by William Britten | Feb 21, 2011 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Miles Away on Monday
It’s a quiet and peaceful day in Cades Cove. Winter is really special here. Plenty of time to cruise the loop road at your own pace, stopping whenever the mood strikes. In winter the deer come out by the dozens — probably over 100 of them in the central...
by William Britten | Feb 18, 2011 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In 1839 a group split from the Primitive Baptist Church to form their own congregation. The structure pictured above was built in 1915. I visited the church on a bright winter day in February when there were almost no cars on the Cades Cove loop road. As with many of...
by William Britten | Feb 17, 2011 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Nature, video
Last week I headed over to Cades Cove with these deer in mind. In winter they tend to congregate in large groups in the central meadow of the Cove. I parked along the loop road and walked down into the field among the herd of young bucks. Don’t ask me where the...
by William Britten | Aug 31, 2010 | Wildflowers
Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) is a large, bushy plant with many small flowers. It favors fields, roadsides, and open woods. The picture above was taken along the Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The image picture was in the...
