by William Britten | Feb 13, 2012 | Miles Away on Monday
This scene is classic winter-get-away-from-it-all Gatlinburg-style. The snow-capped Smoky Mountains in the distance, snow laying on the rooftops of surrounding log cabins, and the hot-tub fired up and steaming. Ready for some serious cold weather relaxation and...
by William Britten | Feb 6, 2012 | Featured Photos, William Britten Gallery
We’ve added several new products here in the William Britten Gallery to showcase our Smoky Mtns photos. This has been a goal for a couple of years now and we are very excited to finally be introducing these items. In the picture above are notecards and magnets....
by William Britten | Jan 28, 2012 | History of the Smokies
Another Smoky Mountains history entry from the journal of Dutch Roth, recounting a long Smoky Mountains hike taken in 1931 by Dutch and his friends Harvey Broome and Luther Greene on Hughes Ridge, which is known as Pecks Corner nowdays. HUGHES RIDGE FROM GREENBRIER...
by William Britten | Jan 22, 2012 | Wildflowers
Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) is a common perennial herb that grows to 8 inches or so. It blooms in mid-May, and when not in bloom looks much like a clump of grass. These Smoky Mtns wildflowers are similar to Blue-eyed Grass, and in fact I found both of these blooming...
by William Britten | Jan 21, 2012 | Wildflowers
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) is a petite, delicate Smoky Mountains wildflower. It’s a member of the Iris family, and there are four varieties of Sisyrinchium: Pale, Eastern, Stout, and Slender. To be honest, I don’t know which ones are...