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Keeping animals native to other continents is a challenge in the southern mountains. Your ostriches can disappear under the snow; your female monkeys can throw poop, and nearly every creature is threatened by a native one, either large or tiny.

A young man far out of his element at the 1987 dedication of the last completed section of the Blue Ridge Parkway looks back these 27 years later with a combination of curiosity, perspective and, perhaps, wisdom.

C’mon along as we get ready to go outside and have some fun in the mountains of eight states!

Our contributing editor grew up shopping at department stores and eating at the Woolworth’s lunch counter. My my, how (delightfully) things have changed.

The eight-day Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge has a feel of too good to be true. It’s full of wonderful sessions and activities for all ages. And did we mention it’s all free?