glass with a "+" or a "-" inside. While the magnifying glass contains a "+" clicking the mouse button will cause the image to zoom in; while the magnifying glass contains a "-" clicking the mouse button will cause the image to zoom out.

You need the iPIX viewer installed to view these scenes. The viewer is available free from iPIX™.

At the Albright Grove Trailhead	At the top of the trail	Going down the trail	Into the grove