How can you sleep in on Saturday when there’s so much to see and do on public lands? Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee is one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States where black bears can live in wild, natural surroundings. Biologists estimate that roughly 1,500 bears live in the park. Bears have color vision and a keen sense of smell. In addition, they are good tree climbers, swim very well and can run 30 miles per hour. If they want to. This little cub’s just not in the mood. Photo by Matt & Delia Hills (www.sharetheexperience.org).