# Smoky mountains
This is why it's so important to take your trash
This is why it's so important to take your trash. we found this bear poop in the Great Smoky Mountains hiking this Trail and their was garbage inside of it they practically eat anything so please be mindful of that.
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Lying in the shallow water of Injun Creek the engine has remained here since the 1920's. There are multiple stories of how this Nichols and Shepard Steam Tractor Engine ended up here. The one we read most about was that the driver was drunk and accidentally drove it off the side of the mountain and rolled down into the creek. Another we heard was after a small miscalculation on the driver's part, the engine slid off of the road (trail) and tumbled into the creek. The driver jumped clear and no one was injured by the mishap. We are not quite sure of the true story but nevertheless, you can view the 100-year-old remnants about three miles down Grapeyard Ridge Trail.
The Pearl Harbor Tree In Cades Cove
This is one of the many hidden gems in Cades Cove. This tree has alot of history and pays remembrance to those who have served and to those who gave it all to keep us free. F.D.R. said it best "a day which will live in infamy". December 7, 1941.