Usually by the end of February, winter is losing its grip in our quiet little village on the edge of the Smoky Mountains. But this year we’ve still got the twice-weekly snowstorms, still wearing the triple layers, still the hot chocolate and tea, the howling wind at night, the cats that refuse to venture outdoors…
Dogwood Rain is from the Tremont area of the Smoky Mountains National Park, which is one of my favorite locations. The photograph was taken in a light drizzle, umbrella in hand. With the rainy mist hanging over the creek, and the focus on the dogwood blooms on the overhanging branch, the photo has a sense…
I’ve noticed that lichens seem to come alive in the winter. In the Great Smoky Mountains, lichens are everywhere, on boulders and rocks and trees. Maybe they stand out in winter because they are not competing with the lush green foliage of summer. In any case, wandering the quiet winter trails, the lichens really jump…
Midnight Hole is a petite waterfall with a twelve-foot deep emerald pool that gives the waterfall its name. Located in the Big Creek section of the Smoky Mountains, this is a popular swimming hole in the summer. This photo is often paired with Creekside Sweet Gum, making an attractive set of vertical pictures. It’s offered…
Still plenty of snow at Newfound Gap. The road from Gatlinburg to the top of the Smoky Mountains has been closed a lot this winter, but it was open on Saturday, February 20th when I took this picture. Lots of people were up there hiking, frolicking, and sliding around with their children. I pulled over…
Some days you just need to go out and stack some stones. Right? Just head out along some creek and start wandering, looking for a good selection of stones. The right color, right shape, ability to get along in a stack. Then spend some time stacking the stones, with some failures, some flops, but finally…
Still the snowcap on Mt. LeConte, still the cabin fever. So head downtown for a walk-around. Gatlinburg on a winter weekday can be slow, with few tourists on the Parkway promenade. The wishing well is frozen, and hardly a brave soul on the chair lift. The ticky-tack gaudiness of the Parkway is on stark display,…
More snow today, and cabin fever setting in. There’s only so much relaxation a person can stand, gazing out at the Smoky Mountains, silent and brooding, waiting for Spring and the return of the tourist season. So I called Broom down from the roof, and we set off on a walk. Yep, sure enough, there…
I live in Gatlinburg TN, on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. The Smokies are a very spiritual place, and I attempt to capture some of that spirit in each of my photographs.
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