Newfound Gap in Winter © William Britten use with permission only

It’s definately the winter time here folks. The excitement of the holidays is a fading memory. The Smoky Mountains are currently shrouded in a half-hearted, left-over snow. Clingman’s Dome road and the Roaring Fork are closed for the winter.

The picture above was taken from the Oconaluftee Overlook …. same place as the glorious summer sunrise immortalized in Listening to Silence and Morning Majesty.

I’m down in the Gallery doing wintertime stuff … cutting mat boards, getting the inventory and spreadsheets ready for the new year, doing housekeeping on the hard drives from the 10,000+ images that I take in a typical year.  It’s really a nice time to catch my breath from the very busy October – December period.

If you’re in town, stop in and visit me to see the complete display of Smoky Mountains Photos at the William Britten Gallery out on Glades Rd here in Gatlinburg.

Clingman's Dome road closed © William Britten use with permission only