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Backpacker Magazine – May 2009
See glowing plankton, mushrooms, and bugs on these brilliant adventures.
Big South Fork, TN/KY
Follow fireflies to sandstone arches.
During the day, hikers come to the Big South Fork for its deep, winding gorges and imposing sandstone bluffs. But on summer nights with a new moon, the main attraction is something much more dazzling: fireflies. From the Twin Arches trailhead, hike south .7 mile to the Twin Arches–North and South Arch (51 and 70 feet tall, respectively), two of the largest natural bridges in the east. Watch the fireflies light up the sandstone walls. They don't blink randomly; different patterns and sequences indicate species, gender, territoriality, and even mating status. Continue east on the 4.6-mile Twin Arches Loop Trail, passing rustic Charit Creek Lodge as you close the loop. (423) 286-7275; nps.gov/biso
The Afterglow
Enjoy midhike milk and cookies on the Charit Creek Lodge porch. Call ahead. (865) 429-5704; charitcreek.com.
The Way
From Oneida, TN, take TN 297 west 19 miles to TN 154, turn right, and drive 1.5 miles to Divide Road. Turn right again, and make another quick right onto Twin Arches Rd. It's two miles to the trailhead.

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FYI, lightning bugs and fireflies are the same thing. Glowworms are the females, they can't fly. Flashing or steady light depends on the temperature and/or what they're trying to communicate to each other.
Try bioluminescent bay in puerto rico. Touching the water, is like throwing fairy dust. So amazing!
Bioluminescence in Hood Canal, WA, like magic
when stationed at ft Konx ky during the summer at night the fire flys numbered in the billions they were gorgeous if you get to ceck it out i recomend it
Lightning bugs and fire flies are the same thing. They are common names for a group of bioluminescent beetles in the family Lampyridae that use flashes of different lengths to communicate, usually for mate attraction.
I have seen these amazing glow bugs in Ohio in the Mohican area every year at about the same time. 3rd week of September.
Locals call them lightning bugs. different from fire flies that stay lit for longer periods of time, lightning bugs flash. my $0.02
my favorite trip to take the wife and kids on was the catskills in NY during the beginning of july its the peak of the firefly season the kids loved it after chasing them all evening they would crash out in the tent and stay asleep till dawn giving my wife and I some great quality time
i woke two nights ago to put wood in the stove, much to my amusment the wood pile was glowing. a 4 inch wide strip 1 and ahalf inch deep the hole leigth of the logs just under the bark. this is a white glow like a floresent lightbulb. im in misouri, what is it? fungus?
Try the Little River trail in the Great Smoky Mtns. Nat'l. Park to see Synchronous Fireflies that are found in only two places in the world: the Elkmont area of the GSM for two weeks in mid June and in Asia. The fireflies blink on and off together. Go backcountry for your own private light show!
I have camped and hunted in this area all my life years before it was the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. I have very fond memories of when it was undisturbed and wild and very remote. This is a beautiful area and well worth a visit year round.
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