by William Britten | Nov 1, 2010 | Miles Away on Monday
Today’s Miles Away is the view I see every day, and a view that has appeared in this blog many times, in many variations, in all the seasons. October is over. The season is winding down. Still need to get over to Cosby for a few bushels of apples and make sauce...
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 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 | Jan 10, 2010 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, photography
Another dusting of snow last night, but finally some sunshine today revealed the full majesty of Mt. LeConte, one of the highest peakes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at 6593 feet. This is the view Sarah and I see every day from our little cabin in the...