#Great Smoky Mountains National Park

[wandering-jana]

The Sinks, created by diverting the river for a lumber railroad that used to run where the modern road is today.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Sept. 2021

[flyingiseasy-landingnotsomuch]

The road to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Oct 2023

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Some People Dream in Abstract (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: Some People Dream in Abstract Thoughts Like an Expressionist's Painting While other are bizarre, almost seemingly surreal Mine have been both, and sometimes in red But right now, I only dream wonderment for what stands in front Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one afternoon in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This was at a roadside pullout along the main park road with a view looking to the north-northwest to a group of black bears (momma bear and three cubs) who happened to be crossing this asphalt road. I captured quite a few images at this location, but this is one of the few that I really liked of the group because the momma bear happened to be looking in my general direction while her cub continued on.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Little River Autumn Canopy

Exploring dirt roads and tiny waterfalls framed by radiant autumn color under diffuse, overcast light is my idea of a blissfully perfect fall day. This classic scene found in the Great Smoky Mountains NP provided inspiration to slow down, breathe in the cool air, and appreciate the incredible diversity of woodland in the park.

By Optimal Focus Photography

[tree-whispering]

9.29.23

[rabbitcruiser]

The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park was founded on June 15, 1934.  

[shutterandsentence]

Let's go to the lake!

Photo: Fontana, North Carolina

[thorsenmark]

Walking Around the Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: An image captured while walking around and taking in view of the Primitive Baptist Church in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The view is in a grassy area outside the church with a view looking to the northeast. My thought in composing this image had been to pull back on the focal length so that I could include some of the nearby surrounding for this church. They were actually two reasons for that. One was to have the trees and skies to help frame the setting; I felt that important for the image. The other was more practical, as I intended to use the Perspective tool in DxO PhotoLab 7 to straighten out the angles, which I knew would take away some of the area around the church as part of that process.

[cachien]

deep in my feelings about hurricane helene, wondering if people even know about cherokee, nc, and the res that was affected there

i went to college in north alabama and frequently took trips into the mountains, coming in via the "tail of the dragon," a winding section of hwy 111 connecting tn to west nc. it spits you out near tapoco dam and about an hour away you can loop through cherokee and bryson's city to get to clingman's dome, the highest point in smoky mountains national park. i went through there probably a half-dozen times in college and went back for my honeymoon in june.

i just saw a video of the flooding at cherokee island park and it just broke my heart. as far as i know, the res in that area depends largely on tourism. there's a lot of emphasis on cherokee cultural heritage, some of which does seem over-emphasized because it's good for tourism. there's dozens of absolutely beautiful waterfalls, some of them 100+ ft, near the town. there's always elk nearby, especially in the fall the road from cherokee to bryson city has a field where there's almost always entire herds of elk and cars lining the shoulder for miles as people take pictures.

and i don't know how bad the damage is there but i know their economy is going to suffer so intensely. the damaged roads are preventing people from getting there. local musicians are hosting free concerts with donations to help the town and people can't get there to donate. my heart was already aching for asheville and boone, places incredibly special to me from the years i lived in south carolina and would travel up there for mountain vacations, but seeing floods in cherokee just broke my heart.

i've never a single time posted to tumblr asking people to donate but please, if you can, help these communities recover. the cherokee people in nc have such a rich, beautiful display of who they are and it's agonizing to think of them losing that, after losing so much else, because of the economic repercussions of helene blocking transportation to the area and resource scarcity in the mountains making it detrimental for tourism to happen right now in many areas. cherokee has said they're open to visitors, but be watchful if you visit the mountains of where you travel through and where you take resources from.

anyway here's a video from the chief of the EBCI (eastern band of cherokee indians) in cherokee nc talking about relief efforts and progress and from the link in bio he says you can find more info about how to help

[terebelli]

📷 Christopher Ewing

[eopederson]

Log cabin, Cades Cove, Smoky Mountain National Park, 1975.

[wandering-jana]

Deep Creek.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Sept. 2021

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Happy Monday!

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

📸 by SlavomiraVac2

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[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Life in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the east-northeast while taking in views at a roadside pullout along the main park loop road in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While I did capture a few images at this location, I attempted to focus pressing the shutter release when the bears might be looking up or moving with a look for an image to capture. Here one of the cubs happened to be looking in my general direction as it climbed over this fallen tree.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“A cool drink”

“A bull elk stopping in the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to a refreshing drink.”

© Alan Taylor

2023 Nature Conservancy photo contest

[lowcountry-gothic]

Hen Wallow Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.