by William Britten | Apr 6, 2010 | Wildflowers
Catesby’s Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) is one of my favorite Smoky Mtn wildflowers. The bloom is similar to White Trillium, and it also can be found in white, pink and red. However, the Catesby’s Trillium bloom hangs down below the familiar three leaves...
by William Britten | Apr 5, 2010 | Wildflowers
It’s trillium week here at William Britten Photography in Gatlinburg, TN. First up is the common White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum). This is the species that you will see carpeting the hillsides along the Newfound Gap Road or along the Cove Hardwoods Nature...
by William Britten | Apr 3, 2010 | Gatlinburg
You might see almost anything on the Parkway in Gatlinburg, a quiet mountain hamlet near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For example, strolling the street after lunch at Bubba Gumps the other day, I happened to encounter a young woman with her pet kangaroo....
by William Britten | Mar 29, 2010 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Nature
The picture above is from Mortons Overlook near the top of Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Looking down the valley towards Gatlinburg, you can see the Chimney Tops towards the upper left of the image. You can also see many dead fir...
by William Britten | Mar 5, 2010 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, photography
Perhaps the last decent snowfall of the winter this week created a winter dreamscape up in the Greenbrier section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These pictures tell the whole story. Click on the first one to bring up a larger slide show, then put your...