Storm clouds roll in from the east over the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. These photographs are available on prints when you visit my gallery…
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Tag: Smoky Mountains
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Current Beauty
Cascading currents in Middle Prong Little River are both unpredictable and always beautiful. If you like this photograph, then consider purchasing a print for your home, office, or as a gift for family and friends. You can visit my gallery to select the most well-suited option, including framed, canvas, poster, metal, wood, art, acrylic and tapestries. Thanks for visiting!
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River Ledges
This is Abrams Creek, as photographed along my hike to Abrams Falls, located at Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. With rock ledges positioned at an angle across the waterway, I thought it was an interesting shot to capture. And, if you agree, you may enjoy it on a wall in your home. Prints are available in my gallery, so stop by for a visit…
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Black and White Storm Clouds
This black and white photography features low-ceiling storm clouds over the Smoky Mountains, as seen from a scenic overlook along Foothills Parkway, near Townsend, Tennessee. I managed to keep dry, though rain is visible in the center of this landscape scenery.
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Cades Cove
Here are a few photographs taken recently, while on a late afternoon visit to Cades Cove. Located in a verdant valley of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, an area originally inhabited by Cherokee Indians, it was later settled by European immigrants sometime between 1818-1821.
Today, it’s one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and there are many individual areas within Cades Cove to enjoy. Here are a few examples –
Most commonly, tourists partake in a one-way scenic drive along an 11 mile road – a loop – through the park. It usually takes between 2-3 hours, with traffic stop and go along the shoulder, as people pause to examine the natural habitat, vintage churches and log cabins, mountain landscapes and wildlife.
Driving along this scenic loop, I spotted eight bears on six different occasions. I also realized that I would have benefited by using a longer zoom lens with my camera, as these bears were to far away for close-up photographs.
Other animals spotted included two wild turkeys, a whitetail deer, and approximately two dozen horses. The park has a stable on site where families can saddle-up for riding, and these horses are also allowed to run free within expansive, fenced boundaries of the park. In fact, soon after I entered Cades Cove, I heard and observed roughly ten horses galloping along a worn, dirt path, parallel with the road.
Fortunately, the weather remained dry during my visit, though storm clouds were moving in from the east, over the mountains.
If you’re ever in the area and would like to enjoy a combination of historical sites, wildlife and green valleys surrounded by mountains, then I would recommend that you visit Cades Cove. Despite its popularity, you’ll find your visit to be a peaceful and rewarding experience.
I appreciate your visit, and, if you’d be interested, feel free to visit my gallery to find prints available for your home or office. Thanks very much!
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Forest Creek
This scenic creek was photographed in the Smoky Mountains while standing in shallow water. It’s available on a variety of prints in my gallery, so check it out & thanks for visiting!
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Carving a Path
Photographed along West Prong Little River, in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, water winds its way around and through a rocky landscape. In the end, water always wins. You can find prints available here.
Thanks for visiting!
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Black and White Cascades
Prints available here. You can enjoy this black and white photography in a print on a wall in your home or office. Several varieties are available to select, when you visit my gallery at Pixels. This is Abrams Creek, located at Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
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Under the Road
Returning from the Late Afternoon Delight location, I crossed the road and carefully descended a steep, twenty-foot hillside. At the base, I waded across the creek and found this scenic landscape view, as seen looking under a bridge (hence, the dark shadow) from one side of the road to the other. Prints available here.
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Late Afternoon Delight
I shot this photograph yesterday afternoon in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Originally, I planned on visiting Cades Cove, but the blue skies I’d anticipated had become hazy and bright, instead.
So, I found a parking area and followed a creek back into the woods, pleased to find this mossy landscape with cascades and dappled light.
You can find many fine prints available in my gallery, also – so, check it out.
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Maze of Moss
Water winds its way through the forest and a maze of moss-covered rocks. This is Middle Prong Little River in the Smoky Mountains, a beautiful location that I hope you might enjoy in a frame on a wall in your home. Prints available here. Thanks for stopping by!
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Rocks in the River
Currents cascade downstream and around rocks as whitewater in this long exposure photograph, as seen in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
If you’re interested in something new for an empty wall in your home or office, or simply looking for a great gift-giving idea, then you can find several prints available here.
Thanks for stopping by!
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More Moss
I shot this scene following rainfall while hiking in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, wherein the landscape appears much like a temperate rainforest – with moss everywhere!
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Riverside Moss
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Following rain, I drove east towards the Smoky Mountains, into the Tremont section along a gravel road – which parallels Middle Prong Little River – and rested for a spell to enjoy this moss-covered landscape.
The scenery reminded me of the 1981 movie, Excalibur, so I’ve included a (later rendition) song that was part of the soundtrack from that film, below:
O Fortuna (Carmina Burana), by Carl Orff
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Trailhead Footbridge
A few miles further into the Smoky Mountains beyond the Old Wooden Bridge, at the end of a dirt road, visitors arrive at this footbridge marking the trailhead of Middle Prong Trail. It also marks the end of Lynn Camp Prong, which, when merged with Thunderhead Prong (unseen, this side and right of the footbridge), becomes Middle Prong Little River, shown here.
I took this photograph yesterday evening, two hours after rain and while (carefully) standing on a broad, moss-covered rock in the river.
And, to better appreciate the beauty of the area, I’ve also included this video, taken with my iPhone. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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