A hiker found dead Feb. 2 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park had been a longtime volunteer, according to park officials.

A missing 73-year-old North Carolina hiker was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park ...

Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old hiker, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing over the ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

Houghton was a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina. Houghton volunteered at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years. In 2022, Houghton was nominated for the National ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee as part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The park encompasses 816.28 squares miles. Elevations range from ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of rugged, forested terrain in Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is one of the most-visited national ...

Houghton, a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina, had volunteered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... 17 on Foothills Parkway, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated ...