by William Britten | Mar 24, 2011 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Driving along Little River Road in the Smoky Mountains last week, the water was high from several days of rain, and there were kayakers putting their boats in the water all along the stretch of road between Townsend and Elkmont. Passing the Sinks parking area, I was...
by William Britten | Mar 22, 2011 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, History of the Smokies
In the late 1920s Gatlinburg entrepreneur Jack Huff built a 20 by 24 foot cabin out of balsam logs that was the forerunner of today’s LeConte Lodge. The roof was tarpaper, with a floor of native clay. For more than 35 years Jack and his wife Pauline operated Mt....
by William Britten | Mar 21, 2011 | Wildflowers
The gorgeous wildflower above is a Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) photographed near the Porter’s Creek trailhead. Wildflower season is finally here again!
by William Britten | Mar 17, 2011 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Can a person ever get too much Cades Cove or Smoky Mountains? No need to answer … I find myself drawn back these days over and over to see what’s happening. Mostly it’s been all about pictures of deer this winter … the bucks and the does. Today...
