Mason Sanders, 9, left, of Kingsport and Ethan Franklin, 8, of Knoxville play along Fighting Creek Nature Trail on Sunday, January 22, 2012 near the Sugarlands Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park visitation last month jumped by 37.7 percent over December 2010, putting year-to-date Park visitation to just over 9 million visitors. Overall, park visitation for 2011 was down 4.8 percent from 2010.

Photo by Saul Young, copyright © 2012

Mason Sanders, 9, left, of Kingsport and Ethan Franklin, 8, of Knoxville play along Fighting Creek Nature Trail on Sunday, January 22, 2012 near the Sugarlands Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park visitation last month jumped by 37.7 percent over December 2010, putting year-to-date Park visitation to just over 9 million visitors. Overall, park visitation for 2011 was down 4.8 percent from 2010.

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