Why are these mountains called the Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to millions of plants. Through a process called Transpiration, where these plants exhale more than 90% of the water they bring up through their roots. As the water vapors touch the atmosphere, this process cools the ambient air around it creating the iconic wisps of smoke we see in our mountains. The Cherokee called this place, Shakonohey, land of blue mist like smoke.