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Content Published October 17, 2019

Old Mill in the Forest

Cable Mill, Cade's Cove, Great Smoky Mountains NP

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Content Published September 24, 2019

On the Forest Floor

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Assimilation

Shadows of the forest become one with a quaint old church in Cade's Cove.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Fast Waters

Along lower Linville Falls, North Carolina. I like simple compositions in nature. But is nature ever really simple?

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Mountain Grass Skyline Drive

Before the harsh morning light hits the valley, the mountain grasses see it first.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Hidden Gateway

A thicket of wild huckleberry bushes thwarts passage.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Reds Meet Yellows

Abstractions from nature let us imagine things as we want them to be.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Crimson Cap

Crimson ivy occupies itself atop a large boulder in Shenandoah NP.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

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Content Published August 8, 2019

Hilltop Farm in Autumn

Largest size available: 16x20 "

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Content Published August 8, 2019

Mule Deer and Pine

Largest size available: 16x20 inch

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Content Published August 8, 2019

An Evening at Meig's Falls

When the sun goes down and the roads get quiet, that's the time when the waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains start to sing.

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Content Published January 29, 2018

Snow Hillocks in Small Stream

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Content Published October 9, 2017

Whisper of a Sunrise

A moment along Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Mountains; never another just like this.

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Content Published April 5, 2016

Shadows in the Surf

Folding several seconds of reality into a single moment shows us things we'd never notice otherwise.

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Content Published April 2, 2016

Aftermath

Relics of a vibrant forest laid bare by the ravaging of the sea, but at this moment, there is nothing but peace and beauty.

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Content Published March 27, 2016

Sun Breaking

Sometimes fog is so thick it's easy to miss the obvious.

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Content Published March 27, 2016

Sunrise at Wimbee Creek

Order We typically associate watery sunrises with warm rich colors bouncing off clouds and the water, but take away the colors and you see what's really important and new.

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Content Published February 4, 2016

Apple Orchard Under a Spring Sky

Spring clouds complement a grove of new apple blossoms on the Virginia Piedmont.

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Content Published January 20, 2016

Growing from Stone

It's fascinating how nature thrives on itself. These autumn oaks appear to be made from the same stone from which they are growing.

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