by William Britten | Feb 14, 2011 | Gatlinburg
What to write about on Valentine’s Day? Smoky Mountain weddings! Gatlinburg is second only to Las Vegas in the number of wedding ceremonies each year … around 10,000 for this small village near the Smoky Mountains. To accommodate all those weddings,...
by William Britten | Feb 11, 2011 | Nature, philosophy
I was walking along the road to the Ramsey Cascade trail in the Greenbrier section of the Smoky Mountains last week. Just out for a stroll, with my little GF1 attached to a monopod like it was a walking stick. Another photographer came out of the woods onto the road,...
by William Britten | Feb 10, 2011 | Gatlinburg, video
These are our friends Gary Wayne and Jane Morris, aka New Rain, down at The Ship on Glades Rd in Gatlinburg last Saturday night. It was a reunion of sorts, with Jane and Gary returning to our neighborhood bar after an absence of a few months. We all had a great night....
by William Britten | Feb 8, 2011 | Favorite Trails, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This is a short, sweet hike with a special and nearly secret destination. Jakes Creek Trailhead is the starting point, which is found by turning left just before entering the Elkmont campground. Go on past the first parking area for the Little River Trail, to the new...