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When you visit the Great Smoky Mountains, you quickly learn there are only two roads in national park.  One that goes over the mountain, Newfound Gap Road; and the other which goes across the mountain, Little River Road.    Each road offers things to do and see,...

The past year has brought so many challenges and rewards.  It is humbling to sit back and reflect, review, and make new resolutions.  I have been thinking hard and comparing myself to photographers that are successful, have sales, and prints hanging in businesses and...

One of my favorite times of the day is sunset.  It is not for the end of the day and the emotional release, knowing that rest is upon us, or that knowing it’s time to go in after dark.  It is about the coolness that follows.  That little bit chill, just for a moment...

The trail's origins trace back to the 18th and 19th centuries, when it was commonly called the Indian Gap Trail and used by Native Americans and early settlers. The Cherokee refer  to the Chimney Tops as "Duniskwalgunyi," or "forked antler," reflecting the mountain’s...