The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mist in the Smoky Mountains

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

I have wanted to visit the Great Smoky Mountains since childhood. This mountainous region seemed magical to me. A few years ago I had the chance to go to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee with a small group of photographers. It was a cold, wet, rainy April but it didn’t matter to us, as we were taken with the beauty that surrounded us.  We were treated with the special unveiling of  warm springtime greens set against the darker greens of evergreens, rushing waters of the Roaring Fork River and numerous streams and rivers, and misty scenes each morning and one amazing evening sunset. These granddaddy mountains and their surrounding scenery offer a subtle beauty that is so peaceful. I hope you enjoy a small selection of my images from this memorable visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I hope to go back to see many of the areas that I missed on this first visit.

Sunrise in the Smokies

Lone Tree in the Smokies

Sunrise in the Smokies

Sun setting in the Smokies

Dramatic sunset sky in the Smokies

Rushing water in springtime

Branches over cascading water

Bridge over river in the Smoky Mountains National Park

Mountain stream in spring

 

Rushing stream with mossy rocks

Cool mountain water streaming by

Great Smoky Mountains waterfall

 

 

 

Sunlit mossy rocks in fast-moving stream

Laurel Falls in springtime

Springtime in the Smokies

Vista in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

John Oliver Cabin (John Oliver and his wife were the 1st permanent Europena settlers in Cades Cove, Tennessee.)

Great grazing meadow, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Meadow with grazing horses in evening, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Horses grazing in Cades Cove meadow, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Carter Shields Cabin, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Little Greenbrier School, Sevier County, Tennessee (1882-1936), Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 

Springtime in the Woodland, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I hope you enjoyed your visit through parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.