Over the Hill The next time I head out to this area of the Cherokee National Forest, I hope to make it over this hill. This spot of the river is quite intriguing to me, with the walls of the rock on both sides, the hole in the wall on the left, and no idea Read More …
There Is Always Next Time For the past several posts, I have been talking about this creek/river that I’ve been exploring that doesn’t have a trail or type of path. This place is nothing but waterfall after waterfall surrounded by steep hills on both sides. The only real way to get up this creek is Read More …
One day the family and I took a short hike up the Bald River Gorge. While I was eager to get out of the house for a few hours, this trip wasn’t planned to well. It was windy and colder than I had anticipated, plus the trail was a bit rockier than I thought, so Read More …
All throughout East Tennessee there are hundreds of named waterfalls and most of them have trails that lead to them. I love hiking trails that have waterfalls; it’s like the reward at the end of the trail. If a trail doesn’t have a waterfall, I’m really not interested on going. Everyone has a reason to Read More …
The Cherokee National Forest as seen from the Appalachian Trail at the top of Roan Mountain. At this point on the AT, there is a big clear bald that straddles the Tennessee / North Carolina. The background of this image is of the mountains on the North Carolina side of the mountain. During a trip Read More …
Under the rock that I was standing on to capture this image, was a waterfall. The power of the river flow and the speed at which this image was captured, caused the wake to create an effect similar to what you would see coming from the back of a power boat. This shot was taken Read More …
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During a trip last year to a cabin located in Roan Mountain State Park, my family and I took a hike to Laurel Falls on Pond Mountain This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/10, for 1/200sec
