Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2021
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Overlook View
Great Smoky Mountain National Park is Set in the Appalachian Mountains. This Is a Typical Summer View from an Overlook. Clouds and Thunderstorms Are Common.
Main Road Through Great Smoky Mountains National Park
For Most, GSM is a Drivers Park, as US 441 Runs Through the Main Section of the Park. This Photo Shows a Pristine Stretch of Road Through the Summer Tree Canopy. Do Not Expect this Solitude. It is the Most Visited National Park, Has No Fees, and Is Crowded.
Why They Are Called The Great Smoky Mountains
The Clouds Are Frequent and the Mist Seems Always Present--Which Is Why They Are Called the Smokies.
Summer Storm Rolling From the Blue Ridge Parkway
A Summer Storm Rolls in Over the Appalachians from the Blue Ridge Parkway
Mountain Stream in the Smokies
Mountain Streams Such as This Are Common in the Park and the Surrounding Area and Are Quite Beautiful and Serene
Horses In Cades Cove
Cades Cove Is the Most Popular Part of the Park. Horses Graze on the Early Summer Clover. Do Not Expect a Relaxing Experience in Cades Cove. It Is Bumper to Bumper for 12 Miles. Unfortunate that It is Not Better Managed--and That Goes for the Whole Park.
Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery in Cades Cove
Quite Beautiful. The Stories Told By the Grave Markers Are Compelling. There Are Also Other Churches in the Cove.
Interior of Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove
Its Simplicity Is in Stark Contrast With European Cathedrals, But Equally Compelling In Its Own Way.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Under the Stars
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Has Reasonably Dark Skies for Being in the East, But You Will Be Fighting Clouds a Lot of the Time. A Break in the Rain Allowed Me to Capture Stars and an Interesting Lenticular Cloud.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Under the Stars
Another View of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Under the Stars. I Think the Lights in the Valley Are From Cades Cove Campground.