by William Britten | Mar 3, 2010 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, philosophy, photography
Another light snowstorm through most of the day yesterday, but not enough to close the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I drove up into the Greenbrier section and found a winter fairyland. So beautiful and dreamlike … I’ll have some...
by William Britten | Feb 26, 2010 | Gatlinburg
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...
by William Britten | Feb 22, 2010 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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...
by William Britten | Feb 19, 2010 | Gatlinburg
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...
by William Britten | Feb 4, 2010 | Gatlinburg
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...