Ridges
As the day draws to a close distant haze serves to outline ridgelines in the distant mountains of Great Smoky Mountains NP, Tennessee
Silhouettes
Haze at sunrise defines distant ridges of the Appalacian Mts in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Fraser Firs
Fraser Firs catch the fleeting sunset light atop Clingman's Dome in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Black Bear Cub
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) cub in Great Smoky Mouintain NP
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) cub climbing on a vine in Great Smoky Mouintain NP
Lichens
Lichens encompass hardwood trees in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Last light
Soft light kisses a hardwood tree at sunset in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) blooms in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Yellow Trillium
Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) blooming in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Foamflower
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) bloom in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Showy Orchis
Showy Orchis (Gelaris spectabilis) bloom in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Northern White Violet
Northern White Violet (Viola macloskeyi) spring time bloom in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Abrams Creek
Abrams Creek plunges 20 feet over Abrams Falls in Great Smoky Mountains NP
Grotto Falls
Grotto Falls in Great Smoky Mountains NP
Oconaluftee River
Oconaluftee River in Great Smoky Mountains NP, Tennessee
Indian Flats Falls
Indian Flats Falls in Great Smoky Mountain NP
Mountain Laurel
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) blooming in spring in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Serviceberry
Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) blooming in spring in Great Smoky Mts NP
False Solomons Seal
False Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum racemosum) flowering in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Dogwood blooms
Dogwood trees blooming above a stream in Great Smoky Mts NP, Tennessee
Mingus Mill
The Mingus Mill inside Great Smoky Mountains NP, Tennessee
